BootStepper

Intro: 8 counts (for 'The True Kiwi Way’) (slower paced)
Intro: 24 counts (for 'When We Rise') (faster paced)

LEFT LOCK-STEP, RIGHT LOCK-STEP

1, 2, 3Step L fwd, step R crossed behind L, step L fwd (12:00)

4, 5, 6Step R fwd, step L crossed behind R, step R fwd

FWD, POINT, HOLD, BACK, SWEEP

1, 2, 3Step L fwd, point R to side, hold

4, 5, 6Step R back, sweep L from front to back (over 2 counts)

SAILOR, BACK, SWEEP

1, 2, 3Cross left behind R, step R to side, step L in place

4, 5, 6Step R back, sweep L from front to back (over 2 counts)

WEAVE, DRAG, TOUCH

1, 2, 3Step L behind R, step R to side, Step L across R

4, 5, 6Big step R to side, slide L to R, touch L next to R

FWD WALTZ, BACK ½ TURN

1, 2, 3Step L fwd, step R next to L, step L next to R

4, 5, 6Step R back, make ½ turn left stepping L fwd, step R fwd (6:00)

FWD WALTZ, ¼ RIGHT, POINT, HOLD

1, 2, 3Step L fwd, step R next to L, step L next to R

4, 5, 6Make ¼ turn right stepping R to side, transfer weight onto R pointing L to side, hold (9:00)

ROLLING VINE, TWINKLE

1, 2, 3Turn ¼ left stepping L in place, turn ½ left stepping R back, turn ¼ left stepping L to side (9:00)

4, 5, 6Cross R over L, step L slightly to side, step R in place

TWINKLE ¼ TURN LEFT, CROSS, SWEEP, HITCH

1, 2, 3Step L across R, turn ¼ left stepping R back, step L to side (6:00)

4, 5, 6Cross R over L, sweep L from back to front hitching slightly fwd (over 2 counts)

(for ‘The True Kiwi Way’)
* TAG: 3-count Tag at the end of every wall, except the ending
FWD, TAP, BACK

1, 2, 3Step L fwd, tap R next to L, step R back

(for ‘When We Rise’)
* RESTARTS: after 18 counts on wall 4 (facing 6:00) and wall 8 (facing 12:00)

16, 17, 18Step R back, hold (instead of ‘sweep L from front to back’ over 2 counts)

* ENDING: after 24 counts, facing the front

Choreographed for Waitangi Day 2025; Taranaki, NZ.

Last Update: 22 Jan 2025

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