TOO MANY RIVERS TO CROSS (PARTNER)

CHOREOGRAPHER: Toshio Suzuki (18 Sep 2004)
COUNT: Phrased (AABBCC)
TYPE: Couples Dance
MUSIC: Too Many Rivers To Cross by Brenda Lee

Intro: Wait 8 counts, Man remains in place facing OLOD, Lady turns (rolling vine)

Position: Begin by facing each other in butterfly position, Man facing OLOD.
Lady's steps are mirror image of Man's.
Dance is performed counterclockwise around the dance floor

1-2	Lady: Begin Rolling vine to right on Right
3&4	Ending with Right, Left, Right
	(Couple starts with double hand hold (butterfly),
	moving to open single hand hold as Lady does the turns)
5-6	Lady: Begin Rolling vine to left on Left
7&8	Ending with Left, Right, Left
	(Couple ends in butterfly position again)

Man's Steps (unless otherwise stated)

SET A
VINE & TURN

1-2	Step Left to left, step Right behind Left
3&4	Step Left to left, step Right beside Left, 1/2 turn left on Left
	(Start with double hand hold (butterfly),
	changing to open single hand hold as they turn)
5-6	Step Right to right, step Left behind Right
7&8	Step Right to right, step Left beside Right, 1/2 turn right on Right
	(Couple end facing each other in butterfly position)

BASKETBALL TURN, FORWARD SHUFFLES

9-10	Slight lunge to the left on Left, recover on Right 1/4 turning right
11-12	Step forward on Left (slightly tilting body forward), recover on Right 1/2 turning right
13&14	Forward shuffle Left, Right, Left
15&16	Forward shuffle Right, Left, Right
	(Couple is in semi closed position while shuffling/traveling down the LOD)

VINE & TURN

17-18	Step Left to left, step Right behind Left
19&20	Step Left to left, step Right beside Left, 1/2 turn left on Left
	(Start with double hand hold (butterfly),
	changing to open single hand hold as they turn)
21-22	Step Right to right, step Left behind Right
23&24	Step Right to right, step Left beside Right, 1/2 turn right on Right
	(Couple end facing each other in butterfly position)

BASKETBALL TURN, FORWARD SHUFFLES

25-26	Slight lunge to the left on Left, recover on Right 1/4 turning right
27-28	Step forward on Left (slightly tilting body forward), recover on Right 1/2 turning right
29&30	Forward shuffle Left, Right, Left
31&32	Forward shuffle Right, Left, Right
	(Couple is in semi closed position while shuffling/traveling down the LOD)

SET B
ROCK APART, SHUFFLE

	(Right promenade to left promenade)
1-2	Man: Rock apart on Left, recover on Right
	Lady: Rock apart on Right, recover on Left
3&4	Man: Cross shuffle Left, Right, Left
	(moving behind Lady and toward the right to end on Lady's right)
	Lady: Cross shuffle Right, Left, Right
	(moving in front of Man and toward the left to end on Man's left)
	(Left promenade, traveling down LOD)
5-6	Man: Rock apart on Right, recover on Left
	Lady: Rock apart on Left, recover on Right
7&8	Man: Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
	Lady: Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left

ROCK FORWARD, TURN, WALK

	(Reverse promenade right traveling down RLOD)
9-10	Rock forward on Left, recover on Right 1/2 turning left
11-16	Walk forward Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right

	(Right promenade to left promenade)
17-18	Man: Rock apart on Left, recover on Right
	Lady: Rock apart on Right, recover on Left
19&20	Man: Cross shuffle Left, Right, Left
	(moving behind Lady and toward the right to end on Lady's right)
	Lady: Cross shuffle Right, Left, Right
	(moving in front of Man and toward the left to end on Man's left)
	(Left promenade, traveling down RLOD)
21-22	Man: Rock apart on Right, recover on Left
	Lady: Rock apart on Left, recover on Right
23&24	Man: Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
	Lady: Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left

ROCK FORWARD, TURN, WALK

	(Reverse promenade right traveling down LOD)
25-26	Rock forward on Left, recover on Right 1/2 turning left
	(Right promenade traveling down LOD)
27-30	Walk forward Left, Right, Left, Right
31-32	Step forward on Left 1/4 turn right, step Right beside Left (weight on right)
	(Couple now face each other with Man facing OLOD)

SET C
TOE, HEEL, CROSS SHUFFLE

	(Couple is facing each other in open double hand hold (butterfly)
1	Touch Left toe (slightly angled in) beside Right
2	Touch Left heel (slightly angled out) beside Right
3&4	Cross shuffle Left, Right, Left
5	Touch Right toe (slightly angled in) beside Left
6	Touch Right heel (slightly angled out) beside Left
7&8	Cross shuffle Right, Left, Right

ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS, HOLD

9-10	Rock Left to left side, recover on Right
11-12	Cross Left over Right, hold
13-14	Rock Right to right side, recover on Left
15-16	Cross Right over Left, hold

SLOW BOX TURNS

	(Couple moves into closed position for the box turns)
17-18	Step/drag forward on Left, hold
19-20	Step Right beside Left 1/4 turn left, step Left beside Right
21-22	Step/drag back on Right, hold
23-24	Step Left beside Right 1/4 turn left, step Right beside Left
25-26	Step/drag forward on Left, hold
27-28	Step Right beside Left 1/4 turn left, step Left beside Right
29-30	Step/drag back on Right, hold
31-32	Step Left beside Right 1/4 turn left, step Right beside Left

TOE, HEEL, CROSS SHUFFLE

	(Couple is facing each other in open double hand hold (butterfly)
33	Touch Left toe (slightly angled in) beside Right
34	Touch Left heel (slightly angled out) beside Right
35&36	Cross shuffle Left, Right, Left
37	Touch Right toe (slightly angled in) beside Left
38	Touch Right heel (slightly angled out) beside Left
39&40	Cross shuffle Right, Left, Right

ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS, HOLD

41-42	Rock Left to left side, recover on Right
43-44	Cross Left over Right, hold
45-46	Rock Right to right side, recover on Left
47-48	Cross Right over Left, hold

SLOW BOX TURNS

	(Couple moves into closed position for the box turns)
49-50	Step/drag forward on Left, hold
51-52	Step Right beside Left 1/4 turn left, step Left beside Right
53-54	Step/drag back on Right, hold
55-56	Step Left beside Right 1/4 turn left, step Right beside Left
57-58	Step/drag forward on Left, hold
59-60	Step Right beside Left 1/4 turn left, step Left beside Right
61-62	Step/drag back on Right, hold
63-64	Step Left beside Right 1/4 turn left, step Right beside Left

Then begin the dance all over again by repeating sets A,B,C.
Dance ends nicely together with the music.

From: sujukisan@yahoo.com

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