The Camel's Heart
Count:
64
Wand:
0
Ebene:
Choreograf/in:
Dan Testa (USA)
Musik:
The Camel's Heart - Dolly Parton
Position: the dance is done in line of dance. The dance starts with men facing outside line of dance and women facing inside line of dance in an open double hand hold. The women should start with weight on left foot and the men with weight on right foot (RLOD foot)
The lady's steps are given below. The men do the same steps on the opposite foot for the entire dance
JAZZ BOX, TURNING JAZZ BOX
1-2Step right crossing in front, step back left
3-4Step right to side, step forward left
5-6Step right crossing in front, step back left
7Step right to side
8Step left forward while turning ¼ toward right
Release outside hands; go into open promenade position
FOUR SHUFFLES
9&10Right shuffle forward
11&12Left shuffle forward
13&14Right shuffle forward
15&16Left shuffle forward
HOOK, TOUCH, TRACE OUT A HEART, KICK, TOUCH
17Hook right across touching your partner's boot
18Lower right foot to touch floor (while leg is still hooked)
19-22Drag right toe along floor in a pattern that looks like the right half of a heart ending with the right leg extended back diagonally to the left
23Lightly kick your partner's boot behind you
24Touch right foot to floor behind you
FOUR SHUFFLES
25&26Right shuffle forward
27&28Left shuffle forward
29&30Right shuffle forward
31&32Left shuffle forward
STEP-PIVOT, STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH, TURN, TOUCH
33-34Step forward right, pivot ¼ toward left putting weight on left foot
Recover outside hands after pivoting
35-36Step right next to left, touch left to left side
37-38Step left next to right, touch right to right side
39Turn ¼ toward right shoulder and step right next to left
Release outside hands
40Touch left next to right
FOUR SHUFFLES (OR THREE SHUFFLES, STOMP, HOLD)
41&42Left shuffle forward
43&44Right shuffle forward
45&46Left shuffle forward
47&48Right shuffle forward
If you use 'The Camel's Heart' for your music, the third and fifth patterns will occur on the chorus. There is a rhythm break in the music on counts 47 and 48 here. I recommend doing the following variation on the third and fifth patterns
47-48Stomp down right, hold
TWO JAZZ BOXES
49-50Step left crossing in front of right, step back right
51-52Step left to left side, step forward right
53-56Repeat counts 49-52
3 SHUFFLES, STEP-PIVOT
57&58Left shuffle forward
59&60Right shuffle forward
61&62Left shuffle forward
63-64Step forward right, pivot ¼ left putting weight on left foot
Recover outside hands
REPEAT
The lady's steps are given below. The men do the same steps on the opposite foot for the entire dance
JAZZ BOX, TURNING JAZZ BOX
1-2Step right crossing in front, step back left
3-4Step right to side, step forward left
5-6Step right crossing in front, step back left
7Step right to side
8Step left forward while turning ¼ toward right
Release outside hands; go into open promenade position
FOUR SHUFFLES
9&10Right shuffle forward
11&12Left shuffle forward
13&14Right shuffle forward
15&16Left shuffle forward
HOOK, TOUCH, TRACE OUT A HEART, KICK, TOUCH
17Hook right across touching your partner's boot
18Lower right foot to touch floor (while leg is still hooked)
19-22Drag right toe along floor in a pattern that looks like the right half of a heart ending with the right leg extended back diagonally to the left
23Lightly kick your partner's boot behind you
24Touch right foot to floor behind you
FOUR SHUFFLES
25&26Right shuffle forward
27&28Left shuffle forward
29&30Right shuffle forward
31&32Left shuffle forward
STEP-PIVOT, STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH, TURN, TOUCH
33-34Step forward right, pivot ¼ toward left putting weight on left foot
Recover outside hands after pivoting
35-36Step right next to left, touch left to left side
37-38Step left next to right, touch right to right side
39Turn ¼ toward right shoulder and step right next to left
Release outside hands
40Touch left next to right
FOUR SHUFFLES (OR THREE SHUFFLES, STOMP, HOLD)
41&42Left shuffle forward
43&44Right shuffle forward
45&46Left shuffle forward
47&48Right shuffle forward
If you use 'The Camel's Heart' for your music, the third and fifth patterns will occur on the chorus. There is a rhythm break in the music on counts 47 and 48 here. I recommend doing the following variation on the third and fifth patterns
47-48Stomp down right, hold
TWO JAZZ BOXES
49-50Step left crossing in front of right, step back right
51-52Step left to left side, step forward right
53-56Repeat counts 49-52
3 SHUFFLES, STEP-PIVOT
57&58Left shuffle forward
59&60Right shuffle forward
61&62Left shuffle forward
63-64Step forward right, pivot ¼ left putting weight on left foot
Recover outside hands
REPEAT