Why Not?

This dance is dedicated to those dancers who like to feel the music, not just dance the steps.

You will count three sets of eight, then say 7-8. So the first step of the dance is on count 27 from the very start of music (which is before the singing)

SAILOR STEPS, ROCK STEP

FULL TURN RIGHT, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE BACK

FULL TURN RIGHT, STEP SIDE, CROSS, ROCK SIDE, CENTER

CROSS, ½ TURN RIGHT, CROSS, ROCK SIDE, CENTER

¼ TURN RIGHT, SAILOR, ANGLE ROCK, ½ TURN LEFT

REPEAT

This dance will feel awkward when you first learn it as we are used to learning line dances in sets of eight. Because of the phrasing of this dance, there was no way I could figure out how to uniformly fit and phrase groups of eight. So I tried something different -- groups of six. (Why not? Couples often dance in groups of six beats). Consequently, the downbeats corresponding to the dance steps are changing throughout the dance and don't always come at the beginning of a set of steps. Once you have learned the dance, it is great to forget everything you know about how line dances are 'supposed' to be phrased and just dance & feel the music!