Baby Don't Go
Choreographed by Michelle Chandonnet & Marc Archambault
Description 48 counts Intermediate Partner circle dance Right Open Promenade Position
Music Baby Don’t Go - Dwight Yoakam & Sheryl Crow  (123 BPM)  
The Real Thing - George Strait (136 BPM)  
1-8	WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, STEP 1/2 TURN, STEP, SHUFFLE
1-2	Step LR forward				Step RL forward
3&4	Release hands	
	Shuffle LRL 1/2 turn to right			Shuffle RLR 1/2 turn to left (RLOD)
5-6	Step R 1/2 turn to right, Step L forward		Step L 1/2 turn to left, Step R forward (LOD)	
7&8	Back in Right Open Promenade
	Shuffle forward RLR				Shuffle forward LRL 

9-16	STEP, PIVOT, SHUFFLE, STEP 1/4 TURN, STEP, TRIPLE STEP 1/4 TURN
1-2	Step L forward, Pivot 1/2 turn to right.		Step R forward, Pivot 1/2 turn to left (RLOD)
	Left Open Promenade. ’s right hand in ’s left hand. 
3&4	Shuffle forward LRL				Shuffle forward RLR
5-6	Switch side with partner.  pass under ’s left arm.
	Step R 1/4 turn to left, Step L forward		Step L 1/4 turn to right, Step R forward (ILOD)
7&8	Triple Step RLR on place turning 1/4 turn to left (LOD)	Triple Step LRL on place turning 1/4 turn to right (LOD)
	Left Open Promenade 

17-24	MAN: STEP, BEHIND, TRIPLE STEP, STEP, BEHIND, TRIPLE STEP
	LADY: STEP, BEHIND, TRIPLE STEP, STEP, STEP 1/2 TURN, TRIPLE STEP 1/2 TURN
1-2	Switch side with partner.   pass in front of . Switch hands for Right Open Promenade.
	Step L to left, Step R behind L			Step R to right, Step L behind R 
3&4	Triple Step LRL to leftT			Triple Step RLR to right
	Right Open Promenade 
5-6	Switch side with partner.  Switch hands when  turns around and behind . 
	Step R to right, Step L behind R			Step L to left behind , Step R 1/2 turn to right (RLOD)
7&8	Triple Step RLR on place			Triple Step LRL 1/2 turn to right (LOD)
	Left Open Promenade 

25-32	STEP, STEP 1/4 TURN, TRIPLE STEP, STEP, STEP, TRIPLE STEP 1/4 TURN
1-2	Switch side with partner.   passing under 's left arm. 
	Step L to left, Step R back 1/4 turn to right		Step R to right, Step L back 1/4 turn to left 
3&4	Triple Step LRL moving lightly to left to face . (OLOD)	Triple Step RLR moving lightly to right to face . (ILOD)
	Open Single Hand Hold. ’s right hand in ’s left hand
5-6	Switch side with partner.  passing under ’s right arm.
	Step R forward, Step L forward			Step L forward, Step R forward 
7&8	Triple Step RLR on place 1/2  turn to left (ILOD)	Triple Step LRL on place 1/2 turn to right (OLOD)

33-40	MAN: STEP, STEP, SHUFFLE 1/4 TURN, STEP, STEP, SHUFFLE 
	LADY:STEP, STEP, SHUFFLE 3/4 TURN, STEP, STEP, SHUFFLE
1-2	Switch side with partner.  takes ’s left hand in his right hand and release other hand. 
	Step L forward, Step R forward			Step R forward, Step L forward
3&4	Shuffle LRL 1/4 turn to right			Shuffle RLR 3/4 turn to right (LOD)
	Right Open Promenade 
5-6	Step R forward, Step L forward			Step L forward, Step R forward
7&8	Shuffle RLR forward				Shuffle LRL forward 

41-48	ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, ROCK STEP
1-2	Rock forward on L, Rock back on R		Rock forward on R, Rock back on L 
3&4	Release hands.
	Shuffle LRL 1/2 turn to left			Shuffle RLR 1/2 turn to right (RLOD)
5&6	Shuffle RLR 1/2 turn to left			Shuffle LRL 1/2 turn to right (LOD)
7-8	Right Open Promenade 
	Rock back on L, Rock forward on R		Rock back on R, Rock forward on L