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~ Blue Velvet ~

Dance Name: Smooth as Satin. Song: Blue Velvet

There is a Phase 4 choreographed dance already entitled Blue Velvet.

BACK STORY

The song was originally recorded by Tony Bennett in 1951 and reached No.16 on the Billboard Chart;

but Bobby Vinton's version in 1964 hit the top of the chart at No.1.

Bobby Vinton (on the Ed Sullivan Show)

JUKEBOX Cued Recording. Click on Play Arrow to start.

Smooth as Satin (i.e., Blue Velvet modified)

ABBREVIATIONS: LOD = Line of Dance. 2x = Two times

SH-SH = SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.

CUES INCLUDE

INTRO:

SH-SH 2x

Part A:

FULL BASIC; ; UNDERARM TURN; NEW YORKER 2x; ;

SH-SH 2x ; ; FORWARD BREAK;

Bridge:

CIRCLE AWAY & TOGETHER; ;

Interlude:

APART, POINT, TOGETHER, TOUCH

Part B:

NEW YORKER (OPEN, LOD); BOLERO WALK 3

Note-- POINT and TOUCH are "actions." They do not take weight.

The "3" in BOLERO WALK 3 means 3 weight changes.

(i.e., 3 steps in a single BOLERO WALK, not 3 BOLERO WALKS)