DEEP RIVER

Choreographed by HAYLEY SHIELL & VICTOR WATTS, SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA
Description 64 count advanced 4-wall dance
Music 'River Deep , Mountain High' by Celine Dion
            'Emotional Girl' by Terri Clark

POINT, HOLD, POINT, HOLD, POINT, HOLD, POINT 1/2, POINT 1/4
1-2      Turning 1/4 left, touch right toe to side, hold
3-4      Drop right heel , turning 1/2 right and touch left toe to side, hold
5-6      Drop left heel turning 1/2 left and touch right toe to side, hold
7          Drop right heel turning 1/2 right and touch left toe to side
8         Continue to turn a further 1/4 deg right and touch left to side [weight on right foot ]

CROSS, POINT, CROSS, POINT, CROSS, POINT, 1/4 TURN SHUFFLE
9-10      Step left across in front of right, touch right toe to right side [turning body slightly left]
11-12    Step right across in front of left, touch left toe to left side [turning body slightly right]
13-14    Step left across in front of right, touch right toe to right side turning 1/4  left
15&16   Shuffle forward R-L-R

STEP 1/2 PIVOT, TRIPLE 3/4, SWAY R, L, R, TOUCH
17-18    Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 right [weight ends on right]
19&20   Shuffle forward L-R-L while turning 3/4 right
21-22    Stepping right foot to right sway hips R-L
23-24    Sway hips R, Touch left foot beside right

ROLLING VINE, SCUFF, RIGHT SHUFFLE, FWD ROCK
25-28    Rolling grapevine left stepping L-R-L, Scuff right forward
29&30   Shuffle forward R-L-R
31-32    Rock forward on left, Rock back onto right

SHUFFLE BACK, ROCK/TURN, SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK/TURN
33&34  Shuffle back L-R-L
35-36   Turning 1/4 right; Rock back on right. Turning 1/4 left; Recover weight onto left
37&38  Shuffle R-L-R to right side
39-40    Turning 1/4 left; Rock back onto left. Turning 1/4 right; Recover weight onto right

LEFT SHUFFLE, STEP 1/2 PIVOT, TOE STRUTS X 4
41&42  Shuffle forward L-R-L, 
43-44    Step forward on right, Pivot 1/2 left [weight ends on left ]
45-46    Touch right toe forward, Drop heel, Touch left toe forward, Drop heel
49-52    Touch right toe forward, Drop heel, Touch left toe forward, Drop heel

POINT, HOLD & POINT, HOLD & POINT & POINT & POINT & POINT
53,54&    Touch right toe to right side, Hold, Bring right beside left
55,56&    Touch left toe to left side, Hold, Bring left beside right
57&58     Touch right toe to right side, Bring right beside left, Touch left toe to left side
&59&60  Bring left beside right, Touch right toe to right side, Bring right beside left, Touch left toe to left side

CROSS SHUFFLE, 3/4 TURN  [when you add the 1/4 turn of count one, it makes a full turn]
61&62     Crossing left in front of right; Cross shuffle to right side L-R-L
63,64       Step right to side turning 1/4 left, Make 1/2 turn left and step forward on left
Begin dance again!

NOTE: When done to "River Deep Mountain High" in the 3rd sequence of the dance,
steps 53-56 become 53-58 and are as follows:
Touch right toe to right side, hold, hold, Bring right beside left & touch left toe to left side, hold, hold.

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Step sheet re-formatted by Martin Ritchie for The Midland Mavericks, Birmingham, UK.
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Original notation from Mark & Wendy's Internet Web site:
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