Sweet Maria
CHOREOGRAPHER, BILL GALLAGHER
DESCRIPTION PARTNER DANCE, OPEN WESTERN,. HOLDING INSIDE HANDS
MUSIC SWEET MARIA - CHEAP SEATS
1-8 BOTH  STEP LEFT TO LEFT, RIGHT NEXT TO LEFT, STEP LEFT FWD, HOLD 
STEP RIGHT TO RIGHT, LEFT NEXT TO RIGHT, STEP RIGHT BACK, HOLD
9-12 MAN ON THE SPOT, STEP L-R, TOUCH LEFT NEXT TO RIGHT, HOLD 
  LADY  ROLLING L, TURN 1/2 TURN L ON L, 1/2 TURN L ON R, TOUCH L NEXT 
TO R, HOLD FOR ONE BEAT, TO FINISH IN FRONT OF MAN ,FACING LOD.
HOLDING L HANDS ARMS EXTENDED L, R HANDS AT LADY'S WAIST

 
13 - 20 BOTH STEPPING ON A LEFT DIAGONAL STEP LEFT FWD, SLIDE RIGHT
NEXT TO LEFT, STEP LEFT FWD TOUCH RIGHT NEXT TO LEFT
  STEPPING ON A RIGHT DIAGONAL, STEP RIGHT FWD, SLIDE LEFT 
NEXT TO RIGHT STEP RIGHT FWD, TOUCH LEFT NEXT TO RIGHT
21 ~ 28 REPEAT STEPS 13 TO 20
   
29 - 32 MAN  STEPPING ON L-R-L, TOUCH RIGHT NEXT TO LEFT, ON SPOT.
  LADY STEPPING L-R-L TOUCH RIGHT NEXT TO LEFT, TURNING ONE 
FULL TURN RIGHT, TAKING RIGHT ARMS OVER LADIES HEAD,
  TO FINISH ON GENTS RIGHT ARMS CROSSED IN FRONT, FACING LOD.
   
33 - 36 BOTH WALK FWD, ON R-L-R AND KICK LEFT FWD
   
37 - 40 MAN  STEP DOWN ON LEFT, AND ON RIGHT, LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT 
NEXT TO LEFT, TURNING 1/2 TURN RIGHT TO FACE RLOD.
  LADY  STEP DOWN ON L-R-L, TOUCH RIGHT NEXT TO LEFT, 
TURNING ONE FULL TURN LEFT TAKING RIGHT ARMS OVER LADIES 
DROPPING LEFT HANDS, TO FINISH FACING LOD.
   
41 - 44 HOLDING INSIDE HANDS WALK TO RLOD. ON R-L-R KICK OUT WITH LEFT
  MAN WALKING AND KICKING FWD, LADY WALKING AND KICKING BACKWARD.
   
45 - 52 BOTH  RELEASE LEFT HANDS, STEP DOWN ON L-R-L TURN 1/2 TURN 
LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT NEXT TO LEFT, TAKE UP RIGHT HANDS & WALK TO LOD.
R-L-R TOUCH LEFT NEXT TO RIGHT,
MAN WALKING FWD, LADY WALKING BACKWARD
   
53 - 56 MAN  STEPPING ON THE SPOT ON L-R-L, TOUCH RIGHT NEXT TO LEFT. 
TAKING RIGHT ARMS OVER LADIES HEAD, BRINGING RIGHT ARM BEHIND LADY AT 
WAIST HEIGHT, PICK UP LADIES LEFT HAND.
 
  LADY
  TURNING ON THE SPOT, SPIN TURN 1/2 LEFT ON LEFT, 1/2 TURN LEFT ON RIGHT, 
1/2 TURN LEFT ON LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT NEXT TO LEFT
57 - 64 BOTH
  HOLDING INSIDE HANDS, WALK FWD ON R-L-R TOUCH LEFT NEXT TO RIGHT. 
WALK FWD LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT STOMP RIGHT NEXT TO LEFT.
  END OF DANCE START OVER.
53 - 56. IF LADY PUTS HER LEFT HAND BEHIND HER AT WAIST HEIGHT, IT WILL MAKE FOR A CLEAN 
CHANGE OF HANDS STOPS LEFT HAND FROM SWINGING ABOUT.
   
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Feb 2000

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