THE LAST WALTZ CHOREOGRAPHER: Norma J. Fuller & Lewis Cain COUNT: 48 TYPE: 1 Wall Couples/Circle Dance LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate MUSIC: Could I Have This Dance by Anne Murray The Last Waltz by Rodney Crowell Saturday Night by Billy Dean WALTZ FORWARD TOUCHING PALMS OF HANDS, WALTZ BACK, WALTZ FORWARD, WALTZ BACK On the following steps, touch hands palm to palm, bringing them up when stepping forward beginning the circle, bringing them out and down as you step back man facing outside line of dance, lady facing inside line of dance 1 MAN: Step forward on left LADY: Step forward on right 2-3 MAN: Step right, left in place LADY: Step left, right in place 4 MAN: Step forward on right LADY: Step forward on left 5-6 MAN: Small steps back on balls of left, then right in place LADY: Small steps back on balls of right, then left 1-6 MAN: Repeat steps above LADY: Repeat steps above CROSSOVER TWINKLES WITH LADIES RIGHT TURN 1 MAN: Cross left over right, releasing right hand (turning slightly right) LADY: Cross right over left, releasing left hand (turning slightly left) 2 MAN: Small step side right (turning back) LADY: Small step side right (turning back) 3 MAN: Replace weight to left (turning slightly left) LADY: Replace weight to right (turning slightly right) 4 MAN: Cross right over left, joining right hand to lady's left LADY: Cross left over right, joining left hand to man's right 5 MAN: Small step side left (turning back to face lady) LADY: Small step side right to face man 6 MAN: Replace weight to right LADY: Replace weight to left 1 MAN: Cross left over right to face LOD, join right hand (right hand to right hand) LADY: Cross right over right (right hand to right hand) 2 MAN: Small step side right LADY: Small step side left 3 MAN: Replace weight to left LADY: Replace weight to right, turning 1/4 turn facing LOD 4 MAN: Cross right over left LADY: Turn 1/2 turn right on ball of left 5 MAN: Step forward on left LADY: Turn 1/2 turn right on ball of right 6 MAN: Small step forward on right, (sweetheart position) LADY: Step forward on left (sweetheart position) WALTZ FORWARD, WALTZ FORWARD EXTENDING LEG FORWARD 1 MAN: Step forward on left LADY: Step forward on right 2-3 MAN: Small steps forward on balls of right, left LADY: Small steps forward on balls of left, right 4 MAN: Step forward on right LADY: Step forward on left 5-6 MAN: Small steps forward on balls of left, right LADY: Small steps forward on balls of right, left 1 MAN: Step forward on left LADY: Step forward on right 2-3 MAN: Bend right knee, extend forward on 3 LADY: Bend left knee on 2, extend on 3 4 MAN: Step forward on right LADY: Step forward on left 5-6 MAN: Small step forward on ball of left, then right LADY: Small step forward on ball of right, then left STEP PIVOT 1/2 TURN STEP. STEP PIVOT 1/2 TURN STEP 1 MAN: Step forward on left, releasing right hands LADY: Step forward on right, releasing right hands 2 MAN: Turn 1/2 turn right shifting weight to right (join left hand to ladies right) LADY: Turn 1/2 left shifting weight to left (join right hand to man's left) 3 MAN: Step forward left LADY: Step forward on right 4 MAN: Step forward on right LADY: Step forward on left 5 MAN: Turn 1/2 turn left, shifting weight to left LADY: Turn 1/2 turn left, shifting weight to right 6 MAN: Step forward on right LADY: Step forward on left 3/4 TURN, WALTZ BACK 1 MAN: Step to left, turning 1/4 left on left, down LOD LADY: Step to right, turning 1/4 turn right on right, down LOD 2 MAN: Step right continuing turn down LOD LADY: Step on left, continuing right down LOD 3 MAN: Step on left, finishing 3/4 turn left LADY: Step on right, finishing 3/4 turn right 4-6 MAN: Step back right, left, right LADY: Step back left, right, left REPEAT Reformatted for display on web site Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas by Don & Patti Brown http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm