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) |