Award winning dance at the 2023 Ft. Wayne Dance For All
(1-8): Right step, Behind-Side-Cross, and-Heel-and-Cross, HOLD, Ball-Cross shuffle
1
Step right foot to right side (Starting at 12:00)
2&3
Step left foot behind right; Step right foot to right side; Cross left over right
&4&5
Step right foot to right side; Tap left heel to left diagonal; Step on ball of left foot; Cross right over left
&7&8
Step 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 2
Make a quarter turn left and rock forward on left foot (9:00); Recover weight onto right foot
3&4
Make 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 6
Rock forward on right foot; Recover weight onto left
&7
Step back on right foot; Touch left foot forward
(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
3
Touch right foot next to left
&4
Drop right shoulder and raise left; Drop left shoulder and raise right
&5 6
Step ball of right foot next to left; Cross left over right; Step right to right side
7&8
Step 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 2
Step on ball of left foot next to right; Cross right over left; Step left to left side
3&4
Make 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))
5678
Rolling 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
1
Step right foot back dragging left (still facing 1:30)
3 4
Rock back on left foot; Recover weight on right
5 6
Step left foot forward; Lock right behind left
7&8
Left 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 2
Make 1/8 turn to left (12:00) stepping right foot to side; Touch left next to right
3 4
Step left foot to side; Touch right next to left
5
Slide right foot to right side
6
Make ¼ turn left and slide left foot to left side (9:00)
7
Make ¼ turn left and slide right foot to right side (6:00)
8
Make 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
1
Make a ¼ turn left and slide right foot to right side (12:00) dragging left foot
&3
Step down on ball of left foot next to right; Cross right over left
4
Touch left foot out to left side
5
Touch left foot behind right
6
Touch left foot out to left side
7 8
Dip 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
1
Step right foot behind left
2
Step left foot to left side
3&4
Kick-ball-step (Styling note: angle kick-ball step towards 1:30, then square up again on count 5)
5
Step right foot to right side
6
Touch left toe behind right, prepping for ½ unwind
7 8
Unwind 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