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Intermediate

The Way It Is

Choreographed by Heather Frye🇨🇦
Music: That's the Way It Is by Céline Dion
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
48 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
BUMP(2X), BEHIND BALL CROSS
1-2
Step right foot to right side (shoulder width), and bump right hip to right side two times
&3&4
Shift weight to left side, step right behind left, step left to left side, cross right over left (take weight)
5-6
Step left foot to left side and bump left hip to left side two times
&7&8
Shift weight to right, step left behind right, step right to right side, cross left over right (take weight)
TWO 1/8 TURNS LEFT, MASHED POTATO, SCUFF, STEP, STEP
9-10-11-12
Step right foot out and turn 1/8 turn to left two times (to complete ¼ turn left), feet end up shoulder width, evenly weighted
&13
Swivel heels out, scoot right heel slightly behind left
&14
Swivel heels out, scoot left heel slightly behind right (weight should be on left when finished)
15
Scuff right heel forward
&16
Step down right then step left forward beside right (take weight)
ALTERNATING SIDE KICKS
17
Kick right foot to right side
&18
Bring right foot home, take weight, kick left foot to left side
&19
Bring left foot home, take weight, kick right foot to right side
&20
Bring right foot down slightly (do not touch right foot down) & kick right to right side
&21
Bring right foot home, take weight, kick left foot to left side
&22
Bring left foot home, take weight, kick right foot to right side
&23
Bring right foot home, take weight, kick left foot to left side
&24
Bring left foot down slightly (do not touch left foot down) & kick left to left side
4 SAILOR SHUFFLES
25&26
Left sailor shuffle- cross step left behind right (angle body slightly), step right to side, step left slightly forward and to left side
27&28
Right sailor shuffle- cross step right behind left (angle body slightly), step left to side, step right slightly forward and to right side
29&30
Left sailor shuffle (as above written)
31&32
Right sailor shuffle (as above written)
STEP HOLD, SWIVEL HEEL TOE, TOUCH (TWICE)
33-34
Step left forward on a slight angle - hold
35&36
Swivel right foot to meet the left - heel - toe and touch right beside left
37-38
Step right forward on a slight angle - hold
39&40
Swivel left foot to meet the right - heel - toe and touch left beside right
TWO LEFT HIP BUMPS, TWO RIGHT HIP BUMPS, SWEEPING FULL TURN RIGHT
41-42
Shift weight left and bump left hip to the left side twice
43-44
Shift weight right and bump right hip to the right side twice
45
Shift weight left, touch right forward (to 12:00)
46
Sweep right foot (to 3:00 position)
47-48
Continue to sweep right foot around in a to the right direction, keeping weight on left foot until you have completed one full turn
REPEAT
TAG At the end of 2nd and 5th walls, you will omit steps 33-48 and replace with the following33Step left foot forward slightly (take weight)
34
Touch right forward to 12:00
35-36
Sweep right foot around in a to the right direction keeping weight on left foot until you have completed one full turn