Tender Heart

Choreographed by 	Jennifer van Oers, Daniëlla Deckers, NL
Description		48 count partner line dance. Start in closed western position
Music 		Tender Heart - Lionel Richie, 98bpm, Intro16 counts, start on vocals
		Heartbreak Highway - Clay Walker

MAN 					LADY
ROCK BACK, CHASSE RIGHT, 			FWD ROCK, CHASSE LEFT, ROCK BACKWARDS,
ROCK FORWARD, SHUFFLE WITH 1/4 TURN LEFT		CHASSE WITH 1/4 TURN RIGHT
1,2 	Rock back on R, recover onto L 		Rock forward on L, recover onto R
3&4 	Side shuffle right stepping R,L,R 		Side shuffle left stepping L,R,L
5,6 	Rock forward on L, recover onto R 		Rock back on R, recover onto L
7&8 	Side shuffle left with ¼ turn left stepping L,R,L 	shuffle right with ¼ turn right stepping R,L,R
	Right open promenade Side Right open promenade

ROCK FWD, TURNING SHUFFLE R, PIVOT, 		SHUFFLE FWD ROCK FWD, TURNING SHUFFLE L, ,
					PIVOT SHUFFLE FWD
9,10 	Rock forward on R, recover onto L 		Rock forward on L, recover onto R
11&12 	¼ turn R step R to side, together, 		¼ turn R on R ¼ turn left step L to side, together, ¼ turn left on L
	L hand, grasp R hand lady 		R hand, left hand loose
13,14 	Step forward on L, Pivot ½ turn right 		Step forward on R, pivot ½ turn left
	Both hands loose Both hands loose
15&16 S	huffle forward stepping L,R,L 		Shuffle forward stepping R,L,R
	R hand Right open promenade 		L hand Right open promenade

FWD ROCK, CHASSE RIGHT (behind lady), ROCK		FWD ROCK, CHASSE LEFT (in front of man),
BACKWARDS, SHUFFLE FWD 			ROCK BACK SHUFFLE FWD
17,18	 Rock forward on R, recover onto L 		Rock forward on L, recover onto R
	Release left hand lady loose 		L hand loose
19&20 	Side shuffle right, behind lady, stepping R,L,R 	Side shuffle left, in front of man, stepping L,R,L
	Pick up R hand of lady 			R hand
21,22 	Rock back on L, recover onto R 		Rock back on R, recover onto L
23&24 	Shuffle forward stepping L,R,L 		Shuffle forward stepping R,L,R
	Left open promenade 			Left open promenade

CHASSE 1/4 TURN LEFT, ROCK BACK, 1/2 TURN 		CHASSE 1/4 TURN RIGHT, ROCK BACK 1/2 TURN
SHUFFLE (CHANGING SIDES), ROCK BACK 		SHUFFLE (CHANGING SIDES), ROCK BACK
25&26 	1/4 turn left side shuffle stepping R,L,R 	1/4 turn right side shuffle stepping L,R,L
	Both hands in open double hand hold 	Both hands in open double hand hold
27,28 	Rock back on left, recover onto R 		Rock back on right, recover onto L
29&30 	Shuffle ½ turn right, stepping L,R,L, changing sides 	Shuffle ½ turn left, stepping R,L,R, changing sides
	taking left arm over lady’s head 		turning under right arm
31,32 	Turning ¼ turn R, rock back on R, recover onto L 	Turning ¼ turn left, rock back on left, recover onto R

CHASSE 1/4 TURN LT, ROCK BACK WITH 1/4 TURN LT, 	CHASSE 1/4 TURN RT, ROCK BACK WITH 1/4
FULL TURN RT, CHASSE 1/4 TURN RT TURN RT, FULL 	TURN LT, CHASSE 1/4 TURN LT
33&34 	¼ turn left side shuffle stepping R,L,R 		¼ turn right side shuffle stepping L,R,L
	L hand loose, R hand takes left hand lady
35,36 	Turning ¼ turn left rock back on L, recover onto R 	Turning ¼ turn right rock back R, recover onto L
	Both hands loose 			Both hands loose
37,38 	½ turn R stepping back L, ½ turn R, step fwd R 	½ turn left step back R, ½ turn left step forward L
39&40 	¼ turn right side shuffle left stepping L,R,L 	¼ turn left side shuffle right stepping R,L, ¼ turn R
	L hand grabs R hand lady 		R hand

ROCK BACKWARDS, CHASSE RIGHT, ROCK FWD, 		STEP, PIVOT 3/4 TURN, SIDE SHUFFLE WITH 1/4
CHASSE LEFT 				TURN LT, STEP, PIVOT 3/4 TURN, CHASSE RT
41,42 	Rock behind on R, recover onto L 		Step forward L, pivot ¾ turn right
	L hand up, lady turn under 		R hand up, lady turn under
43&44 	Side shuffle right stepping R,L,R 		Side shuffle left stepping L,R, ¼ turn L
45,46 	Cross rock L over R, recover onto R 		Step forward R, pivot ¾ turn left
	L hand up, lady turn under 		R hand up, lady turn under
47&48 	Side shuffle L stepping L,R,L, pick up closed western 	Side shuffle R stepping R,L,R, picking up closed western
	Start Again				September 2015