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MELANCHOLY CHILD

Sept 99

SONG          Melancholy Child (126 bpm)

ARTIST        Pam Tillis

ALBUM         Sweetheart's Dance & Put Yourself In My Place

CHOREOGRAPHER Ian Dunn

              Phone; 02 42 563983

              Email; wizardid@tpg.com.au

DESCRIPTION   32 count, 2 wall intermediate dance

Beats                    Steps

ROCK, STEP, CROSS SHUFFLE, 1/4 MONTEREY, HEEL & TOUCH

1-2  rock/step R to R side, return weight to L

3&4  Cross shuffle (R over L) R-L-R

5-6  Touch L toe to L side, dragging L back beside R turn 90 deg L (weight onto L)

&7&8 Step back on R, touch L heel forward, step L in place,  touch R toe beside L

HEEL, AND TOE, 1/2 TURN, SCUFF, SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCK, STEP

&1&2 Step back on R, L heel forward, step back on L, R heel forward

3-4  Turning 180 deg R step R forward, scuff L

5&6  Shuffle forward L-R-L

7-8  Rock forward onto R, return weight back onto L

1/4 TURN, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, ROCK, STEP, L SAILOR

1-2  Turning 90 deg R step R to R side, turning 180 deg step L to L

3&4  Step R behind L, step L to L side, cross R in front of L

5-6  rock step L to L side, return weight onto R foot

7&8  Step L behind R, step R to R side, step L beside R

     ** Restart for wall 5 (back wall)

R SAILOR FORWARD, PIVOT, SHUFFLE FORWARD, FULL TURN

1&2  Step R behind L, step L to L side, step R forward

     *** Adagio interlude (front wall)

3-4  Step forward on L, pivot 180 deg R

5&6  Shuffle forward L-R-L

7-8  Turning 360 deg L step R-L

1/2 TURN, BRUSH

1-2  Step forward on R foot, turning 180 deg L brush L foot to knee

STEP, DRAG, HOP BRUSH, SHUFFLE, STEP, DRAG, HOP BRUSH, SHUFFLE

1    Step L forward at 45 deg L

2    Drag R foot (toe angled at 45 deg R) to meet L heel (weight transfer onto R)

&3&4 Hop on R foot brushing L foot to R knee, shuffle at 45 deg L-R-L

     (keeping R foot angled to R 45)

5    Step R forward at 45 deg R

6    Drag L foot (toe angled at 45 deg L) to meet R heel (weight transfer onto L)

&7&8 Hop on L foot brushing R foot to L knee, shuffle at 45 deg R-L-R

     (keeping L foot angled to L 45)

STEP, TURN TOUCH

1-2  Step L forward, turning 180 deg R touch R toe beside L foot (weight on L)

44   Begin Dance Again

Step to Lyrics; Adagio Interlude *** front wall (not a bridge but a connecting Slow

Dance)

***          Long step fwd on L, drag R toe to meet L instep (heel raised)

My own 1234  Roll 360 deg R stepping R-L-R, drag L toe to R (heel raised)

I see  1234  Roll 360 deg L stepping L-R-L, drag R toe to L (heel raised)

Melancholy 4 Long step back on R & drag L heel R foot

Child      4 Long step back o L & drag R heel L foot

As instrumental begins again start on the down beat (1) allow 2 notes play first

1-8 Scuff R, touch R toe at 45 deg forward, tap R heel for 5 counts, tap & step onto R

1-8 Scuff L, touch L toe at 45 deg forward, tap L heel for 5 counts, tap & step onto L

Begin Wall 7

The form of the dance wall 1 front, 2 back, 3 front, wall 4 facing the back 24 beats

** restart for wall 5 facing the back, Wall 6 facing the front 26 beats.

*** the Adagio faces the front. Wall 7 front, Wall 8 back.

Ends wall 9 after 20 beats. Step L to L side, drag R beside L