Love Is Alive (P)

Position: Facing partner. Man facing OLOD. Lady facing ILOD. Hands joined

Intro: 16 counts

 

S1 : BACK ROCK, SHUFFLE TURN ¼ LEFT, ROCK STEP FORWARD, SHUFFLE TURN ½ RIGHT

Release both hands

Man's left hand and lady's left hand are raised, palm to palm

Man's right hand and lady's right are palm to palm

 

S2 : BACK ROCK, SHUFFLE TURN ½ LEFT, BACK ROCK, SHUFFLE FORWARD

Join left hands, which pass over lady's head as she turns

Rejoin both hands in Side-By-Side Position

 

S3 : WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE FORWARD, STEP ¼ TURN, STEP ¼ TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD

Release left hands. Raise right hands and lady turns under raised right hands

Release the right hands. Take left hands low past hips, then up as man passes under raised left hands

Lady is now on inside of circle. Man on outside

Left hands joined in front

 

S4 : ROCK STEP FORWARD, SHUFFLE TURN ½ RIGHT, WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE FORWARD

Raise left hands. Lady passes under raised left hands

Rejoin hands in Left Side-By-Side Position

 

S5 : ROCK STEP FORWARD, SHUFFLE TURN ½ RIGHT, ½ TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD

Release both hands

Rejoin inside hands

 

S6 : ROCK STEP FORWARD, COASTER STEP, WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCK RIGHT

Lady moves slightly forward of man on coaster step

Raise joined hands. Lady will turn under raised hands

Release man's left hand from lady's right hand. Join man's right hand with lady's left hand in front, then raise it for lady to turn under

Man has now returned to inside of circle, lady to outside. Inside hands are joined low

 

S7 : ROCK STEP FORWARD, SHUFFLE TURN ½ RIGHT, ROCK STEP FORWARD, SHUFFLE TURN ½ LEFT

As you face partner during chassé back, release hands and join the opposite hands. Now facing RLOD with inside hands joined

As you face partner during chassé back, release hands and join the opposite hands. Now facing LOD with inside hands joined

 

S8 : ½ TURN, SHUFFLE TURN ¼ LEFT, BACK ROCK, SIDE SHUFFLE

Release hands

Lady: turn ¼ right and chassé side left-right-left (ILOD)

Partners are now face-to-face. Rejoin both hands