Paul & Karla Dornstedt Choreograph
Homeward Bound
A -- 64 count, 4 wall, Beg/Int level line dance
To the Music: Take Me Home by Tol & Tol
| 16 COUNT INTRO | |
| 1 – 8 Side, Touch, Side, Touch, Side, Behind, Side, Touch | |
| 1 - 4 | Step right side right, touch left next to right & clap, step left side left, touch right next to left & clap |
| 5 - 8 | Step right side right, cross left behind right, step right side right, touch left next to right |
| 9 – 16 Side, Touch, Side, Touch, Side, Behind, Side, Touch | |
| 1 - 4 | Step left side left, touch right next to left & clap, step right side right, touch left next to right & clap |
| 5 - 8 | Step left side left, cross right behind left, step left side left, touch right next to left |
| 17 – 24 Toe-Strut, Toe-Strut, Forward, 1/2 Left, Forward, Hold | |
| 1 - 4 | Touch right toe forward, step down on right, touch left toe forward, step down on left |
| 5 - 8 | Step forward on right, turn 1/2 left and step on left, step forward on right, hold (6:00) |
| 25 – 32 Toe-Strut, Toe-Strut, Forward, 1/4 Right, Cross, Hold | |
| 1 - 4 | Touch left toe forward, step down on left, touch right toe forward, step down on right |
| 5 - 8 | Step forward on left, turn 1/4 right and step on right, cross left over right, hold (9:00) |
| RESTART | RESTART here DURING 5th rotation (facing 9:00 o’clock wall) and 7th rotation (facing 9:00 o’clock wall) |
| 33 - 40 Side, Cross, Side, Cross, Side, Hold, Rock, Recover | |
| 1 - 4 | Step right side right, cross left over right, step right side right, cross left over right |
| 5 - 8 | Step right big step side right, hold, cross rock left behind right, recover weight on right |
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Optional: To create an UP / DOWN motion replace steps 33 - 40 above by the following steps 33 – 40 Side, Cross, Side, Cross, Side, Hold, Rock, Recover | |
| 1 | Step right side right on the ball of right to create an upward motion. |
| 2 | Cross left over right while bending both knees to create a downward motion |
| 3 - 4 | Repeat steps 1 and 2 |
| 5 - 8 | Step right big step side right, hold, cross rock left behind right, recover weight on right |
| 41 – 48 Side, Cross, Side, Cross, Side, Hold, Rock, Recover | |
| 1 - 4 | Step left side left, cross right over left, step left side left, cross right over left |
| 5 - 8 | Step left big step side left, hold, cross rock right behind left, recover weight on left |
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Optional: To create an UP / DOWN motion replace steps 41 - 48 above by the following steps 41 – 48 Side, Cross, Side, Cross, Side, Hold, Rock, Recover | |
| 1 | Step left side left on the ball of left to create an upward motion. |
| 2 | Cross right over left while bending both knees to create a downward motion |
| 3 - 4 | Repeat steps 1 and 2 |
| 5 - 8 | Step left big step side left, hold, cross rock right behind left, recover weight on left |
| 49 – 56 Rocking Chair, Forward, Hold, Forward, 1/2 Right | |
| 1 - 2 | Rock forward on right, recover weight back on left |
| 3 - 4 | Rock back on right, recover weight forward on left |
| 5 - 8 | Step forward on right, hold, step forward on left, turn 1/2 right and step on right (3:00) |
| 57 – 64 Forward, Hold, Forward, Together, Back, Hold, Back, Touch | |
| 1 - 4 | Step forward on left, hold, step forward on right, step left next to right |
| 5 - 8 | Step back on right, hold, step back on left, touch right next to left |
| REPEAT | |
| RESTARTS: Complete 32 counts of the dance and restart. | |
| 1st Restart | Start the fifth rotation facing 12:00 o’clock wall and restart the dance facing 9:00 o’clock this will be the sixth rotation. |
| 2nd Restart | Start the seventh rotation facing 12:00 o’clock wall and restart the dance facing 9:00 o’clock this will be the eighth rotation |
| ENDING: (optional), The dance ends on count 62 facing the front wall, step back on right, drag left towards right. | |
| 1 - 4 | Step forward on left, hold, step forward on right, step left next to right |
| 5 - 6 | Step back on right, drag left towards right |
Step sheet provided courtesy of:
ELYSIUM DANCE DESIGNS LLC --- WWW.AZBODYDANCE.COM
