DUSTY'S WALTZ

CHOREOGRAPHER: Tony & Lana Wilson, Tucson, AZ (520) 797-7295
		keedance@juno.com, tonyukw@juno.com
		homepages.apci.net/~drdeyne/keedance,html
		homepages.apci.net/~drdeyne/tonywilson/
COUNT: 48
TYPE: Partner Progressive Waltz
MUSIC: Any waltz of choice

Start in right side by side position

TWINKLES

1-3	Cross step Left over Right, step Right to right side, step Left in place
4-6	Cross step Right over Left, step Left to left side, step Right in place

BASIC WALTZ STEPS FORWARD

7-9	Step forward Left, step Right next to Left, step slightly forward Left
10-12	Step forward Right, step Left next to Right, step slightly forward Right

MAN: WALTZ FORWARD, BACK LADY: 1/2 TURN LEFT, WALTZ BACK

13-15	Man: Waltz slightly forward Left, Right, Left
	Lady: Step forward Left and start 1/2 turn left,
	step Right and Left finishing turn to face partner
	As lady starts turn, man's right hand goes over lady's head.
	End with hands crossed, right hands on top.
	Lady faces RLOD, man faces LOD
16-18	Man: Waltz back Right, Left, Right moving away from lady
	Lady: Waltz back Right, Left, Right moving away from man

MAN: WALTZ FORWARD, BACK LADY: 1/2 TURN RIGHT, WALTZ BACK

19-21	Man: Waltz slightly forward Left, Right, Left
	Lady: Step forward Left starting 1/2 turn right,
	step Right and Left finishing turn back into side-by-side position facing LOD
	As lady starts turn, drop Left hands.
	Lady turns back next to man in side by side position again.
22-24	Both: Waltz back Right, Left, Right

BASIC WALTZES FORWARD

25-27	Step forward Left, step Right next to Left, step slightly forward Left
28-30	Step forward Right, step Left next to Right, step slightly forward Right

1/2 TURN LEFT, WALTZ BACK

31-33	Step forward Left starting 1/2 turn left, step Right, Left finishing 1/2 turn
	(facing RLOD)
	Release Left hands. Man's Right hand goes over lady's head
	Right hands will be joined behind man. Rejoin Left hands in front of lady.
34-36	Step back Right, step Left next to Right, step Right slightly back

1/2 TURN LEFT, WALTZ FORWARD

37-39	Step back Left starting 1/2 turn left, step Right, Left finishing 1/2 turn
	(now facing LOD)
	Release Right hands. Man's Left hand goes over lady's head.
	Rejoin Right hands at Lady's right shoulder.
	You are now back in right side-by-side position
40-42	Step forward Right, step Left next to Right, step Left slightly forward
	Note: Counts 31-42 progress toward LOD

BALANCES FORWARD AND BACK

43-45	Step forward Left, step Right next to Left, step Left in place
46-48	Step back Right, step Left next to Right, step Right in place

BEGIN AGAIN

Note. We wanted an easy partner waltz to do when the dancers were doing
Waltz Across Texas. It starts the same way and almost ends the same way
the same count This waltz is named for our friend Dusty Miller who hosts
the Country Time Dance site: www.countrytime.com

From: keedance@juno.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm