Begin The Beguine
Choreographed By Charlotte Skeeters Pleasanton CA Sept 1999 - char.skeeters@philips.com
[925] 462-6572 - fax 925 462- 0130
Description 64 Count, 1 wall Intermediate Line Dance
Music Begin the Beguine - The Limeliters CD Singing for Fun [ 122 bpm ]Count 16 then start
Bells - Ranger Doug . CD 'Songs of the Sage [120 bpm ]. Start On Vocal
Teach Loving you makes me a better Man - Vince Gill [ 96 bpm ] very slow
NOTE: When I discovered the Limeliters CD, many months ago. I found 2 wonderful songs. One Is
BACK RECOVER- FORWARD, HOLD, LOCK (&) FORWARD. FORWARD. 1/2 PIVOT, SIDE
1-4 Right rock back: Recover forward Left: Right Step forward; HOLD(4)
&5-6 Left Forward into lock step behind right(&): Right step forward(5) Left step forward(6)
7-8 Pivot 1/2 turn right (transfer weight to right); Left step side left
(next 8 counts are exact repeat of the above, except for count 8 which becomes a HOLD)
BACK, RECOVER. FORWARD, HOLD, LOCK(&), FORWARD, FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, HOLD
1-4 Right rock back: Recover forward Left: Right Step forward; HOLD(4)
&5-6 Left Forward into lock step behind right(&): Right step forward(5) Left step forward(6)
7-8 Pivot 1/2 turn right (transfer weight to right); HOLD(8)
SIDE. BEHIND, 1/4 FORWARD 1/2 PIVOT, HOLD, FORWARD(&), FORWARD, FORWARD
1-4 Left step side left, ; Right cross behind left; Left step side left Into 1/4 turn left. right step forward
5-6 Pivot 1/2 turn left ( Transfer weight to left ) HOLD(6)
&7-8 Right step forward next to left,; Left step forward(7); Right step forward(8)
BACK HOLD, BACK(&). CROSS, BACK, BACK. FORWARD, FORWARD 1/4 TURN
1-2 Left step back; HOLD(2)
&3-4 Right step back(&), Left cross over front of right, still moving back; Right step back(4)
5-8 Left step back; right step forward; Left step forward; Pivot 1/4 right and transfer weight to right
CROSS. SIDE. FORWARD, SWING UP, SWING DOWN, BACK, 1/4 TURN. HOLD
1-3 Left cross over right; Right step side right; Left step forward (Directly in front of right)
4-5 Swing Right leg up Into a slight kick fwd, Swing Rt leg down crossing over front and to side of left
( these 2 counts should be continuous motion swinging up(4). swing down(5)
6-7 Left step back; Right step back into 1/4 turn right
8 HOLD & starting dragging left toward right
1-8 REPEAT above 8 counts.
CROSS. LUNGE. RECOVER, SIDE, CROSS LUNGE. RECOVER, 1/4 TURN, FWD. 1/2 PIVOT
1-2 Lt cross over right into a 'Lunge' keep Rt in place (bend both kneel); Recover weight to right in place
3-4 Left step side left, Right cross over left into a "Lunge" keep left in place (bend both knees)
5-6 Recover weight to left, right step side right into 1/4 turn right
7-8 Left step forward, Pivot 1/2 turn right ( transfer weight to right )
1/4 SWAY LEFT ( 2 counts ). SWAY RIGHT ( 2 counts ) BACK. RECOVER RECOVER, HOLD
1 - 4 Left step forward into 1/4 turn right starting 2 ct. hip sway left; sway hips Rt 2cts (end Wt on Rt)
5 - 8 Left step back: Recover weight fwd Right: Recover weight back left. HOLD
(Option: At the end of first round. there is a break in the music on last 3 counts 6-7-8. when using the Limeliters
version of Begin The Beguine. You can Simply hold for these last 3 counts .. Your weight will be back on left)
BEGIN AGAIN!
ONE TIME ONLY* Easy Tag when using The Limeliters version of this song (which is my favourite!)
After 3rd round, There is an 8 count tag
1-4 Right rock back. Recover weight Forward onto Left-. Right rock forward: HOLD
5-8 Left step back. HOLD 6-7-8 - September 2000