Dance: Buy me a Rose
Song: Buy me a Rose
Artist: Kenny Rogers
Album: --
Choreography & copyright: Dennis Foley & Verity;
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Level: Advanced-intermediate
Walls: 4
Count: 32
Dance Beat: slow
Start: Weight on left foot

* Rock-step, step-1/4 turn, hold, 3/4 pivot right, toe-heel step:
 1- 2 Rock RIGHT foot behind LEFT, weight forward onto LEFT foot,
 3- 4 Step RIGHT with RIGHT foot, making 1/4 turn RIGHT, hold
 5- 6 Step LEFT forward, make 3/4 pivot turn RIGHT (weight on RIGHT),
 7- 8 Touch LEFT toes to LEFT side, drop LEFT heel and transfer
      weight onto LEFT foot,

* Rock-step, shuffle with 1/4 turn, full turn, 1/2 pivot right:
 9-10 Rock RIGHT foot behind LEFT, weight forward onto LEFT foot,
11&12 Shuffle RIGHT (R,L,R) with 1/4 turn RIGHT on first step,
13-14 Stepping forward LEFT then RIGHT, make a full turn RIGHT,
15-16 Step LEFT forward, make 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight onto RIGHT),

* Lock-shuffle, step, hold, 1/2 turn and coaster-step, step-hold:
17&18 Lock-shuffle forward (L,R,L): step LEFT forward, lock RIGHT
      behind LEFT, step LEFT forward,
19-20 Step RIGHT forward, hold,
    & Make 1/2 turn LEFT (weight on RIGHT),
21&22 Step LEFT foot back, step RIGHT foot beside LEFT (on &),
      step LEFT foot forward,
23-24 Step RIGHT foot forward, hold,

* Sweep-step, step, & 1/2 turn, lock-shuffle back, rock-step,
           rock, hip bumps:
25-26 Drag LEFT across front of RIGHT and step LEFT forward in front
      of RIGHT, step RIGHT foot diagonally forward to the RIGHT,
    & Make 1/2 turn LEFT (weight on RIGHT),
27&28 Lock-shuffle back (L,R,L) diagonally to the LEFT,
29-30 Rock RIGHT foot behind LEFT, weight forward onto LEFT foot,
31-32 Rock RIGHT onto RIGHT foot & bump hips RIGHT, bump hips LEFT.

Repeat


Bridge/Tag: On the two occasions the dance faces the 3:00 wall, the
----------  following bridge is done (the 1st 8 counts are the same
            as for the 1st 8 counts of the dance, as above):-
 1- 2 Rock RIGHT foot behind LEFT, weight forward onto LEFT foot,
 3- 4 Step RIGHT with RIGHT foot, making 1/4 turn RIGHT, hold
 5- 6 Step LEFT forward, make 3/4 pivot turn RIGHT (weight on RIGHT),
 7- 8 Touch LEFT toes to LEFT side, drop LEFT heel and transfer
      weight onto LEFT foot,
 9-10 Rock RIGHT foot behind LEFT, weight forward onto LEFT foot,
11-12 Touch RIGHT toes to RIGHT side, drop heel and transfer weight
      onto RIGHT foot and bump hips RIGHT,
13-16 Bump hips LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, hold.

Finish: To finish facing the front - after the 9th wall (will be facing
------  9:00), do the following:-
 1- 2 Bump hips RIGHT, LEFT,
 3- 4 Rock RIGHT foot behind LEFT, weight forward onto LEFT foot,
 5- 6 Step RIGHT with RIGHT foot, making 1/4 turn RIGHT, hold,
 7- 8 Stepping forward LEFT then RIGHT, make a full turn RIGHT,
 9-12 Step LEFT with LEFT foot, bump hips LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT &
      bow head to LEFT on last.

Transcribed: David Powell, 24th August, 2000.
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