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WALTZ OF TEARS

January 2004

SONG:          River Of Tears by Highway 101.

               Also available on Jan's cd  'Dances For Beginners'

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:         24 counts, 2 walls, 120 bpm, Early Beginner, Starts on vocals

               NO TAGS OR RESTARTS

STEPS                 PATTERN OF DANCE

Waltz fwd L,R,L, Waltz back R,L,R

1,2,3     Step fwd on L, Step R beside L, Step L beside R (waltz fwd)

4,5,6     Step back on R, Step L beside R, Step R beside L (waltz back)

Cross/Waltz L,R,L, Cross/Waltz R,L,R

7,8,9     Step L across R, Rock/step R to right, Step L slightly left

10,11,12  Step R across L, Rock/step L to left, Step R slightly right

Waltz fwd L,R,L, Waltz back R,L,R

13,14,15  Step fwd on L, Step R beside L, Step L beside R (waltz fwd)

16,17,18  Step back on R, Step L beside R, Step R beside L (waltz back)

Waltz fwd L,R,L While Making 1/2 Turn Left, Waltz Back R,L,R

19,20,21  Step fwd on L, Making 1/2 turn left step back on R, Step L beside R

22,23,24  Step back on R, Step L beside R, Step R beside L (waltz back)

CHOREOGRAPHERS NOTE:

Although this is an easy little waltz, it still has a nice feel to it.

Early Beginners should manage this although the turn might

throw them initially.  It's a good dance for learning to waltz

but if YOUR people still have trouble, try the dance 'Learner's

Waltz' which won Tamworth in 2003. It's on my web site.

Isn't the music nice - good honest country stuff from the

group Highway 101.  Do you like their sound?   I do.

See you on the floor sometime....  Jan