Lucky Charm [waltz]
Choreographed by Diane Jackson “Arjjaze Country Western Dancers
Description 48 count Partner Waltz Start Man facing OLOD, Lady ILOD double hand hold - Opposite footwork throughout Mans steps listed
Music Luckiest Man in the World - Simply Traditional- Leland Martin
1/4 TURN, 1/4 TURN
1-3 Turning 1/4 to face LOD waltz forward LRL [release hands, then rejoin hands]
4-6 Turning 1/4 turn right to face partner step RLR in place
7-12 REPEAT 1-6
1/4 TURN, WALTZ FORWARD, [Lady; 3/4 Turn, waltz backward]
13-15 Turning 1/4 left to face LOD step LRL, at same time Lady turns 3/4 right under her raised right arm
Lady now in front of Man facing RLOD in closed western position
16-18 Both waltz up LOD Man forward RLR, Lady backward LRL
TRAVELING UP LOD ROTATE CCW 1/2 TURN - MAN WALTZ BACKWARD/lady forward
19-21 Man steps back on left, , right next to left, back on left turning 1/2 turn CCW
Lady steps forward on right, as they both rotate 1/2 turn, Lady facing LOD, Man RLOD
22-24 Man waltz's backward RLR, Lady waltz's forward LRL
25-27 REPEAT 19-21 To end Man facing LOD Lady RLOD
28-30 Man step forward Right, Left next to right, step Right next to left,
Lady steps back LRL moving slightly apart from the man release lady's Left hand
MAN WALTZ FORWARD, LADY 1/2 TURN, BOTH 3/4 OUTSIDE TURN
31-33 Man waltz forwards LRL [raising left arm]
Lady turns 1/2 turn right under mans raised left arm to end facing LOD on left side of man
34-36 Both turning away from each other 3 step turn up LOD Man RLR - Lady LRL [release hands on turn]
Man facing ILOD, Lady OLOD, pick up Mans left, Lady's right
BOTH WALTZ FORWARD TURNING 1/2 TURN CHANGING SIDES, LADY FULL TURN,
37-39 Both waltz forward passing right shoulders as man passes under raised arms turning 1/2 turn left
Man facing OLOD, Lady facing ILOD
40-42 Man step RLR in place, Lady turns a full turn right LRL under raised arm, [mans left, lady's right]
Now back in original position, double hand hold
STEP ROCK STEP BEHIND X 2
43-45 Step left to left side, step right behind left, recover weight back onto left
46-48 Step right to right side, step left behind right, recover weight back onto right
Start again