Backstage Pass (P) - Bernie Ruschman - December 1999

Step Sheet

Position:

Open

Man & Lady use same footwork, except in counts 65-72

SWAYING FORWARD WALKS

Step forward on right, turning body slightly left

Hold

Step forward on left, turning body slightly right

Hold

5-8

Walk forward right-left-right-left (continue turning body left right-left-right)

SWAYING BACK WALKS

Step back on right, turning body slightly right

Hold

Step back on left, turning body slightly left

Hold

13-16

Walk back right-left-right-left (continue turning body right left-right-left)

RIGHT HEEL, TOE, TURN

Extend right heel forward

Hold

Extend right toe back

Hold

Extend right heel forward

Lift right heel & turn ¼ to right on ball of left

Step down on right foot

Hold

LEFT HEEL, TOE, TURNS

Extend left heel forward

Hold

Extend left heel to rear

Hold

Extend left heel forward

Lift left heel & turn ¼ left on ball of right

Step down on left

Hold

LADY'S BACK PASS

33&34

Shuffle right-left-right

35&36

Shuffle left-right-left

37&38

Shuffle right-left-right

39&40

Shuffle left-right-left

During these shuffles, the lady crosses in front of the man, without turning, and ends up behind him, holding his back extended hands. The lady's first step is right crossing over left.

LADY'S FRONT PASS

41&42

Shuffle right-left-right

43&44

Shuffle left-right-left

45&46

Shuffle right-left-right

47&48

Shuffle left-right-left

During these shuffles, return lady in front of the man, facing LOD, hands right to right and left to left.

SWAYS

Step right to right & sway right

Touch left to right

Step left to left & sway left

Touch right to left

53-56

Sway bodies right left-right-left

FACE TO FACE

57&58

Bring right hands over lady's head & turn lady ½ to left to face man, on right-left-right shuffle hands are crossed right hands on top

59&60

Shuffle in place left-right-left

61&62

Rock back on right, heels extending, left heels forward & step together

63&64

Repeat steps 61&62

SWING IN PLACE

65&66

MAN: Shuffle left-right-left

LADY: Shuffle right-left-right

67&68

MAN: Shuffle right-left-right

LADY: Shuffle left-right-left

69&70

MAN: Rock back on left heel, extend right heel forward, then return feet together

LADY: Rock back on right heel, extend left heel forward, then return feet together

71&72

BOTH: Repeat steps 69&70

AROUND THE WORLD

73&74

BOTH: Resume using the same footwork, shuffle right-left-right

75&76

Shuffle left-right-left

77&78

Shuffle right-left-right

79&80

Shuffle left-right-left

During these shuffles, raise lady's hands up and turn lady to the left to travel around man's left side & end up on man's right side.

KNEE, BALL, CHANGES

81&82

Bring right knee up and step down on right turning 1/8 to the right, step down on left

83-88

Repeat steps 81&82 three time. This completes a ½ turn

DUCK OUT & TURN AROUND

89-96

During the next 4 shuffles, both starting on right-left-right, (1) lady ducks under man's right arm, (2) on left-right-left, lady goes to man's left, man to right, (3) on right-left-right, man and lady turn ½ to the left to face LOD in open position (4) shuffle in place

REPEAT