Intro: 8 counts. Dance starts before vocals come in. (Music note: There is a lot of stuff at the beginning of the music video that is not in the downloaded music.)
Sequence: AAA, B, AAA, BB, A, B, Tag, AAA, B, B-ending
Section A (verses and one instrumental section), 20 counts:
[1-8] STEP DIAGONAL POINT X2, DIAGONAL ROCKING CHAIR,
1, 2
RF small step forward, LF point to fwd L diagonal turning body toward R diagonal
3, 4
LF step next to RF, point RF to R fwd diagonal turning body toward L diagonal
5, 6, 7, 8
Facing 10:30, Rock RF fwd, Recover on LF, Rock RF back, Recover on LF
[9-16] 1/8 PADDLE POINT, HOLD, 1/4 PADDLE POINT, HOLD, SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX
9, 10
1/8 turn to L, point R toe to R (9:00), Hold
11, 12
1/4 turn to L, point R toe to R (6:00), Hold
13, 14, &
Cross RF over L, Hold, Step LF back (&)
15, 16
Step RF to R side, Cross LF over R
[17-20] SIDE STEP, TOGETHER X2
17,18,19,20
Step RF to R side, Step LF next to RF, Step RF to R side, Step LF next to RF
Section B (chorus), 24 counts:
[1-8] BOTAFOGO X 2, KICK BALL CHANGE, KICK 1/4 TURN BALL CHANGE
1 & 2
RF small cross over L, Rock LF out to L side, Recover on RF
3 & 4
LF small cross over R, Rock RF out to R side, Recover on LF
5 & 6
RF kick forward, Step back on ball of RF, LF step in place
7 & 8
RF kick forward, Step on ball of RF next to LF, 1/4 turn LF step to L (9:00)
[9-16] KICK, 1/4 TURN BALL CHANGE X3 (3/4 VOLTA TURN), STEP BACK & TOUCH X2
9 &
RF kick forward, Step on ball of RF next to LF
10 &
1/4 turn LF step to L (6:00), Step on ball of RF next to LF
11 & 12
1/4 turn LF step to L (3:00), Step on ball of RF next to LF, 1/4 turn LF step to L (12:00)
13,14,15,16
RF step back R diagonal, LF touch next to RF, LF step back L diagonal, RF touch next to LF
17 & 18
RF rock to R side, Recover to LF, Step RF next to LF
19 & 20
LF rock to L side, Recover to RF, Step LF next to RF
*clock directions are for Section B facing 12:00, but the first time it happens in the dance it faces 6:00
Section B-ending: The last chorus of the song is a shortened Section B. Do the first 16 counts of section B then take a big side step to the right on the final word “now”, drag left foot in to close.
Tag after Wall 11 (whistling section) 16 counts, starts facing 6:00:
1, 2, 3, 4
RF step fwd, LF touch fwd, LF step, RF touch fwd (optional: finger snaps on counts 2 and 4)
5, 6
Step RF fwd, Pivot 1/4 turn L transferring weight to LF (3:00)
7, 8
Step RF fwd, Pivot 1/4 turn L transferring weight to LF (12:00)
Repeat 1-8 This takes you back to 6:00.
Becky Hawthorne: bkhawthorne@tx.rr.com