Each line of type is a single count. (I'm counting double time). The music is in 4.

Intro: begin B+ left ft. back, arms crossed in front of you. On intro step back to croise tendu rt. ft. front, arms open to croise alonge, left arm high.

1.releve on rt. leg, developpe lft. to ecarte; left arm
alonge high
2.off releve, coupe lft. ft. front; left arm comes through
first
3.bourre lft ft. croise front; left arm reaches to
downstage right
4.continue bourre

5-8. repeat 1-4 as above only begin w/ developpe rt. and do everything on the other foot/direction

1. pique on rt. ft. towards stage left; arms in 1st
2. fouette arabesque towards stage right (on rt. ft.); open
arms to 1st arabesque, right arm high
3. emboite rt.ft. up (facing stage rt); arms in 1st
4. emboite left ft. up (facing stage rt); arms in 1st

5-8 repeat fouette/emboite combination as in 1-4 above but begin w/ pique on lft. ft. towards stage right

1-8. repeat developpe/ bourre combination as in 1-8 at beginning

1. pique on rt. ft., lft. ft. passe; arms "swish" to right
2. roll down, extend lft lege
3. pique on lft. ft., rt. ft. passe; arms "swish to left
4. roll down, extend rt. leg
5-7 pas de couru (this combo should have you moving on
diagonal downstage & towards stage left); arms in 2nd
alonge
8. plie in 5th position rt. ft. front

1. echappe sur les pointes; arms in 2nd alonge
2. close 5th rt. foot back
3. echappe (arms same)
4. close 5th rt. ft. front
5. hop en pointe on left foot while right comes to passe;
arms up to fifth high
6. hop from pointe to plie on left foot while right leg
goes to arabesque alonge; arms alonge, right high, look
up along right arm
7. pas de bourre (rt. foot back-side front); arms to 2nd
8. close rt. foot 5th front plie

1-8. repeat echappe/hop en pointe combination as in 1-8 above

1-8 repeat echappe hop en pointe combo as in 1-8 above (3rd time)

1-6. run to upstage left corner, prepare for turn sequence w/ rt. foot tendu croise (note: this phrase of music only has counts 1-6)

Turns: (these should all take you from upstage left corner towards downstage right corner on diagonal)
1-2. pique turn on right foot
3-4. pique turn on right foot
5-8. chaine turns on diagonal

1-8. repeat pique pique chaine combo as in 1-8 above

1-2. pique turn on rt. ft.
3-4. pique turn en dehors (aka lame duck, aka step-up turn) stepping on right foot plie & pique on left foot
5-6. pique turn on rt. ft.
7-8. pique en dehors as above

1-4. chaine turn
5-6. pique 1st arabesque on rt. foot to corner
7-8. bring left foot through in fiyee so you're kneeling on your right knee; right hand by your right ear, left arm elonge, look up towards left hand

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1.releve on rt. leg, developpe lft. to ecarte; left arm
alonge high
2.off releve, coupe lft. ft. front; left arm comes through
first
3.bourre lft ft. croise front; left arm reaches to
downstage right
4.continue bourre

5-8. repeat 1-4 as above only begin w/ developpe rt. and do everything on the other foot/direction

1. pique on rt. ft. towards stage left; arms in 1st
2. fouette arabesque towards stage right (on rt. ft.); open
arms to 1st arabesque, right arm high
3. emboite rt.ft. up (facing stage rt); arms in 1st
4. emboite left ft. up (facing stage rt); arms in 1st

5-8 repeat fouette/emboite combination as in 1-4 above but begin w/ pique on lft. ft. towards stage right

1-8. repeat developpe/ bourre combination as in 1-8 at beginning

1. pique on rt. ft., lft. ft. passe; arms "swish" to right
2. roll down, extend lft lege
3. pique on lft. ft., rt. ft. passe; arms "swish to left
4. roll down, extend rt. leg
5-7 pas de couru (this combo should have you moving on
diagonal downstage & towards stage left); arms in 2nd
alonge
8. plie in 5th position rt. ft. front

1. echappe sur les pointes; arms in 2nd alonge
2. close 5th rt. foot back
3. echappe (arms same)
4. close 5th rt. ft. front
5. hop en pointe on left foot while right comes to passe;
arms up to fifth high
6. hop from pointe to plie on left foot while right leg
goes to arabesque alonge; arms alonge, right high, look
up along right arm
7. pas de bourre (rt. foot back-side front); arms to 2nd
8. close rt. foot 5th front plie

1-8. repeat echappe/hop en pointe combination as in 1-8 above

1-8 repeat echappe hop en pointe combo as in 1-8 above (3rd time)

1-6. run to upstage left corner, prepare for turn sequence w/ rt. foot tendu croise (note: this phrase of music only has counts 1-6)

Turns: (these should all take you from upstage left corner towards downstage right corner on diagonal)
1-2. pique turn on right foot
3-4. pique turn on right foot
5-8. chaine turns on diagonal

1-8. repeat pique pique chaine combo as in 1-8 above

1-2. pique turn on rt. ft.
3-4. pique turn en dehors (aka lame duck, aka step-up turn) stepping on right foot plie & pique on left foot
5-6. pique turn on rt. ft.
7-8. pique en dehors as above

1-4. chaine turn
5-6. pique 1st arabesque on rt. foot to corner
7-8. bring left foot through in fiyee so you're kneeling on your right knee; right hand by your right ear, left arm elonge, look up towards left hand


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ok i am done practicing now off to sleeping beauty