TEAR STAINED LETTERS

4 WALL LINE DANCE	72 COUNTS. CHARLSTON OR CAJUN STYLE MUSIC, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE ROTATION
LEVEL	EASY INTERMEDIATE
POSITION	SOLO IN LINES ALL FACING SAME DIRECTION
CHOREOGRAPHER	STEVE MASON UK, FEBRUARY 2002
CHOREOGRAPHED TO	TEAR STAINED LETTER by NADINE SOMERS cd GREAT UNKNOWN, 92 / 184 BPM
ALTERNATIVES	TEAR STAINED LETTER By PATTI LOVELESS cd STEPPING COUNTRY 4 (64 FAST COUNT intro (184bpm), START ON LYRICS)
	DOWN AT THE TWIST & SHOUT by MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER
TEACHING SPEED	HIGH TEST LOVE By SCOOTER LEE
	LAY DOWN SALLY by ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL

BEATS	INSTRUCTIONS
	RIGHT HEEL, HOOK, FORWARD, TOUCH, SIDE, TOGETHER, GRAPEVINE
1-4	Touch right heel forward, hook right foot in front of left shin, step forward on right foot, touch left foot behind right foot
5-8	Step left foot back, touch right foot beside left foot, touch right foot to right side, touch right foot beside left foot.
9-12	Step right foot to right side, cross step left foot behind right foot, step right foot to right side, touch left foot beside right .
	LEFT HEEL, HOOK, FORWARD, TOUCH, SIDE, TOGETHER, GRAPEVINE ¼ TURN LEFT, SCUFF
13-16	Touch left heel forward, hook left foot in front of right shin, step forward on left foot, touch right foot behind left foot
17-20	Step right foot back, touch left foot beside right foot, touch left foot to left side, touch left foot beside right foot.
21-24	Step left foot to left side, cross step right foot behind right foot, step left foot ¼ turn to left side, scuff right foot forward
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	FORWARD, CLAP, ½ PIVOT, CLAP, ½ TURN TRIPLE STEP, HOLD
25-26	Step forward on right foot, hold & clap hands
27-28	Pivot ½ turn left, hold & clap hands
29-32	Step right foot ¼ turn left, close left foot to right foot, step right foot ¼ turn left, hold
	(The above 4 counts are similar to a ½ turning shuffle, but on the full count, so will feel different)
	LEFT SLOW CHARLSTON, LEFT SLOW COASTER STEP, RIGHT SLOW CHARLSTON
33-36	Touch left toes back, hold, swinging left leg step left foot forward, hold
37-40	Swinging right leg touch toes forward, hold, swinging right leg step back, hold
41-44	Step left foot back, step right foot beside left foot, step forward on left foot, hold
45-48	Touch right toes forward, hold, swinging right leg step right foot back, hold
49-52	Swinging left leg touch toes back, hold, swinging left leg step forward, hold
	WALK X 3, HOLD, FORWARD LEFT MAMBO, HOLD
53-56	Dipping down slightly walk forward right, left, right, hold
57-60	Rock step forward on left foot, recover weight back on to right foot, step slightly back on left foot, hold
	½ TURN RIGHT, STEP, HITCH, STEP, ½ TURN RIGHT, HITCH, BACK, LOCK,BACK, HOLD, SLOW COASTER
61-62	Make ½ turn right on ball of left foot whilst stepping forward on to right foot, hitch left Knee & clap hands
63-64	Stepping forward on left foot whilst make ½ turn right on ball of left foot, hitch right Knee & clap hands
NOTE:	(Alternative steps for counts 61-64.Step back on right foot, hitch left Knee, step back on left foot, Hitch right Knee)
65-68	Step back on right foot, lock step left foot over right foot, step back on right foot, hold
69-72	Step back on left foot, step right foot beside left foot, step forward on left foot, hold
	(Alternative to above 4 counts, do full triple turn left, stepping left right, left, hold)
	Begin Dance again & have fun............