It’s A Gamble

Choreographed by 	Ian & Fiona Smith -Nov 2016 - 01934 823080 - fiona143s@sky.com
Description 	48 Count partner dance on opposite feet, Start Facing LOD, inside hands held
Music 		The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
		Mud on the tires - Brad Paisley
		We should be together - Don Williams

	MAN 						LADY
1-8 	CROSS UNWIND SHUFFLE BACK TOUCH BACK UNWIND SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-4 	Cross Left over Right, unwind ½ turn Right 		Cross Right over Left, unwind ½ turn Left
	Shuffle Back Right Left Right 				Shuffle back Left Right Left
5–8 	Touch Left back ½ turn Left on Left 			Touch Right back ½ turn Right step onto Right
	Shuffle forward on Right Left Right 			Shuffle forward on Left Right Left
	(Release hands on turns, pick up inside hands as soon as possible)

9–16 	WALK, WALK SHUFFLE, WALK, WALK ,(LADY ½ TURN ) SHUFFLE
9–12 	Walk forward on Left Right 				Walk forward on Right Left
	Shuffle forward Left Right Left 				Shuffle forward on Right Left Right
13–16 	Walk forward on Right Left 				½ turn Right on Left Right
	Shuffle forward on Right Left Right 			Shuffle back on Left Right Left
	(Count 13 Ladies Left hand over her head, pick up into Closed Western)

17–24 	SIDE BEHIND SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS ROCK 1/4 RECOVER SHUFFLE ½ TURN
17–20 	Step Left to Left Side, Cross Right behind Left 		Step Right to Right side, Cross Left behind Right
	Left Side Shuffle Left Right Left 				Right Side Shuffle Right Left Right
21–24 	1/4 Cross Rock Right over Left, Recover ¼ 		Cross Rock Left over Right, Recover
	½ Right Shuffle on Right Left Right 			½ Left Shuffle on Left Right Left
	(Count 21 turn to inside line of dance, count 23/24 turn to outside line of dance )
	(Hands : On step 23 Open out into inside hands held)

25–32 	STEP PIVOT ½, ¼ SHUFFLE , WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE ( LADY BACK)
25–28 	Step Left Forward pivot ½ Right 			Step Right Forward, Pivot ½ Left
	Shuffle ¼ Right (LOD) Left Right Left 			Shuffle ¼ Left (RLOD) Right Left Right
29–32 	Walk Forward Right Left				 Walk Back on Left Right
	Shuffle Forward Right Left Right 			Shuffle Back on Left Right Left
	(Count 25 drop hands, Count 28 back into Closed Western)

33–40 	ROCK BACK RECOVER (LADY ½ TURN) SHUFFLE FORWARD FULL TURN SHUFFLE
33–36 	Rock back on Left, Recover on Right 			½ Turn Right on Right Left, (now on ILOD)
	Shuffle Forward Left Right Left 				Shuffle Forward on Right Left Right
37–40 	Full turn Left in front of Lady on R L 			Full turn Right behind man on L R
	Shuffle forward Right Left Right 				Shuffle forward Left Right Left
	(Count 33 Take Ladies R Hand over her head , Lady now on mans L inside hands held)
	(Count 37 Drop hands and pick up inside hands on count 39 Lady now on Gents Right)

41–48 	¼ BEHIND ¼ SHUFFLE, ROCK RECOVER COASTER STEP
41–44 	¼ turn Right on Left, Cross Right behind Left 		¼ turn Left on Right, Cross Left behind Right
	¼ turn Left Shuffle on Left Right Left 			¼ turn Right Shuffle on Right Left Right
45–48 	Rock forward on Right recover on Left 			Rock forward on Left, recover on Right
	Step Back R, close lefLt to R step fwd R 			Step back on L close R to L, step fwd on L
	Start Again And Enjoy				December 2016