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The Shadow

Couple's Dance
Choreographer: Nancy Martin
Position: Both facing LOD side by side with single hand hold
Count: 40
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Music: Take It Back by Reba McIntire,
Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away by Vince Gill,
Fast as You Dwight Yoakam

Count MAN ----------------------------------       LADY
1-2   Step with Right foot, ---------------- Step with Left foot,
   Turning 90 degrees Cw, ----------------  Turning 90 degrees CCW,
   Touch with Left toe -----------------------  Touch with Right Toe
    **Now Facing Partner**

3-4   Step with Left foot, ------------------- Step with Right foot,
    Turning 90 Degrees CCW ------------- Turning 90 Degrees CW,
    Touch with Right toe -------------------- Touch with Left toe
    **Now Back to Facing LOD**

5-8   4 Steps in place (R,L,R,L) ---------- Switch right hand to his
   As lady moves in front -------------------  Right hand, while executing
   Of you, her back is to you,-------------- A Left Rolling Grapevine,
   Right Hands at Her Right (L,R,L),----  Ending in front of
   Hip, left arms extended ------------------ Partner Touch Right toe

** Following steps are executed with same foot until count 20 **
9-12   Move forward at a 45 degree angle to the right:
   Step forward with Right foot
   Slide Left foot up to right foot
   Step forward with Right foot
   Slide Left foot up to right foot
   *Weight should remain on right foot*

13-16  Move Forward at a 45 degree angle to the left:
   Step forward with Left foot
   Slide Right foot up to left foot
   Step forward with Left foot
   Slide Right foot up to left foot
   * Weight should remain on left foot *

17-20 Move backward (R,L,R) 
   (on count 20: Man Steps with weight on Left, Lady just touches her Left)
   ** Drop Hand Hold **

                     Man ----------------------------------- Lady
21-24 Right Rolling Grapevine (R,L,R) --------- Left Rolling Grapevine (L,R,L)
   Touch with Left -------------------------------------- Touch with Right
   ** Man's left had joins Lady's right hand **

25-26 Turn 180 degrees CCW ---------Turn 180 degrees CW
   ** Now Both Are Facing RLOD ** (Reverse Line of Dance)
   With weight on left --------------------- With weight on right,
   Touch with Right toe ------------------ Touch with Left toe
   ** Man's Right Hand Joins Lady's Left Hand **

27-28 Turn 180 degrees CW ----------- Turn 180 degrees CCW
   With weight on right -------------------- With weight on left
   Touch with Left toe --------------------- Touch with Right toe
   ** Man's Let Hand Joins Lady's Right Hand **
   ** Both Are Back Facing LOD **
   ** Drop Hand Hold **

29-32 Left Rolling Grapevine ----------- Right Rolling Grapevine
   Behind his partner (L,R,L) ----------- In front of her partner (R,L,R)
   Touch with Right --------------- Touch with Left
   ** Rejoin Hands (Man's Right to Lady's Left) **

33-40 Four ( 4) Shuffle Steps Forward:
(R,L,R - L,R,L - R,L,R - L, R,L) --------- ( L,R,L, - R, L,R - L,R,L - R,L, R)

   ** Start Dance Over **

 
 

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