Dance: Deep River
Song: River Deep, Mountain High; It's Only Make Believe
Artist: Celine Dion; Ronnie McDowell
Album: Falling Into You; Unchained Melody
Choreography & copyright: Victor Watts & Haley Shiel
Level: Intermediate
Walls: 4
Count: 64
Bridge/restart: no
Dance Beat: ?; 137 b/m
Start: Feet together, weight on left foot

* 1/4 Twist & touch, hold, 1/2 twist & touch, hold,
         1/2 twist & touch, hold, 1/2 twist & touch, 1/4 turn:
 1- 2 Make 1/4 turn LEFT & touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side, hold,
 3- 4 Drop RIGHT heel & 1/2 turn RIGHT & touch LEFT toe to LEFT side,
      hold,
 5- 6 Drop LEFT heel & 1/2 turn LEFT & touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side,
      hold,
 7- 8 Drop RIGHT heel & 1/2 turn RIGHT & touch LEFT toe to LEFT side,
      make a further 1/4 turn RIGHT (transferring weight onto RIGHT),
      [at the speed of the dance this is effectively a step, 3/4 pivot]

* Cross, point, cross, point, cross, point & 1/4 turn, shuffle forward:
 9-10 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side,
11-12 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, touch LEFT toe to LEFT side,
13-14 Cross LEFT over RIGHT,
      touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side & 1/4 turn LEFT,
15&16 Shuffle forward (R,L,R),

* Step, 1/2 pivot, shuffle fwd & 3/4 turn, hips sways & touch:
17-18 Step LEFT forward, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight onto RIGHT),
19&20 Shuffle forward (L,R,L) & 3/4 turn RIGHT,
21-23 Step RIGHT to RIGHT & sway hips RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT,
   24 Touch LEFT beside RIGHT,

* Vine & full turn & scuff, shuffle forward, rock step:
25-28 Vine LEFT (L,R,L) & full turn LEFT, scuff RIGHT forward,
29&30 Shuffle forward (R,L,R),
31-32 Rock/step LEFT forward, rock back on RIGHT,

* Shuffle back, rock step, side shuffle, rock step:
33&34 Shuffle back (L,R,L),
   35 Make 1/4 turn RIGHT & rock/step RIGHT back,
   36 Make 1/4 turn LEFT & rock/step LEFT forward,
37&38 Shuffle RIGHT (R,L,R),
   39 Make 1/4 turn LEFT & rock/step LEFT back,
   40 Make 1/4 turn RIGHT & rock/step RIGHT forward,

* Shuffle forward, step, 1/2 pivot, 4 x toe-struts:
41&42 Shuffle forward (L,R,L),
43-44 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT),
45-52 Touch RIGHT toe forward, drop RIGHT heel,
      touch LEFT toe forward, drop LEFT heel,
      touch RIGHT toe forward, drop RIGHT heel,
      touch LEFT toe forward, drop LEFT heel,

* Touch, hold, touch, hold, syncopated touches, crossshuffle, 3/4 turn:
53-54 Touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side, hold,
    & Step RIGHT beside LEFT (on &),
55-56 Touch LEFT toe to LEFT side, hold,
  &57 Step LEFT beside RIGHT (on &), touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side,
  &58 Step RIGHT beside LEFT (on &), touch LEFT toe to LEFT side,
  &59 Step LEFT beside RIGHT (on &), touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side,
  &60 Step RIGHT beside LEFT (on &), touch LEFT toe to LEFT side,
61&62 Cross-shuffle RIGHT (L,R,L) - crossing over,
63-64 Step RIGHT to RIGHT & 1/4 turn LEFT,
      make 1/2 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward.

Repeat
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If danced to 'River Deep, Mountain High' - on the 3rd wall of dance,
the hold on count 54 is held for two counts and the hold on count 56
for one. Ie:
   1-3 Touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side, hold, hold,
     & Step RIGHT beside LEFT,
   4-5 Touch LEFT toe to LEFT side, hold,
And then continue the dance from that point with steps 57 onwards
(thus making wall 3 a 65 count wall).

Transcribed: David Powell, 28th August, 2001.
http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance