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Intermediate

Trying Not To

Choreographed by Kraig Teixeira🇺🇸
Music: Trying Not To (feat. Roman Alexander) by Alana Springsteen
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Created: 5/1/2022
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Step Sheet
48 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
Intro: 16 Counts In, Begin on Vocals
* Restart on Wall 3
 
[1 – 8] Shuffle Fwd L, R Rocking Chair, ½ Pivot
1 & 2
Step Fwd L, Step together R, Step Fwd L
3,4,5,6
Rock Fwd on R, Replace Weight Back on L, Rock Back on R, Replace Weight Fwd on L
7, 8
Step Fwd R, Pivot a ½ Turn L, Weight Fwd L
 
[9 – 16] R Rocking Chair, ½ Turn Toe Strut, L Coaster Step
9, 10, 11, 12
Rock Fwd R, Replace Weight Back on L, Rock Back on R, Replace Weight Fwd L
13, 14
Touch R toe Fwd making ¼ Turn L, Drop Weight Back onto R making a ¼ Turn L
15 & 16
Step back on L, Step R together, Step Fwd on L
 
[17 – 24] ¼ Side Shuffle, L Sailor Step, R Sailor Step, Touch Back Unwind ½ Turn
17 & 18
Making a ¼ Turn L, Step R to R side, Step together L, Step R to R Side
19 & 20
Step L behind R, Step R to R Side, Step L to L Side
21 & 22
Step R behind L, Step L to L Side, Step R to R Side
23, 24
Touch L Toe Back, Unwind ½ Turn over L Shoulder, Weight ends Fwd L
 
[25 – 32] Kick Out-Out, Sway, Sway, Kick-Ball-Cross, Slide R, Touch L
25 & 26
Kick R Fwd, Step out to R side on R, Step out to L side on L
27, 28
Sway R, Sway L, Weight ending on L
29 & 30
Kick R to R Diagonal, Step down on R, Cross L over R
31, 32
Large Step to R side on R, Slide L to meet R and Touch (Weight ends R)
* Restart Here on Wall 3
 
[33 – 40] Heel Jacks, ½ Turning Shuffle, L Shuffle Back
33&34&
Touch L Heel Fwd, Step down on L, Cross R over L, Step Back on L
35 & 36
Touch R Heel Fwd, Step Down on R, Cross L over R
37 & 38
Step R to Side Making a ¼ Turn L, Step L Together, Step R Back Making a ¼ L
39 & 40
Step Back on L, Step together R, Step Back on L
 
[41 – 48] R Coaster Step, 2 Walks, Jazz Box
41 & 42
Step Back on R, Step Together on L, Step Fwd on R
43, 44
Walk Fwd L, Walk Fwd R
Optional Full Turn: Step L Back making a ½ Turn over R Shoulder, Step R Fwd Making a ½ Turn over R Shoulder)
45, 46, 47, 48
Cross L over R, Step Back on R, Step Side on L, Stomp Fwd on R (Weight ends R)