~ Moon River ~
from "Breakfast at Tiffany's"
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Rhythm/Phase: Waltz Phase 3+1 [Open Telemark]
For Phase 4 version, see bottom of this page.
Note that there are many different choreography and phase versions of this very popular song.
NO VIDEO of this version available.
NO CUE SHEET of this version published.
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BACK STORY
"Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.
It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's,
winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. It also won the 1962 Grammy Awards
for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The most famous rendition was made
by Andy Williams.
vocals: ANDY WILLIAMS
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To practice the dance, click on the play button in the jukebox.
Allow a moment for the file to buffer.
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Moon River AUDIO RECORDING with CUES
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This Phase 3 dance borrows the TELEMARK step from Phase 4.
NEED TO GET VIDEO OF THE Ph.3 DANCE and then DELETE FILLER BACK STORY BELOW.
The song was written for Audrey Hepburn to sing in the film Breakfast at Tiffany's.
The lyrics are first heard in a scene where Fred (George Pepard) discovers
Holly Golightly (Hepburn) singing the song, and accompanying herself on the guitar,
while sitting on the fire escape outside their apartments
~ Moon River ~
Rhythm/Phase: Waltz Phase 4+1 [Natural Cross Hover]
This is the 2007 version by Rumble. Danced in the video by Rumble.
The video is in .WMV format. Depending on your system, clicking on
link may open the video, OR it may download the clip onto your device.
LINK TO Moon River Ph4
This dance borrows the NATURAL CROSS HOVER step.
The video teach clip is for Foxtrot, so dancers should adjust for Waltz.
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TECHNICAL
- jukebox stored on WZ350 page file
- Recording No.: WZxxx
- Workshop No.: WZ339-M