East Coast Switch

Choreographed by Debbie Small & Fred Rapoport
Description: 48 count mixer dance
Position: Starts in double open hand hold position, man facing
outside of dance floor / Lady facing inside
Music: "No One Needs To Know" by Shania Twain; "Little Ways" by
Dwight Yoakam; "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried" by Rodney
Crowell; "My Next Broken Heart" by Brooks & Dunn; "Little Rock"
by Reba McEntire; "Hard Lovin' Woman" by Mark Collie

Counts    Step Descriptions

SIDE STEPS AND SLIDES
1-2	MAN: Step to left with left, slide right next to left
	LADY: Step to right with right, slide left next to right
3-4	MAN: Step to left with left, touch right next to left
	LADY: Step to right with right, touch left next to right
5-6	MAN: Step to right with right, slide left next to right
	LADY: Step to left with left, slide right next to left
7-8	MAN: Step to right with right, touch left next to right
	LADY: Step to left with left, touch right next to left

SWING AND PIVOT TURNS
9&10	MAN: Shuffle to left (left-right-left)
	LADY: Shuffle to right (right-left-right)
11	MAN: Pivot 1/4 to the right as you rock back right (releasing
lady's left hand)
	LADY: Pivot 1/4 to the left as you rock back left (releasing
man's right hand)
12	MAN: Rock forward left as you pivot 1/4 to the left to face
partner
	LADY: Rock forward right as you pivot 1/4 to the right to face
partner
13&14	MAN: Rejoin hands and shuffle right (right-left-right)
	LADY: Rejoin hands and shuffle left (left-right-left)
15	MAN: Pivot 1/4 to the left as you rock back left (releasing
lady's right hand)
	LADY: Pivot 1/4 to the right as you rock back right (releasing
man's left hand)
16	MAN: Rock forward right as you pivot 1/4 to the right to face
partner
	LADY: Rock forward left as you pivot 1/4 to the left to face
partner
17&18	MAN: Rejoin hands and shuffle left (left-right-left)
	LADY: Rejoin hands and shuffle right (right-left-right)
19	MAN: Pivot 1/4 to the right as you rock back right (releasing
lady's left hand)
	LADY: Pivot 1/4 to the left as you rock back left (releasing
man's right hand)
20-24	MAN: Rock forward left, place lady into outside underarm
turn, and step in place (right-left-right), touch left
	LADY: Rock forward right, pivot 1 1/2 to the right underarm
turn under man's left arm (left-right-left) to finally face
partner, touch right

/Partners rejoin in closed dance position (having rotated 1/4 to
the right turn from original starting dance position)

SWING, TUCK AND TURN
25&26	MAN: Shuffle to your left (left-right-left)
	LADY: Shuffle to right (right-left-right)
27&28	MAN: Shuffle to right (right-left-right)
	LADY: Shuffle to your left (left-right-left)
29	MAN: Release lady's right hand, as you rock back left,
opening and slightly pivoting away from your partner
	LADY: Release man's left hand, as you rock back right, opening
and slightly pivoting away from your partner
30	MAN: Rock forward right, as you pivot back toward your
partner, picking up her right hand in your left
	LADY: Rock forward left, as you pivot back toward your partner,
picking up his left hand in your right
31&32	MAN: Place lady into outside underarm turn, as you pivot a
1/4 turn to the left, shuffling in place (left-right-left)
	LADY: Touch right next to left, step forward right, as you
pivot a 1/4 underarm turn to the right, under gentleman's left
arm
33&34	MAN: Shuffle in place (right-left-right
	LADY: Shuffle (left-right-left) as you complete 1/2 turn to the
right to face your partner
35-36	MAN: Rock back left, forward right
	LADY: Rock back right, forward left
/Man and lady are now facing each other at original starting
dance position in single hand hold position (man holding lady's
right hand in his left hand only)

SHUFFLES & TURNS
37&38	MAN: Release hands and shuffle forward (left-right-left),
passing your partner on your right
	LADY: Release hands and shuffle forward (right-left-right),
passing your partner on your right
39&40	MAN: Shuffle forward (right-left-right) as you complete a
1/2 turn to the left
	LADY: Shuffle forward (left-right-left) as you complete a 1/2
turn to the right
41-42	MAN: Rock back left, forward right
	LADY: Rock back right, forward left
43&44	MAN: Shuffle forward (left-right-left)
	LADY: Shuffle forward (right-left-right)
45&46	MAN: Shuffle forward (right-left-right) as you complete a
1/2 turn to the left
	LADY: Shuffle forward (left-right-left) as you complete a 1/2
turn to the right
47-48	MAN: Rock back left, forward right
	LADY: Rock back right, forward left
/Man and lady are back in starting dance positions (offset one
partner to the left of their original partner)

REPEAT

Prep: 03/28/04   18:27
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