#1 Reason

Choreographed by Rose Grant
Description: Phrased line dance
Music: "Give Me One Reason" by Tracy Chapman

Counts    Step Descriptions

/Start intro. on the 17th beat or 2X8 count
INTRO
/(To be done only once at the beginning of the dance)
TOUCH, LIFT, TOUCH, HITCH, CROSS STEP
1&2	Touch the right toe to the right side, lift up, touch down
to right side
3-4	Hitch the right and cross behind the left, step down on the
right
5&6	Touch the left toe to the left side, lift up, touch down to
left side
7-8	Hitch the left and cross behind the right, step down on the
left

9-16	Repeat 1 to 8
17-32	Repeat steps 1 to 16 but cross the appropriate foot in
front

PART "A"
STEP, CROSS, SHUFFLE, ROCK-STEP, COASTER STEP, 1/2 TURN, BODY
ROLLS
1,2	Step side right, cross the left behind
3&4	Shuffle in place right, left, right
5,6	Rock forward on the left, back on the right,
7&8	Left coaster step (back on left, together right, forward
left)
9-10	Step forward on the right -1/2 turn left, step on left
11-14	Bring the right together with the left while doing two to
the right body rolls
15-16	Two more quick to the right body rolls for 2 beats
/Repeat 1 to 16, Two more times (End facing the back)

PART " B "
HEEL SWIVELS-OR *FANS
1&	With the right slightly behind left, swivel heels in, and out
2&	With the left slightly behind right, swivel heels in, and out
3&4&	With the right slightly behind the left, swivel heels in,
out, in, out (weight on right)
5&	With the left slightly in front of right, swivel heels in,
and out
6&	With the right slightly in front of left, swivel heels in,
and out
7&8&	With the left slightly in front of right, swivel heels in,
out, in, out (weight on right)
/*Alternative Steps are Fans, 2 Right, 2 Left (weight on right)

STEP, DRAG-STEP-DRAG-STEP, TO THE SIDES
9,10	Step side left, drag right to it
11&12	Step side left- drag right to it-step side left
13,14	Step side right, drag left to it
15&16	Step side right-drag left to it-step side right

1/2 TURN RIGHT, POINT, HOP/CHANGE, POINT AND HOLD
&17-18	Pivoting on the right 1/2 turn to right, point left to
side, hold for 1 beat
&19-20	Hop on left, point right toe to side, hold for 1 beat
&21-22	Hop on right, point left toe to side, hold for 1 beat
&23-24	Hop on left, point right toe to side, hold for left beat

OZ STEPS, MOVING VERY SLIGHTLY FORWARD
25-26&	Right heel forward (weight on right), cross left behind
(weight on left), step together right
27-28&	Left heel forward (weight on left), cross right behind
(weight on right), step together left
29-30&	Right heel forward (weight on right), cross left behind
(weight on left), step together right
31-32&	Left heel forward (weight on left), cross right behind
(weight on right), step together left

HEEL, TOE TOUCHES, TAPS
33-34	Touch right heel forward, touch right toe back
35-36&	Touch right heel forward for two taps, hop on right
37-38	Touch left heel forward, touch left toe back
39-40	Touch left heel forward for two taps

BALL CROSS, KICK, CROSS, UNWIND
&41	Step down on the ball of the left foot, cross the right over
the left (weight on right)
42-44	Kick the left forward, cross over the right, unwind 1/2
turn to the right (weight on right)
45-48	Repeat steps & 41 to 44 (weight on the left)


/SEQUENCE:
/1-intro (1 time only x 32 counts)
/3 -part a (3 x 16 counts, start facing front)
/3 -part b (3 x 48 counts)
/3 -part a (3 x 16-musical section-start facing front)
/3 -part b (3 x 48 to end of song, end facing front)



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