Starts on first proper beat of music, right after the drum roll.
STEP LEFT KICK, BACK SLIDE TOUCH
1
Step forward on left foot
2-3
Kick right foot forward over counts 2-3
5-6
Slide left foot besides right (keeping weight on right) over counts 5-6
7
Step forward on left foot
8-9
With weight on left foot, make ¼ turn to left, sweeping right toe out to right side
¾ TURN OVER RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PERFORMING A RIGHT OVER LEFT TWINKLE
11
Make ¼ turn to right stepping back on left
12
Make further ½ turn to right stepping forward on right foot
STEP-HOLD-HOLD, STEP-HOLD-HOLD, OR OPTIONAL VARIATION: STEP-LOCK-STEP, STEP-LOCK STEP
13-14-15
Step forward on left foot, hold for two counts
16-17-18
Step forward on right foot, hold for two counts
At certain times in the music, it may feel more natural to dance waltz-tempo lock shuffles left and right
13-14-15
Step forward on left foot, lock right foot behind left, step forward on right
16-17-18
Step forward on right foot, lock left foot behind right, step forward on left
19
Step forward on left foot
20
Touch right toe behind left foot
21
Unwind ¾ turn over right shoulder (weight changes right foot)
22
Make large-ish step on left to left side
23-24
Slide right toe in (keeping weight on left foot) over counts 23-24
When dancing 8' Waltz, it feels very much like it is a dance of two halves. The above is the first half, the below is the second. Just dance it straight through.
24-26-27
Cross right over left, hold for counts 26-27
28-29-30
Step left to left side, recover weight onto right foot, cross left over right
31-32-33
Step right to right side, hold for counts 32-33
34-35-36
Perform a left-over-right twinkle making a ¼ turn to left
37-38-39
Rock forward on right foot, rock back on left foot, make ¼ turn to right stepping right to right side
It's kind of like a twinkle
40-41-42
Perform a left-over-right twinkle
FRONT-SIDE-BEHIND, POINT-HOLD-HOLD
43-44-45
Step right over left, step left to left side, step right behind left
46
Point left to left side
47-48
Hold position for counts 47-48
RESTART On the 6th wall (3:00 wall the second time around the room), dance the dance as normal, changing the following steps, then restart from the top.37-38-39Rock forward on right foot, back on left, make ½ turn to right stepping forward on right
40-41-42
With weight remaining on right foot, make a further ¼ turn (to front wall), sweeping left to left side. Hold for two counts