THE SHADOW (PARTNERS)

The Shadow (PARTNERS)

Choreographed by Nancy Martin

Description: 40 count, partner dance

Music: Play That Song by Joey + Rory

Position: Both facing LOD side by side with single handhold, 40 counts

 

Start dancing on lyrics

LADY

1-2       Step with left foot, turning ¼ turn to the left, touch with right toe

Now facing partner

3-4       Step with right foot, turning ¼ turn to the right, touch with left toe

Now back to facing LOD

5-8       Switch right hand to his right hand, while executing a left rolling

grapevine, (left, right, left), ending in front of (partner), touch right toe

Following steps are executed with same foot until count 20

9-12     Move forward at a 45 degree angle to the right: step forward with

right foot, slide left foot up to right foot, step right forward, slide

left foot up to right foot

Weight should remain on right foot

13-16   Move forward at a 45 degree angle to the left: step forward with

left foot, slide right foot up to left foot, step left forward, slide right foot up to left foot

Weight should remain on left foot

17-20   Move backward (right, left, right) (on count 20: man steps with

weight on left, lady just touches her left)

Drop hand hold

21-24   Left rolling grapevine (left, right, left) touch with right

Man's left hand joins lady's right hand

25-26   Turn ½ turn to the right, With weight on right, touch with left toe

Now both are facing RLOD

Man's right hand joins lady's left hand

27-28   Turn ½ turn to the left, with weight on left touch with right toe

Man's left hand joins lady's right hand. Both are back facing LOD. Drop

hand hold

29-32   Right rolling grapevine in front of her partner (right, left, right,) touch with left

Rejoin hands (man's right to lady's left)

33-40     shuffle steps forward: (left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right)

REPEAT

MAN

1-2       Step with right foot, turning ¼ turn to the right, touch with left toe

Now facing partner

3-4       Step with left foot, turn ¼ left and touch with right toe

Now back to facing LOD

5-8       step in place (right, left, right-left).

As lady moves in front of you, her back is to you, right hands at her right hip, left arms extended

9-12     Move forward at a 45 degree angle to the right: step forward with

right foot, slide left foot up to right foot, step right forward, slide

left foot up to right foot

Weight should remain on right foot

13-16   Move forward at a 45 degree angle to the left: step forward with

left foot, slide right foot up to left foot, step left forward, slide

right foot up to left foot

Weight should remain on left foot

17-20   Move backward (right, left, right) (on count 20: man steps with

weight on left, lady just touches her left)

Drop hand hold

21-24   Right rolling grapevine (right, left, right) touch with left

Man's left had joins lady's right hand

25-26   Turn ½ turn to the left, with weight on left, touch with right toe

Now both are facing RLOD

Man's right hand joins lady's left hand

27-28   Turn ½ turn to the right with weight on right touch with left toe

Man's left hand joins lady's right hand. Both are back facing LOD. Drop

hand hold

29-32   Left rolling grapevine behind his partner (left, right, left), touch with right

Rejoin hands (man's right to lady's left)

33-40   shuffle steps forward: (right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left)

REPEAT

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