Christmas Time In Texas (Partner)

Choreographer 	David Dabbs. david.dabbs14@gmail.com 01403 252961
Description: 	64 count partner dance starting in closed western position,
		man facing LOD, lady facing RLOD. Man’s left foot should be in front of and
		slightly to the side of lady’s right foot, his right foot in front of and
		between the lady’s feet. Opposite footwork .
Music 		When Its Christmas Time In Texas - George Strait)
		CD: A Merry Christmas Strait To You.
		32 count intro. 160 bpm

	WALK X 3, HOLD, REPEAT, MAMBO FORWARD, HOLD, MAMBO BACK, HOLD.
1-8.	 Walk forward left, right, left, hold, walk forward right, left, right, hold.
9-12. 	Step forward on left, recover weight onto right, step left next to right, hold.
13-16.	 Step back on right, recover weight onto left, step right next to left, hold.

	STEP ¼, TOGETHER, SIDE, HOLD, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, HOLD.
17-20. 	¼ turn to OLOD stepping to side on left, together with right, to the side on left, hold.
21-24. 	Step right behind left, left to left side, cross right over left, hold.

	SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE, HOLD, AND SIDE TOUCH, SIDE, HOLD.
25-28. 	Touch left to left side, close left next to right, touch left to left side, hold.
&29-32.	 Touch left next to right as you touch right to right side, close right next to left,
	touch right to right side, hold.

	SAILOR ¼ TURN, HOLD, SHUFFLE FORWARD, HOLD.
	Change to inside hand hold.
33-36. 	Step right behind left, ¼ turn to RLOD on left, step forward on right, hold.
37-40. 	Shuffle forward left, right, left, hold.

	STEP ¼ TURN, CROSS, HOLD, SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, HOLD.
	SAILOR STEP, HOLD, SAILOR ¼ TURN, HOLD.
	Change to closed western.
41-44. 	Step forward on right making ¼ turn to OLOD on left foot, cross right over left, hold.
45-48. 	Step to side on left, together with right, step to side on left, hold.
49-52. t	Step right behind left, step left in place, step right next to left, hold.
	Into inside hand hold.
53-56. 	Step left behind right, ¼ turn to LOD on right, step forward on left, hold.

	MAN: WALK FORWARD X 3, HOLD. WALK FORWARD X 2, TOUCH, HOLD.
	LADY: ½ TURN STEPPING BACK, HOLD. WALK BACK X 2, TOUCH, HOLD.
	Into closed western. Man takes lady’s right hand in his left as she turns.
57-60. 	Man: Small steps forward on right, left, right, hold.
	Lady: ½ turn over left shoulder on left right, left, stepping back down LOD, hold.
61-64. 	Walk forward left, right, touch left, hold.
	Begin Again.				November 2016

Originally written to New Mexico partner dance November 2010.