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The Way It Is

Choreographed by Ray Hodson🇬🇧
Music: The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby
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Created: 12/30/1999
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32 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
For "The Way It Is", there is a 48-count intro from drum beats (50 Seconds). For "Changes" there is only an 8-count intro from drum beats. Start on singing vocals, not talking vocals
SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE, TOUCH, STEP ¼ CROSS,- SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE, TOUCH, STEP ¼ CROSS
1&
Step right to right side, touch left next to right (12:00)
2&
Step left to left side, touch right next to left
3&4
Rock forward right, turn ¼ to left, cross right over left (9:00)
5&
Step left to left side, touch right next to left
6&
Step right to right side, touch left next to left
7&8
Rock forward left, turn ¼ to right, cross left over right (12:00)
HEEL & HEEL, ROCK HALF TURN, HEEL & HEEL, ROCK HALF TURN
1&
Touch right heel forward side, step right together
2&
Touch left heel forward, step left together
3&4
Rock forward right, turn back ½ to right on ball of left, step forward right (6:00)
5&
Touch left heel forward side, step left together
6&
Touch right heel forward, step right together
7&8
Rock forward left, turn back ½ to left on ball of right, step forward left (12:00)
SIDE ROCK CROSS, SIDE ROCK CROSS, TURN, TURN, STEP, FORWARD MAMBO
1&2
Rock right to side right, recover on right, cross right over left
3&4
Rock left to side left, recover on left, cross left over right
5&6
Turn ¼ left stepping back on right, turn ½ left stepping forward on left, step forward on right. (3:00)
7&8
Step forward left, step back right, step left next to right
SIDE RIGHT, TOGETHER STEP BACK, BACK SHUFFLE, BACK MAMBO, FORWARD SHUFFLE
1&2
Step right to right side, step left together, step back right (3:00)
3&4
Shuffle backward left right left
5&6
Back mambo stepping back right, forward left, together right
7&8
Forward shuffle left, right, left
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