Charlotte Macari Choreographs
Run For The Roses
A -- 48 count, 2 wall, Intermediate level line dance
To the Music: Run For The Roses by Glenn Rogers or Dan Fogelberg
| LEFT TWINKLE, RIGHT CURVE FEATHER, STEP BACK, STEP 1/2 TURN LEFT, STEP FORWARD, SLOW 1/2 PIVOT TURN | |
| 1 - 3 | Step left cross right, step right next to left, step left slightly to left diagonal |
| 4 - 6 | Step forward right to right diagonal (starting to turn 1/4 turn right), step forward left completing a 1/4 turn right, step forward right or lunge forward on right (3:00 wall) |
| STEP BACK, STEP, 1/2 TURN LEFT, STEP FORWARD, SLOW 1/2 PIVOT TURN | |
| 1 - 3 | Step back left, step right slightly back, turn 1/2 turn left, stepping forward left |
| Advanced option: | |
| 2 | Do a heel turn- stepping right next to left and turn 1/2 turn with feet together on the back of both heels |
| 4 - 6 | Step forward right, turn a slow 1/2 pivot left, step forward left |
| STEP FORWARD RIGHT, 1/2 TURN RIGHT STEPPING BACK, 1/4 RIGHT WITH SIDE STEP, TWINKLE WITH 1/2 TURN LEFT | |
| 1 - 3 | Step forward right, turn 1/2 right stepping back on left, turn 1/4 right stepping right to right side |
| 4 - 6 | Cross left over right, turn 1/4 left stepping back on right, turn 1/4 left stepping left to left side |
| RIGHT CROSS, RECOVER, SIDE STEP, LEFT CROSS, RECOVER WITH LEFT HITCH, STEP LEFT BEHIND, RIGHT SIDE STEP | |
| 1 & 2 | Cross right over left, recover weight on left, step right to right side |
| 3 - 4 | Cross left over right, recover weight on right, while hitching left |
| 5 - 6 | Step left behind right, step right to right side |
| LEFT TWINKLE, RIGHT TWINKLE WITH 1/2 TURN RIGHT | |
| 1 - 3 | Cross left over right, step right next to left, step left slightly to right diagonal |
| 4 - 6 | Cross right over left, turn 1/4 right stepping back on left, turn 1/4 right stepping right to right side |
| LEFT TWINKLE, RIGHT TWINKLE WITH 1/2 TURN RIGHT | |
| 1 - 6 | Repeat the above counts 1-6 |
| CROSS, UNWIND FULL TURN RIGHT, SWEEP, WEAVE | |
| 1 - 3 | Cross left over right, unwind a full turn right, sweep right foot from front to back (option - could rondé instead of sweep) |
| 4 - 6 | Weave stepping right behind left, step left to left side, cross right over left |
| LEFT SIDE STEP, DRAG RIGHT TO LEFT, TURN FULL TURN RIGHT | |
| 1 - 3 | Step a big side step left, drag right next to left, touch |
| 4 - 6 | Turn 1/4 right stepping forward on right, turn 1/2 right stepping back on left, turn 1/4 right stepping right to right side |
| REPEAT | |
| TAG | |
| After walls 3 and 5, facing back wall both times | |
| 1 - 6 | Left twinkle, right twinkle with 1/2 turn right |
| 7 - 12 | Repeat above 1-6 |
| ENDING | |
| After the last wall facing the front, cross left over right, unwind full turn right and pose | |
Step sheet provided courtesy of:
ELYSIUM DANCE DESIGNS LLC --- WWW.AZBODYDANCE.COM
