Intro: 8 Counts - No Restarts Or Tags
Kick R forward (1), step R beside L (2)
[1 – 8] KICK R FWD, R TOGETHER, L FWD, R TOUCH, R BACK, KICK L FWD, L BACK, KICK R FWD
1-2
Kick R forward (1), step R beside L (2)
3-4
Step forward L (3), touch R beside L (4)
5-6
Step back R (5), kick L forward (6)
7-8
Step back L (7), kick R forward (8)
[9 – 16] R BACK ROCK, TOUCH R FWD, TOUCH R TO R, R FWD, TOUCH L TO L, L FWD, TOUCH R TO R
1-2
Rock back R (1), recover weight L (2)
3-4
Touch Ball R foot forward (3), point R to R side (Styling: snap to L with both hands) (4)
5-6
Step forward R slightly crossed over L (5), point L to L side (Styling: snap to R with both hands) (6)
7-8
Step forward L slightly crossed over R (7), point R to R side (Styling: snap to L with both hands) (8)
[17- 24] R ROCKING CHAIR, ½ TURN L DOING 4 WALKS (R-L-R-L)
1 - 4
Rock forward R (1), recover weight L (2), rock back R (3), recover weight L (4)
5 - 8
4 steps forward into ½ turn L: step forward R (5), step forward L (6), step forward R (7), step forward L (8) 6.00
[25 – 32] R FWD ROCK, R LOCK STEP BACK, L BACK TOE STRUT, R BACK TOE STRUT
1-2
Rock forward R (1), recover weight L (2)
3&4
Step R back (3), lock L slightly over R (&), step R back (4) (Easier option: right shuffle back)
5 - 8
Touch L toe back (5), drop L heel taking weight (6), Touch R toe back (7), drop R heel taking weight (8)
[33 – 40] L BACK ROCK, L FWD LOCK, R FWD, ¼ PIVOT L, R FWD, ¼ PIVOT L
1-2
Rock back L (1), recover weight R (2)
3&4
Step forward L (3), step R slightly behind L (&), step forward L (4) (Easier option: left shuffle forward)
5-6
Step forward R (5), pivot ¼ turn left (weight on L) (6) 3.00
7-8
Step forward R (7), pivot ¼ turn left (weight on L) (8) 12.00
[41 – 48] ¾ TURN L: KNEE POP WALK X2 (R-L), 3 RUNS FWD (R-L-R), KNEE POP WALK X2 (L-R), 3 RUNS FWD (L-R-L)
Note: The next 8 counts will rotate into ¾ turn L to end up facing 3:00.
1-2
In an arc: Step R forward popping L knee forward (1), Step L forward popping R knee forward (2)
3&4
In an arc, 3 runs forward: R (3) - L (&) - R (4)
5-6
In an arc: Step L forward popping R knee forward (5), Step R forward popping L knee forward (6)
7&8
In an arc: 3 runs forward L (7) - R (&) - L (8) (3:00)
This can be used as a split floor dance for Guyton Mundy, Jo Thompson Szymanski & Amy Glass’s intermediate dance Ain’t Misbehavin’.
Their choreography was the inspiration for many of the steps of this dance that I wrote for my beginner class.
Contact: danielle_gimenez@yahoo.fr