BIG BIG LOVE

Choreographed by 	Diane Girard & Jacques Godin Oct 09
Description 	Partner dance / Intermediate / 64 counts
		Start "Open Promenade" Opposite footsteps
Music 		Big Big Love - Tanya Tucker
		Dedicated to our friends Maureen & Thierry Willemin of France TM DANCE 33

1-8 	POINT TO SIDE & HITCH X2, (changing sides) CROSS BEHIND, SIDE,
	CROSS OVER, HOLD / LADY: CROSS OVER, SIDE, CROSS OVER, HOLD
1-4 	Man: Point left toe to left side, Hitch left knee (Repeat for 3-4)
	Lady: Point right toe to right side, Hitch right knee (Repeat for 3-4)
	Release hands when changing sides and rejoin inside hands lady on left side of man. Man passes behind lady
5-8 	Man: (Changing side) Cross left behind right, Step right to right side, Cross left over right, Hold
	Lady: Cross right over left,, Step left to left side, Cross right over left, Hold

9-16 	POINT TO SIDE & HITCH X2, (changing sides) CROSS BEHIND, SIDE,
	CROSS OVER, HOLD / LADY: CROSS OVER, SIDE, CROSS OVER, HOLD
1-4 	Man: Point right toe to right side, Hitch right knee (Repeat for 3-4)
	Lady: Point left toe to left side, Hitch left knee (Repeat for 3-4)
	Release hands when changing sides and rejoin inside hands lady on right side of man.
	Man passes behind lady
5-8 	Man: (Changing side) Cross right behind left, Step left to left side, Cross right over left, Hold
	Lady: Cross left over right, Step right to right side, Cross left over right, Hold

17-24 	½ TURN, HOLD. ½ TURN, HOLD, STEP, SLIDE TOGETHER, HOLD
	Release hands while turning
1-4 	Man: Step left forward pivoting ½ turn right, Hold, Step back on right pivoting ½ turn right, Hold
	Lady: Step right forward pivoting ½ turn leftt, Hold, Step back on left pivoting ½ turn left, Hold
	Rejoin inside hands
5-8 	Man: Step left forward, Slide right next to left, Step left forward, Hold LOD
	Lady: Step right forward, Slide left next to right, Step right forward, Hold LOD

25-32 	½ TURN, HOLD. ½ TURN, HOLD, STEP ½ TURN (LADY STEP FORWARD), STEP TOGETHER, HOLD
1-4 	Man: Step right forward pivoting ½ turn left, Hold, Step back on left pivoting ½ turn left,
	Lady: Step left forward pivoting ½ turn right, Hold, Step back on right pivoting ½ turn right,
	Do not rejoin hands. Man will turn in front of lady facing RLOD in Closed Position,
	Small steps for lady to let man pass in front
5-8 	Man: Step right forward turning ½ turn left RLOD (In front of lady), Step Left next to right, Step back on right, Hold
	(Closed Position, man facing RLOD)
	Lady: Step left forward, Slide right next to left, Step left forward, Hold LOD

33-40 	3 STEPS BACK, HOLD (LADY FORWARD), 3 STEPS ½ TURN TOGETHER CW, HOLD
1-4 	Man: Step back on left, Step right next to left, Step back on left, Hold
	Lady: Step forward on right, Step left next to right, Step forward on right, Hold
	Turning clockwise together in Closed Position
5-8 	Man: Steps in place right left right turning ½ turn right, Hold LOD
	Lady: Turning ½ turn right around man and stepping left right left, Hold RLOD

41-48 	3 STEPS FORWARD, HOLD (LADY BACKWARDS) 3 STEPS ½ TURN TOGETHER CWW, HOLD
1-4 	Man: Step forward left right left, Hold
	Lady: Step back right left right, Hold
	*For more ease in turning next half turn on count 3 step left 1/8 left (Lady step back 1/8 left on right)
	Turning together counter clockwise in Closed Position
5-8 	Man: Turning ½ turn left around lady step right left right, Hold RLOD
	Lady: Steps in place left right left ½ turn left, Hold LOD

49-56 	STEP ¼ TURN, STEP TOGETHER, STEP ¼ TURN, HOLD, 3 STEPS FORWARD, HOLD
	Keep Closed Position turning another ¼ turn CCW finishing opening up both facing LOD with hands in front
	(man’s left and lady’s right) other hands in each other’s back.
1-4 	Man: (Small steps) Step left ¼ turn left OLOD, Step right next to left, Step left ¼ turn left LOD, Hold
	Lady: Step right ¼ turn left ILOD, Step left next to right, Step right ¼ turn right LOD, Hold
5-8 	Man: Step right forward, Step left next to right, Step right forward, Hold LOD
	Lady: Step left forward, Step right next to left, Step left forward, Hold LOD

57-64 	SIDE, TOGETHER, CROSS OVER, HOLD (OPEN PROMENADE) STEP, LOCK STEP, HOLD
	Slide hands into Open Promenade when stepping apart
1-4 	Man: Step left to left side, Slide right next to left, Cross left over right, Hold
	Lady: Step right to right side, Slide left next to right, Cross right over left, Hold
5-8 	Man: Step forward on right, Lock left behind right, Step right forward, Hold
	Lady: Step forward on left, Lock right behind left, Step left forward, Hold
Nov 2009