The Shadow
Couple's Dance
Choreographer: Nancy Martin
Position:      Both facing LOD side by side with single hand hold
Count:         40
Music:         Take It Back by Reba McIntire,
               Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away by Vince Gill,
               Fast as You  Dwight Yoakam

Count   MAN                                         LADY
1-2     Step with Right foot,               Step with Left foot,
        Turning 90 degrees Cw,              Turning 90 degrees CCW,
        Touch with Left toe                 Touch with Right Toe
                            **Now Facing Partner**

3-4     Step with Left foot,                Step with Right foot,
        Turning 90 Degrees CCW      	    Turning 90 Degrees CW,
        Touch with Right toe                Touch with Left toe
                            **Now Back to Facing LOD**

5-8     4 Step in place (R,L,R,L)           Switch right hand to his
        As lady moves in front              Right hand, while executing
        Of you, her back is to you,         A Left Rolling Grapevine,
        Right Hands at Her Right            (L,R,L),  Ending in front of
        Hip, left arms extended             (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 forward with Right foot
                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 forward with Left foot
                Slide Right foot up to left foot
                *Weight should remain on left foot*

17-20   Move backward (R,L,R) (on count 20: Man Steps with weight on Left,
 Lady just touches her Left)
                        **Drop Hand Hold**

                Man                                   Lady
21-24   Right Rolling Grapevine              Left Rolling Grapevine
        (R,L,R) Touch with Left              (L,R,L) Touch with Right
                      **Man's left had joins Lady's right hand**

25-26   Turn 180 degrees CCW                 Turn 180 degrees CW
                        **Now Both Are Facing RLOD**
        With weight on left                  With weight on right,
        Touch with Right toe                 Touch with Left toe
                       **Man's Right Hand Joins Lady's Left Hand

27-28   Turn 180 degrees CW                   Turn 180 degrees CCW
        With weight on right                  With weight on left
        Touch with Left toe                   Touch with Right toe
                        **Man's Let Hand Joins Lady's Right Hand**
                        **Both Are Back Facing LOD**
                        **Drop Hand Hold**

29-32   Left Rolling Grapevine                Right Rolling Grapevine
        Behind his partner                    In front of her partner
        (L,R,L), Touch with Right             (R,L,R,) Touch with Left
                        **Rejoin Hands (Man's Right to Lady's Left)**

33-40   4 Shuffle Steps Forward:
        (R, L, RL, R, LR, L, RL, R, L)        L, R, LR, L, RL, R, LR, L, R)

**Start  Dance Over**