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Melancholy Child

44 Count   2 wall   int.  1 restart  wall 4** after 24 beats and Adagio Interlude* after 26 beats wall 6 then restart   Start on RIGHT foot  Choreographed by Ian Dunn   Music “Melancholy Child” by Pam Tillis

Beats

Steps

1-2 3&4 5-6 &7&8 &1&2 3-4

R Side rock, cross shuffle, L (Monterey ¼) touch to side, ¼ turn Lstep together (5,6) & L heel & touch R (&7&8) & L heel & R heel (&1&2) hinge, step R scuff L

5&6 7-8

Shuffle LRL  Rock fwd R, rock back onto L

1-2 3&4 5-6 7&8

1/4R step R, ½ turn step L, behind side cross (RLR)# Rock L , recover, L sailor  **

1&2 3-4 5&6 7-8

R sailor (step fwd R)* step turn & shuffle fwd L-R-L full turn L step R-L

1-2

Step R ½ turn and hook L

1-2&3&4 5-6&7&8

Diagonally  Step L, drag R, hop shuffle,  Step R, drag L, hop shuffle

1-2

Step L ½ turn, touch R

ADAGIO at *

Approx 24 counts

 

Heel taps 16

22 steps finish

Long step L fwd, drag R toe to touch   My own   Rolling R vine & touch (4)  I see Rolling L vine & touch (4)  Melancholy  Long  R step back & drag to touch (4) Child Long L step back, drag to touch. (4) Then comes the R scuff and heel taps (8) then the L scuff and heel taps (16)  Restart the dance.  Finish at front at  # with another long L step to L drag R to touch (music just finished)