Intro: 48 counts, on vocal “GIRL” approx. 21 secs.
Tag: 16 easy counts (on instrumentals) – Twice
Right cross over left; Left point side-snap fingers (&); Left cross over right; Right point side right-snap fingers (&)
(1-8&) CROSS, POINT, CROSS, POINT, FWD, FWD, TURN, CROSS, SIDE, HITCH, SIDE, HITCH, BACK, LOCK, BACK, KICK
1&2&
Right cross over left; Left point side-snap fingers (&); Left cross over right; Right point side right-snap fingers (&)
3&4&
Right forward; Left forward (&); Turn 1/4 right (change weight to right); Left cross over right (&)
5&6&
Right side right; Hitch left knee up and rise on ball of right (&); Left side left; Hitch right knee and rise on ball of left (&)
7&8&
Right step back; Left cross/lock over right (&) (still moving back); Right step back; Left low kick forward (&) (3:00)
(9-16) BACK, RECOVER, CROSS, SWEEP, CROSS, TURN, TURN, BACK, RECOVER, CROSS, SWEEP, CROSS, TURN, SIDE
1&2&
Left step back; Right recover (&); Left cross over Right; Right Sweep forward starting cross over left (&)
3 & 4
Right cross over left; Turn 1/4 Right as you step back onto Left (&); Turn 1/4 right as you step side right (9:00)
5&6&
Left step back; Right recover (&); Left cross over Right; Right Sweep forward starting cross over left (&)
7 & 8
Right cross over left; Turn 1/4 Right as you step back onto Left (&); Right step side right and slightly back (12:00)
Left cross over right; Right step side right (&); Left cross over right; Right side step side right (&)
(17-24) CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, BACK, BACK, BACK, TOGETHER, TAP-TAP-STEP, FWD, TURN
1&2&
Left cross over right; Right step side right (&); Left cross over right; Right side step side right (&)
(next 6 counts angle toward the right corner)
3 & 4
Left cross over right (angling toward right corner); Right step back (&); Left step back (still facing corner)
5 &
Right step back; Left step next to right (&)
6 & 7
Right TAP next to left; Right TAP slightly forward (&); Right STEP down slightly forward
(optional arms, hands on above Tap-Tap-Step: Arms down, hands out, palms down as in “safe in baseball”)
& 8
Left forward (toward corner) (&); Turn 1/8 right stepping side Right (squaring up to 3:00) (3:00)
(25-32) CROSS, SIDE, RECOVER, CROSS, TURN, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, ROCK, RECOVER, TAP-TAP-STEP, LOCK, FWD
1&2&
Left cross over right; Right step side right (&); Recover onto Left; Right cross over left (&)
3&4&
Turn 1/4 right stepping back onto Left; Right side right slightly back (&); Left cross over right; Right side right (&) (6:00)
(next 4 counts angle toward left corner)
5 &
Left rock back; Right recover forward (&)
6 & 7
Left TAP next to right; Left TAP slightly forward (&); Left STEP down slightly forward (same arms, hands)
& 8
Right cross/lock behind left (&); Left step forward (squaring up to 6:00) (6:00)
TAG 16 counts – End of walls 2 and 4 (starts and ends at 12:00) Identical tag both times.
(1-8&) 1/4 TURN, TOUCH, SIDE, TOUCH, “ROCKING CHAIR” – 1/4 TURN, TOUCH, SIDE, BRUSH, “JAZZ BOX”
1 &
Right forward into 1/4 turn left (lean/dip right shoulder into turn); Left touch next to right-snap fingers (&)
2 &
Left step side left; Right touch next to left-snap fingers (&)
3&4&
“ROCKING CHAIR” - Right rock forward; Recover back onto Left (&); Right rock back; Recover forward onto Left (&)
5 &
Right forward into 1/4 turn left (lean/dip right shoulder into turn); Left touch next to right-snap fingers (&)
6 &
Left step side left; Right brush forward-snap fingers (&)
7&8&
“JAZZ BOX” - Right cross over left; Left step back (&); Right step side right; Left step forward (&)
(9-16&) REPEAT the above counts (1-8&). Brings you back to 12:00
START DANCE FROM THE BEGINNING
ENDING: Music starts to fade, keep dancing to the last Tap-Tap - then walk around left - Left; Right; Left; Right; Left to face 12:00.
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PS … a special thanks to Michael Barr for the borrowed “Tap-Tap-Step” from his famous “Beautiful Goodbye”