ROCK SLIDE CHOREOGRAPHER: Lin Henderson (07/97) Virginia Beach, VA (757) 498-9804 COUNT: 56 TYPE: Swing Mixer LEVEL: Intermediate MUSIC: Hearts Desire by Lee Roy Parnell-105bpm (teach) I Wanna Rock by Shelly Streeter-116bpm (teach) See Rock City by Rick Trevino-130bpm (dance) 455 Rocket by Kathy Mattea-122bpm (dance) Any medium speed swing music NOTE: Dance begins with the man on the inside of the circle facing out, and the lady on the outside of the circle facing in, in a two-hand swing hold. THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE ON THE MAN'S FOOTWORK, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. THE LADY USES OPPOSITE FOOTWORK. EAST COAST SWING BASIC TWICE 1&2 LEFT triple step in place 3&4 RIGHT triple step in place 5 Rock back on LEFT foot 6 Rock forward onto RIGHT foot 7&8 LEFT triple step in place 9&10 RIGHT triple step in place 11 Rock back on LEFT foot 12 Rock forward onto RIGHT foot UNDERARM SWING TURN WITH PARTNERS CHANGING SIDES Man releases lady's left hand 13&14 LEFT triple step forward as man raises his left hand to allow lady to turn CCW 15&16 RIGHT triple step in place as man turns 1/2 turn to his right, the lady will turn 1/2 turn to her left 17 Rock back on LEFT foot 18 Rock forward onto RIGHT foot The man is now on the outside of the circle facing in, and the lady is on the inside of the circle facing out, in single hand swing hold. LADY'S 1/2 WALKAROUND INTO FORWARD CLOSED PROMENADE 19&20 LEFT triple step in place, man turns 1/4 turn to the right, facing line of dance, and begins leading lady with his left hand across in front of him 21&22 RIGHT triple step in place, as man continues leading lady to right side and finishing with her facing line of dance in closed promenade (conversation) position 23 Rock back on LEFT foot 24 Rock forward onto RIGHT foot FORWARD TRAVELING PRANCES & ROCK STEP INTO SWING TWO HAND HOLD 25 Step LEFT foot forward, lady points right toe in 26 Step RIGHT foot forward, lady points left toe out 27 Step LEFT foot forward, lady points right toe in 28 Step RIGHT foot forward, lady points left toe out 29 Step LEFT foot forward, lady points right toe in 30 Step RIGHT foot forward, lady points left toe out 31 Step LEFT foot forward, lady points right toe in 32 Step RIGHT foot forward, lady points left toe out The man helps to lead the lady by using his hands to slightly twist the lady as she prances forward OPTION for the man here is to also prance forward instead of stepping straight forward 33 Rock back on LEFT foot, partners face each other and man takes lady's left hand with his right 34 Rock forward onto RIGHT foot, the man is now facing towards the outside of the circle and the lady is facing towards the inside 180 SWING TURNS WITH ROCK STEPS 35&36 LEFT triple step slightly forward, man will extend both arms outwards, thus bringing partners into side by side position with the lady on the mans right side 37&38 RIGHT triple step in place, partners will turn 1/2 turn CW in place This will put the lady on the mans left side, with the man facing towards the inside of the circle and the lady facing outside 39 Rock back on LEFT foot 40 Rock forward onto RIGHT foot, partners align themselves back to facing each other 180 SWING TURNS WITH ROCK STEPS 41&42 LEFT triple step slightly forward, man will extend both arms outwards, thus bringing partners into side by side position with the lady on the mans right side 43&44 RIGHT triple step in place, partners will turn 1/2 turn CW in place This will put the lady on the mans left side, with the man facing towards the outside of the circle and the lady facing inside 45 Rock back on LEFT foot 46 Rock forward onto RIGHT foot, partners align themselves back to facing each other HALF BOWS 47&48 LEFT triple step slightly forward, man will extend both arms out to the side, bringing his left arm up over his head placing the lady's right arm behind his head, thus bringing partners into side by side position with the lady on the mans right side 49&50 RIGHT triple step in place, man bringing his right arm up over the lady's head placing his right arm behind her head. Man releases both hands at this time NOTE: The following section is where partners will change. The inside circle (MEN) will move CCW and outside circle (LADIES) will move CW HEEL-TOE SWIVELS & ROCK STEP (The heel-toe footwork applies to both man and lady) 51 Swivel both heels to the LEFT 52 Swivel both toes to the LEFT 53 Swivel both heels to the LEFT 54 Swivel both toes to the LEFT Man picks up new partner in two hand swing hold 55 Rock back on LEFT foot 56 Rock forward onto RIGHT foot REPEAT NOTE: This dance can also be done as a one wall, single couple dance. Substitute the following: HEEL-TOE SWIVELS (The heel-toe footwork applies to both man and lady) 51 Swivel both heels to the LEFT 52 Swivel both toes to the LEFT 53 Swivel both toes to the RIGHT 54 Swivel both heels to the RIGHT Man picks up partner in two hand swing hold Finish with: 55 Rock back on LEFT foot 56 Rock forward onto RIGHT foot Step description prepared by: Dancin', Country Style 3937 Topaz Ln., Virginia Beach, Va. 23456 (757) 471-9147 DancrDan@aol.com and approved by choreographer. From: Dancrdan@aol.com (Dan Ross) Reformatted for display on web site Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas by Don & Patti Brown http://members.aol.com/cactusstar/home.htm