SMOOTH SAILING

CHOREOGRAPHER: Helen Ayling and Bob Smith
COUNT: 54
TYPE: Couples Progressive Waltz
MUSIC: Their Hearts Are Dancing by Forester Sisters-100bpm

Position: Closed dance position.

	MAN					LADY

BOX STEP

	(without advancing along LOD)	(without advancing along LOD)
1	Step Left forward		Step Right back
2	Step Right to Right side	Step Left to left side
3	Step Left next to Right		Step Right next to Left
4	Step Right back			Step Left forward
5	Step Left to Left side		Step Right to right side
6	Step Right next to Left		Step Left next to Right

BASIC WALTZ SERIES

	(Advancing along LOD)		(Advancing along LOD)
7-9	Step forward 			Step back
	Left, Right, Left		Right, Left, Right
10-12	Step forward			Step back
	Right, Left, Right		Left, Right, Left

LADY'S AND MAN'S CHASE

	(Moving forward,		(Moving forward,
	then backward along LOD)	then backward along LOD)
13-15	Step forward			Step back into full right
	Left, Right, Left		turn: Right, Left, Right
16-18	Step forward			Step back
	Right, Left, Right		Left, Right, Left
19-21	Step back into full left	Step forward
	turn: Left, Right, Left		Right, Left, Right
22-24	Step back			Step forward
	Right, Left, Right		Left, Right, Left

CROSSOVERS

	(Serpentine advancing		(Serpentine, advancing
	along LOD)			along LOD)
25	Step Left 45° to right		Step Right 45° to left
	across Right			behind Left
26	Step with Right			Step with Left
27	Step with Left			Step with Right
28	Step Right 45° to left		Step Left 45° to right
	across Left			behind Right
29	Step with Left			Step with Right
30	Step with Right			Step with Left

CROSSOVERS

	(Serpentine advancing		(Serpentine, advancing
	along LOD)			along LOD)
31	Step Left 45° to right		Step Right 45° to left
	across Right			behind Left
32	Step with Right			Step with Left
33	Step with Left			Step with Right
34	Step Right 45° to left		Step Left 45° to right
	across Left			behind Right
35	Step with Left			Step with Right
36	Step with Right			Step with Left

LADY 1 1/2 TURN AND WALTZ BASIC

	(Advancing along LOD)		(Advancing along LOD)
37	Step Left forward		Stepping Right, Left, Right,
38	Step Right forward		step back into 1 1/2 turn
39	Step Left forward		ending on right side of man
40-42	Step forward			Step forward
	Right, Left, Right		Left, Right, Left

HESITATION STEPS

	(Advancing along LOD)		(Advancing along LOD)
43	Step Left forward		Step Right forward
44	Swing Right forward		Swing Left forward
45	Hold				Hold
46	Step Right forward		Step Left forward
47	Swing Left forward		Swing Right forward
48	Hold				Hold

LADY 1/2 TURN AND WALTZ BASIC

	(Advancing along LOD)		(Advancing along LOD)
49-51	Step forward			Stepping Right, Left, Right,
	Left, Right, Left		step forward into 1/2 turn right
	Return to closed position	Return to closed position,
					lady in front of man
52-54	Step forward			Step back
	Right, Left, Right		Left, Right, Left

From:	keedance@juno.com (Lana L Harvey)

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