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Intermediate

Sixteen Tons

Choreographed by Jo Kinser🇬🇧 & John Kinser🇬🇧
Music: Sixteen Tons by Tom Jones
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
72 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
Sequence:
72, 72, 72, 64, 16, finish with the last 8 counts of the dance ending facing the front wall
TOE STRUTS PROGRESSING FORWARD WITH SNAPS
1-2
Touch the right toe forward, step down and snap on count 2
3-4
Touch the left toe forward, step down and snap on count 4
5-6
Touch the right toe forward, step down and snap on count 6
7-8
Touch the left toe forward, step down and snap on count 8
ROCK STEP, TRIPLE TURN, DRAG, ROCK STEP
1-2
Rock right forward, replace weight left
3&4
Turn ½ turn right step forward right, together left, forward right
5-6
Make ½ turn right step back left, drag right toe to left instep
7-8
Rock back right, replace left
TURN & ROCK - LEFT RIGHT LEFT, TURN & ROCK - LEFT RIGHT LEFT
1-2
Step forward making a ¼ turn right, rock left foot to left side
Snap right fingers diagonal down towards left foot on count 2
3-4
Rock right side right, replace weight left
Snap right fingers diagonal down towards left foot on count 4
5-6
Step forward making a ¼ turn right, rock left foot to left side
Snap right fingers diagonal down towards left foot on count 6
7-8
Rock right to right side, replace weight left
SHIMMY DRAG, STEP LOCK BACK, STEP LOCK BACK
1-2
Step forward right and shimmy shoulders forward
3-4
Come back to center replace weight left, drag right to left
5&6
Step back right, lock left in front of right, step back right
7&8
Step back left, lock right in front of left, step back left
FLICK STEP, SHUFFLE FORWARD PREP, TURN, TURN, LUNGE REPLACE
1-2
Drag the right foot back into a flick, step forward on the right
3&4
Step forward left, step together right, step forward left - prep left foot to left diagonal
5-6
Make ½ turn left step back right, make ½ turn left step forward left
7-8
Lunge forward on to ball of right foot - arms out to side palms back, replace weight left
TURN TURN TURN CROSS, ROCK AND CROSS, SIDE SHUFFLE LEFT
1-2
Make ½ turn right step forward right, make ½ turn right step back left
3-4
Make ¼ turn right stepping to the side right, cross the left in front of right
5&6
Rock right side right, replace weight left, cross right in front of left facing left diagonal
7&8
Step left side left, close together right, step left side left facing left diagonal
CROSS BREAK, AND CROSS - ¼ TURN, TURN, TURN, COASTER STEP
1-2
Rock right diagonal forward left, replace weight left
&3-4
Step right back, cross left in front of right, step right back ¼ left
5-6
Make ½ turn left step forward left, make ½ left step back right
Option: replace turns with two walks back left, right
7&8
Step back left, step together right, step forward left
STEP TOUCH, BACK TOUCH, FORWARD TOUCH, FORWARD TOUCH
1-2
Step in place right, touch left next to right instep - snap
3-4
Step left back in place, touch right next to left instep - snap
5-6
Step right forward, touch left next to right - snap
7-8
Step left forward, touch right next to left - snap
Restart goes here on wall 4
TOUCH RIGHT AND LEFT, AND RIGHT AND LEFT, AND RIGHT AND LEFT, AND RIGHT, TOUCH (TOTAL ¾ TURN RIGHT)
1&2
Touch right side right, make ¼ turn right bring right next to left compress knees, touch left side left
&3&4
Straighten up close left next to right, touch right side right, make ¼ turn right bring right next to left compress knees, touch left side left
&5&6
Straighten up close left next to right, touch right side right, make ¼ turn right bring right next to left compress knees, touch left side left
&7-8
Straighten up close left next to right, touch right side right, touch right next to left (3:00)
REPEAT
RESTART Restart after count 64 on wall 4FINISH Option 1:1-16Keeping to the same beat dance the first 16 counts and last 8 (end facing the front wall.) Option 2:1-16Step 1/8 paddle turns with flashy jazz hands
1-2
Step right forward, pivot 1/8 left weight left - jazz hands
Repeat 1-2 seven times followed with the last 8 counts (end facing the front wall.)