LOVER PLEASE COME BACK

 

Choreographer:        Bobby Houle

Category:                Partner Dance, 32 Count, Circle

Position:                  Side-By-Side (Open Sweetheart)

                               Same footwork throughout

 

Up To Music:            Lover Please, Please Come Back by Billy Swan (140 bpm)

Medium:                  The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Cocteau Twins (128 bpm)

Slow:                       Two In One by Mama Afrika (116 bpm)

 

CHASSE RIGHT AND LEFT

1&2             Step right to side, step left together, step right to side

3-4              Rock left back, recover on right

5&6             Step left to side, step right together, step left to side

Rock right back, recover on left

 

TWO TOE STRUTS, THREE WALKS

1-2              MAN:     Step right toe forward, drop right heel

                   LADY:    Step right toe forward, turn ¼ left and drop right heel

On count 1 right arms to go over lady's head. Release left hand.

3-4              MAN:     Step left toe forward, drop left heel

                   LADY:    Step left toe forward, turn ¼ left and drop left heel

Man facing LOD, lady facing RLOD. Single hand hold, right hand to right hand

5-8              MAN:     Step right forward, step left forward, step right forward, touch left together

                   LADY:    Step right back, step left back, step right back, touch left together

 

LEFT GRAPEVINE, TOUCH, RIGHT GRAPEVINE, TOUCH

1-4              Step left to side, cross right behind left, step left to side, touch right together

Moving apart but keeping hold of right hands

5-8              Step right to side, cross left behind right, step right to side, touch left together

Moving across passing each other face to face. On count 7 change hands to left to side.

Lady now on man's left (man facing LOD, lady facing RLOD).

 

STEP TOUCH, ROLLING VINE LEFT

1-2              Step left to side, touch right together

Slap right hand to right hand

3-4              Step right to side, touch left together

Slap left hand to left hand

5-8              MAN:     Turn ¼ left and step left forward, turn ½ left and step right back, turn ¼ left and

                                step left to side, touch right together

                   LADY:    Turn ¼ left and step left forward, turn ½ left and step right back, turn ½ left and

                                step left together, turn ¼ left and touch right together

Release hands on turn. Lady turning in front of man ending in left side by side both facing LOD

 

REPEAT

 

 

 

 

Text Box: THE WORDS Lover please, please come back, don't take the train comin' down the track Don't please don't, don't leave me, don't leave me in misery You would never hold me so near, you would never call me dear Don't you know I'd die for you, now you're gone that's what I'll do Lover please please come back... Old love story not too long, about a love that went all wrong The girl left the boy, oh so bad, now he's gone and she's so sad Lover please please come back... Lover please please come back... Lover please please come back...