ROVER'S RETURN

CHOREOGRAPHER: Nigel & Barbara Payne (12/03)
COUNT: 64
TYPE: Circle Phrased Fun Mixer Dance
MUSIC: The Happy Wanderer by Dave Sheriff-120 bpm (Start On Vocals) (Single DSCD60)

Position: Man facing LOD on inside of circle, Lady facing RLOD on outside of circle.
Side by side man's right shoulder to ladies right shoulder
Hands: Mans right to ladies left. Mans left to ladies right.

MAIN VOCALS
WALK RIGHT, LEFT. RIGHT. KICK LEFT

		Man					Lady
1-3	Walk forward right, left, right		Walk back right, left, right
4	Kick left forward			Kick left forward

WALK LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT. TOUCH RIGHT

5-7	Walk back left, right, left		Walk forward left, right, left
8	Touch right beside left			Touch right beside left

WALK RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, TURNING 1/2 TURN RIGHT. HIP BUMPS

	Both
9-12	Walk right, left, right, left turning 1/2 right (Take weight on left)
13-16	Bump hips right twice, Bump hips left twice (Weight ends on left)
	Man now on OLOD facing RLOD. Lady now on ILOD facing LOD

WALK RIGHT, LEFT. RIGHT. KICK LEFT

		Man					Lady
17-19	Walk forward right, left, right		Walk back right, left, right
20	Kick left forward			Kick left forward

WALK LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT. TOUCH RIGHT

21-23	Walk back left, right, left		Walk forward left, right, left
24	Touch right beside left			Touch right beside left

WALK RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, TURNING 1/2 TURN RIGHT. HIP BUMPS

	Both
25-28	Walk right, left, right, left turning 1/2 right (Take weight on left)
29-32	Bump hips right twice, Bump hips left twice (Weight ends on left)
	(Now back in starting positions)

CHORUS.
During the chorus you will be shuffling forwards, weaving in and out of the people in front of you
i.e: People starting on inside of circle will shuffle to the outside of the circle and then back
to the inside of the circle. People on the outside of the circle will shuffle to the inside of
circle, then shuffle back to the outside of the circle, grabbing hands as you pass the person in
front of you. i.e: left to left and then right to right.

SHUFFLE FORWARD X 4

	Everybody
33&34	Shuffle forward right, left, right to right diagonal
35&36	Shuffle forward left, right, left to left diagonal
37&38	Shuffle forward right, left, right to right diagonal
39&40	Shuffle forward left, right, left to left diagonal

SHUFFLE FORWARD X 2. FULL TURN RIGHT WITH NEW PARTNER

41&42	Shuffle forward right, left, right to right diagonal
43&44	Shuffle forward left, right, left to left diagonal
	You have now moved forward 6 partners, link right arms with this partner
45&46	Shuffle right, left, right 1/2 turn right
47&48	Shuffle left, right, left 1/2 turn right

SHUFFLE FORWARD X 4

49&50	Shuffle forward right, left, right to right diagonal
51&52	Shuffle forward left, right, left to left diagonal
53&54	Shuffle forward right, left, right to right diagonal
55&56	Shuffle forward left, right, left to left diagonal
	You have now moved on a further 4 partners

FULL TURN RIGHT. TOUCH. HOLD

	As you turn with you new partner, rejoin hand hold, Mans right to ladies right
57-62	Walk round to the right completing full turn right
	stepping right, left, right, left. right, left
63-64	Touch right beside left, Hold (As you touch and hold join hands back in start position)

BEGIN AGAIN

Note: You will dance the whole dance 5 times
Then repeat the chorus section counts 33-64 one more time
Then weave until the end of the track

From: nigel@paynen.fsnet.co.uk

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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