Dance: Tear Stained Letter
Music: Tear Stained Letter - Patty Loveless [Trouble With Truth], fast
Choreography & copyright: Steve Mason; 2/2002
Level: Intermediate
Walls: 4
Count: 72
Bridge/restart: no
Start: Feet together, weight on left foot

* Heel, touch, step, touch, back, touch, touch, touch:
 1- 2 Touch RIGHT heel forward, touch RIGHT toe across LEFT,
 3- 4 Step RIGHT forward, touch LEFT toe behind RIGHT,
 5- 6 Step LEFT back, touch RIGHT toe together,
 7- 8 Touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side, touch RIGHT together,

* Vine & touch, heel, touch, step, touch:
 9-12 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side, cross LEFT behind RIGHT,
      step RIGHT to RIGHT side, touch LEFT together,
13-14 Touch LEFT heel forward, touch LEFT toe across RIGHT,
15-16 Step LEFT forward, touch RIGHT toe behind LEFT,

* Back, touch, touch, touch, vine & touch:
17-18 Step RIGHT back, touch LEFT toe together,
19-20 Touch LEFT toe to LEFT side, touch LEFT together,
21-24 Step LEFT to LEFT side, cross RIGHT behind LEFT,
      step LEFT to LEFT side, touch RIGHT together,

* Step, hold, 1/2 turn, hold, slow shuffle fwd & 1/2 turn, hold:
25-26 Step RIGHT forward, hold & clap.
27-28 Make 1/2 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward, hold & clap,
29-30 Make 1/4 turn LEFT & step RIGHT to RIGHT side,
      step LEFT together,
31-32 Make 1/4 turn LEFT & step RIGHT back, hold,

* Charleston, fwd charleston:
33-36 Sweep & touch LEFT toe back, hold,
      sweep & step LEFT forward, hold,
37-40 Sweep & touch RIGHT toe forward, hold,
      sweep & step RIGHT back, hold,

* Slow coaster, hold, fwd charleston:
41-44 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT together, step LEFT forward, hold,
45-48 Sweep & touch RIGHT toe forward, hold,
      sweep & step RIGHT back, hold,

* Charleston, step, step, step, hold:
49-52 Sweep & touch LEFT toe back, hold,
      sweep & step LEFT forward, hold,
53-56 Step RIGHT forward, step LEFT forward, step RIGHT forward, hold,

* Rock recover, back, hold, 1/2 turn, hitch, 1/2 turn, hitch:
57-58 Rock/step LEFT forward, replace weight onto RIGHT,
59-60 Step LEFT back, hold,
61-62 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, hitch LEFT & clap,
63-64 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back, hitch RIGHT & clap,

* Back, lock, back, hold, slow coaster, hold:
65-68 Step RIGHT back, lock LEFT over RIGHT, step RIGHT back, hold,
69-72 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT together, step LEFT forward, hold.

Repeat
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Transcribed: David Powell, 18th September, 2002.
http://triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance