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HORSES IN HEAVEN
Count: 34. Wall: 2. Level: Intermediate NC
Choreographer: Alison Metelnick (GBR) & Peter Metelnick (GBR) - May 2025
Music: Horses In Heaven by Randy Travis. Album: Horses in Heaven - single
INTRO: 18 count. Weight on L. One Tag, Two Restarts.
CROSS, VINE LEFT, CROSS ROCK-RECOVER-1/4 RIGHT SWEEP L TO FRONT,
CROSS SHUFFLE, RHUMBA BACK
1 Cross R over L
2&3 Step L to left, Step R behind L, Step L to left
4&5 Cross Rock R over L, Recover onto L, Turn ¼ right step R forward sweep L to front [3:00]
6&7 Cross L over R, Step R to right, Cross L over R
8&1 Step R to right, Step L beside R, Step R back
1/4 LEFT-TOGETHER-FORWARD, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE,
SWEEP 1/4 LEFT COASTER, STEP, PIVOT 1/4 LEFT, WALK
2&3 Turn ¼ left step L to left, Step R beside L, Step L forward [12:00]
4&5 Step R to right, Cross L over R, Step R to right
6&7 Sweep ¼ left step L back, Step R beside L, Step L forward
8&1 Step R forward, Pivot ¼ left, Step R forward [6:00]
WALK, ROCK FORWARD-RECOVER-ROCK RIGHT-RECOVER-BACK SWEEPING L,
BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS SWEEPING R, CROSS-BACK-ROCK BACK
2 Step L forward (OPTION: prissy walks for counts 1,2)
RESTART: Wall 5
3& Rock R forward, Recover onto L
4&5 Rock R to right, Recover onto L, Step R back sweeping L to back
6&7 Step L behind R, Step R to right, Cross L over R sweeping R to front
8&1 Cross R over L, Step L back, Rock R back
RECOVER-1/2 LEFT-BACK, COASTER BACK, STEP-PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT-STEP,
STEP, TOGETHER
2&3 Recover onto L, Turn ½ left step R back, Step L back [12:00]
4&5 Step R back, Step L beside R, Step R forward
6&7 Step L forward, Pivot ½ right, Step L forward [6:00]
8& Step R forward, Step L beside R
RESTART: Wall 3
SWAY HIPS RIGHT, SWAY HIPS LEFT
1,2 Sway hips right, Sway hips left angling body slightly towards 45° left to prep for the beginning of the next wall
34 REPEAT
TAG: End of Wall 2 facing 12:00:
1,2& Cross R over L, Step L to left, Step R beside L
3,4& Cross L over R, Step R to right, Step L beside R
(Think of the tag steps as 2 syncopated twinkles if that helps!)
RESTARTS:
During Wall 3 dance to count 32 and Restart facing 6:00
During Wall 5 dance to count 18 and Restart facing 6:00
ENDING: During Wall 7 dance to count 11 slowing down to the music after count 5 (listen to the music to slow your steps down during the Cross Shuffle & Rhumba Box ¼ left).