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Intermediate

The Reason

Choreographed by Judy Rodgers🇺🇸
Music: You’re the Reason by Dr. Victor & The Rasta Rebels
Also: Ladies Night by Kool & The Gang
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Created: 4/1/2012
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Step Sheet
32 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
Music 1: 16 cnt intro
Music 2: 64 cnt intro
 
WALK FORWARD (X 2), BALL CROSS SIDE, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, ROCK SIDE RECOVER
1-3
Walk forward R, L
&3-4
Turn ¼ left step on ball of R, cross L over R, step R to right side 9:00
5&6
Step L behind R, step R to right side, cross L over R
7-8
Rock R to right side, recover to L
 
CROSS & CROSS, TURN ¼, TURN ½, STEP PIVOT ¼ CROSS, & CROSS & CROSS
1&2
Step R across L, step L to left side, cross R over L
3-4
Turning ¼ right step back on L, turning ½ right step forward on R 6:00
5&6
Step L forward, pivot ¼ right, cross L over R 9:00
&7&8
& cross & cross
 
HINGE ½ TURN LEFT, ROCK RECOVER TURN ¼, TURN ½, STEP BACK, STEP TOGETHER, STEP FORWARD, STEP PIVOT ¼
1-2
Turning ¼ left step back on R, turning ¼ left step side on L 3:00
3&4
Rock R across L, recover L, turn ¼ right step R forward 6:00
5-6&
Turn ½ right step L back, step R back, step L back beside R 12:00
7-8
Step R forward, pivot ¼ left 9:00
 
BALL ROCK SIDE RECOVER, SAILOR ½ TURN, MAMBO FORWARD, COASTER STEP
&1-2
Step R beside L and rock side L, recover R
3&4
Turn ½ left sailor step L R L 3:00
5&6
Rock R forward, recover L, step R slightly back
7&8
Step L back, step R back beside L, step L forward 3:00
 
Tag for “You’re the Reason”: At the end of walls 2, 4, 6, 7 add the following 16 counts.
SAMBA STEP (X 2), SYNOPATED ROCKING CHAIR TO DIAGONAL, STEP PIVOT ½
1&2
Cross R over L, rock L to side, recover R 6:00
3&4
Cross L over R, rock R to side, recover L
5&6&
Rock R forward, recover L, rock R back, recover L (facing the left diagonal)
7-8
Step R pivot ½ left
 
REPEAT THE ABOVE 8 COUNTS (you will come back to the same wall you started the tag on)
 
NO TAGS OR RESTARTS for “Ladies Night”