Invitation To Dance
Choreographed by: Peter & Alison (TheDanceFactoryUK)
Music: The Lady In Red – Chris De Burgh (from the humming count 16 and start on vocals) is 4m15secs long and 154bpm From the CD Now and Then…..and many other De Burgh compilation CDs!
Descriptions: 48 count 4 wall – intermediate nightclub line dance (non-phrased)

1-8 R night club basic with hip sways, L night club basic with hip sways
1 Step R side right
2& Rock L back, recover weight on R
3-4 Sway hips left, sway hips right
5 Step L side left
6& Rock R back, recover weight on L
7-8 Sway hips right, sway hips left
 
9-17 R fwd, L fwd, ½ R pivot turn, L fwd, L fwd full turning triple, L fwd mambo step, R coaster cross
1 Step R forward
2&3 Step L forward, pivot ½ right, step L forward
4&5 Turning ½ left step R back, turning ½ left step L forward, step R forward
6&7 Rock L forward, recover weight on R, step L back
8&1 Step R back, step L together, cross step R over L (6 o’clock)
 
18-24 L & R scissor steps, ¼ R box step, R fwd
2&3 Step L side, step R together, cross step L over R
4&5 Step R side, step L together, cross step R over L
6&7 Step L side, turning ¼ right step R side, step L forward
8 Step R forward (9 o’clock)
 
25-33 L fwd, R fwd, ¼ L pivot turn, R cross step, ½ R hinge cross, R side rock & recover, R extended sailor step (Happy sailor!)
1 Step L forward
2&3 Step R forward, pivot ¼ left, cross step R over L
4&5 Turning ¼ right step L back, turning ¼ right step R side, cross step L over R
6-7 Rock R side, recover weight on L
8&1 Cross step R behind L, step L side, step R side (12 o’clock)
 
34-40 L cross rock & recover, L side, R cross rock & recover, R side, L fwd, ½ R pivot turn, L cross rock & recover, L side
NOTE: the following 4 cross rocks will hit all 4 corners of the room
2&3 Cross rock left over right towards right diagonal, recover weight on R, step L side left
4&5 Cross rock right over left towards left diagonal, recover weight on L, step R side right towards right diagonal
6-7 Step L forward, pivot ½ right and now facing opposite right diagonal (on back wall)
8&1 Cross rock left over right towards right diagonal, recover weight on L, step L side left (6 o’clock)
 
42-48 R cross rock & recover, R side, L fwd, ½ R pivot turn, L fwd mambo step, R rock back & recover, turning ¼ LEFT start the dance again
2&3 Cross rock right over left towards left diagonal, recover weight on L, step R side squaring off to wall (6 o’clock)
4-5 Step L forward, pivot ½ right
6&7 Rock L forward, recover weight on R, step L back
8& Rock R back, recover weight on L
Turn ¼ left as you start the dance again stepping side right (facing 9 o’clock)
 
FINAL WALL: On the 6th and final wall dance to count 45 and add the following steps:
Step L forward, ¼ pivot R to face front wall, step L forward and strike a pose!