Baby Let’s Dance

Choreographed by	Paul and Sharon Hergert, December 2016, phergert@wi.rr.com
Description	48 count partner circle dance, Side by side, holding inside hands,
		opposite footwork Man’s footwork listed except where noted
Video 		https://youtu.be/kJTbTL1LvEE
Music 		Baby, Let’s Lay Down and Dance - Garth Brooks, 113 bpm, CD: Gunslinger, Intro:32 counts

1-8 	Four shuffles forward
1&2 	Shuffle forward RLR
3&4 	Shuffle forward LRL
5&6 	Shuffle forward RLR
7&8 	Shuffle forward LRL
	Styling: 1st Shuffle: Turn away from partner; 2nd Shuffle: Turn towards
	partner touching palms; Repeat for shuffles 3&4

9-16 	¾ Turn, Side shuffle, Rock recover, Shuffle forward into closed position
1,2 	Step forward on R pivot ½ turn left, Step on L pivot ¼ turn L
	Man facing OLOD, Lady ILOD
3&4 	Side shuffle RLR
5,6 	Rock back on L, Recover on R
7&8 	Shuffle forward LRL into closed position
Hands: 	Counts 3&4: Join man’s right hand and lady’s left hand

17-24 	Man: ¼ Turn right shuffle, Shuffle fwd, Walk walk, Shuffle forward
	Lady: ½ Turn right shuffle, ¼ Turn right shuffle back, Walk walk, Shuffle back
1&2 	Man:¼ Turn right shuffle RLR 		Lady:½ Turn right shuffle LRL
3&4 	Man: Shuffle forward LRL (LOD) 		Lady:¼ Turn right shuffle back RLR (RLOD)
5,6,7&8 	Man:Walk forward RL, Shuffle RLR 	Lady:Walk back LR, Shuffle LRL
Hands: 	Counts 1&2, 3&4: Man raises his left, lady’s right, turning the lady ¾ turn right
	on two shuffles; Counts 5,6: Return to closed position

25-32 	Man: Rock forward, Recover, Shuffle back
	Lady: Rock back, Recover, ½ Turn left into a wrap
	Both: Rock back, Recover, Shuffle forward
1,2 	Man:Rock forward on L, Recover back on R 		Lady:Rock back on R, Recover forward on L
3&4 	Man:Shuffle back LRL, Turning lady into a wrap 	Lady:Turn ½ turn left into a wrap shuffling RLR
5,6, 	Both:Rock back, Recover
7&8 	Man: Shuffle forward , RLR 			Lady Shuffle forward LRL
Hands: 	Counts 3&4: Man raises his left, lady’s right, turning the lady ½ turn left into a wrap,
	both are facing LOD

33-40 	Man: Walk, Walk, Shuffle forward, Lady:Full turn right, Shuffle forward
	Both: Walk, Walk, Shuffle
1,2 	Man: Walk L, Walk R (Release lady’s right hand) 	Lady: Pivot ½ right on R, pivot ½ turn right on L
3&4 	Man: Shuffle forward LRL 			Lady: Shuffle forward RLR
5,6,7&8 	Both:Walk, Walk,
	Man: Shuffle RLR 				Lady: Shuffle LRL
Hands: 	Counts 1,2: Man releases his left and lady’s right hand, Lady turns a full turn right
	out of the wrap on counts 1-2, Finishes full turn shuffling forward,
	Ends in side by side position holding inside hands both facing LOD

41-48 	¼ Turn vine, ¼ Turn step scuff, Rocking chair
1,2 	Turn ¼ turn right step L to side, cross right behind L
3,4 	Turn ¼ turn left step L forward, scuff R (LOD)
5,6 	Rock forward on R, recover back on L
7,8 	Rock back on R, recover forward on L
Hands: 	Counts 1,2: Switch to double hand hold;
	Count 3: Release man’s left and lady’s right, back to side by side position
	Repeat					January 2017