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WALTZIN' REAL FAST

October 2003

SONG:          We Danced An Irish Waltz by Charlie Landsborough

CHOREOGRAPHER: Jan Wyllie, 4 Pebble Court, Torquay, Hervey Bay, 4655 Qld., Australia

               Email:janwyllie@iinet.net.au

               Web Site: http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~janwyllie/

DANCE:         57 counts, 2 walls, 168 bpm, Starts on vocals. If you count speed then

               this dance is Int. level, but if not, then it is Easy Int. level. Just

               do it and don't worry about the degree of difficulty!,

               2 EASY RESTARTS, 1 EASY TAG

STEPS                  PATTERN OF DANCE

1,2,3     Step L across R, Step R to right, Rock/return wt to L

4,5,6     Step R across L, Step L to left, Rock/return wt to R

7,8,9     Step fwd on L, Step R beside L, Step L beside R

10,11,12  Step back on R, Touch L beside R, Hold

13,14,15  Step fwd on L, Swing R fwd, Swing R back

16,17,18  Step back on R starting 1/2 turn left, Step fwd on L completing turn,

          Step R beside L

19,20,21  Step fwd on L, Swing R fwd, Swing R back

22,23,24  Step back on R, Touch L beside R, Hold

25,26,27  Step fwd on L, Making 1/4 left step R beside L, Step L beside R

28,29,30  Step back on R, Step L beside R, Step R beside L

31,32,33  Step fwd on L, Touch R beside L, Scuff R fwd

34,35,36  Step fwd on R, Touch L beside R, Scuff L fwd

37,38,39  Step fwd on L, Step R beside L, Step L beside R

40,41,42  Step back on R, Making 1/4 left step L beside R, Step R beside L

43,44,45  Waltz fwd making 1/2 turn left

46,47,48  Waltz back making a further 1/2 turn left

49,50,51  Step fwd on L, Step R beside R, Step L beside R

52,53,54  Step back on R towards right diagonal, Touch L beside R, Hold

          (clap twice - optional)

55,56,57  Step back on L towards left diagonal. Touch R toe beside L, Drop R heel

          taking weight

There are 2 restarts on walls 2 and 5, both after count 24.... EASY!

At the beginning of wall 7 please do the first 6 steps of the dance twice..... EASY!

You either love Charly Landsborough, or you hate him.

I personally love him, but that might be a sign or my age????

Whatever the reason, his songs have a big impact on me, but when I first heard this song I was a bit flabbergasted because it is not his usual style.  However, it wasn't long before the old toes started tapping in time to the music and shortly after that this waltz was in my head and now you can decide what YOU think of both the song and the dance. Hope they both appeal to you.

See you on the floor sometime.....  Jan