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Be My Reason

SONG:          Be My Reason

ARTIST:        Sammy Kershaw & Lorrie Morgan

ALBUM:         I Finally Found Someone

CHOREOGRAPHER: Brett Jenkins, June 06

DANCE:         2 walls, 64 counts, Upper Intermediate

               (Starts after a 16 count intro on lyrics with weight on the L foot)

               This dance has 2 Tags.


BEATS:                        STEPS:

Side, Cross, 1/4 L and Shuffle, Rock-Replace, Step, Drag

1,2,3&4  Step R to R side, cross L over R, make ¼ turn L on ball of L foot and

         shuffle back R-L-R

5,6,7,8  Rock/step L back, replace weight on R, step L forward, drag R towards L


Step, 1/2 Pivot L, Shuffle, Step, Rock-Replace, 1/2 R, Step

1,2,3&4  Step R forward, ½ pivot turn L onto L, shuffle forward R-L-R

5,6&7,8  Step L forward, rock/step R forward, replace weight on L,

         ½ R and step R forward, step L forward


Step, 1/2 Pivot L, Together, Step, 1/2 Pivot R, Step, Step, Shuffle

1,2&3,4  Step R forward, ½ pivot turn L onto L, step R together, step L forward,

         ½ pivot turn R onto R

5,6,7&8  Step L forward (sweep R forward for styling), Step R forward (sweep L

         forward for styling), shuffle forward L-R-L


Rock-Replace, 1/2 R, Rock-Replace, 1/2 L, Step, 1/2 Pivot L, Step, 1/2 R, 1/2 R

1,2&3,4& Rock/step R forward, replace weight on L, ½ R and step R forward,

         rock/step L forward, replace weight on R, ½ L and step L forward

5,6,7&8  Step R forward, ½ pivot turn L onto L, step R forward, ½ R and step L back,

         ½ R and step R forward


Rock-Replace, Behind, Side, Cross, 1/4 R, HOLD, Together, Forward, Together, Forward

1,2,3&4  Rock/step L to L side, replace weight on R, step L behind R,

         step R to R side, step L over R

5,6,&7&8 ¼ R and step R forward, HOLD, step L together, step R forward,

         step L together, step R forward


Rock-Replace, 1/4 L, Cross Shuffle, 1/4 R, 1/2 R, Together, Forward, Forward

1,2,&3&4 Rock/step L forward, replace weight on R, ¼ L and step L to L side,

         cross R over L, step L to L side, cross R over L

5,6&7,8  ¼ R and step L back, ½ R and step R forward, step L together,

         step R forward, step L forward


Rock-Replace, 1/4 R, Cross Shuffle, 1/4 L, 1/2 L, Together, Forward, Forward

1,2,&3&4 Rock/step R forward, replace weight on L, ¼ R and step R to R side,

         cross L over R, step R to R side, cross L over R

5,6&7,8  ¼ L and step R back, ½ L and step L forward, step R together,

         step L forward, step R forward


Rock-Replace, Together, Rock-Replace, Step, 1/2 Pivot L, Step, 1/4 L, Step, 1/4 L

1,2&3,4  Rock/step L forward, replace weight on R, step L together, rock/step R back,

         replace weight on L

5,6&7&8  Step R forward, ½ pivot turn L onto L, rock/step R slightly forward,

         replace weight on L making ¼ turn L, rock/step R slightly forward,

         replace weight on L making ¼ turn L


64 beats. Restart dance from beginning.

Tags: At the end of walls 2 & 4, add the following counts (facing 12 o'clock wall):

1,2,3,4  Step R to R side, touch L together, step L to L side, touch R together


Finish On Wall 5: Dance to count 15, then turn ¼ R and step L to L side,

drag R towards L (facing 12 o'clock wall)


Permission is given for dance to be freely copied and distributed,

on the basis the dance is not changed in any way.


Brett Jenkins

Ph: 0402 623 787

brettjenkins@optusnet.com.au

www.brettjenkins.com