16 count intro. Sequence: A, A, B, C, A, B, C, C, B, B, B, C, C
STEP FORWARD, SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX, CROSS, SIDE TRIPLE, STEP SWEEP, STEP BEHIND
1-2&
Step right forward, cross left over right, step right back
3-4
Step left to left side, cross right over left
5&6
Step left to left side, step right next to left, step left to left side
7-8
Step right next to left while sweeping left out to left side, step left behind right
STEP SIDE, ¼ TURN, SYNCOPATED FORWARD ROCK/RECOVER, ½ TURN TRIPLE, ¼ TURN BALL CROSS, STEP SIDE
1-2
Step right to right side, ¼ turn right stepping forward on left (3:00)
3&4
Rock forward on right, recover weight to left, step back on right
5&6
½ turn left tripling forward left, right, left (9:00)
&7-8
¼ turn left stepping right to right side (6:00), cross left over right, step right to right side
STEP SIDE, SYNCOPATED CROSS ROCK/RECOVER (x2), SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX
1-2&3
Step left to left side, rock right across left, recover weight to left, step right to right side
4&5
Rock left across right, recover weight to right, step left to left side
6-7
Cross right over left, step back on left
&8
Step right next to left, step forward on left angling to right diagonal (7:30)
SAILOR STEP (x2), ½ TURN WALKAROUND
1&2
(Still facing 7:30) Cross right behind left, step left to left side, step right to right side making ¼ turn left to left diagonal (4:30)
3&4
(Still facing 4:30) Cross left behind right, step right to right side, step left to left side straightening back to 6:00
5-6-7-8
Walk around in wide ½ turn to right walking right, left, right, left (12:00)
OUT, OUT, KNEE POP (x2), ¼ TURN STEP FORWARD, SYNCOPATED ROCK/RECOVER, LARGE STEP & DRAG
1-2
Step out right, step out left (feet should be shoulder-width apart with weight evenly on both feet)
&3
Pop left knee in (left heel should turn outwards), recover (bring left heel back to center)
&4
Pop right knee in (right heel should turn outwards), recover (bring right heel back to center), ending with weight on right foot
5-6&
¼ turn right stepping forward on left (3:00), rock forward on right, recover to left
7-8
Large step back on right dragging left heel, step back on left
¼ TURN ROCK, RECOVER, BEHIND, ¼ TURN, ¼ TURN, SYNCOPATED WEAVE, BALL STEP, CROSS
1-2
¼ turn right rocking right to right side (6:00), recover weight to left
3&4
Step right behind left, ¼ turn left stepping forward on left (3:00), ¼ turn left stepping right to right side (12:00)
5&6
Step left behind right, step right to right side, cross left over right
&7-8
Step right to right side angling towards left diagonal, step left next to right, cross right over left
Styling: You can do a single ½ turn on “4” instead of the two ¼ turns in order to make it look sharper.
On counts “&7-8”, push your hips back in order to accentuate the ball step.
¼ TURN LEFT, ¼ TURN LEFT, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, ¼ TURN SCISSOR STEP, KICK BALL STEP
1-2
¼ turn left stepping forward on left (9:00), ¼ turn left stepping right to right side (6:00)
3&4
Step left behind right, step right to right side, cross left over right
5&6
¼ turn left stepping back on right (3:00), slide left back next to right, step forward on right
7&8
Small kick forward with left, step left next to right, step forward on right
STEP FORWARD LEFT, ¼ TURN LEFT, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, ¼ TURN SCISSOR STEP, KICK BALL TOUCH
1-2
Step forward on left, ¼ turn left stepping right to right side (12:00)
3&4
Step left behind right, step right to right side, cross left over right
5&6
¼ turn left stepping back on right (9:00), slide left back next to right, step forward on right
7&8
Small kick forward with left, step left next to right, touch right next to left
MODIFIED “ELECTRIC SLIDE”: GRAPEVINE RIGHT, TOUCH, GRAPEVINE LEFT, TOUCH
1-2-3-4
Step right to right side, step left behind right, step right to right side, touch left next to right
5-6-7-8
Step left to left side, step right behind left, step left to left side, touch right next to left
Note: Feel free to jazz up the basic grapevines with claps, rolling vines, etc. Do whatever you want, just make it fun!
MODIFIED “ELECTRIC SLIDE” CONTINUED: WALK BACK x3, TOUCH, WALK FORWARD x3, ¼ TURN TOUCH
1-2-3-4
Walk back right, walk back left, walk back right, touch left next to right
5-6-7-8
Walk forward left, walk forward right, walk forward left, ¼ turn left touching right next to left (6:00)
Note: The last time you do part C do a ¾ turn left at the end instead of ¼ turn left so that you finish facing the front wall.
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