DON'T LET GO

Choreographed by: Vivienne Scott

linedanceviv@hotmail.com -- 416 588 7275 -- www.stayinline.ca

Music:   'Baby Don’t You Let Go’ by Trisha Yearwood (Album – Jasper County)

Start 32 counts in, just after the lyrics start -- on ‘tightrope’

Other Music Options:  'This is Us' by Mark Knopfler and Emilylou Harris

'High Lonesome' by Jed Hughes

'Am I Blue' by George Strait

Formation:   44 count, 4 wall Easy Intermediate Line Dance

MAMBO FORWARD, MAMBO CROSS, TOE STRUTS X2, SYNCOPATED ROCK 1/2 TURN

1&2Step right forward, step left in place, step right beside left

3&4Step left to left side, step right in place, cross left over right

5&  Touch right toe to right side, drop heel

6&  Cross left toe over right, drop heel

7&8Rock right to right side, recover on left, turn 1/2 right stepping right forward (facing 6 o’clock)

WALKS FORWARD x2, LEFT LOCK BACK,  COASTER BACK, STEP TOGETHER STEP 1/2 TURN

9-10Walk forward left, right

11&12     Step left back, lock right in front of left, step left back

13&14     Step right back, step left beside right, step right forward

15&16     Step left forward, stepping right beside left turn 1/2 right, step left forward

TOE TOUCH, SCUFF, STOMP x2, TWO COUNT 1/4 TURN JAZZ BOX , 1/4 TURN SHUFFLE

17&18     Touch right toe to instep of left, scuff right forward, stomp down on right

19&20     Touch left toe to instep of right, scuff left forward, stomp down on left

21-22      Cross right over left, step left back turning 1/4 right

23&24     Step right to right side turning 1/4 right, close left beside right, step right forward

STEP FORWARD CLAP x2, MAMBO FORWARD, FULL TRAVELING TURN BACK, COASTER STEP

25& Step left forward, clap hand

26& Step right forward, clap hands

27&28     Step left forward, step right in place, step left beside right

29-30      Step right back turning 1/2 right, step left forward turning 1/2 right

(Easier Alternative:  29-30  Step right back, step left back)

31&32     Step right back, step left beside right, step right forward

STEP FORWARD CLAP x2, MAMBO FORWARD, STEP RIGHT BACK 1/2 TURN, STEP LEFT FORWARD 1/4 TURN, CROSS ROCK, STEP

33& Step left forward, clap hands

34& Step right forward, clap hands

35&36     Step left forward, step right in place, step left beside right

37-38      Step right back turning 1/2 right, step left forward turning 1/4  right

(Easier Alternative:  37-38  Step right back, step left back turning 1/4 left)

39&40     Cross rock right over left, recover on left, step right to right side

LEFT COASTER BACK, PIVOT 1/2 TURN

41&42     Step left back, step right beside left, step left forward

43-44      Step right forward, pivot 1/2 turn left (weight on left)

Ending:  Music finishes on 13&14 (3 o’clock wall), cross left behind right, turn 3/4 right to front.

Enjoy!

'Baby Don't You Let Go' by Trisha Yearwood

*Published in Linedancer magazine, UK