DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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OLD LOVE

April 2004

SONG:          My Old Love In New Mexico by Holly Dunn.

               Also available on Jan's no. 17 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, 112 bpm, Intermediate Level, 

               She sings 'when the sun' Start on 'sun'

               * ONE RESTART ON 3RD WALL AFTER COUNT 16

STEPS                     PATTERN OF DANCE

Step L Across R, Step R Right, Coaster Step With 1/4 Left ,Step Slide, Rock Rock

1,2         Step L across R, Step R to right

3&4         Making 1/4 left step L behind R, Step L beside R, Step fwd on L

5,6,7,8     Big step fwd on R, Slide L to R, Rock/step L to left, Rock/return wt to R

Cross Shuffle Step 1/4 Turn Left, Rock Rock, Full Turn Right

9&10,11,12  Cross shuffle right L,R,L, Step R to right, Making 1/4 left rock fwd on L

13,14,15&16 Rock/step fwd on R, Rock back on L, Making a full turn right step R,L,R

1/4 Right Slide, Rock Return & Step Across, Rock Return Shuffle Back

17,18       Making 1/4 turn right step L to left side, Slide R to L

19&20       Rock/step R to right, Rock/return wt to L, Step R across L

21,22       Rock/step L to L, Rock/return wt to R and turn to face the left diagonal

23&24       Shuffle back L,R,L 

Rock Return Shuffle Back, 1/4 left Rock Return, Step Back Slide

25,26       Rock/step R to R, Rock/return wt to L and turn to face the right diagonal

27&28       Shuffle back R,L,R

29,30       Making 1/4 turn left to face the 6 o'clock wall rock/step fwd on L,

            Rock back on R

31,32       Big step back on L, Slide R to L (wt on L)

Shuffle Right, Step Behind 1/4 Rock Step Touch, Step Touch Step Touch

33&34       Shuffle to the right R,L,R

35,36,37,38 Step L behind R, Making 1/4 turn L rock fwd on R, Step fwd on L,

            Touch R beside L

&39&40      Step R to right, Touch L beside R, Step L to left, Touch R beside L

Shuffle Right, Step Behind 1/4 Rock Step Touch, Step Touch Step Touch

41&42       Shuffle to the right R,L,R

43,44,45,46 Step L behind R, Making 1/4 turn L rock fwd on R, Step fwd on L,

            Touch R beside L

&47&48      Step R to right, Touch L beside R, Step L to left, Touch R beside L

Rock Back Fwd, Shuffle Fwd, Step Pivot 1/2, Shuffle Fwd

49,50,51&52 Rock/step back on R, Rock fwd on L, Shuffle fwd R,L,R

53,54,55&56 Step fwd on L, Pivot 1/2 right transferring wt to R, Shuffle fwd L,R,L

2 x 1/2 Turn Shuffles Fwd,  Rock Return Step Touch

57&58,59&60 Shuffle fwd R,L,R making 1/2 turn L Shuffle fwd L,R,L making 1/2 turn L

ALTERNATIVE STEPS FOR MORE EXPERIENCED DANCERS

57,58,59,60 Moving fwd make 2 full turns left while stepping R,L,R,L

61,62,63,64 Rock/step fwd on R, Rock back on L, Big step back on R, Touch L beside R

I think this song is simply beautiful. Hope you like it too.  I've kept the dance

reasonably simple but you still have to think about it. Please enjoy!

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