MICHAEL BARR'S :

 

MAD LOVE

 

Description:                32 Count  Line Dance -- 4 Wall Difficulty: Intermediate      Lead: Start on vocals

Choreographer:          Michael Barr, “A Waltz In Time Productions”, Corning California, USA 11/99

Suggested music:        “Mad Love” by Rick Tippe (130 bpm)  CD - Stampede Strut - Get Hot IV

Teaching Music:        Most any west coast swing at about 110 bpm

Prepared by:               Michael Barr, Instructor/Choreographer/DJ, - Phone & fax 530-824-6888

Website:                       http://www.michaelandmichele.com

Video:                          Mad Love can be seen on Vol. IV of our instructional videos.

 

A special thank you goes to Rick Tippe for creating the song and asking me to choreograph a dance.

 

A.    WIZARD LOCK STEPS X 2  -  FORWARD, SWIVEL 1/4 TURN, SWIVEL & SWIVEL 1/4 TURN

 

1 - 2        Step Right foot forward on the right diagonal;  Step Left forward on right diagonal crossing behind right [lock]

 

  &          Step Right foot side right [&]

 

3 - 4        Step Left foot forward on left diagonal;  Step Right foot forward on left diagonal crossing behind left [lock]

 

  &          Step Left foot side left [&]

 

5 - 6        Step Right foot forward;  On the balls of Both feet swivel Heels right making a 1/4 turn left

 

7 & 8      Swivel Heels left;  Swivel Heels right;  Swivel Heels left making a 1/4 turn right [weight is left]

               [you are facing your starting wall]

 

B.    COASTER STEP, FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT  -  WIZARD LOCK STEP, FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT

 

1 & 2      Step Right foot back;  Step Left foot next to right;  Step Right foot forward

 

3 - 4        Step Left foot forward;  On the ball of the left foot pivot 1/2 turn right shifting weight to the Right foot

 

5 - 6        Step Left foot forward;  Step Right foot forward crossing behind left [lock]

 

 &           Step Left slightly forward [&]

 

7  8         Step Right forward;  On the ball of the right foot pivot 1/2 turn left shifting weight to the Left foot

 

C.    ROCK-RETURN, TRIPLE STEP IN PLACE  -  ROCK-RETURN, TRIPLE STEP IN PLACE

 

1 - 2        Rock forward onto the Right foot;  Return weight onto the Left foot in place [feet are apart - R foot forward of L}

 

3 & 4      Step onto the Right in place;  Step onto the Left in place;  Step onto the Right in place

 

5 - 6        Rock forward onto the Left foot;  Return weight onto the Right foot in place [feet are apart - L foot forward of R]

 

7 & 8      Step onto the Left in place;  Step onto the Right in place;  Step onto the Left in place

 

D.   ROCK-RETURN, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE RIGHT -  1/4 TURN RIGHT, SYNCOPATED VINE RIGHT

 

Note:      As you begin this last section your new wall is on your left and you will turn 1/2 and 1/4 right to get there.

 

1 - 2        Rock forward onto the Right foot;  Return weight onto the Left foot in place

 

3 & 4      Step Right foot back into a 1/4 turn right;  Step Left next to right;  Step Right foot forward into a 1/4 turn right   

 

5 - &       Step Left forward into a 1/4 turn right [facing new wall];  Pushing off left, step slightly back on Right foot

 

6 - &       Cross-step Left foot over right;  Step Right foot side right

 

7 & 8      Step Left foot behind right;  Step Right foot side right;  Pushing off the right, step Left slightly forward of right foot

 

 

BEGIN AGAIN!!!