Taking Off The Edge by John Michael Montgomery (180 bpm);
Takin' Off The Edge by Kevin Denney
RIGHT FORWARD, HOLD, LEFT FORWARD, HOLD - FORWARD, TOGETHER, FORWARD, HOLD (SS, QQS)
1-4
Step right forward, hold, step left forward, hold
5-8
Step right forward, step left next to right (or lock behind right), step right forward, hold
FORWARD, HOLD, ½ TURN RIGHT, HOLD - ¼ RIGHT, CROSS, ¼ RIGHT, HOLD (SS, QQS)
1-4
Step left forward, hold, turn ½ right on ball of right, taking weight onto right, hold
5-8
Turn ¼ right stepping left side left, step right side left over left, turn ¼ right stepping LEFT BACK, hold
BACK, BACK, CROSS, HOLD - BACK, BACK, CROSS, HOLD (QQS, QQS)
1-2
Step right back diagonal, step left directly back
3-4
Step (cross) right over left, hold
5-6
Step left back diagonal, step right directly back
7-8
Step (cross) left over right, hold
SIDE, RETURN, FORWARD, FORWARD - BEHIND, SIDE, FORWARD, BEHIND (NO HOLDS) (QQQQ, QQQQ)
1-4
Step right side right, recover to left in place, step right forward on left diagonal, step left forward on left diagonal
5-8
Step right behind left, step left side left, step right forward on right diagonal, step left behind right
STEP ¼ RIGHT, HOLD, FORWARD, HOLD - ½ TURN RIGHT, ¼ TURN RIGHT HEEL (SS, QQS)
1-4
Turn ¼ right stepping forward onto right, hold, step left forward, hold
(be ready for ¾ turn on the slide guitar sound)
5-8
Turn ½ right, take weight onto right, turn ¼ right stepping left side left, touch right heel forward on left diagonal, hold. You will be facing the left diagonal
TOE BACK, HOLD, HEEL FORWARD, HOLD - BACK, TOGETHER, FORWARD, HOLD (SS, QQS)
1-4
Touch right toe back on back right diagonal, hold, touch right heel forward on left forward diagonal, hold
5-8
Facing the left diagonal: step right back, step left next to right, step right forward, hold
STEP FORWARD, STEP LOCK BEHIND, STEP FORWARD, HOLD - JAZZ BOX WITH A HOLD (QQS, QQS)
1-4
Still facing the left diagonal: step left forward, step (lock) right forward behind left, step left forward, hold
5-8
Square up on these steps: step (cross) right in front of left, step left slightly back, step right side right, hold
FORWARD HEEL, RETURN, BACK, RETURN - FORWARD, ½ TURN, FORWARD, HOLD (QQQQ, QQS)
1-4
Step (rock) left heel forward, recover onto right in place, step (rock) left back, recover onto right in place
5-8
Step left forward, turn ½ right taking weight onto right, step left forward, hold
RESTART the dance after count 32 on the 3rd wall (facing 12:00).
This means you do not make the ¼ turn on count 33 but just walk forward to start the dance over.
Music is 32 counts of instrumentals