Begin The Beguine
Choreographed by Charlotte Skeeters🇺🇸
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Step Sheet
64 Count, 1 Wall
BACK, RECOVER, FORWARD, HOLD, LOCK, FORWARD, FORWARD, ½ PIVOT, SIDE
BACK, RECOVER, FORWARD, HOLD, LOCK, FORWARD, FORWARD, ½ PIVOT, HOLD
SIDE, BEHIND, ¼, FORWARD, ½, HOLD, FORWARD, FORWARD, FORWARD
BACK, HOLD, BACK(&), CROSS, BACK, BACK, RECOVER, FORWARD, ¼ TURN
CROSS, SIDE, FORWARD, SWING UP, SWING DOWN, BACK, ¼ TURN, HOLD/DRAG
CROSS, SIDE, FORWARD, SWING UP, SWING DOWN, BACK, ¼ TURN, HOLD/DRAG
CROSS/LUNGE, RECOVER, SIDE, CROSS/LUNGE, RECOVER, ¼ TURN, FORWARD, ½ PIVOT
¼ SWAY LEFT (2 CTS.); SWAY RIGHT (2 CTS.); BACK, RECOVER, RECOVER, HOLD
REPEAT
TAG
One time only easy tag when using The Limeliters version of this song. After 3rd round, there is an 8 count tag:
1-4Right rock back; recover forward left; right step forward; hold
&Left forward in lock step behind right
5-6Right step forward; left step forward
7-8Pivot ½ turn right (transfer weight right); left step side left
Next 8 counts are repeats of above, except for count 8 which becomes a holdBACK, RECOVER, FORWARD, HOLD, LOCK, FORWARD, FORWARD, ½ PIVOT, HOLD
1-4Right rock back; recover forward left; right step forward; hold
&Left forward in lock step behind right
5-6Right step forward; left step forward
7-8Pivot ½ turn right (transfer weight right); hold
SIDE, BEHIND, ¼, FORWARD, ½, HOLD, FORWARD, FORWARD, FORWARD
1-2Left step side left; right cross behind left
3-4Left step side left into ¼ turn left; right step forward
5-6Pivot ½ turn left (transfer weight left); hold
&Right step forward next to left
7-8Left step forward; right step forward (big step)
BACK, HOLD, BACK(&), CROSS, BACK, BACK, RECOVER, FORWARD, ¼ TURN
1-2Step left back (big step); hold
&Right step back slight angle right
3-4Left cross over front of right (still moving back); right step back
5-6Left step back; recover weight forward right
7-8Left step forward; pivot ¼ turn right (transfer weight right)
CROSS, SIDE, FORWARD, SWING UP, SWING DOWN, BACK, ¼ TURN, HOLD/DRAG
1-2Left cross over right; right step side right
3Step left forward (in front of right with slight cross - big step)
4Swing right leg up into slight kick forward
5Swing right leg down crossing over front and to side of left (weight right)
6-7Left step back; right step back into ¼ turn right (big step)
8Hold and start dragging left toward right
CROSS, SIDE, FORWARD, SWING UP, SWING DOWN, BACK, ¼ TURN, HOLD/DRAG
1-8Repeat above 8 counts
CROSS/LUNGE, RECOVER, SIDE, CROSS/LUNGE, RECOVER, ¼ TURN, FORWARD, ½ PIVOT
1Left cross over right into "lunge" (keep right in place, bend both knees)
2-3Recover weight to right; left step side left
4Right cross over left into "lunge" (keep left in place, bend both knees)
5-6Recover weight to left; right step side right into ¼ turn right
7-8Left step forward; pivot ½ turn right (transfer weight right)
¼ SWAY LEFT (2 CTS.); SWAY RIGHT (2 CTS.); BACK, RECOVER, RECOVER, HOLD
1-2Left step forward into ¼ turn right starting hip/body sway left (2 counts)
3-4Transfer weight to right and sway hips/body right (2 counts)
5-7Left step back; recover weight forward right; recover weight back left
8Hold
Option: At the end of the first round, there is a nice break in the music on last 3 counts 6-7-8. You can simply hold for these last 3 counts, weight will be back on your leftREPEAT
TAG
One time only easy tag when using The Limeliters version of this song. After 3rd round, there is an 8 count tag:
1-2Right rock back; recover weight forward onto left
3-4Right rock forward; hold
3-4Right rock forward; hold
5Step left back (big step)
6-7-8Hold for these 3 counts
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