SILVER BUCKLE WALTZ
Choreographer: Bobby Curtis
44 Berkeley Ave, San Anselmo, CA 94960-1450 415/457-3128
Description: 60/54 count (see special note) Partner Dance
Music: "Could I Have This Dance" by Anne
Murray,
or any medium to medium slow waltz
Position: Start: Left foot Couples
start facing each other perpendicular to LOD with hands on belt buckles
(lady faces inward toward center of dance floor, man faces outward)
Note: Man and Lady follow same steps except
where noted
(M) = Man's steps; (L) = Lady's steps
Since this is a waltz, slightly accent the
first and fourth beats of
each six count sequence
BEAT/STEP DESCRIPTION
Sashay Left, Sashay Right, Cathedral Turn
Special Note: Beats 1-6 are performed only once, at the very start of
the dance
1 Turn
to the left and step slightly forward on left foot
(man and lady are right shoulder to right shoulder man faces LOD, lady faces
RLOD)
2 Step right foot in place
3 Step left foot in place
4 Swivel 1/2 turn CW on ball of left foot and
step slightly forward on right foot
(man and lady are left shoulder to left shoulder man faces opposite LOD,
lady faces LOD)
5 Step left foot in place
6 Step right foot in place
7-12 Man and lady place left arms around each others' waists
and join right hands overhead (insides of fingers together pointed in an
upside down "V" configuration) With left shoulder to left
shoulder, they make one full CCW revolution in a "cathedral" position
on these six beats Man's 1/2 Turn Left & Lady's 1 Full CCW Spin Into A
Promenade To Face LOD
13 Place left hands on belt buckle (M) Turn
left foot 1/4 turn to the left and step; (L) Step on left foot and begin a 360
degree CCW spin on ball of left foot (lady spins under man's right arm)
14 (M) Step right foot next to left; (L)
Continue full CCW spin
15 (M) Turn left foot 1/4 to the left and
step;
(L) Complete full CCW spin
(rejoin left hands, man and lady back in normal promenade position)
16-18 Man and lady waltz forward on these three beats (R,L,R)
Leg Swing, Knee Hike & Leg Swing Forward,
Man & Lady's CW Turn
19 Step forward on left foot
20 Extend right leg diagonally out to the left
21 Swing extended right leg forward
22 Step forward on right foot
23 Hike left knee (left foot next to right
calf)
24 Swing left leg forward
25 (Disengage
right hands) Step forward on left foot and begin 1 full CW turn by pivoting
on ball of left foot (man's left arm begins to pass over lady's head)
26 Continue CW turn by stepping to the side
(toward LOD) and pivoting on right foot
27 Complete CW turn by stepping forward on
left foot (disengage left hands and place on belt buckle; rejoin right hands
in front of lady's waist)
28-30 (M) Raise lady's right hand and step forward (R,L,R) on
these three beats;
(L) Execute one
full CCW turn under man's right arm back to a promenade position on these
three beats (R,L,R)
Forward & Back, Jazz Box, Leg Swing and
Heel Hook
31 Step forward on left foot
32 Step forward on right foot
33 Step left foot next to right
34 Step back on right foot
35 Step back on left foot
36 Step right foot next to left
37 Cross left
foot over right and rock on left foot
38 Rock back on right foot
39 Step left foot beside right
40 Cross right foot over left and step
4l Swing left leg around to front
42 Cross left leg In front of right shin
Man and Lady's Full CCW Forward Moving Turn
with Hand Exchanges
43 (Disengage left hands) Step forward on left
foot and turn1/4 CCW with the step (man's right arm passes over lady's head)
44 Step to the side with right foot (rejoin
left hands behind man's back)
45 (Disengage right hands) Turn 1/4 turn CCW
on ball of right foot and step back on left foot
46 Pivot 1/4 turn on ball of left foot, cross
right foot over left and step (lady begins to turn under man's left arm; man
picks up and rejoins lady's right hand as she comes around)
47 Turn left foot 1/4 turn CCW and step
forward on left (man's left arm passes over lady's head as they turn)
48 Step forward on right foot (rejoin right
hands back in a normal promenade position)
Lady to Skater's Position, Back to Promenade
and Lady's 2 1/4 CW
Spin
49 Man raises both of lady's hands above her
head (M) Step forward on left foot; (L) Step forward on left foot and begin
one full turn CW on this beat by pivoting on ball of left foot
50 (M) Step forward on right foot;
(L) Finish CW
turn by stepping forward on right foot (man and lady bring arms down into a
skater's position)
51 Step forward on left foot
52 Man raises both of lady's hands above her
head (M) Step forward on right foot;
(L) Step
forward on right foot and begin one full turn CCW on this beat by pivoting
on ball of right foot
53 (M) Step forward on left foot;
(L) Finish CCW
turn by stepping forward on left foot (man and lady back in normal promenade
position)
54 Step forward on right foot
MAN'S STEPS
55-60 Man places his left hand on his belt buckle, raises lady's
right hand in order to spin her and does a normal 6 count waltz
sequence forward On beat 59, man pivots 1/2 turn CW on ball of left foot to
face reverse LOD. On beat 60, man rocks back slightly on right foot, keeps
the lady's right hand raised and prepares to enter the "cathedral"
turn on beat 7
LADY'S STEPS
55-60 Lady places her left hand on her belt buckle and executes
2 full CW spins under man's right hand on these six beats, finishing up
facing LOD on man's left side on beat 60. The lady, with her right hand
raised in the man's right hand, prepares to enter the "cathedral"
turn on step 7
BEGIN DANCE AGAIN ON
STEP 7
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