Heartbreak Hotel
Choreographer Irene Groundwater, #307 – 1717 W. 13th Ave, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, V6J 2H2, 02/02 604-732-0693, aiground@telus.net 
Description 32 count, 4 Wall, Line Dance, Beginners Plus/Easy Intermediate
Music Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley, 96 BPM (32 count introduction)
Heartbreak Hotel by Scooter Lee, 99 BPM
Or any 32 count music of your choice
Note Use lots of attitude when doing the knee action movements and diag. back steps 
(ie – Count 4 and Count 8 - Body faces left arms outstretched like Elvis.)

I’ve tried to incorporate lots of Elvis moves. Elvis version - Dance ends on count 3. (Count 1 & 2 –Roll Right knee out 
to the right twice Right Hand circles right
Count 3 – Knee action Elvis style body faces left arms 
outstretched and hold pose.) Dance pattern 5 times then ending.


	FORWARD SHUFFLE, SIDE, KNEE ACTION
1&2 	Right forward, Step Left beside Right, Right forward
3-4 	Small Left side step, Go up on Right Toe bring Right Knee across in front of Left Leg
(Option – On count 4 – Use snapping action on knee cross with arms outstretched Elvis style and say Uhh)
	FORWARD SHUFFLE, SIDE, KNEE ACTION
5&6 	Right forward, Step Left beside Right, Right forward
7-8 	Small Left side step, Go up on Right Toe bring Right Knee across in front of Left Leg
(Option – On count 8 – Use snapping action on knee cross with arms outstretched Elvis style and say Uhh)
	DIAG BACK, DRAG, DROP HEELS, DIAG BACK, DRAG, DROP HEELS
9&10 	Right diag back – large step, Drag Left to Right, Raise and drop heels (weight on Right Foot)
11&12 	Left diag. back – large step, Drag Right to Left, Raise and drop heels (weight on Left Foot)
	ROLL RIGHT KNEE RIGHT FOR 3 COUNTS, KNEE ACTION
13-15 	Roll Right Knee out to the right 3 times
16 	Go up on Right Toe and bring Right Knee across in front of Left Leg
(Option - On counts 13,14,15 – Make circular movements to the right with Right Hand
Option - On count 16 – Bring Right Hand across in front of body)
	FORWARD ¼ TURN LEFT, HOLD, FORWARD, HOLD
17-18 	Right forward with ¼ turn left on step (Body and head face right, arms outstretched), Hold
19-20 	Left forward (Body facing front, right arm forward and left arm back), Hold
	FORWARD, HOLD, FORWARD, HOLD
21-22 	Right forward (Body and head face right, arms outstretched), Hold
23-24 	Left forward (Body facing front, right arm forward and left arm back), Hold
	FORWARD, FORWARD, FORWARD, FORWARD
25 	Right forward (Body and head face right, arms outstretched)
26 	Left forward (Body facing front right forward and left arm back)
27-28	Right forward, Left forward
	FORWARD, PIVOT ½ TURN LEFT, STOMP, CLAP
29-30 	Right forward, Pivot ½ turn left on Right foot as you step Left forward
31-32 	Stomp Right beside Left, Clap hands in front of body chest high
(Option – On count 31 - Touch Right Toe beside Left instep
(Option – On count 32 - Go up on Right Toe and bring Right Knee across in front of Left Leg (Arms outstretched)
	BEGIN AGAIN
Choreographed especially for Jenifer Reaume’s Valentine’s Party at Killarney School in Vancouver, BC, Canada
Every effort has been made to ensure these cue Sheets are accurate, Should you find any errors,
Please let me know via e-mail thank you...... Robert
http://www.arjjazedance.free-online.co.uk June 2002