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DIAMONDS AND TEARS

August 2003

SONG:          Diamonds And Tears by Matraca Berg.

               Also available on Jan's no 15 cd compilation

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:         64 counts, 2 walls, 96 bpm, Intermediate Level, Starts on vocals

               ONE RESTART

STEPS               PATTERN OF DANCE

1,2,3&4     Rock/step fwd on L, Rock back on R, Shuffle back L,R,L

5&6         Bounce/step back on R, Rock/return wt to L, Step fwd on R

7&8         Bounce/step fwd on L, Rock/return wt to R, Step fwd on L

9,10,11&12  Rock/step back on R, Rock fwd on L, Shuffle fwd R,L,R

13&14       Still travelling fwd shuffle L,R,L while making a 1/2 turn R (shuffle back

15,16       Rock/step back on R, Rock fwd on L

17,18       Step fwd R,L while making a full turn left

19,20       Step fwd on R, Pivot 1/4 left transferring wt to L

21&22       Step R behind L, Step L to left, Step R across L

23,24       Rock/step L to left, Rock/return wt to R

25,26       Step L to L, Travelling to L make a half turn right stepping R to R side

27,28       Making a further 1/2 turn right rock/step L to left, Rock/return wt to R

29&30       Step L behind R, Step R to right, Step L across R

31,32       Rock/step R to right, Rock/return wt to L

&33         Making 1/4 left step R beside L, Touch L heel fwd

&34         Step L beside R, Touch R heel fwd

&35         Making 1/4 turn left step R beside L, Touch L heel fwd

&36         Step L beside R, Touch R heel fwd

&37,38      Step R beside L, Rock/step fwd on L, Rock back on R

39,40       Rock/step back on L, Rock fwd on R

41,42       Rock/step L to left, Rock/return wt to R

&43,44      Step L beside R, Rock/step R to right, Making 1/4 left step fwd on L

&45,46      Step R beside L, Rock/step fwd on L, Rock back onR

47&48       Shuffle back L,R,L

49,50,51&52 Rock/step back on R, Rock fwd on L, Shuffle fwd  R,L,R making 1/2 turn L

53,54,55&56 Rock/step back on L, Rock fwd on R, Shuffle fwd L,R,L making 1/2 turn R

57,58,59&60 Rock/step back on R, Rock fwd on L, Making 1/4 left triple step R,L,R

61,62       Step fwd on L, Pivot 1/2 right transferring wt to R

63&64       Making a full turn right step fwd L, R

* There is a restart at count 40 on wall 2

I've never written to Matraca Berg before but I liked this song.

Hope you do too. The dance is not for beginners,

but it's not THAT hard either. Have a go! 

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