When Your Baby Ain’t Around   

 

 

Choreographed by: Connie van den Bos (Lady C) December 2005    info@ladyc.nl     www.ladyc.nl

Description: 48 Count, 4 wall, easy intermediate line dance

Music: When Your Baby Ain’t Around (114 bpm) by John Michael Montgomery / CD: Life’s A Dance

Intro 16 counts Start on vocals

 

1-8       Chasse Turn (1/4 R), Pivot Turn (1/4 R), Cross Shuffle, 1/4 Turn L x2  (facing 12 o’clock)

1&2     Step Right to right side, step Left beside Right, step Right 1/4 turn right

3-4      Step Left forward, turn 1/4 right bringing weight onto Right

5&6     Cross Left over Right, step Right to right side, cross Left over Right

7-8      Turn 1/4 left stepping back on Right, turn 1/4 left stepping Left to left side

 

9-16     Kick-Ball-Change 1/4 Turn L, Kick-Ball-Change, Heel & Heel & Heel & Cross (facing 9 o’clock)

1&2     Kick Right forward, step Right beside Left, turn 1/4 left stepping Left in place

3&4     Kick Right forward, step Right beside Left, step Left in place

5&6     Touch right Heel forward, step Right in place, touch left Heel forward

&7&8  Step Left in place, touch right Heel forward, step Right in place, cross Left over Right

 

17-24   Side Rock, Recover, Cross Shuffle, 1/4 Turn R x2, Shuffle (facing 3 o’clock)

1-2      Rock Right to right side, recover onto Left

3&4     Cross Right over Left, step Left to left side, cross Right over Left

5-6      Turn 1/4 right stepping back on Left, turn 1/4 right stepping Right to right side

7&8     Step Left forward, step Right beside Left, step Left forward

 

25-32   Side Rock, Recover, Sailor Step, Rock Step, Recover, Coaster Step (facing 3 o’clock)

1-2      Rock Right to right side, recover onto Left

3-4      Cross Right behind Left, step Left to left side, step Right to right side

5-6      Rock Left forward, recover onto Right

7&8     Step back on Left, step Right beside Left, step forward on Left

 

33-40   Step, Tap, Shuffle Back, Triple Back 1/2 Turn R, Kick & Point (facing 9 o’clock)

1-2      Step Right forward, tap left Toe behind Right

3&4     Step back on Left, step Right beside Left, step back on Left

5&6     Shuffle 1/2 turn right travelling backwards stepping R,L,R,

7&8     Kick Left forward, step Left beside Right, point right Toe to the right

 

41-48   Sailor Step, Sailor Heel & Cross & Behind & Cross & Touch (facing 9 o’clock)

1&2     Cross Right behind Left, step Left to left side, step Right to right side

3&4     Cross Left behind Right, step Right to right side, touch left Heel diagonally forward

&5&6  Step Left beside Right, cross Right over Left, step Left to left side, Cross Right behind Left

&7&8  Step Left to left side, cross Right over Left, step Left to left side, touch Right beside Left

 

Start again and have fun.