Dance: A New Day Has Come
Song: A New Day Has Come
Artist: Celine Dion
Album: A New Day Has Come
Choreography & copyright: Simon Ward; 6/2002;  bellychops@hotmail.com
                 http://www.linedancefun.com/simonward.htm
Level: Intermediate
Walls: 2
Count: 48 [waltz]
Bridge/restart: one
Dance Beat: ?
Start: Feet together, weight on right foot, two beats before vocals

Note: This dance was originally choreographed with the restart on the
----  4th wall. The 'restart' in the music is on the 5th wall and some
      have taught the dance with the restart there. After the resulting
      dancefloor confusion Simon has officially moved the restart
      to the 5th wall.

Choreographer's Note: There are two versions of this song on the album,
The first is in 4/4 time and the version that I have choreographed to
is obviously 3/4 time. Feels nice to do though you will notice through
the song that you have to concentrate a little on the beat, It's not
that bad when you have done it a few times. Just keep dancing through
it as you will fall into a heavier beat to dance to.


* Waltz fwd & full turn, waltz fwd & full turn:
 1- 3 Step forward (L,R,L) & full turn LEFT,
 4- 6 Step forward (R,L,R) & full turn RIGHT,

* Rock, 1/2 turn, step, step, full turn, step:
 7- 9 Rock/step LEFT forward, rock/step RIGHT back & 1/2 turn LEFT,
      complete turn & step LEFT forward,
10-12 Step RIGHT forward & slow full turn LEFT (for 2 counts),
      step LEFT slightly forward,

* Rock, 1/2 turn, step, 1/4 turn, behind, 1/4 turn:
13-15 Rock/step RIGHT forward, rock/step LEFT back & 1/2 turn RIGHT,
      complete 1/2 turn & step RIGHT forward,
16-18 Step LEFT slightly forward & 1/4 turn RIGHT,
      cross LEFT behind RIGHT, step LEFT to LEFT & 1/4 turn LEFT,

* Step, 1/4 pivot, cross, 1/4 turn, sweep & full turn:
19-21 Step RIGHT forward, 1/4 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT),
      cross RIGHT over LEFT,
22-24 Step LEFT to LEFT side & 1/4 turn RIGHT
              & slightly swinging RIGHT out to RIGHT side,
      swing RIGHT foot around & behind LEFT & start full turn RIGHT,
      complete full turn RIGHT & take weight onto RIGHT,

* Waltz fwd, waltz back & 1/2 turn:
25-27 Waltz forward (L,R,L),
28-30 Waltz back (R,L,R) & 1/2 turn LEFT,

* Waltz fwd, waltz back & 1/2 turn:
31-33 Waltz fwd (L,R,L),
34-36 Waltz back (R,L,R) & 1/2 turn LEFT,

* Step, slow drag, back, slow drag:
37-39 Step LEFT forward to LEFT diagonal,
      drag RIGHT towards LEFT for 2 counts,
40-42 Step RIGHT back to RIGHT diagonal,
      drag LEFT towards RIGHT for 2 counts,

* 1/4 turn, step, 1/2 pivot, step, step, 1/4 pivot:
43-45 Step LEFT slightly to LEFT & 1/4 turn LEFT,
      step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT),
46-48 Step RIGHT forward,
      step LEFT forward, 1/4 pivot turn RIGHT (weight onto RIGHT).

Repeat
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Restart: On the 5th wall, after count 36. (Note: some dancesheets on
-------  the www give the restart as "after count 40", this is wrong).

Transcribed: David Powell, 28th September, 2002 [revised].
http://triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance