Rings (PARTNERS)
Choreographed by Sue Halliday
Description: 32 count, beginner / intermediate partner/circle dance
Music: Smoke Rings in The Dark by Gary Allan
Position: Closed Position (Man facing LOD)
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ROCK, REPLACE, SHUFFLE, MAN ROCK, REPLACE, SHUFFLE/LADY STEP, PIVOT,
1/2 TURN SHUFFLE
1-2 MAN: Rock forward left foot, recover to right
LADY: Rock back right foot, replace forward on left foot
3&4 MAN: Triple in place left-right-left
LADY: Triple in place right-left-right
5-6 MAN: Rock back right foot, replace forward on left foot
LADY: Step forward left foot, turn 1/2 right (weight on right foot)
Man raises his left hand (lady's right) as she turns
7&8 MAN: Triple in place right-left-right
LADY: 1/2 Turn to the right shuffle in place left-right-left
Man takes lady's left hand in his right hand (couples are now facing each other
in a double hand position)
ROCK, REPLACE, SHUFFLE, MAN ROCK, REPLACE SHUFFLE/LADY STEP, PIVOT, SHUFFLE
1-2 MAN: Rock forward left foot, recover to right
LADY: Rock back right foot, replace forward on left foot
3&4 MAN: Triple in place left-right-left
LADY: Triple in place right-left-right
5-6 MAN: Rock back right foot, replace forward on left foot (slightly to left)
LADY: Step forward left foot, turn ½ right (weight on right foot)
Man releases lady's right hand (couples are now facing LOD with lady's left hand in man's right)
7&8 MAN: Shuffle forward right-left-right
LADY: Shuffle forward left-right-left
WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE, STEP PIVOT, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE
1-2 MAN: Step left forward, step right forward
LADY: Walk forward, right-left
3&4 MAN: Chassé forward left-right-left
LADY: Shuffle forward right-left-right
Release hands
5-6 MAN: Step right foot forward, turn 1/2 left (weight on left foot)
LADY: Step left foot forward, turn 1/2 right (weight on right foot)
7&8 MAN: Shuffle 1/2 turn to the left (right-left-right)
LADY: Shuffle 1/2 turn to the right (left-right-left)
ROCK, REPLACE, MAN SHUFFLE IN PLACE/LADY 1/2 TURN TO THE LEFT SHUFFLE,
MAN WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE/LADY BACK, BACK, SHUFFLE
Man's right hand behind lady's back, lady's left hand behind man's back (lady's on top)
1-2 MAN: Rock back left foot, replace forward right foot
LADY: Rock back right foot, replace forward left foot
3&4 MAN: Triple in place left-right-left
LADY: Shuffle 1/2 turn to the left-right-left-right
Man takes lady's right hand in his left (couples are now in closed position)
5-6 MAN: Walk forward right-left, lady: step back left-right
7&8 MAN: Triple in place right-left-right
LADY: Triple in place left-right-left
REPEAT
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