The Gandy Dancer (P)

Position:

facing the center of the dance floor (9:00). Please note that 12:00 is down the line of dance (LOD). For couples, start with Man in front of lady with hands joined out to sides, lady facing same way (tandem position)

VINE DOWN LOD INTO ½ TURN WITH HITCH

Couples: Maintain hand position through count 2, release left hands and raise right hands, on count 3 right hands will go over lady's head, lower right hands slightly and rejoinng left hands into sweetheart position on count 4

VINE DOWN LOD WITH ¼ TURN, TOUCH

SYNCOPATED JUMP FORWARD WITH HOLDS

SYNCOPATED JUMP BACK WITH HOLDS

Couples: May want to bump inside hips on counts 10-12 and 14-16

HALF PIVOTS, WALK FORWARD, KICK, KICK

Couples: Release left hands and raise right hands on count 17, lower right hands and rejoin left hands on count 20, back into sweetheart position

SHUFFLES FORWARD DOWN LOD

STEP PIVOTS, SHUFFLES

Couples: Maintain hand hold and simply turn around, man will be on lady's right and then back on the left again

¼ TURNS INTO FULL TURNS, SHUFFLES TRAVELING FORWARD (12:00)

Couples On first turn, release left hand hold, raise right hand as lady turns and man simply walks forward (left-right). Rejoin hands for shuffle. On second turn, release right hand hold, raise left hands as man turns and lady simply walks forward (right-left). Rejoin hands for shuffle

¼ PIVOT WITH HIP SWINGS, WEAVE TO RIGHT SIDE UP LINE OF DANCE

VINE DOWN LOD WITH SHUFFLE WITH ¼ TURN, 1/8 TURN WITH HIP SWINGS

Couples: Release left hands on count 60 and at the same time raise right hands, maintain right hand hold and lower right hand out to right side. At the same time, man reaches back with left hand and lady places her left hand in his on count 61

REPEAT