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SILVER BUCKLE WALTZ
Choreographer: Bobby Curtis
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DESCRIPTION: Fixed Pattern Partner Waltz Dance done
in 60 beats of music
MUSIC: "Sweet Fire" - Track 6 on "Sweet Fire"
CD by Michael Elvin Hunt
START: Left foot. Couples start facing each other perpendicular
to LOD with hands on belt buckles (lady faces inward toward center
of dance floor, man faces outward)
Note: Man and lady follow the same steps except where noted. (M)
= Man's steps; (L) = Lady's steps.
Note: Since this is a Waltz, slightly accent the first and fourth
beats of each six-count sequence
BEATS/STEP DESCRIPTION
| Sashay Left, Sashay Right, Cathedral
Turn |
| Special note: Beats 1 through
6 are performed only once at the very beginning of the dance. |
| 1 |
Turn to the left and step slightly
forward on Left foot (man and lady are Right shoulder to Right
shoulder - man faces LOD, lady faces opposite LOD) |
| 2 |
Step Right foot in place |
| 3 |
Step Left foot in place |
| 4 |
Swivel ½ turn CW on ball
of Left foot and step slightly forward on Right foot (man
and lady are Left shoulder to Left shoulder - man faces opposite
LOD, lady faces LOD) |
| 5 |
Step Left foot in place |
| 6 |
Step Right foot in place |
| 7 - 12 |
Man and lady place Left arms around
each others waists and join Right hands overhead (insides
of fingers together pointed in an upside-down "V"
configuration). With Left shoulder to Left shoulder, they
make one full CCW revolution in a "cathedral" position
on these six beats. |
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Man's Half Turn Left & Lady's Spin Into a Promenade
to Face LOD
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| 13 |
Place Left hands on belt buckle.
(M) Turn Left foot ¼ turn to the left and step; (L)
Step on Left foot and begin a 360 degree CCW spin on ball
of Left foot (lady spins under man's Right arm) |
| 14 |
(M) Step right foot next to left;
(L) Continue full CCW spin |
| 15 |
(M) Turn left foot ¼ to the
left and step; (L) Complete full CCW spin (rejoin left hands,
man and lady back in normal promenade position) |
| 16, 17, 18 |
Man and lady waltz forward on these
three beats (R,L,R) |
| Forward, Leg Swings, Knee Hike,
Leg "Uncurl", Man & Lady's CW Turn |
| 19 |
Step forward on Left foot |
| 20 |
Extend Right leg diagonally out
the left |
| 21 |
Swing extended Right leg forward |
| 22 |
Step forward on Right foot |
| 23 |
Hike Left knee (Left foot next to
Right calf) |
| 24 |
Swing Left leg forward |
| 25 |
(Disengage Right hands) Step forward
on Left foot and begin 1 full CW turn by pivoting on ball
of Left foot (man's left arm begins to pass over lady's head} |
| 26 |
Continue CW turn by stepping to
the side (toward LOD) and pivoting on Right foot |
| 27 |
Complete CW turn by stepping forward
on Left foot (disengage Left hands and place on belt buckle;
rejoin Right hands in front of lady's waist) |
| 28-30 |
(M) Raise lady's Right hand and
step forward (R,L,R) on these three beats; (L) Execute one
full CCW turn under man's Right arm back to a promenade position
on these three beats (R,L,R). |
| Forward & Back, Jazz Box,
Leg Swing, Heel Hook |
| 31 |
Step forward on Left foot |
| 32 |
Step forward on Right foot |
| 33 |
Step Left foot next to Right |
| 34 |
Step back on Right foot |
| 35 |
Step back on Left foot |
| 36 |
Step Right foot next to Left |
| 37 |
Cross Left foot over Right and rock
on Left foot |
| 38 |
Rock back on Right foot |
| 39 |
Step Left foot beside Right |
| 40 |
Cross Right foot over Left and step |
| 41 |
Swing Left leg around to front |
| 42 |
Cross Left leg in front of Right
shin |
| Man and Lady's Full CCW Forward-Moving
Turn with Hand Exchanges |
| 43 |
(Disengage Left hands) Step forward
on Left foot and turn ¼ CCW with the step (man's Right
arm passes over lady's head) |
| 44 |
Step to the side with Right foot
(rejoin Left hands behind man's back) |
| 45 |
(Disengage Right hands) Turn ¼
turn CCW on ball of Right foot and step back on Left foot |
| 46 |
Pivot ¼ turn CCW on ball
of Left foot, cross Right foot over Left and step (lady begins
to turn under man's Left arm; man picks up and rejoins lady's
Right hand as she comes around) |
| 47 |
Turn Left foot ¼ turn CCW
and step forward on Left (man's Left arm passes over lady's
head as they turn) |
| 48 |
Step forward on Right foot (rejoin
Right hands back in a normal promenade position) |
| Lady to Skater's Position, Back
to Promenade and Two Full CW Spins |
| 49 |
Man raises both of lady's hands
above her head. (M) Step forward on Left foot; (L) Step forward
on Left foot and begin one full turn CW on this beat by pivoting
on ball of Left foot |
| 50 |
(M) Step forward on Right foot;
(L) Finish CW turn by stepping forward on Right foot (man
and lady bring arms down into a skater's position) |
| 51 |
Step forward on Left foot |
| 52 |
Man raises both of lady's hands
above her head. (M) Step forward on Right foot; (L) Step forward
on Right foot and begin one full turn CCW on this beat by
pivoting on ball of Right foot |
| 53 |
(M) Step forward on Left foot; (L)
Finish CCW turn by stepping forward on Left foot (man and
lady back in normal promenade position) |
| 54 |
Step forward on Right foot |
| Man's Steps: |
| 55-60 |
Man places his Left hand on his
belt buckle, raises lady's Right hand in order to spin her
and does a normal 6-count waltz sequence forward. On beat
59, man pivots ½ turn CW on ball of Left foot to face
opposite LOD. On beat 60, man rocks back slightly on Right
foot, keeps the lady's Right hand raised and prepares to enter
the "cathedral" turn on beat 7. |
| Lady's Steps: |
| 55-60 |
Lady places her Left hand on her
belt buckle and executes 2 full CW spins under man's Right
hand on these six beats, finishing up facing LOD on man's
left side on beat 60. The lady, with her Right hand raised
in the man's Right hand, prepares to enter the "cathedral"
turn on beat 7. |
Repeat pattern beginning on beat 7.
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