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When I CLOSE MY EYES

August 2003

CHOREOGRAPHY: Terry Hogan. Brisbane. Australia. (07 3357 9947)

MUSIC: When I Close My Eyes by Rhonda Vincent

DIFFICULTY RATING: Intermediate **

DESCRIPTION: 64 count, 2 wall line dance. Start after 16 counts.

FWD, HOLD, FWD, 1/4R, CROSS, 1/4L BACK, 1/4L SIDE, HOLD

1,2 Step R forward, Hold

3,4 Step L forward, make 1/4 pivot turn R taking weight onto R foot

5,6 Step L over R, make 1/4 turn L and step R backward

7,8 Make further 1/4 turn L and step side L (long step), Hold

CROSS ROCK, REPLACE, 1/4R FWD, HOLD, 1/2R BACK, BACK, TOGETHER, FWD

9,10 Cross-rock R over L, replace

11,12 Make 1/4 turn R and step R forward, Hold

13,14 Make 1/2 turn R and step L backward, step R backward

15,16 Step L beside R, step R forward

ROCK FWD, HOLD, REPLACE, BACK, ROCK BACK, REPLACE, FWD, PIVOT 1/2L

17,18 Rock-step L forward, Hold

19,20 Replace weight onto R, step L back

21,22 Rock-step R backward, replace weight onto L

23,24 Step R forward, make 1/2 pivot turn L stepping forward onto L

FWD, 1/4L, CROSS, HOLD, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE 1/4L, FWD

25,26 Step R forward, make 1/4 pivot turn L taking weight onto L

27,28 Step R across in front of L, Hold

29,30 Step side L, step R across behind L

31,32 Step side L and make 1/4 turn L, step R forward

PIVOT 1/2L,HOLD, ROCK FWD, REPLACE, ROCK BACK, REPLACE,1/2L BACK, 1/2L FWD

33,34 Make 1/2 pivot turn L stepping forward onto L, Hold

35,36 Rock-step R forward, replace weight onto L

37,38 Rock-step R backward, replace weight onto L

39,40 Make 1/2 turn L and step R back, make 1/2 turn L and step L forward

*if all these turns are a bit much, simply make '39,40' two forward 'walks'

ROCK FWD, REPLACE, BACK, HOLD, BACK, 1/2L, BACK, CROSS

41,42 Rock-step R forward, replace weight onto L

43,44 Step R backward, Hold

45,46 Step L backward, make 1/2 turn L pushing weight back onto R foot

47,48 Step L backward, step R backward to cross over L

ROCK BACK, HOLD, FWD 1/2R, BACK 1/2R, FWD, FWD, PIVOT 1/2R, HOLD

49,50 Rock-step L backward, Hold

51,52 Rock forward onto R making 1/2 turn R, step L back and make further 1/2 turn R

53,54 Step R forward, step L forward

55,56 Make 1/2 pivot turn R stepping forward onto R, Hold

ROCK FWD, REPLACE, 1/2L FWD, HOLD, ROCK FWD, REPLACE, BACK, TOGETHER

57,58 Rock-step L forward, replace weight onto R

59,60 Make 1/2 turn L and step L forward, Hold

61,62 Rock-step R forward, replace weight onto L

63,64 Step R backward, step L beside R

RESTART:

After two complete walls when you again start facing the front wall, you only dance 16

counts before starting again. Rather than add another 16 steps as a tag, I decided to

use the first 16 counts of the dance and simply make count 16 a "Hold', leaving the

weight on the L foot so you can restart again, this time facing the back wall.

Although I think this is an easy dance step wise, I believe that it will take a little

concentration to remember the sequences, but hopefully the slow tempo will give you

thinking space.

I think this is a very pretty song and wanted to do a slow smooth dance that wasn't

too hard to complement it, so hope you like the result . THE CD is titled Back Home

Again on the ROUNDER label.

For those with a systematic mind (and anyone trying to teach this) I might help to

note that every second sequence has the same count system - e.g in one the 'Hold' is

on count 2, on the next, count 4 - the only two sequences that vary are the first and

the seventh where there is an extra Hold on count 8 - I did try to keep the pattern

the same, but these two needed the extra Hold in my mind anyway - can't make life too

easy can I?

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