Sweetheart Schottische
Choreographed by Unknown

Description: 26 count couples dance
Alias: Southern Country Schottische
Position: Promenade position, Both facing line of dance; lady standing on the gentleman's right side; each will have heels together; his left hand will hold her left hand either in front of his left shoulder, in front of and slightly higher than his waist, or in front of the lady's left shoulder; his right arm will reach behind the lady and hold her right hand in his right hand slightly to the right of her right shoulder
Music: T-R-O-U-B-L-E by Travis Tritt
Great Balls Of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis
Dumas Walker by Kentucky Headhunters
Born To Boogie by Hank Williams Jr.
South's Gonna Do It Again by Charlie Daniels
Small Town Saturday Night by Hal Ketchum
Letter To You by Eddy Raven
Honky Tonk Crowd by Rick Trevino
Trouble On The Line by Sawyer Brown

MODIFIED VINE TO THE LEFT
1Left foot step to the left
2Right foot step behind left leg to the left
3Left foot step to the left
4Right foot scuff forward beside left foot

GENTLEMAN'S STEPS FOR BEATS 5-16
MODIFIED VINE TO THE RIGHT
5Right foot step to the right-gentleman's raises left hands higher than the lady's head so she can turn underneath
6Left foot step behind right leg to the right-left hands are passing over her head and ready to be brought down
7Right foot step to the right-left hands are brought down to waist height and the arms will be crossed
8Left foot scuff forward beside right foot-arms are kept at waist height and fully extended

MODIFIED VINE TO THE LEFT
9Left foot step to the left-gentleman's raises left hands higher than the lady's head so she can turn underneath
10Right foot step behind left leg to the left-left and right hands are now raised as the lady has passed under the left hands and is ready to turn under the right hands
11Left foot step to the left-left and right hands are brought down to waist height and the arms will be crossed
12Right foot scuff forward beside left foot-arms are kept at waist height and fully extended

13Right foot step forward-drop left hands, right hands are raised over lady's head for her turn
14Left foot step forward
15Right foot step forward
16Left foot scuff forward beside right foot - re-grasp left hands in promenade position

LADY'S STEPS FOR BEATS 5-16
½ TURN TO THE RIGHT
5Right foot step forward in front of left leg to the left-gentleman's raises left hands higher than the lady's head so she can turn underneath
6Left foot step to the left ¼ turn to the right. Left hands are passing over her head and ready to be brought down
7Right foot step to close to left foot ¼ turn to the right. Left hands are brought down to waist height and the arms will be crossed
8Left foot scuff forward beside right foot-arms are kept at waist height and fully extended-lady faces reverse line of dance

FULL TURN TO THE LEFT
9Left foot step left ¼ turn to the left. Gentleman's raises left hands higher than the lady's head so she can turn underneath
10Right foot step ¼ turn to the left. Left and right hands are now raised as the lady has passed under the left hands and is ready to turn under the right hands
11Left foot step ½ to the left. Left and right hands are brought down to waist height and the arms will be crossed
12Right foot scuff forward beside left foot-arms are kept at waist height and fully extended-lady faces reverse line of dance

1 ½ TURN TO THE RIGHT
13Right foot step forward ½ turn to the right. Drop left hands, right hands are raised over lady's head for turning
14Left foot step forward ½ turn to the right
15Right foot step forward ½ turn to the right
16Left foot scuff forward beside right foot. Re-grasp left hands in promenade position

STANDARD STEPS FOR GENTLEMAN AND LADY ARE IDENTICAL.
17Left foot step forward
18Right foot scuff forward beside left foot
19Right foot step forward
20Left foot scuff forward beside right foot

21Left foot step backward
22Right foot step backward
23Left foot step backward
24Right foot scuff forward beside left foot

25Right foot step right
26Left foot scuff forward beside right foot

REPEAT