SOMETHING SIMPLE

 

Choreographer:              Mark & Jan Caley

Category:                      Partner Dance, 32 Count, Circle

Position:                        Right Side-By-Side (Open Sweetheart)

                                     Same footwork throughout

                                     Start dancing on lyrics

 

Up To Music:                  Me and Maxine by the Dean Brothers  (113 bpm)

Medium:                        Down Came A Blackbird by Lila McCann  (102 bpm)

Slow:                             Un Momento Alla by Rick Trevino  (94 bpm)

 

 

STEP LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT TRIPLE STEP, RIGHT LEFT, RIGHT TRIPLE STEP

 

1-2          MAN:       Step left slightly back behind right, step right together

               LADY:      Step forward left making ½ turn left, step right together

3&4         MAN:       Left triple step in place (now facing the lady in LOD)

               LADY:      Left triple step in place (now facing the man in RLOD)

5-6          MAN:       Step right slightly forward, step left together

               LADY:      Step on right making ½ turn right, step left together

7&8         MAN:       Right triple step in place (now in sweetheart position facing LOD)

               LADY:      Right triple step in place (now in sweetheart position facing LOD)

 

1-2          The right arms go over the lady's head to end up facing each other with crossed arms

5-6          The right arms go over the lady's head to end up facing LOD in sweetheart position

 

STEP, POINT, SHUFFLE FORWARD, WALK, WALK (LADY'S FULL TURN), LEFT SHUFFLE

 

9-10        Step left forward at a slight angle to right, touch right to side

11&12     Chassé forward right, left, right

13-14      Walk forward left, right lady's making a full turn right (or just walk forward left right)

15&16     Left shuffle forward (now facing LOD)

 

PIVOT ½ TURN LEFT, SHUFFLE FORWARD, PIVOT ½ TURN, RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD

 

17-18      Step right forward, pivot ½ turn left (weight on left, and facing RLOD)

19&20     Chassé forward right, left, right

21-22      Step left forward, pivot ½ turn right (weight on right, and facing LOD)

23&24     Chassé forward left, right, left arms

 

17           Raise the left, release the right

19&20     Lady extends her right forward with palm forward

21           Man then rejoins right hand and releases left

23&24     Rejoin sweetheart position facing LOD

 

ROCK STEP, CHASSE MAKING ¼ TURN RIGHT, CROSS ROCK, WALK, WALK MAKING ¼ TURN LEFT

 

25-26      Rock right forward, recover to left

27&28     Right chasse making a ¼ turn right (now facing old)

Both facing outside of circle with man behind lady

29-30      Cross/rock left over right, recover to right

31-32      Turn ¼ left to face LOD and walk forward left, right

 

REPEAT