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DARK ISLAND WALTZ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvcfLrFrt9w
Choreographer: Nigel Payne Category: Partner Dance, 48 Count, Circle Position: Man on ILOD facing LOD. Lady on OLOD facing RLOD. Right palm to right palm. Opposite footwork.
Up To Music: The Dark Island by Dave Sheriff (96 bpm) (12 count intro. Start just after bagpipes come in.)
PINWHEEL ½ TO THE RIGHT 1-3 MAN: Turn ¼ right and step left, right, left LADY: Turn ¼ right and step right, left, right Now on ILOD facing LOD 4-6 MAN: Turn ¼ right and step right, left, right LADY: Turn ¼ right and step left, right, left Now on OLOD facing RLOD
MAN: TURN ¼ RIGHT / LADY: TURN ¾ LEFT, BACK ROCK-RECOVER, TURN ¼ As you make the next turn, take right hands over the lady's head 7-9 MAN: Turn ¼ right and step left, right, left LADY: Turn ¾ left and step right, left, right Now facing each other 10-12 MAN: Rock right back, recover on left, turn ¼ right and step right forward LADY: Rock left back, recover on right, turn ¼ left and step left forward Both now facing LOD. Pick up hands in Sweetheart. Man still on OLOD As you both rock-recover make it as if you bowing to each other
BOTH: BASIC FORWARD TWICE 13-15 MAN: Step left forward, step right together, step left in place LADY: Step right forward, step left together, step right in place 16-18 MAN: Step right forward, step left together, step right in place LADY: Step left forward, step right together, step left in place
MAN: VINE LEFT, BASIC FORWARD / LADY: FULL TURN RIGHT, BASIC FORWARD As lady rolls across man, release left hands and raise right and rejoin in Sweetheart 19-21 MAN: Step left to side, cross right behind left, step left to side LADY: Turn a full turn right stepping right, left, right 22-24 MAN: Step right forward, step left together, step right in place LADY: Step left forward, step right together, step left in place Man now on ILOD, lady on OLOD, both facing LOD, and in Sweetheart
ROCK-RECOVER WITH TURN ¼ TURN ½ INTO WINDOWS As you make TURN ¼ bring right hand over lady's head, ending cross hand hold, rights over lefts 25-27 MAN: Rock left forward, recover on right, turn ¼ right and step left together LADY: Rock right forward, recover on left, turn ¼ left and step right together As you make the turn ½ raise both hands above your heads and bring back down after turn. You are now in Windows. 28-30 MAN: Turn ½ right and step right, left, right LADY: Turn ½ left and step left, right, left Man now on OLOD facing ILOD. Lady now on ILOD facing OLOD
MAN: TURN ¼ OUT OF WINDOWS, ROCK-RECOVER, TURN ½ / LADY: TURN 1&¼ OUT OF WINDOWS, ROCK-RECOVER, TURN ½ Raise both hands on next turn and bring back down into Sweetheart 31-33 MAN: Turn ¼ left and step left, right, left LADY: Turn 1 ¼ right and step right, left, right Both facing RLOD man on OLOD, lady on ILOD On next turn bring right over lady's head into cross hand hold, rights over left
34-36 MAN: Rock right forward, recover on left, turn ½ right and step right forward LADY: Rock left forward, recover on right, turn ½ left and step left forward Both now facing LOD
BASICS FORWARD TWICE 37-39 MAN: Step left forward, step right together, step left in place LADY: Step right forward, step left together, step right in place 40-42 MAN: Step right forward, step left together, step right in place LADY: Step left forward, step right together, step left in place
MAN: VINE LEFT, BASIC FORWARD / LADY: FULL TURN RIGHT, BASIC ½ RIGHT Keep hold of hands on lady's full turn ending in Sweetheart. Then release left hands as lady make her turn ½ right, ending palm to palm. 43-45 MAN: Step left to side, cross right behind left, step left to side LADY: Turn a full turn right stepping right, left, right Lady rolls in front of man. Man now on ILOD, lady on OLOD. Both facing LOD.
46-48 MAN: Step right forward, step left together, step right in place LADY: Turn ½ right and step left, right, left Lady now facing RLOD
REPEAT
You will dance the dance 4 times. After the 4th time there will be a couple of counts left. Just bow to your partner for a nice ending.
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