YES I DO

 

Choreographer:              Rick & Deborah Bates

Category:                      Two Wall Stationary Partner Dance - 32 Counts

Position:                        Right Open Promenade, holding inside hands

                                     (Man’s Right and Lady’s Left)

                                     Partners on opposite footwork

 

Up To Music:                  Yes I Do by Shakin’ Stevens (131 bpm)

Medium:                        Yes I Do by Shakin’ Stevens (Slowed down version) (120 bpm)

Slow:                             Lucky Me Lucky You by Lee Roy Parnell (112 bpm)

 

                    MAN                                                                    LADY

 

Toe Touches, Lunge, Touch, Lunge, Touch, Forward Shuffle

  1  -    2   Touch LEFT toe forward; Touch LEFT                Touch RIGHT toe forward; Touch RIGHT toe next

                  toe next to Right foot  to Left foot

  3  -    4   Take a long step to the left on LEFT foot;          Take a long step to the right on RIGHT foot; Touch

                  Touch RIGHT foot next to Left                           LEFT foot next to Right 

  5  -    6   Take a long step to the right on RIGHT foot;              Take a long step to the left on LEFT foot; Touch

                  Touch LEFT foot next to Right                            RIGHT foot next to Left         

  7 &   8    Shuffle forward (LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT)            Shuffle forward (RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT)

 

Military Pivots, Forward Shuffles

Release insides hands….

  9  -  10                         Step forward on RIGHT foot; Pivot 1/2 turn       Step forward on LEFT foot; Pivot 1/2 turn CW on

                          CCW on ball of Right and shift weight to             ball of Left foot and shift weight to RIGHT foot

                          LEFT foot

11  -  12            Step forward on RIGHT foot; Pivot 1/2 turn       Step forward on LEFT foot; Pivot 1/2 turn CW on

                          CCW on ball of Right and shift weight to             ball of Left foot and shift weight to RIGHT foot

                          LEFT foot

Rejoin inside hands (Man’s Right and Lady’s Left).

13 & 14    Shuffle forward (RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT)         Shuffle forward (LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT)

15 & 16    Shuffle forward (LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT)            Shuffle forward (RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT)

Lady slightly in front of Man.

 

Side Step (Partners Switch Sides), Behind, Turning Shuffle, Military Pivot, Forward Shuffle

Release inside hands (Man’s Right and Lady’s Left). Lady passes in front of Man....

17  -  18   Step to the right on RIGHT foot; Cross LEFT  Step to the left on LEFT foot; Cross RIGHT foot

                foot behind Right and step      behind Left and step

19 & 20    Pivot a 1/4 turn to the right on ball of Left foot   Pivot a 1/4 turn to the left on ball of Right foot and

                   and shuffle forward (RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT)      shuffle forward (LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT)

Partner’s now facing in the opposite direction.

21  -  22            Step forward on LEFT foot; Pivot 1/2 turn CW    Step forward on RIGHT foot; Pivot 1/2 turn CCW

                          on ball of Left and shift weight to RIGHT foot    ball of Right foot and shift weight to LEFT foot

Partner’s now facing each other.

23 & 24    Shuffle forward (LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT)            Shuffle forward (RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT)

Man takes up Lady’s Right hand in his Left.

 

Monterey Turn, Forward Shuffle, Military Pivot, Forward Shuffle

25  -  26   Touch RIGHT toe to the right; Pivot 1/4 turn  Touch LEFT toe to the left; Pivot 1/4 turn CCW on

                  CW on ball of left foot and step RIGHT foot    ball of right foot and step LEFT foot next to Right

                  next to Left

Do not release hands.

27 & 28    Shuffle forward (LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT)            Shuffle Forward (RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT)

Release Man’s Left hand and Lady’s Right.

29  -  30            Step forward on RIGHT foot; Pivot 1/2 turn       Step forward on LEFT foot; Pivot 1/2 turn CW

                          CCW on ball of Right and shift weight to LEFT    ball of Left foot and shift weight to RIGHT foot

                foot

31 & 32    Shuffle forward (RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT)         Shuffle forward (LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT)

Rejoin inside hands. Partners now back in starting position, holding inside hands (Man’s Right and Lady’s Left).

 

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