6 RIBBONS

Choreographer: Kirsi-Marja Vinberg

Music: Six Ribbons by Jon English;

For practice: Amour Defendu by Mireille Mathieu (no tags, no restarts)

Counts: 48 with one restart and one tag

Type: 1 wall improver waltz line dance, suitable for seniors

FINNISH WALTZ BASIC X 2(12)

1-3 Step right forward, left together, right in place

4-6 Step left back, right together, left in place

Repeat 1-6

TWINKLES MOVING FORWARD

1-3 Step right across left, step left to side, step right in place

4-6 Step left across right, step right to side, step left in place

WEAVE L, STEP TO SIDE, SLIDE TOGETHER, HOLD

1-3 Step right across left, step left to side, right behind crossing left

4-6 Step left to side, slide right together, hold (when in music you hear ”to tie back your hair”, you can make a hand movement: tie up your hair with ribbons)

STEP TO SIDE, SLIDE WITH KICK (2-3), STEP TO SIDE, SLIDE WITH KICK (2-3)

1-3 Step right to side, slide left across right and kick left diagonally right, hold

4-6 Step left to side, slide right across left and kick right diagonally left, hold

WEAVE R/ROLLING VINE, LUNGE

1-3 Step right to side, left behind crossing right, step right to side/alternative: rolling vine moving right

4-6 Step left across right, step right in place, step left to side

PIVOT TURN ½ L, BASIC FORWARD

1-3 Step right forward (1), turn ½ left (2) and step left in place (3)

4-6 Step right forward, left together, right in place

PIVOT TURN ½ , BASIC FORWARD

1-3 Step left forward (1), turn ½ right (2), step right in place (3)

4-6 Step left forward, right together, left in place

Repeat

Restart: in the end of second repetition: in the second pivot turn: step only left forward, turn ½ right and hold 2 counts

Tag (24 counts): when you hear the instrumental section of music starting, dance to the end of repetition and make two diamonds like this:

DIAMOND (12 COUNTS):

1-3 Step right to diagonally right forward and turn little more to make the ¼ turn complete, step left to side, right together

4-6 Step left diagonally left back and turn little more to right to make the ¼ turn complete,  step right to side, left  together

Repeat 1-6 again and you are facing the front wall again.

The second diamond is same kind as the described above (12 counts)

Tag is 24 counts containing two diamonds.