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Back Bay Stroll

Choreographed by Debbie Small & Fred Rapoport
Description: Partner dance, intermediate, 32 counts
Position: Gentleman and lady face line-of-dance in right side wrap (cuddle) dance position.
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Music: "You Better Think Twice" by Vince Gill; "Heaven Says Hello" by Sonny James; "Swingin'" by John Anderson;
"Down to My Last Teardrop" by Tanya Tucker; "Look What Followed Me Home" by David Ball; "My Kind of Girl" by Collin Raye; "Amy's Back In Austin" by Little Texas; "I Am a Simple Man" by Ricky Van Shelton; "I Think About It All the Time" by John Berry
 

Counts Step Descriptions
  DIAGONAL SLIDES AND DUCK-OUT
1-2 Step diagonally to right with right, touch left
3-4 Step diagonally to left with left, touch right
   
5 MAN: Press against lady's back with your right forearm, step forward right, and bridge arms over lady's head 
LADY: Step back right and start to lean forward at the waist
&6 MAN: Pivot 1/2 clockwise turn to left on right, and step down left facing your partner 
LADY: Step back left, as you complete bend at the waist
7-8 MAN: Step back right, touch left 
LADY: Rock forward right, as you stand back up, touch left
   
Partners are now facing each other in double crossed 
handhold position (woman facing LOD)
   
  KICKS AND GRAPEVINES
9-10 Step diagonally to left with left and kick right forward
11-12 Step diagonally to right with right and kick left forward
13-16 Release hands and slide your right hand down your partner's right arm and finally release as you grapevine left (step to left with left, step right behind left, step to left with left, touch right)
   
17-20 MAN: Grapevine right (step to right with right, cross left behind right, step to right with right, touch left) 
LADY: Step forward right, touch left, step forward left, touch right
21&22 MAN: Step to left with left as you pivot 1/2 counterclockwise turn left, stepping down right 
LADY: Step to right with right as you pivot 1/2 clockwise turn right, stepping down left
23-24 MAN: Cross left behind right, step to right with right 
LADY: Cross right behind left, step to left with left
   
Partners are now facing each other and join hands in double 
handhold position (gentleman facing LOD)
   
  CUDDLE
25-28 MAN: Step forward (left-right), rock back left and forward right 
LADY: Step back (right-left), rock back right and forward on left
29-30 MAN: Step back (left-right) 
LADY: Step forward (right-left)
31-32 MAN: Step forward left, as you bring lady back into original right side wrap (cuddle) dance position, touch right 
LADY: Pivot 1/2 counterclockwise turn on right, stepping down left, touch right
   
  REPEAT
 
 

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