I HAD A BEAUTIFUL TIME

Diane Girard & Jacques Godin February 10-2010

Choreographed for Cowboy Rhythm’s 10th anniversary

Dedicated to all of our dancers for the past 10 years.

Thank you for all the good times spent together.

Honky Tonkin’ yours truly, Diane & Jacques from Cowboy Rhythm

Partner dance / 32 counts / beginner intermediate

Start in « Skaters position » right hands on lady’s right hip

Music: I Had A Beautiful Time / Merle Haggard

Intro: 16 counts

1-8 DIAGONAL SHUFFLE LEFT, DIAGONAL SHUFFLE RIGHT, CHANGING SIDES STEP 1/4 OLOD, PIVOT ½ TURN ILOD, TRIPLE ¼ TURN LOD (into Left Side Skaters)

1-4 Diagonal shuffle to left LRL, Diagonal shuffle to right RLR

Changing sides switch to left side skaters * keep close together while turning

5-8 Man: Step L forward ¼ turn OLOD (large step while placing left hands on lady’s left hip raising right hands in front), Step R next to L pivoting ½ turn right ILOD, Triple step ¼ turn right LRL LOD (Left side skaters)

Lady: (Small steps) Step L ¼ turn right OLOD, Pivot ½ turn right on R ILOD, Shuffle ¼ right LRL LOD

9-16 DIAGONAL SHUFFLE RIGHT, DIAGONAL SHUFFLE LEFT, WALK WALK SHUFFLE (LADY ½ TURN, STEP BACK, SHUFFLE BACK)

1-4 Diagonal shuffle to right RLR, Diagonal shuffle to left LRL

Release right hands keeping left hands while lady turns

5-8 Man: Walk forward R L, Shuffle forward RLR

Lady: Step R forward pivoting ½ turn left RLOD, Step back on L, Shuffle back RLR

17-24 DIAGONAL SHUFFLE LEFT, DIAGONAL SHUFFLE RIGHT (LADY SHUFFLE BACK), MAN: PIVOT ½ TURN, STEP TOGETHER, TRIPLE STEP / LADY: ROCK BACK, TRIPLE STEP ½ TURN

Change to right palm to right palm and back to left palm to left palm while shuffling diagonally

1-4 Man: Diagonal shuffle to left LRL, Diagonal shuffle RLR

Lady: Diagonal shuffle back to left LRL, Diagonal shuffle back to right RLR

Man places himself to the left of lady RLOD, picking up right hands in front releasing left hands from back of man and raising right, lady triple step ½ turn under raised arms ending with lady facing LOD, man RLOD

5-8 Man: Step L forward pivoting ½ turn right RLOD (keep left hands low), Step R next to L, Triple step in place LRL

Lady: Rock back on L, Recover on R, Triple step ½ turn right LRL under raised arms LOD

25-32 MAN: SHUFFLE ½ TURN, SHUFFLE CHANGING SIDE (LADY: SHUFFLE FORWARD), SHUFFLE CHANGING SIDE, BOTH ROCK STEP, COASTER STEP

1&2 Man: Shuffle ½ turn right RLR LOD

Lady: Shuffle forward RLR

Man shuffles behind lady changing sides to rejoin in starting position (Right Side Skaters)

3&4 Man: Shuffle angled to left (behind lady) LRL

Lady: Shuffle angled to right LRL

5-8 Rock R forward, Recover back on L, Step back on R, Step L next to R, Step forward on R

Start again, and have a beautiful time!