BootStepper

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(1-8): Right step, Behind-Side-Cross, and-Heel-and-Cross, HOLD, Ball-Cross shuffle

1Step right foot to right side (Starting at 12:00)

2&3Step left foot behind right; Step right foot to right side; Cross left over right

&4&5Step right foot to right side; Tap left heel to left diagonal; Step on ball of left foot; Cross right over left

6HOLD

&7&8Step on ball of left foot; Cross right over left; Step left to left side; Cross right over left

(9-16): ¼ turn left with forward rock, Recover, ½ sailor left, Forward rock, Recover, Back, Touch, Clap*2

1 2Make a quarter turn left and rock forward on left foot (9:00); Recover weight onto right foot

3&4Make a sailor half turn to left (3:00) (Step left foot behind right; Make ¼ turn left stepping right to side; Make ¼ turn left stepping left foot slightly forward)

5 6Rock forward on right foot; Recover weight onto left

&7Step back on right foot; Touch left foot forward

&8Clap twice

(17-24): Left wizard, Touch, Shoulder shimmy*2, Ball-cross, Step, Sailor Heel

1 2&Step left to left diagonal; Lock right behind left; Step left to left diagonal

3Touch right foot next to left

&4Drop right shoulder and raise left; Drop left shoulder and raise right

&5 6Step ball of right foot next to left; Cross left over right; Step right to right side

7&8Step left behind right; Step right to right side; Tap left heel to left diagonal

(25-32): Ball-cross, Side, Sailor touch (with 1/8 turn right), Rolling 1 ¾ vine to right

&1 2Step on ball of left foot next to right; Cross right over left; Step left to left side

3&4Make 1/8 sailor turn to right (4:30): (Step right behind left; Make 1/8 turn right stepping left to left side; touch right toe towards right (towards 7:30))

5678Rolling vine (1 ¾ turns) towards 7:30 diagonal: ¼ turn right stepping right forward (7:30); ½ turn right stepping left back (1:30); ½ turn right stepping right forward (7:30); ½ turn right stepping left back (1:30).

(33-40): Right step back, Drag left, Rock back-recover, Step, Lock, Left shuffle step

1Step right foot back dragging left (still facing 1:30)

2(Continue drag)

3 4Rock back on left foot; Recover weight on right

5 6Step left foot forward; Lock right behind left

7&8Left shuffle forward (step left foot forward; step right next to left foot; step left foot forward)

(41-48): 1/8 turn left into step-touch*2, Full gliding box turn

1 2Make 1/8 turn to left (12:00) stepping right foot to side; Touch left next to right

3 4Step left foot to side; Touch right next to left

5Slide right foot to right side

6Make ¼ turn left and slide left foot to left side (9:00)

7Make ¼ turn left and slide right foot to right side (6:00)

8Make ¼ turn left and slide left foot to left side (3:00).

Note: you will finish the box on count 1 of the next set of 8.

(49-56): ¼ turn left into right slide, Ball-cross, Touch, Touch behind, Touch, Dip shifting weight to left

1Make a ¼ turn left and slide right foot to right side (12:00) dragging left foot

2HOLD

&3Step down on ball of left foot next to right; Cross right over left

4Touch left foot out to left side

5Touch left foot behind right

6Touch left foot out to left side

7 8Dip and recover over two counts, shifting weight to left foot

(57-64): Step right behind left, Step left to side, Kick ball step, Step right to side, Touch behind, ½ turn unwind

1Step right foot behind left

2Step left foot to left side

3&4Kick-ball-step (Styling note: angle kick-ball step towards 1:30, then square up again on count 5)

5Step right foot to right side

6Touch left toe behind right, prepping for ½ unwind

7 8Unwind ½ turn left over two counts taking weight onto left (6:00)

(optional: add pulses on beats for chorus of “don’t stop dancing”)

For any questions or comments, contact:
Aurora De Jong: aurora.dejong@gmail.com
Mike Wilson: mjwilso2@gmail.com

Last Update: 6 Mar 2023

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