Two Minute Waltz

Description:           2 Wall Line Dance Waltz, 48 Counts, Upper Beginner Level
                            This is a 2004 extension of my older dance Minute Waltz (24 counts).
Choreographers:    Bill Bader   604-684-2455   [email protected]   http://www.billbader.com
                             Jan Wyllie   [email protected]   http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~janwyllie
Music:  “What If I Said Goodbye” by Vince Gill 116 bpm. Intro: 12 counts. Music available on “Good Old Line Dance Music CD 18” from Jan Wyllie's  website above.  Also on Vince Gill's CDs "I Never Knew Lonely" (ASIN: B000002WHN)  and "Vince Gill & Friends" (ASIN: B00000JCES)

BACK DIAGONAL, TOGETHER, TOGETHER, BACK DIAGONAL, TOGETHER, TOGETHER
1     Step L back on left diagonal keeping toe toward front wall (12:00).
2,3  Step R beside L. Step L beside R.
4     Stride R back on right diagonal keeping toe toward front wall (12:00).
5,6  Step L beside R. Step R beside L.

BACK, DRAW, CLOSE, FORWARD, SPIN, FORWARD
Note: This entire section (7-12) is done facing your original 12:00 wall.
7     Keeping R toe/ball on floor pointing forward and face toward 12:00: Take a Large Step
       straight back on L behind R with L toe turned approx. 1/4 left so that feet are now almost in a
       "T" shape with R toe toward 12:00 and with L toe approx. toward 9:00. Important: The upper
       body turns left, but the face remains forward toward 12:00.
8,9  Slide R toe back toward L instep for 2 counts gradually lifting R heel. Weight remains on L.
       Face and toe of R foot remain forward toward 12:00. OPTION: For men (or women!) wearing a
       cowboy hat, it is nice styling to occasionally tip your hat and lower your chin as you do this slide.
10,11,12  Step R forward (12:00), Step L forward spinning a full turn right, Step R forward

WALTZ BASIC: FORWARD, TOGETHER, TOGETHER, BACK, TOGETHER, TOGETHER
13,14,15  Step L forward, Step R beside L, Step L beside R
16,17,18  Step R back, Step L beside R, Step R beside L

QUARTER LEFT, FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, FORWARD, TOUCH, HOLD
19,20,21  Step L to left side turning 1/4 left (9:00), Step R fwd, Pivot Turn 1/2 left weight onto L (3:00)
22,23,24  Stride (Large Step) R forward. Touch L beside R, Hold

BASIC WALTZ FORWARD, BASIC WALTZ BACK
25,26,27  Step L forward, Step R beside L, Step L beside R
28,29,30  Step R back, Step L beside R, Step R beside L

WALTZ FORWARD 1/2 TURN LEFT, WALTZ BACK 1/4 TURN LEFT
31,32,33  Waltz forward L,R,L while making 1/2 turn left
34,35,36  Waltz back R,L,R while making 1/4 turn left

WALTZ FWD, STEP BACK, SLIDE, HOLD
37,38,39  Step L forward, Step R beside L, Step L beside R
40,41,42  Step back on on R, Slide L to a touch position beside R, Hold

STEP BACK, ROCK RETURN, STEP SLIDE HOLD
43,44,45  Step back on L, Rock/step back on R, Rock/return weight forward onto L
46,47,48  Big step forward on R, Slide L to a touch position beside R, Hold

REPEAT

The first 24 counts is Bill’s 24-count line dance “Minute Waltz”. By adding 24 counts to this dance to match phrasing of "What If I Said Goodbye", we two choreographers have created “Two Minute Waltz”. The song, by Vince Gill, is beautiful and we hope you enjoy both the song and the dance.