The Lonely Heart
Choreographed by Don McRitchie🇦🇺
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Step Sheet
48 Count, 2 Wall
LEFT BACK LOCK, RIGHT BACK LOCK
¼ TURN LEFT, TOGETHER, ¼ TURN LEFT, FORWARD
ROCK BACK, ½ TURN LEFT, TOGETHER, FORWARD WALTZ STEP
BACK, ½ TURN LEFT, FORWARD, LOCK
¼ TURN LEFT, SIDE, DRAG, FORWARD, FORWARD LOCK, FORWARD
FORWARD, ½ TURN RIGHT, ROCK
FRONT CROSS, SIDE, BACK CROSS
RECOVER, SHUFFLE RIGHT
CROSS, SIDE BEHIND
RECOVER, SHUFFLE LEFT
ROCK FORWARD, BACK, ½ TURN RIGHT, & WALTZ FORWARD
& FORWARD LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
REPEAT
TAG
At the beginning of the 4th wall, facing the back
SAILOR STEPS
FINISH
To finish at the front, dance the first 6 steps of the dance, cross left behind right and slowly unwind ½ turn left to finish facing the front
Ballroom dancers may find steps 17&18 easier to do as a reverse heel turn and a backward turning lock followed by the hesitation drag
1-3Step diagonally back left on left, lock right in front of left, step back diagonally left on left
4-6Step diagonally back right on right, lock left in front of right, step back diagonally right on right
¼ TURN LEFT, TOGETHER, ¼ TURN LEFT, FORWARD
7-9Making ¼ turn left step left to the side, step right beside left, making ¼ turn left step left forward
ROCK BACK, ½ TURN LEFT, TOGETHER, FORWARD WALTZ STEP
10-12Rock back on right, making ½ turn left step left forward, step right beside left
13-15Waltz forward left-right-left
BACK, ½ TURN LEFT, FORWARD, LOCK
16-17&18Step back on right, making ½ turn left step forward on left, step right slightly in front of the left, on the balls of both feet make ½ turn left and lock left in front of right
This is a tight lock in place, now facing 12:00¼ TURN LEFT, SIDE, DRAG, FORWARD, FORWARD LOCK, FORWARD
19-21Making ¼ turn left step back on right, step left to the side, drag right beside left (no weight)
22-23&24Step forward on right, step forward on left, on the & beat lock right behind left, step forward on left
FORWARD, ½ TURN RIGHT, ROCK
25-27Step forward on right, making ¼ turn right step left to the side, rock right in place
FRONT CROSS, SIDE, BACK CROSS
28-30Cross left in front of right, step right to the side, cross left behind right (ending weight on left)
31-33Recover weight on to right, step left to left side, cross right behind left (weight ending on right)
RECOVER, SHUFFLE RIGHT
34-35&36Recover weight on to left, shuffle right right-left-right,
CROSS, SIDE BEHIND
37-39Cross left in front of right, step right to the side, step left behind right (ending weight on left)
RECOVER, SHUFFLE LEFT
40-41&42Recover weight on to right, shuffle left (left-right-left)
ROCK FORWARD, BACK, ½ TURN RIGHT, & WALTZ FORWARD
43-44-45Rock forward on to right, rock back on left, making ½ turn right step forward on right
& FORWARD LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
&46-48On the & beat step left beside right, waltz forward right-left-right
REPEAT
TAG
At the beginning of the 4th wall, facing the back
SAILOR STEPS
1-3Step left behind right, step right to the side, step left in place
4-6Step right behind left, step left to the side, step right in place
4-6Step right behind left, step left to the side, step right in place
1-6Repeat the last 6 steps
Begin the dance againFINISH
To finish at the front, dance the first 6 steps of the dance, cross left behind right and slowly unwind ½ turn left to finish facing the front
Ballroom dancers may find steps 17&18 easier to do as a reverse heel turn and a backward turning lock followed by the hesitation drag
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