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Intermediate

It Just Has To Be This Way

Choreographed by Julie Dowse🇦🇺
Music: It Just Has To Be This Way by Reba McEntire
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
STEP/ROCK SIDE, ROCK SIDE, STEP SIDE, DRAG LEFT, STEP BACK, ROCK FORWARD, ¼ TURN, LOCK STEP
1-2-3-4
Step/rock right to right, rock to left, step right to right, drag left towards right
5-6-7-8
Step back on left, rock forward right, ¼ turn over left stepping left forward, step right behind left (9:00)
STEP FORWARD, ¼ TURN WITH SWEEP STEP, CROSS/STEP, SIDE STEP, STEP FORWARD, ¼ TURN WITH SWEEP STEP, STEP FORWARD FULL TURN, STEP FORWARD
1-2-3-4
Step left forward, ¼ turn over left on ball of left foot as you sweep right foot around, cross/step right over left, step left to left. (6:00)
5-6-7-8
Step right forward, ¼ turn over right on ball of right foot as you sweep left foot around, step left forward turning a full turn over right, step right forward (9:00)
STEP FORWARD, DRAG, STEP BACK, STEP BESIDE, FORWARD COASTER, ½ TURN OVER LEFT STEPPING FORWARD
1-2-3-4
Step left forward, drag right towards left (weight left), step back right, step left next to right
5-6-7-8
Step right forward, step left next to right, step back on right, ½ turn over left stepping left forward (3:00)
SIDE ROCK, HOLD, REPLACE WEIGHT, STEP BESIDE, STEP FORWARD, ½ PIVOT, STEP FORWARD, ¾ TURN
1-2-3-4
Rock/step right to right, hold, replace weight to left, step right beside left taking weight
5-6-7-8
Step left forward, ½ pivot over right, step left forward, ¾ turn over right on ball of left foot (right foot slightly raised) (6:00)
At the end of wall 4, repeat from here to the end before starting wall 5
VINE, ¼ PIVOT, ½ TURN
1-2-3-4
Step right to right, cross/step left behind right, step right to right, cross/step left over right
5-6-7-8
Step right forward, ¼ pivot over left, step right forward, ½ turn over left (weight right)
STEP BACK, ¼ TURN WITH SWEEP STEP, ROCK/STEP BACK, ROCK FORWARD, STEP BACK, ¼ TURN WITH SWEEP STEP, ROCK/STEP BACK, ROCK FORWARD
1-2-3-4
Step left back, ¼ turn over right on ball of left sweeping right around, rock/step right behind left, rock forward on left. (12:00)
5-6-7-8
Step right back, ¼ turn over left on ball of right sweeping left around, rock/step left behind right, rock forward on right. (9:00)
STEP BACK, SWEEP AROUND, STEP BACK, SWEEP AROUND, TOUCH BESIDE, ½ TURN, STEP FORWARD, ½ TURN
1-2-3-4
Step left back, sweep right around, step right back, sweep left around
5-6-7-8
Touch left beside right, ½ turn over left (weight left), step right forward, ½ turn over left (weight right)
ROCK BACK, ROCK FORWARD, STEP FORWARD, LOCK STEP, STEP FORWARD, 1 ¼ TURN
1-2-3-4
Rock/step left back, rock forward on right, step left forward, lock step right behind left
5-6-7-8
Step left forward, ½ turn over left stepping right back, ½ turn over left stepping left forward turn a further ¼ turn over left on ball of left with right slightly raised (6:00)
REPEAT
TAG At the end of wall 4 repeat counts 33-64 then start dance again End of wall 5, add the following 8 counts1-2-3-4Step/rock right forward, rock back on left, rock/step back on right, rock forward on left
5-6-7-8
Cross/step right over left, step left to left, cross/step right behind left, step left to left
FINISH
Dance to count 30 then step left forward, ¼ pivot over right to face front, drag left next to right