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Homeward Bound
Count: 64 Wall: 4 Level: Beg/Intermediate Choreographer: Paul & Karla Dornstedt (Apr 10)
Music: Take Me Home by Tol & Tol, CD: V Lead in 16 cts.
(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 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
Optional: To create an UP / DOWN motion replace steps 33 - 40 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 - 2 Step left side left, cross right over left, step left
side left, cross right over left
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
Optional: To create an UP / DOWN motion replace steps 41 - 48 by the
following steps
(41 – 48) SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, HOLD, ROCK, RECOVER – same as Optional
steps 33-40 but leading 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
RESTART: On the fifth wall (12:00 o’clock) restart the dance after 32 counts
(9:00 o’clock)
On the seventh wall (12:00 o’clock) restart the dance after 32 counts ( 9:00
o’clock)
ENDING: (optional) The dance ends on count 62 facing the front - step back on
right, drag left towards right.