Dance: Queen Of My Heart Song: Queen Of My Heart Artist: Westlife Album: single Choreography & copyright: Gary & Marie Lafferty and Doug & Jackie Miranda; 11/2001 http://go.to/kentuckylinedancers Level: Easy-Intermediate Walls: 2 Count: 36 Bridge/restart: 2 tags and a 4-wall prelude Dance Beat: slow Start: Feet together, weight on right foot A version of this dance has been written as a phrased dance with the prelude split into 4 parts (AAAA) and the tag as part C (see Kickit). The website of the main choreographer (Garry Lafferty) has the dance as given below. Prelude (4 walls of 24 counts. Ie: 96 counts, ends facing start wall) ------- * Cross, point, hold, cross, point, hold: 1- 3 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, point RIGHT to RIGHT side, hold (weight on LEFT), 4- 6 Cross RIGHT behind LEFT, point LEFT to LEFT side, hold (weight on RIGHT), * Cross, side, behind, side, drag & touch: 7- 9 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, cross LEFT behind RIGHT, 10-12 Big step RIGHT to RIGHT side, drag LEFT beside RIGHT & touch (weight on RIGHT), * Side, drag & touch, twinkle & 1/4 turn: 13-15 Big step LEFT to LEFT side, drag RIGHT beside LEFT & touch (weight on LEFT), 16-18 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, step LEFT back & 1/4 turn RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, * Twinkle, twinkle: 19-21 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, recover on LEFT, 22-24 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side, recover on RIGHT. Repeat the above 24 counts 3 times, ending at the starting wall, and then begin the dance. Dance (36 counts, 2 walls) ----- * Back, hold, hold, waltz forward: 1- 3 Step LEFT back & look back over LEFT shoulder, hold, hold, 4- 6 Waltz forward (R,L,R), * Step, 1/2 Ronde turn, twinkle & 1/2 turn: 7- 9 Step LEFT forward, make 1/2 turn LEFT while sweeping RIGHT around on ball of LEFT, 10-12 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back, make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT to RIGHT side, * Cross, point, hold, twinkle & 1/2 turn: 13-15 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, point RIGHT to RIGHT side, hold (weight on LEFT), 16-18 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back, make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT to RIGHT side, * Step, hitch, kick, waltz back: 19-21 Step LEFT forward, hitch RIGHT knee, kick RIGHT foot forward, (counts 20-21 should be smooth & flowing) 22-24 Step RIGHT back, step LEFT next to RIGHT, step RIGHT in place, * Step, 1/4 Ronde turn, hook, twinkle & 1/4 turn: 25-27 Step LEFT forward, make 1/4 turn LEFT & sweeping RIGHT around, hook RIGHT across LEFT, 28-30 Step down on RIGHT (crossed over LEFT), step LEFT to LEFT side, step RIGHT into a 1/4 turn RIGHT, * Step, 1/4 turn, side, cross, 1/4 turn, back: 31-33 Step LEFT forward, make 1/4 turn LEFT & step RIGHT to RIGHT, step LEFT to LEFT, 34-36 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back, step RIGHT back. Repeat ****** Tag (danced at the end of the 2nd & 4th walls - when facing the front): --- 1- 3 Rock LEFT back, hold, hold (weight on LEFT), 4- 6 Step RIGHT forward, step LEFT forward, step RIGHT forward, 7- 9 Rock LEFT forward, hold, hold (weight on LEFT), 10-12 Step RIGHT back, step LEFT back, step RIGHT back. Transcribed: David Powell, 14th February, 2002. http://triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance