FOOT UP, STOMP, FOOT UP, STOMPX2, HOP, REPEAT
1&
Lift right foot (toe pointing down) and cross in front of left knee (figure 4), stomp right foot beside left (no weight change)
2&3
Lift right foot straight to back, stomp right foot beside left twice (weight even)
4
Little hop forward on both feet (shift weight to left)
HEEL, HEEL, BIG STEP, ¼ TURN WITH STOMP, 2 SAILOR SHUFFLES
1&2&
Touch right heel forward, step right beside left, touch left heel forward, step left beside right
34
Big step forward on right, ¼ turn left and stomp left beside right (turn and stomp in one beat)
5&6
Cross right behind left, step left to left, step right slightly forward
7&8
Cross left behind right, step right to right, step left slightly forward
HEEL, HEEL, BIG STEP, ¼ TURN WITH STOMP, 2 SAILOR SHUFFLES
STEP, SCUFF, HITCH, ½ TURN, STEP, SCUFF, HITCH, SHUFFLES TWICE
1&2
Step right forward, scuff left forward, hitch left
3&4
Turn ½ over left and step forward on left (count 3), scuff right forward, hitch right
5&6
Step right forward, step left beside right, step right forward
7&8
Step left forward, step right beside left, step left forward
Variation: do locking shuffles in place of regular shuffles
STEP, SCUFF, HITCH, ½ TURN, STEP, SCUFF, HITCH, SHUFFLES TWICE
STEP, SIDE STEP, STEP, STEP, HOLD, REPEAT
1&2
Step right forward, step left forward and to left side, step right forward,
3-4
Step left forward, hold
5-8
Repeat steps 1-4 (don't take step 7 too far forward, so that you are ready to begin dance again with lifting right in front of left.)
Styling: go for the "John Wayne look" on the last 8 counts by leaning left shoulder forward and holding arms bent with relaxed hands in front of waist.
TAG Near the end of "The Cowboy Way" song is a break after step 16. Hold on step 16 for the pause and then continue with step 17 when music starts again.