Dance: Begin the Beguine
Song: Begin the Beguine; Bells; Loving you makes me a Better Man
Artist: The Limeliters; Ranger Doug; Vince Gill
Album: Singing for the Fun; Songs of the Sage
Choreography and copyright: Charlotte Skeeters, 9/1999
              http://www.linedancefun.com/charlotteskeeters.htm
Level: Intermediate
Walls: 1
Count: 64
Bridge/restart: yes, 3rd "wall"
Dance Beat: 122/120/96 b/m, respectively
Start: Weight on left foot

Dance starts after a 16 count intro

* Rock-step, step, hold, &lock, step, step, 1/2 pivot, side step:
  1- 2 Rock back onto RIGHT foot, forward onto LEFT,
  3- 4 Step RIGHT foot forward, hold,
    &5 Lock-step LEFT foot behind RIGHT (on &),
       step RIGHT foot forward,
  6 -7 Step LEFT forward, make 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (on RIGHT),
     8 Step LEFT to LEFT side,

* Rock-step, step, hold, &lock, step, step, 1/2 pivot, hold:
  9-10 Rock back onto RIGHT foot, forward onto LEFT,
 11-12 Step RIGHT foot forward, hold,
   &13 Lock-step LEFT foot behind RIGHT (on &),
       step RIGHT foot forward,
 14-15 Step LEFT forward, make 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (on RIGHT),
    16 Hold,

* Side, behind, 1/4 turn, step, 1/2 pivot, hold, &together, step, step:
 17-20 Step LEFT to LEFT side, cross RIGHT behind LEFT,
       step LEFT to LEFT side with 1/4 turn LEFT, step RIGHT forward,
 21-22 Make 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (on LEFT), hold,
&23-24 Step RIGHT foot beside LEFT (on &), step LEFT forward,
       step RIGHT forward,

* Back, hold, &ball-cross, back, rock-step, step, 1/4 pivot:
 25-26 Step back LEFT, hold,
&27-28 Step on RIGHT ball beside LEFT foot (on &),
       cross LEFT foot in front of RIGHT, step back RIGHT,
 29-30 Rock back onto LEFT, forward onto RIGHT,
 31-32 Step LEFT foot forward, make 1/4 pivot turn RIGHT (on RIGHT),

* Cross, side, cross, kick, jazz box with 1/4 turn & hold on last:
33-36 Cross LEFT foot in front of RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side,
      step LEFT foot in front of RIGHT, swing RIGHT foot forward,
37-40 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, step back with LEFT foot,
      Step RIGHT with RIGHT making 1/4 turn RIGHT, hold,

* Cross, side, cross, kick, jazz box with 1/4 turn & hold on last:
41-44 Cross LEFT foot in front of RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side,
      cross LEFT foot in front of RIGHT, swing RIGHT foot forward,
45-48 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, step back with LEFT foot,
      Step RIGHT with RIGHT making 1/4 turn RIGHT, hold,

*Cross rock-step, side, cross-rock-step, 1/4 turn, step, 1/2 pivot:
49-51 Rock LEFT across in front of RIGHT (lunge, bending knees),
      back onto RIGHT, step LEFT to LEFT side,
52-54 Rock RIGHT across in front of LEFT (lunge, bending knees),
      back onto LEFT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side with 1/4 turn RIGHT,
55-56 Step LEFT forward, make 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (on RIGHT),

* 1/4 turn & sway left, sway right, rock-step, rock, hold:
57-58 Cross LEFT foot in front of RIGHT, making 1/4 turn RIGHT,
      sway hips LEFT,
59-60 Slowly sway hips RIGHT,
61-62 Rock LEFT foot back, forward onto RIGHT,
63-64 Rock back onto LEFT foot, hold.

Repeat


Option: At the end of the 1st round there is a break in the music at
the last 3 counts (on the Limeliters song). You can simply hold for
these three counts - weight will be back on the left, ready to restart.


Bridge/tag: There is an 8 count bridge at the end of the 3rd wall
----------  (or "round") with the Limeliters song:

       1-2 Rock RIGHT foot back, weight forward onto LEFT,
       3-4 Rock RIGHT foot forward, hold,
       5-8 Step LEFT foot back, hold 3 counts
             [variation: raise arms in air on counts 6-7].

Transcribed: David Powell, 17th October, 2000.
http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance