Love Is...

Choreographers: Roy & Betsy Gotta, 2 Laurel Pl., North Brunswick, NJ 08902-2812

Ph. - 732-249-2086; Fax - 732-249-7342; e-mail - gottadance@erols.com

Record: L-O-V-E (Nat King Cole) Special Pressing RG 622 available from Palomino Records

Rhythm/Phase:Phase II Twostep

Footwork: Opposite Throughout; Directions for Man unless otherwise stated.

Sequence: A-B-C-A-B-C(1-8)-End Release: Nov., 1997

INTRO

1-4 WAIT; WAIT; APT, PT; TOG, TCH to SEMI;

(1-2)OP fcg wait 2 meas;; (3)Apt L, -, pt R, -; (4)Tog R, -, tch L to SCP, -;

A

1-8 2 FWD TWOSTEPS;; 2 TURNING TWOSTEPS (CPLOD);; PROG SCIS;; HITCH 3; HITCH/SCIS to SEMI;

(1)SCP Fwd L, cl R, fwd L, -; (2)Fwd R, cl L, fwd R, -; (3)Sd L, cl R, sd & bk L trng RF to fc COH; (4)Sd R, cl L, fwd R trng RF to fin CPLOD; (5)Sd L, cl R blend to slight SCAR, xLif DLW (W xib); (6)Sd R, cl L blend to slight BJO, xRif DLC (W xib); (7)Fwd L, cl R, bk L, -; (8)Bk R, cl L, fwd R, - (W sd RLOD L, cl R, xLif to SCP);

9-16 LACE ACROSS; FWD TWOSTEP; LACE BACK; FWD TWOSTEP to BFLY; BASKETBALL TRN;; OPEN VINE 4;;

(9)Under the joined lead hands, M crossing bhd W Fwd L, cl R, fwd L, - to LOP LOD; (10)Fwd R, cl L, fwd R, -; (11)Under the joined other hands, M crossing bhd W, Fwd L, cl R, fwd L, -; (12)Fwd R, cl L, fwd R trng RF to BFLY WALL, -; (13)Lunge sd L LOD, -, rec R trng RF to fc RLOD, -; (14)Lunge sd L twd RLOD trng bk on ptr, -, rec R trng RF to fc ptr, -; (15)Joining M's L hnd & W's R hnd sd L, -, xRib trng RF to fc RLOD, -; (16)Sd L trng LF to fc ptr, -, xRif to SCP, -;

                                                                            B

1-8 2 FWD TWOSTEPS;; CIRCLE AWAY & TOG (CPWALL);; FULL BOX;; HITCH APT 3; SCIS THRU to SEMI;

(1-2)Repeat meas 1 & 2 of part A;; (3-4)Turning in a small LF (W RF) circle away from ptr Fwd L, cl R, fwd L, -; Fwd R, cl L, fwd R, - to CPWALL; (5)Sd L, cl R, fwd L, -; (6)Sd R, cl L, bk R, -; (7)Bk L, cl R, fwd L, - (W bk R, cl L, fwd R, -); (8)Sd R, cl L, xRif blending to SCP, -;

9-16 VINE APT 3; VINE TOG to OPEN; HITCH 6 to BFLY;; SCIS THRU to fc REV; ONE FWD TWOSTEP; RK FWD, - REC to FC,-; SD, DRAW, CL;

(1)Releasing hands Sd L, xRib, sd L, -; (2)Sd R, xLib, sd R, - OPLOD; (3)Fwd L, cl R, bk L, -; (4)Bk R, cl L, fwd R trng RF (W LF) to fc ptr in BFLY; (5)Sd L, cl R, xLif trng RF (W LF) to fc RLOD in LOP, -; (6)Fwd R, cl L, fwd R, -; (7)Rk fwd L, -, rec bk R trng LF (W RF) to fc ptr, -; (8)Sd L, draw R twds L, cl R, -;

C

1-8 TRAVELING BOX;;;;

SCIS THRU TWICE;; 2 SD CL; SD & THRU to BFLY;

(1)Sd L, cl R, fwd L, -; (2)Trng to fc RLOD Walk fwd L, -, R, -; (3)Trng to fc ptr Sd R, cl L, bk R, -; (4)Trng to fc LOD Walk fwd L, -, R, -; (5)Trng to fc ptr Sd L, cl R, xLif trng RF (W LF) to fc RLOD in LOP, -; (6)Trng to fc ptr Sd R, cl L, xRif blending to BFLY, -; (7)Sd L, cl R, sd L, cl R; (8)Sd L, -, xRif trng slightly twds LOD, -;

9-16 FC to FC; BK to BK to OPEN; RK FWD - REC; BKWD TWOSTEP; RK BK - REC; TWOSTEP to FC; 2 TURNING TWOSTEPS;;

(1)Sd L, cl R, sd L trng LF (W RF) to a bk to bk pos keeping trialing hnds jnd, -; (2)Sd R, cl L, sd R trng RF (W LF) to OPLOD, -; (3)Rk fwd L, -, rec bk R, -; (4)Bk L, cl R, bk L, -; (5)Rk bk R, -, rec fwd L, -; (6)Fwd R, cl L, fwd R trng RF (W LF) to CPWALL, ; (7-8)Repeat meas 3 & 4 of part A, ending in SCP;;

END

1-3 (BFLY) VINE 8;; APT, -, PT, -;

(1-2)In BFLY Sd L, xRib, sd L, xRif; Sd L, xRib, sd L, xRif; (3)Step apt L, -, pt R, & hold as the music finishes;