Hotel California

Choreographer Anna Balaguer and The Country Revival Farmers
Description 32 counts Partner Circle Dance
Music: Hotel California - Hotel California by The Eagles

Pairs around the room, progressing counter-clockwise.
Man stands on inside, woman on outside. Both face line-of-dance.
Cape position:
Man s right hand holds woman's right hand just outside her right shoulder.
Man s left hand holds woman's left hand in front of his left shoulder.

Men s and ladies parts are described separately:

WOMAN
Rock Step - 1/4 turn - Hold - Military turn - hold - rock step
1-2 right rock forward - recover on left
3-4 right step turning 1/4 to the right (weight on right) - hold
man behind woman looking outside of the circle with the hands over woman's shoulder
5-6 rising left hands left step forward - turn 1/2 to the right
left hands crossed over right hands, face to face woman looking inside and man looking outside
7-8 left step next to right - hold
9-10 right rock step forward - recover on left
11-12 right next to the left

Shuffle - 1/4 Turn - Rock Step
13&14 left shuffle turning 1/4 to the right
man inside and woman outside looking line of cercle dance with left hands crossed over right hands
15-16 right rock backward - recover on left
17&18 rising left hands right shuffle forward (right-left-right) turning 1/2 to the leftt under lefts arms
19&20 rising left hands left shuffle backward (left-right-left) turning 1/2 to the right under lefts arms

MAN
Rock Step - 1/4 turn - Hold - Military turn - hold - rock step
1-2 right rock forward - recover on left
3-4 right step turning 1/4 to the right (weight on right) - hold
man behind woman looking outside of the circle with the hands over woman's shoulder
5-6 rising left hands left step forward - turn 1/2 to the right
left hands crossed over right hands, face to face woman looking inside and man looking outside
7-8 left step next to right - hold
9-10 left rock backward - recover on right
11-12 left next to the right

Shuffle - 1/4 Turn - Rock Step
13&14 man turn right shuffle turning 1/4 to the left
man inside and woman outside looking line of cercle dance with left hands crossed over right hands
15-16 left rock backward - recover on right
17-18 left step forward - right step forward
19-20 left step forward - right next to the left

BOTH:
Cape position again. Both face line-of-dance:
Man s right hand holds woman's right hand just outside her right shoulder.
Man s left hand holds woman's left hand in front of his left shoulder.

21-22 right step forward - left step forward
23-24 touch right heel forward - hook right over left
25-26 touch right heel forward - hook right over left
27-28 walk forward right - touch left heel forward
29-30 hook left heel over right - touch left heel forward
31-32 hook left heel over right - left step forward

begin again