DIAGONAL FORWARD, LOCK, DIAGONAL FORWARD, LOCK, DIAGONAL FORWARD, ½ TURN RIGHT, LOCK, DIAGONAL BACK, LOCK DIAGONAL BACK
1-2
Right diagonal forward, lock left behind right
3&4
Right diagonal forward, lock left behind right, right diagonal forward
5-6
Pivot ½ turn right and step diagonal back on left, lock right over left
7&8
Left diagonal back, lock right over left, left diagonal back
Option: on counts 1-4, body faces diagonal left(10:30) and extend right hand forward palm down and left arm back, right shoulder raised and looking over right shoulder
Option: on counts 5-8, body faces diagonal left (4:30) and extend right hand forward palm down and left arm back left shoulder raised and looking back over right shoulder
SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, (FORWARD SHIMMY, BRUSH,) TWICE
1
Stomp side step right swinging hips right looking right and shaking finger right
2&
Hold, step left beside right looking forward
3
Stomp side step right swinging hips right looking right and shaking finger right
4&
Hold, step left beside right looking forward
5-6
Right forward with shimmy, brush left ball forward beside right instep
7-8
Left forward with shimmy, brush right ball forward beside left instep
Option: on counts 5-8, forward, brush, forward, brush
HIP, HIP, HIP, ½ TURN RIGHT WITH HIP, HIP, HIP, ROTATE, ROTATE
1&2
Right forward raising right hip, lower right hip, raise right hip (bring weight forward)
3
Left back making ½ turn right on step and pushing left hip back
&4
Push right hip forward, push left hip back
5-6
Placing right hand behind right ear rotate right hip and right. Elbow forward then to the right
7-8
Placing left hand behind left ear rotate left hip and left. Elbow forward then to the left
Option: on count 1, raise both hands above head. On count 2, lower hands
Option: on count 3, raise both hands above head. On count 4, lower hands
Option: on count 5, look right. On count 6, look left
FORWARD, FORWARD, FORWARD, ½ TURN LEFT, FORWARD, STOMP, HOLD, STOMP, SHIFT WEIGHT TO LEFT
1
Right forward (extending right shoulder forward with hands out and palms facing down)
2
Left forward (extending left shoulder forward with hands out and palms facing down)
3&4
Right forward, left forward making ½ turn left on step, right forward
5-6
Side stomp left (looking left and shaking left hand fingers to left), hold
7-8
Side stomp right (looking right and shaking right hand fingers to right), hold (shift weight to left)
Option: on count 1, right forward sweeping right hand over head to the back
Option: on count 2, left forward sweeping left hand over head to the back
This dance won 2nd place in the Non-Country Division of the Van. Vibrations Event, May20, 2006