First Dance Routine to “Perfect”

Now, let’s put all of the steps you’ve learned together into this lovely routine! We’ve also included a written instruction below. Have fun!

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Intro (4 sets of 8)

  • Walk out (“I found a love…”) (4 counts), Side by side position and roll into dance position (4)

  • Circular Dip (“Darling just dive right in”) (4), Sways x 4 (4)

  • Outside turn with 2 hands (“I found a girl”) (4), Shampoo Faceloop with 2 hands (4)

  • Face to face, 2 hand hold, 4 walks in circle (“I never knew you were”) (4), Outside turn into dance position(4)

Modified Waltz 1

  • 1 set of Progressive Basic

  • Half box to Butterfly

  • Finish Box

  • 1 set of Progressive Basic

  • Rotating Box

  • Half Box UAT (face front, without finishing the box)

  • Quick Dip with follower’s leg behind and outside turn (“Baby, I'm…”)

Modified Smooth Swing

  • Basic x 2 (begins at“dancing in the dark….”)

  • Outside Turn

  • Inside Turn

  • Basic x 2

  • Leader’s Wrap

  • Cradle (in place)

  • PAUSE (2 counts)

  • Sway x 3 (LRL) (starts on “when you said you looked a MESS”)

  • Roll out

  • Touch and Open (“breath (out) you (in)…”)

  • Touch and Open (“heard (out)  it (in), darling…(out)”)

  • Roll into Cradle (“you look perfect...)

  • Lean (tonight…”)

Transition

  • Roll out to side by side

  • Roll into shadow position

Modified Waltz 2

  • Shadow Side Basic and Flip

  • Box in Shadow

  • Rotating Box in Shadow

  • Box in Shadow with Follower’s Inside Turn (end facing each other)

  • Half box to 5th Pos (hands on backs, 3 rocks)

  • Helicopter with Outside Turn (end in dance position)

Repeat Modified Waltz 1

Repeat Modified Smooth Swing

Long Transition

  • Walk in circle, outside turn, end in side by side position

  • Roll into shadow position

Repeat Modified Waltz 2

*Helicopter (end in side by side position)

Ending

  • Spinning Lift

  • Land and Dip

  • Spin out to side by side position

  • End in “Hand Pillow”