New Memories Waltz

Choreographed by Sylvia Priestley
Description: 60 count, beginner/intermediate partner/circle dance
Position: Closed Western, Man facing LOD. Progressive
Music: "Take It From Me" by Gene Watson; "Downside Of The Blues"
by Todd Dunford; "Completely" by Collin Raye; "West Texas Waltz"
by Joni Harms
/This Dance was written for Western Way July Festival at Burton
On Trent

Counts    Step Descriptions

MAN: DIAGONALS TO LOD TWICE
LADY: DIAGONALS TO LOD TWICE
1-3	MAN: To left diagonally forward left, right, left
	LADY: To right diagonally back right, left, right
4-6	MAN: To right diagonally forward right, left, right
	LADY: To left diagonally back left, right, left

MAN: ONE BASIC, STEP POINT TO LOD
LADY: THREE STEP TURN FORWARD, STEP POINT
/Lift mans left arm, changing hands above lady's head into
Sweetheart
7-9	MAN: forward left, right, left
	LADY: forward right, left, right, turning 1 1/2 turns right (to
the right)(or 1/2 turn right if preferred) into Sweetheart
10-12	MAN: Forward right, point left to side, hold for 1 beat
	LADY: Forward on left. Point right to side, hold for 1 beat

MAN: BASIC BREAK, (BACK AND FORWARD)
LADY: BASIC BACK WITH 1/2 TURN, BASIC BACK
13-15	MAN: Back left, right, left
	LADY: Back on right, left, right turning half left (to the left)
/Facing one another crossed hands (right hands on top)
16-18	MAN: Forward right, left, right
	LADY: Back left, right, left

MAN: STEP POINT, BASIC FORWARD
LADY: STEP POINT, BASIC BACK
19-21	MAN: Forward left, point right to side, hold for 1 beat
	LADY: Back right, point left to side, hold for 1 beat
22-24	MAN: Forward right, left, right
	LADY: Back left, right, left

MAN: BASIC, HALF TURN
LADY: BASIC, HALF TURN
/Change places by lady going under mans left arm on left-hand
side. Don't release hands
25-27	MAN: Forward left, right, left.
	LADY: Forward right, left, right under mans left arm.
28-30	MAN: Turning half to left (to the left), forward right,
left. Right
	LADY: Turning half to right (to the right), back left, right,
left

MAN: BASIC BACK TWICE
LADY: BASIC FORWARD TWICE
/Hands still crossed but left hands will be on top
31-33	MAN: Back left, right, left
	LADY: Forward right, left, right
34-36	MAN: Back right, left, right
	LADY: Forward left, right, left

MAN: BASIC FORWARD, HALF TURN
LADY: BASIC FORWARD, HALF TURN
/Change places by lady going under mans right arm on right-hand
side. Don't release hands
37-39	MAN: Forward left, right, left
	LADY: Forward right, left, right,
40-42	MAN: Turning half to right (to the right), forward right,
left, right
	LADY: Turning half to left (to the left), back left, right, left

MAN: BASIC FORWARD TWICE
LADY: BASIC BACK TWICE
/Change to closed western over next set of steps
43-45	MAN: Forward left, right, left
	LADY: Back right, left, right
46-48	MAN: Forward right, left, right
	LADY: Back left, right, left

MAN: STEP, SLIDE, BASIC BACK
LADY:	STEP, SLIDE, BASIC FORWARD
49-51	Man: step to left side, slide right up to it over next 2
beats, touching right beside left
	Lady: step to right side, slide left up to it over next 2
beats,  touching left beside right
52-54	MAN: Back right, left, right
	LADY: Forward left, right, left

MAN: CROSS, POINT, BASIC FORWARD
LADY: CROSS, POINT, BASIC BACK
55-57	MAN: Left cross over right, point right to side,
	LADY: Right cross over left, point left to side,
	Man hold for 1 beat
	LADY: Hold for 1 beat
58-60	MAN: Forward right, left, right
	LADY: Back left, right, left

REPEAT

Prep: 12/30/05   13:34
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