Step Sheet from

Melody D’Amour

4-wall 64 counts Improver line dance, Choreographed by Diana Dawson (Oct 2009)

Choreographed to “Melody D’Amour” by The Ames Brothers CD The Very Best of The Ames Brothers & Backline Vol 41

Downloadable from iTunes - intro: 32 counts, start on vocals

Section 1 RUMBA FORWARD, LEFT CHASSE 1/4 TURN LEFT

1-2-3-4 Step right to right side, step left next to right, step right forward, hold

5-6-7-8 Step left to left side, step right next to left, make 1/4 turn left stepping left forward, hold [9:00]

Section 2 1/2 TURN LEFT TOE STRUT, BACK STRUT, RIGHT COASTER STEP

1-2 Make 1/2 turn left on ball of left foot, stepping back onto right toes. Snap right heel to floor [3:00]

3-4 Step back onto left toes, snap left heel to floor

5-6-7-8 Step back on right, step left next to right, step forward on right. Hold

Section 3 LEFT FORWARD-LOCK-FORWARD, RIGHT FORWARD-LOCK-FORWARD

1-2-3-4 Step forward on left, lock step right up to left, step forward on left, hold

5-6-7-8 Step forward on right, lock step left up to right, step forward on right, Hold

Section 4 LEFT FORWARD, ROCK, 1/2 TURN LEFT, STEP, FULL TURN RIGHT

1-2-3-4 Step forward on left, rock back onto right, make 1/2 turn left stepping forward onto left, hold [9:00]

5-6 Step forward on right, make 1/2 turn right stepping back on left [3:00]

7-8 Make 1/2 turn right stepping forward on right, hold [9:00]

Easy option for steps 5-8 (no turning) – Right forward-lock-forward-hold

Section 5 SIDE MAMBO LEFT & RIGHT

1-2-3-4 Step left to left side, recover onto right, step left next to right, hold

5-6-7-8 Step right to right side, recover onto left, step right next to left, hold

Section 6 BACK, ROCK, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, SWEEP RIGHT BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE

1-2 Step back on left, rock forward onto right

3-4 Make 1/2turn right stepping back onto left. Sweep right out to right side [3:00]

5-6 Continue right sweep back stepping right behind left, step left to left side,

7-8 Step right over left, step left to left side

Section 7 RIGHT BACK-ROCK, FORWARD-ROCK, SCISSOR STEP

1-2 Step back on right foot, recover onto left foot,

3-4 Step forward on right foot, recover forward onto left foot

5-6-7-8 Step right foot to right side, step left beside right, cross step right over left, hold

Section 8 WEAVE LEFT, SIDE, ROCK,CROSS

1-2-3-4 Step left to left side, step right behind left, step left to left side, cross step right over left

5-6-7-8 Step left to left side, recover onto right foot, cross step left over right, hold

Begin Again

Tags – It’s really obvious with the music

At the end of wall 2 facing back wall [6:00], and the end of wall 5 facing side wall [3:00]

TAG WEAVE RIGHT, SIDE, ROCK ,CROSS, WEAVE LEFT, SIDE, ROCK, CROSS

1-2-3-4 Step right to right side, step left behind right, step right to right side, cross step left over right

5-6-7-8 Step right to right side, recover onto left, cross step right over left, hold

9-10-11-12 Step left to left side, step right behind left, step left to left side, cross step right over left

13-14-15-16 Step left to left side, recover onto right foot, cross step left over right, hold

Ending: Music finishes at the end of Section 6 on Wall 6.

Replace steps 5-8 with another Shuffle 1/2 turn right to end the dance facing the front wall