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Old Fashioned Waltz

Choreographed July 2007

CHOREOGRAPHY: Terry Hogan. Brisbane. Australia. (07 3357 9947)

MUSIC: Honky Tonk Saturday Night by George Strait

DESCRIPTION: 51 count, Intermediate 2 wall, waltz line dance.

Beats Steps

1-6: FWD R, 1/4R SIDE L, BEHIND R, SIDE L, CROSS ROCK R, REPLACE L

1-3 Step forward R, make 1/4 turn R and step side L, step R across behind L

4-6 Step side L, cross-rock R over L, replace weight onto L

7-12: 1/4R FWD R, 1/2R BACK L, 1/2R FWD R, BASIC FWD L,R,L

1-3 Make 1/4 turn R and step forward R, make 1/2 turn R and step L backward,

make further 1/2 turn R and step forward R

4-6 Step forward L, step R beside L, step L in place

13-18: BACK R, DIAG BACK L, CROSS R, BACK L 1/4R, 1/4R FWD R, 1/4R SIDE L

1-3 Step backward R, step L back at L diagonal, step R back to cross L

4-6 Step L back making 1/4 turn R, make further 1/4 turn R and step forward R,

make further 1/4 turn R and step side L (facing 3 o'clock)

19-24: GRAPEVINE SIDE R - R, L, R, L, R, L

1-3 Step side R, step L over R, step side R

4-6 Step L across behind R, step side R, step L over R

25-27: SIDE R, 1/4L BACK L, TOGETHER R

1-3 Step side R, make 1/4 turn L and step L backward, step R beside L

28-33: FWD L, 1/4L SIDE R, BEHIND L, SIDE R, CROSS ROCK L, REPLACE R

1-3 Step forward L, make 1/4 turn L and step side R, step L across behind R

4-6 Step side R, cross-rock L over R, replace weight onto R

34-39: 1/4L FWD L, 1/2L BACK R, 1/2L FWD L, BASIC FWD R,L,R

1-3 Make 1/4 turn L and step forward L, make 1/2 turn L and step R backward,

make further 1/2 turn L and step forward L

4-6 Step forward R, step L beside R, step R in place

40-45: BACK L, DIAG BACK R, CROSS L, BACK R 1/4L, 1/4L FWD L, 1/4L SIDE R

1-3 Step backward L, step R back at R diagonal, step L back to cross R

4-6 Step R back making 1/4 turn L, make further 1/4 turn L and step forward L,

make further 1/4 turn L and step side R

46-51: PIVOT 1/4L, FWD R, TOGETHER L, BACK R, BACK L, TOUCH R

1-3 Make 1/4 pivot turn L onto L, step forward R, step L beside R

4-6 Step backward R, step L backward, touch R beside L (weight on L)

12 BEAT/COUNT TAG: done after 2 complete walls - start and finish facing front

1-6: FWD R, ROCK-FWD L, REPLACE BACK R, BACK L, 1/2R FWD R, FWD L

1-3 Step R forward, rock-step L forward, replace weight back onto R

4-6 Step L backward, make 1/2 turn R and step R forward, step L forward

6-12: REPEAT PREVIOUS SIX COUNTS

I think this is a pretty easy waltz and wanted to keep it basic and 'old style' line

dance to match the song, although I had to add a tag to fit the music.

Despite the number of steps you will note that counts 28-45 are the same as counts

1- 18, (except done on the opposite foot), so that should cut down the memory

demands a lot.

The '3 count' section in the middle also may look strange on paper, but when you

listen to the music there is a definite phrase change there, so that's what I needed

to make it fit musically.

I was surprised when I did a search to see how many dances were out there to this

song and couldn't find any, but perhaps because it's an 'oldie' it came before the

era when everyone was choreographing dances. It's always been one of my favourite

songs, as has George Strait been the country artist I still play the most - possibly

because he was so popular when I first learned country dancing way back when.

The song was originally on his 1984 Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind album,

and is also on his more recent (2005) Greatest Hits Vol. 2.

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