DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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FAITH

Music;          Where My Heart Will Take Me

Artist:         Russell Watson

Album:          "The Voice"  or "Encore".

Choreographed:  by Gay O'Reilly

Level:          Easy Intermediate  One wall Dance

for Syd and Ann Dillon, His favourite music, and she likes it too.

Original position: Weight on left leg, Start all beginning parts A, B and C on right

foot, front wall. This dance is in three parts to fit the music's three vocal

sections, with an easy roll and/or hip sway tag added to join the parts. A, B C and

tags, but slow, smooth and easy glides with touches. Feet close to floor at all times


PART A: to dance to the part beginning "It's been a long ....".  64 steps.

        Starts on word "long" 2 beat intro.

1 - 8      Sweep fwd R, (2 counts), sweep fwd L, (2 counts), rock fwd on R,

           rock back on L, half turn onto R, hold

9 - 16     Sweep fwd L (2 counts), sweep fwd R (2 counts), rock fwd on L,

           back onto R, half turn onto L (hold)

17 - 24    Rock sideways onto R (2 counts), back onto L,(2 counts),

           full rolling turn R-L-R, hold,

25 - 32    Rock sideways onto L, (2 counts), back onto R (2 counts),

           3/4 rolling turn to face 3 o'clock wall L-R-L, hold.

33 - 40   Step R to R side, step L behind R, Cross R over L, step L to L side,

           (4 counts), R coaster back RLR. hold

41 - 48    Step L to L side, step R behind L, Cross L over R, step R to R side,

           (4 counts), L coaster back L-R-L hold

49 - 56    Diagonal to R, R lock R (hold), Diagonal to L, L lock L (hold)

57 - 64    Fwd mambo step (R-L-R) hold, 1/4 turn L long slide L to L,

           drag R to L to touch.


PART B to dance to part beginning "Cos I've got Faith in the Heart"  Twice fits in

this part first at front wall, second at back wall 32 steps each. Step down on word

"faith" (Long steps for first 16 counts)

1 -  8     Long glide R fwd drag L, long glide L fwd drag R.. fwd R tog., back R tog

9 - 16     Long glide R fwd drag L, long glide L fwd drag R. fwd R tog, back R tog

17 - 24    (Weave travelling L) Cross R over L, step L to L, cross R behind L,

           sweep L foot to L side, (travelling R), cross L behind R, step R to R,

           cross L over R. sweep R fwd

25 - 32    Rock R over L. (hold), step back onto L and 1/2 turn and step fwd on R.

           Rock L over R (hold), step back onto R and step L onto L


REPEAT PART B  from back wall.

TAG:

(1,2,3&4(    Rock sides R, L, full rolling vine R-L-R.

(5,6,7&8) Rock side L, R, full rolling vine L-R-L  (1,2,3 and 4, 5,6,7 and 8)

Rock hips R-L-R-L for 4 counts slide foot ready for Part A again


PART A sweeps PART B PART B  and straight into TAG


TAG: full rolling vine R-L-R. (1 and 2) hips 3,4,5  Weight on L Bring R ready for

Part C


PART C STARTS IMMEDIATELY (once only)

1 -  8    Skate fwd R (1,2) skate fwd L (3,4), diagonally R, step R lock R hold

9 - 16    Skate fwd L (1,2) skate fwd R (3,4), diagonally L, step L lock L (hold)

17 - 24   Fwd on R back onto L and 1/4 turn to L cross R over L hold  Continuing to L

          roll right L-R-L hold

25 - 32   R behind L, L to side and cross R over L, (hold), Rock L to Side,

          weight onto R and cross L over R (hold)

33 - 40   R to R side, step L together, forward R (hold), step L to L side,

          step R together and step L fwd (hold)

41 - 48   Rock fwd R, back on L, 1/4 turn to R slide R to  R, slide L to R (41-44)

          slide L to L side, bring R to touch at L, full rolling turn to R, R,L,R

          (45,46 47 and 48)


Tag: sway hips L,R,L slide R ready for Part B


PART  B   PART  B   PART B  PART B   (4 times)


TAG: full rolling vine R-L-R. (1 and 2) hips L,R,L (3,4,5) Weight on L ready for

ending


Ending 4 beats.  for the words "It's a long ..."  Step fwd R, L (1,2),

large step back on R, drag L toe to touch. (3,4)


for Ann, The Ridge still calls it ENTERPRISE