Dance: Love Is
Song: Thicker Than Blood
Artist: Garth Brooks
Album: Scarecrow
Choreography & copyright: Maureen Reynolds; 2/2002
Level: Intermediate
Walls: 2
Count: 48
Bridge/restart: one restart, one tag
Dance Beat: medium
Start: Feet together, weight on left foot

* Rock rock, &together, rock 1/4 turn, back, 1/2 turn, shuffle fwd:
  1- 2 Rock RIGHT to RIGHT side, rock LEFT to LEFT side,
 &3- 4 Step RIGHT beside LEFT (on &),
       rock LEFT to LEFT side, 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward,
  5- 6 Step LEFT back, 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward,
  7& 8 Shuffle forward (L,R,L) & full turn RIGHT [turn is optional],

* Back, back, shuffle back & 1/2 turn, side-rock hold, ball-cross,
             ball-1/4_turn:
  9-10 Step RIGHT back, step LEFT back,
 11&12 Shuffle back (R,L,R) with a 1/2 turn LEFT,
 13-14 Rock LEFT to LEFT side, hold,
   &15 Step back on ball of RIGHT (on &), cross LEFT over RIGHT,
   &16 Step ball of RIGHT to RIGHT (on &),
       make 1/4 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward,

* Rock replace, &1/2_turn, step, &1/2_pivot, step, side-shuffle,
                 side, drag:
 17-18 Cross-rock RIGHT over LEFT, replace weight back onto LEFT,
   &19 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, step LEFT forward,
   &20 Make 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward,
       step LEFT forward,
 21&22 Shuffle RIGHT (R,L,R) & full turn RIGHT [turn optional],
 23-24 Step LEFT to LEFT side, slide RIGHT together & touch,

* &Together, rock rock, &together, rock, 1/2 hinge, cross-shuffle,
               ball-heel, ball-heel & 1/4 turn:
&25-26 Step RIGHT beside LEFT (on &), rock LEFT to LEFT side,
       rock RIGHT to RIGHT side,
&27-28 Step LEFT beside RIGHT (on &), rock RIGHT to RIGHT side,
       make 1/2 hinge turn LEFT & step down on LEFT,
 29&30 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT, cross RIGHT over LEFT,
&31&32 Step back on LEFT (on &), touch RIGHT heel to R45,
       step RIGHT beside LEFT (on &),
       make 1/4 turn LEFT & touch LEFT heel to L45,

* &Together, step, 1/4 pivot, cross-shuffle, rock rock, &together,
             syncopated 1/2 Monterey:
&33-34 Step LEFT beside RIGHT (on &),
       step RIGHT forward, 1/4 pivot turn LEFT (weight on LEFT),
 35&36 Cross RIGHT behind LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT,
       cross RIGHT over LEFT,
37-38& Rock LEFT to LEFT side, rock RIGHT to RIGHT side,
       step LEFT beside RIGHT (on &),
39&40& Point RIGHT to RIGHT side,
       make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step onto RIGHT (on &),
       point LEFT to LEFT side, step LEFT beside RIGHT,

* Dorothy, dorothy, touch back, 1/2 pivot, touch back, 1/2 pivot:
41-42& Step RIGHT forward to L45, lock/step LEFT behind RIGHT,
       step RIGHT beside LEFT (on &),
43-44& Step LEFT forward to R45, lock/step RIGHT behind LEFT,
       step LEFT beside RIGHT (on &),
 45-46 Touch RIGHT toe straight back, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (on LEFT),
 47-48 Touch RIGHT toe straight back, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (on LEFT).

Repeat
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Restart: On wall 3 restart the dance after count 16.
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Tag: After wall 5 add 4 hip sways (R,L,R,L) & then restart.
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Transcribed: David Powell, 21st February, 2002.
http://triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance