BUY ME A ROSE

CHOREOGRAPHER: Hazel Pace, January 2001 (Tel. 01538360886)
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
MUSIC: Buy Me A Rose by Kenny Rogers-98 BPM (Intro - 16 Counts Start On Vocals)
	My Old Love In New Mexico by Holly Dunn-102 BPM (CD - Ultimate Country Dance Collection - Cha Cha - Volume 1)
	Baby Hold On by Ricochet (CD - What You Leave Behind)

FORWARD & BACK ROCKS, 3/4 TURN LEFT, CROSS ROCK

1-2	Step and rock forward onto right, recover on left
3-4	Step and rock back onto right, recover on left
	(Emphasise rock steps bending knees and swaying body in the direction of rock steps)
5	Half turn left stepping back on right
6	On ball of right turn 1/4 left stepping left to left side
7-8	Cross rock right over left, recover on left

SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, ROCK BEHIND, SIDE, BEHIND, 1/4 TURN, 3/4 TURN LEFT

1&2	Step right to right side, cross left in front of right, step right to right side
3	Cross left behind right
	(Keep body facing front, sway arms and body to the right,
	slightly raising body up onto toes)
4	Recover weight onto right
5&6	Step left to side, step right behind left, step left into 1/4 turn left
7	Half turn left stepping back on right
8	Step down onto left turning 1/4 left

SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE SHUFFLE 1/4 TURN, 3/4 TURN RIGHT, SIDE ROCK

1-2	Step right to right side, step left behind right
3&4	Step right to side, step left beside right, step right into 1/4 turn right
5	Half turn right stepping back on left
6	Step down onto right turning 1/4 right
7	Step left to left side swaying body left
8	Step down on right swaying body right

ROCK BEHIND & STEP, X2, CROSS ROCK BEHIND, FULL TRIPLE TURN LEFT

1&2	Step and rock left behind right, recover on right, step left to side
3&4	Step and rock right behind left, recover on left, step right to side
5-6	Step and rock left behind right, recover on right
	(On above rock steps sway arms and body in the same direction as behind
	rock steps, keeping body facing front)
7&8	Full triple turn left moving to the left on left, right, left

This is a smooth, continuous flowing dance. It is not phrased but it feels good.
Just enjoy the music and let the dance FLOW.

From: mark-lyn@mdarling.fsbusiness.co.uk (Mark and Lynda Darling)

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