JOY in My Life
Choreographed by Linda Waite🇺🇸 & Susan Stanko🇺🇸
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Step Sheet
80 Count, 2 Wall
Intro: humming, begin on words (“me and fear, we had a thing in 1993”)
Sequence AA B C (6:00) A B C (12:00) Tag1 AA B (6:00) Ending Tag2 (12:00)
Phrase A = Verse Of The Song,
Phrase B = Chorus Of The Song
if you would like to see the steps based on the lyrics, click here to view: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tiBH79P1emvaYH84QQ2ANn-iE8OFYPBR/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112369251936133238283&rtpof=true&sd=true
Phrase A (32 counts) A1 A1 A2 A2
A1 (16 Counts)
[1-8] BACK MAMBO RIGHT, BACK MAMBO LEFT, SIDE MAMBO RIGHT, SIDE MAMBO LEFT
[9-16] REPEAT 8 counts above
A2 (16 counts)
[1-8] LOCK STEP RIGHT & LEFT, WALK to the right (RLRL) 1/2 TURN
[9-16] REPEAT 8 counts above
Phrase B (32 counts)
[1-8] WEAVE RIGHT, KICK LEFT, WEAVE LEFT, KICK RIGHT
[9-16] ROLLING V STEP (1/4 TURN RIGHT), V STEP
[17 - 32] Repeat 16 counts above
Phrase C (32 counts)
[1-4] SHUFFLE RIGHT, SHUFFLE LEFT (PUMP ARMS UP)
[5-8] STEP BACK - RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT
[9-32] REPEAT 8 counts above 3 more times
Tag 1 (2 Counts)
Ending Tag 2 (5 Counts)
Last Update: 24 Apr 2025
Sequence AA B C (6:00) A B C (12:00) Tag1 AA B (6:00) Ending Tag2 (12:00)
Phrase A = Verse Of The Song,
Phrase B = Chorus Of The Song
if you would like to see the steps based on the lyrics, click here to view: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tiBH79P1emvaYH84QQ2ANn-iE8OFYPBR/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=112369251936133238283&rtpof=true&sd=true
Phrase A (32 counts) A1 A1 A2 A2
A1 (16 Counts)
[1-8] BACK MAMBO RIGHT, BACK MAMBO LEFT, SIDE MAMBO RIGHT, SIDE MAMBO LEFT
1&2Rock right to back, recover weight onto left, step right beside left
3&4Rock left to back, recover weight onto right, step left beside right
5&6Rock right to right, recover weight onto left, step right beside left
7&8Rock left to left, recover weight onto right, step left beside right
[9-16] REPEAT 8 counts above
A2 (16 counts)
[1-8] LOCK STEP RIGHT & LEFT, WALK to the right (RLRL) 1/2 TURN
1&2Step forward right, lock left behind right, step forward right
3&4Step forward left, lock right behind left, step forward left
5-8Walk right, left, right, left (½ turn to the right)
[9-16] REPEAT 8 counts above
Phrase B (32 counts)
[1-8] WEAVE RIGHT, KICK LEFT, WEAVE LEFT, KICK RIGHT
1-4Step right, cross left over right,step right, kick left (to the left) [raise arms on the kick]
5-8Step left, cross right over left, step left, kick right (to the right) [raise arms on the kick]
[9-16] ROLLING V STEP (1/4 TURN RIGHT), V STEP
9-12Step right forward to right diagonal, step left forward to left diagonal, ¼ turn right step right back to center, step left beside right
13-16Step right forward to right diagonal, step left forward to left diagonal, step right back to center, step left beside right
[17 - 32] Repeat 16 counts above
Phrase C (32 counts)
[1-4] SHUFFLE RIGHT, SHUFFLE LEFT (PUMP ARMS UP)
1&2Step forward on right, step left next to right, step forward right (pump arms up)
3&4Step forward on left, step right next to left, step forward left (pump arms up)
[5-8] STEP BACK - RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT
5-8Step back right, left, right, left (swing hips)
[9-32] REPEAT 8 counts above 3 more times
Tag 1 (2 Counts)
1-2Sway right left right left
Ending Tag 2 (5 Counts)
1- 4Step right, step left, 1/2 turn to the right, step left (next to right)
5Make ASL sign for JOY (Both horizontal flat hands brush up chest twice in an oval motion)
Last Update: 24 Apr 2025
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