Start dance after 20 counts on the word ‘Back’
[1-8] Rock Back, Recover, Together, Step Forward, Pivot Quarter, Across, Quarter, Quarter, Rock Across, Recover, Side, Across
1 2 &
Rock step right back, recover forward onto left in place, step right beside left (&)
3 4
Step left forward, pivot 1/4 right taking weight onto right in place 3.00
5 & 6
Step left across right, turn 1/4 left then step right back (&), turn 1/4 left then step left out to side 9.00
7 &
Rock step right across left, recover back on to left in place (&)
8 &
Step right out to side, step left across right (&) 9.00
[9-16] Side, Rock Back, Recover, Side, Behind, Quarter Forward, Step, Pivot Quarter Across, Quarter Back, Half Forward, Quarter Side (Backward Rolling Turn)
1 2 &
Step right out to side, rock step left back, recover weight forward onto right in place (&)
3 4 &
Step left out to side, step right behind left, turn 1/4 left then step left forward (&) 6.00
5 6
Step right forward, pivot 1/4 left taking weight onto left in place 3.00
7 &
Step right across left, turn 1/4 right then step left back (&)
8 &
Turn 1/2 right then step right forward, turn 1/4 right then step left out to side (&) 3.00
Step right back, lock left across right, step right back (&)
[17-24] Back, Lock, Back, Rock Back, Recover, Forward, Lock, Forward, Pivot Quarter, Rock Across, Recover, Rock Side, Recover
1 2 &
Step right back, lock left across right, step right back (&)
3 &
Rock left back, recover forward onto right in place (&)
4 &
Step left forward, lock right up in behind left (&)
5 6 &
Step left forward, step right forward, pivot 1/4 left taking weight onto left in place (&)
7 &
Rock right forward and slightly across left, recover back onto left in place (&)
8 &
Rock right out to side, recover onto left in place (&) 12.00
Step right behind left, rock step left out to side, recover onto right in place (&)
[25-32] Behind, Side Rock, Recover, Behind, Quarter, Quarter, Sweep Back, Sweep Back, Back Together Forward, Together
1 2 &
Step right behind left, rock step left out to side, recover onto right in place (&)
3 4 &
Step left behind right, turn 1/4 right then step right forward, turn 1/4 right then step left out to side (&)
5 6
Sweep step right back, sweep step left back
7 & 8 &
Step right back, step left beside right (&), step right forward, step left beside right (&) 6.00
TAGS: After wall 2 add the following Tag (facing front wall)
[1-8] Rock Back, Recover, Together, Rock Forward, Recover, Together, Sweep Back, Sweep Back, Back, Together, Forward, Together
1 2 &
Rock step right back, recover forward onto left in place, step right beside left (&)
3 4 &
Rock step left forward, recover back onto right in place, step left beside right (&)
5 6
Sweep step right back, sweep step left back
7 & 8 &
Step right back, step left beside right (&), step right forward, step left beside right (&)
Rock Back, Recover, Together, Rock Forward, Recover, Together
After walls 4 and 5 add the following Tag (facing front wall then back wall)
during wall 5 the music slows, stay dancing at same tempo and pick up when the piano kicks back in
1-4
Rock Back, Recover, Together, Rock Forward, Recover, Together
1 2 &
Rock step right back, recover forward onto left in place, step right beside left (&)
3 4 &
Rock step left forward, recover back onto right in place, step left beside right (&)
ENDING: On wall 7 (starts front wall) dance the first 3 counts, then touch right beside left, music fades slowly.
The Dance has always been a very special song to me, and I’ve chosen to release it on the anniversary of my Fathers passing, this song was played at his funeral in 2001. I’d like to also dedicate this dance to Trish Graham, in memory of her late husband Ray Graham who passed in 2018.
This is an original dance sheet, feel free to copy without change for distribution