Basics Of Love

Choreographed by	Caroline and Terry French-01395512569- (westcountrykickers@talktalk.net )
Description 		56 count partner  dance.
		Start position:Indian position facing OLOD,Man on inside, Lady on outside.
Music 		Luckenbach Texas – Waylon Jennings(103bpm) CD:The Essential Highwaymen
		A Place In The Line – Jude Cole(104bpm) CD:Start The Car-(Dancerspreference)

BOTH:	SIDE ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE,¼TURN,¼TURN,CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2 	Rock Right to right side, Recover on to Left
3&4 	Cross Right over Left, Step Left to left side, Cross Right over Left
5-6 	Turn ¼ turn right and step back on Left, Turn ¼ turn right and step Right to right side,
7&8 	Cross Left over Right, Step Right to right side, Cross Left over Right
	Release right hands on count 5 and re-join on count 6 into reverse Indian position

	GENT:ROCK STEP, RECOVER, ¼ TURN TRIPLE STEP 	LADY: ROCK STEP, RECOVER, ¾ TURN TRIPLE STEP
9-10 	Rock forward on Right, Recover onto Left 		Rock forward on Right, Recover onto Left
11&12 	Turn ¼ right stepping R-L-R (on the spot) 		Turn ¾ right stepping R-L-R (on th espot)
	Release left hands on count 11 and take right hands over Lady’s head

	GENT:ROCK BACK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE FORWARD 	LADY:STEP,PIVOT½TURN,SHUFFLEFORWARD
13-14 	Rock back on Left, Recover onto Right 			Step forward on Left, Pivot ½ turn right
15&16 	Shuffle forward stepping L-R-L 			Shuffle forward stepping L-R-L
	Release right hands on count 14 and join inside hands( Gent’s right, Lady’s left) on count 15

	GENT: WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE FORWARD 		LADY: ¼ TURN, ¼ TURN, SHUFFLE BACK
17-18 	Step forward on Right, Left Turning ¼ turn L step R to side, 	Turning ¼ turn L step back on L
19&20 	Shuffle forward stepping R-L-R Shuffle back, stepping R-L-R
	Release hands on count 17 and join inside hands (Gent’s right, Lady’s right) on count 18

	GENT: ROCK STEP, RECOVER, TRIPLE STEP		LADY: ROCK BACK, RECOVER, TRIPLE STEP
21-22 	Rock forward on Left, Recover onto Right			Rock back on Left, Recover onto Right
23&24 	Triple step on the spot stepping L-R-L			Triple step on the spot stepping L-R-L

	BOTH:CHANGE SIDES (Face to face, Lady crossing in front of Gent) STEPPING-SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE SHUFFLE
25-26 	Step Right to right side, Step Left beside Right
27&28 	Side shuffle to right stepping R-L-R (Small steps)
 	Change hands to Gent’s left, Lady’s right as you c cross over

	GENT: ROCK BACK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE FORWARD 	LADY: STEP, PIVOT ½T URN, SHUFFLE FORWARD
29-30 	Rock back on Left, Recover onto Right 			Step forward on Left, Pivot ½ turn right
 31&32 	Shuffle forward stepping L-R-L 			Shuffle forward stepping L-R-L
	Take hands into left sweetheart (side by side) position, by picking up right hands, as the Lady turns on count 30

	BOTH: WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE FORWARD
 33-34 	Step forward on Right, Step forward on Left
35&36 	Shuffle forward stepping R-L-R

	CHANGE SIDES (Lady turning across and in front of Gent)
	GENT: SIDE, TOGETHER, SHUFFLE FORWARD 		LADY:¼ TURN, ¼ TURN, SHUFFLE BACK
37-38	 Step Left to left side, Step Right beside Left 		Turning ¼ turn R step fwd on L, Turning ¼ turn R step back on R
39&40	 Shuffle forward stepping L-R-L			 Shuffle back stepping L-R-L
 	Release left hands on count 37

	GENT: WALK WALK, SHUFFLE FORWARD 		LADY:¼ TURN, ¼TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD
41-42 	Step forward on Right, Step forward on Left		 Turning ¼ turn R step R to side, Turning ¼ turn L step fwd on L
43&44 	Shuffle forward stepping R-L-R 			Shuffle forward stepping R-L-R
	Raise right hands on count 41 ,Lady turns unde rraised right hands, pickup left hands on count 42
	Into right sweetheart position

	BOTH:ROCKSTEP,RECOVER,SHUFFLE½TURN,ROCKSTEP,RECOVER,COASTERSTEP
45-46 	Rock forward on Left, Recover onto Right
47&48 	Shuffle ½ turn left, stepping L-R-L
 49-50 	Rock forward on Right, Recover onto Left
51&52 	Step back on Right, Step Left beside Right, Step forward on Right
	Release left hands on count 47, re-join left hands in front on count 48,
	 (right hands stay behind Gent’s back in hammerlock)

	BOTH:ROCKSTEP,RECOVER,¼TURNSIDESHUFFLE
 53-54 	Rock forward on Left, Recover onto Right
 55&56 	Turn ¼ left and step Left to left side, Step Right beside Left, Step Left to left side
  	Release right hands on count 55, re-join right hands into Indian position on count 56                                  
									MAY 2011