Chain Gang             2 Pages

Choreographed by 	Glenise Lee, Leicester – June 2009 - 0116-2774047~ glenlee10@sky.com
Description 	48 Count Partner Dance, Rhythm is a constant : 1,2, 3 & 4, 5 & 6.
		Start : Lady in front of Man, both facing LOD. Arms open at shoulder height.
		Hands – Man’s left held lightly holding fingers of Lady’s left; same on the right.
		Weight on right. Same footwork unless stated.
Music 		Chains - Tina Arena : 94 bpm: CD: Don’t Ask (64 count intro.)
Alt 		Love is a Sweet Thing - Faith Hill: 93 bpm: CD: reathe (32 count intro.)

	MAN 						LADY
1-6 	SWAY X 2 : STEP/TOGETHER/CROSS X 2
1-2 	Sway onto left, Sway onto right
3&4 	Step left to left side: Step right up to left: cross left in front of right
5&6 	Step right to right side: Step left up to right cross right in front of left

7-12 	WALK X 2, BACK, TOGETHER, BACK, 		WALK, ½ TURN LEFT, TURN TO WRAP
	COASTER STEP 				COASTER STEP
7 	Step forward on left
8 	Step forward on right 				Step right forward ½ turn left
	Change to double open hand hold
	As Lady turns on steps 9 & 10, Man raises Lady’s right hand with his left hand,
	keeping her left/his right hands low, turning her under their raised arms
9&10 	Step back on left: step right 			Step forward on left ¼ turn left: step right
	to side of left: step back on left 			back ¼ turn left: small step back on left
11&12 	Step back on right: step left together: step forward on right
	Now facing LOD with Lady to right of and slightly forward of Man in right wrap

11-18 	BOTH WALK X 2: MAN FWD. SHUFFLE, TRIPLE FULL TURN LEFT:
	LADY, TRIPLE FULL TURN RIGHT, FWD. SHUFFLE
13-14 	Step forward on left, Step forward on right
	Release Lady’s left hand, Man turns Lady full turn to her right with her right hand/his left
15&16 	Step left forward: step right 			Step fwd on left ¼ turn right: step fwd on right
	together: step left forward 			¼ turn right: step fwd on left ½ turn right
17&18 	Step forward on right ¼ turn left: 		Step right forward: step left together:
	Step forward on left ¼ turn left 			step right forward
	Step forward on right ½ turn left

19-24 	MAN WALK, ¼ TURN RIGHT: LADY ¼ TURN LEFT, STEP TO SIDE:
	BOTH SIDE CHASSE, CROSS SHUFFLE TO LEFT
19-20	Step fwd on Lt, Step fwd on Rt ¼ turn Rt Step fwd on Lt ¼ turn Lt, Step to Rt side with Rt
	Release hands. Partners now face (Man to OLOD)
21&22 	Step left to left side: Step right together: Step left to left side
23&24 	Step right across left: Step left to left side: Step right across left

25-30 	BOTH STEP SIDE/TOGETHER, CROSS SHUFFLE, ¼ TURN SHUFFLE TO RIGHT
25-26 	Step left to left side, Step right to side of left
NB. 	Be sure to place weight on right on step 26
27&28 	Step left across right, Step right to right side: Step left across right
29&30 	Step forward right ¼ turn right: Step left together to right: Step right forward

31-36 	BOTH WALK X 2: FULL REVERSE PINWHEEL, ON 2 X TRIPLE STEPS
31-32 	Walk forward left, right
	Man now faces RLOD/Lady faces LOD. Reverse Pinwheel position - Man to Lady’s left hand side.
	Lady’s left hand in Man’s right. Lady’s right hand on her right hip. Man’s left hand on Lady’s
	right hand. Commence pinwheel, anti-clockwise
33&34 	Step left forward ¼ turn left: step right forward ¼ turn left: step left in place
35&36 	Step right forward ¼ turn left: step left forward ¼ turn left: step right in place.
	Man lets go Lady’s right hand/his left.

37-42 	MAN STEP PIVOT ½ TURN TO LOD, SHUFFLE FWD. X 2: LADY ROCK/RECOVER, SHUFFLE
	½ TURN RIGHT, SHUFFLE BACK
37 	Step forward on left 				Step back on left
	Man raises arms and turns under raised arms
38 	Pivot ½ turn right 				Recover forward on right
	Man raises his right/Lady’s left to turn Lady under raised arms
39&40 	Step forward on left: Step together on right 		Step fwd on left ¼ turn right: Step fwd on right
	Step forward on left ¼ turn right: step back on left
41&42 	Step fwd on right: Step together on left, 		Step back on right: step together on left
	Step forward on right 				Step back on right
	Man now faces LOD, Lady faces RLOD

43-48 	BOTH WALK TO RLOD X 2: MAN, BACK, TOGETHER,, BACK, FWD, FWD, RIGHT:
	LADY’S TURN INTO WRAP, FWD, FWD, LEFT: ARMS - STARBURST
	Changing direction to walk towards RLOD, Man pick up Lady’s right hand with his left hand
43-44 	Step back on left, Step back on right 		Step fwd on left, Step fwd on right
	As Lady turns on steps 45 & 46, Man raises Lady’s right hand with his left hand,
	keeping her left/his right hands low
45&46 	Step back on left: Step right together: 		Step fwd on left ¼ turn left : step back on right
	Step left back ¼ turn left: 			Small step back on left
	Now in wrap facing LOD with Lady to right of and slightly in front of Man
47&48 	Step right fwd: Step left fwd 			Step right fwd: Step left fwd
	Step right to right side, small step : 		Step right across left, small step :
	On count 48, Lady will be in front of Man. Raise all hands to starting position (Starburst)
	i.e. Arms open at shoulder height. Hands - Man’s left held lightly holding fingers of
	Lady’s left; same on the right.
	End of pattern. Start again.

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http://www.arjjazedance.free-online.co.uk	July 2009