Dance starts after 32 counts. (Start counting that first 32 AS SOON AS the track starts!)
Kick, Back Rock/"Dip" 1/8 Turn R, Recover 1/8 Turn L, Side Toe Switches, Hold, Ball Step ¼ Turn Left:
1 2 3
Kick R Forward (1) Rock R Back/"Dip" 1/8 To Right (2) Recover On L 1/8 To Left (3) 12:00
4 & 5 6
Touch R Side Right (4) Step R Into L (&) Touch L Side Left (5) Hold (6) 12:00
& 7 8
Step L Into R (&) Step R Forward (7) Turn ¼ To Left Wt On L (8) 9:00
Cross, Hinge Turn To Right, L Triple Step Forward, Hold, Ball Rock Forward:
1 2 3
Cross R Over L (1) Step Back L ¼ Turn Right (2) Step R Forward ¼ Turn Right (3) 3:00
4 & 5 6
Step L Forward (4) Step R Into Slightly Behind L (&) Step L Forward (5) Hold (6) 3:00
& 7 8
Step R Into L Slightly Behind (&) Rock Forward Onto L (7) Recover Onto R - 3:00
Ball Touch R Back, Turn ½ To Right, Chase Turns To Right And Left, Step Forward :
&1
Step L Into R (&) Touch R Toe Back (1) 3:00
2 3
Turn ½ To R Wt On R (2) Step L Forward (3) 9:00
4 5 6
Turn ½ To R Wt On R (4) Step L Forward (5) Step R Forward (6) 3:00
7 8
Turn ½ To Left Wt On L (7) Step R Forward (8) 9:00
***Restart here after count 24. "Change of step" is noted below.
¼ Turn L, Low Diagonal Kicks R & L, Step Touch ¼ To Left, Step Touches To Right and Left:
1 2 & 3
Turn ¼ To Left Wt On L (1) Kick R Across L (2) Step R Home (&) Kick L Across R (3) 6:00
& 4
Turn ¼ To Left Step L To Left (&) Touch R Into L (4)
5 6 7 8
Step R Side Right (5) Touch L Toe Into R (6) Step L Side Left (7) Touch R Toe Into L (8) 3:00
***Restarts with the "change of step" happen on Walls 6 and 10, after the first 24 counts. Instead of stepping forward on R on count 24, TOUCH the R toe into L and SNAP your fingers, hands up, shoulder height. Then restart with the R kick forward at the start of the dance. Your weight at that point is on your L (count 23).
Wall 6 starts facing 3:00, you will restart the dance at 12:00 (Wall 7)
Wall 10 starts facing 9:00, you will restart the dance at 6:00 (Wall 11).
When you finish Wall 11, you will be facing 9:00...this is when the 12 count tag happens BEFORE starting Wall 12 at 9:00. No more surprises after the tag!!!!
You should be facing the front of the room at the very end of the dance! Dance ends on count 7 of
*12 Count TAG (facing 9:00 after Wall 11 and before starting Wall 12):
Side, Together, Side, Cross Rock Recover Side, Cross, Side, Sailor R, Step Touch R and L:
1 2 3
Step R Side Right (1) Step L Into R (2) Step R Side R (3) 9:00
4 & 5
Cross Rock L Over R (4) Recover To R (&) Step L To Left (5) 9:00
6 7 8 &
Step R Over L (6) Step L Side Left (7) Step R Slightly Behind L (8)Uncross Stepping L Slight Side Left (&) 9:00
1 2
Step R Side Right (1) Touch L Toe Into R (2)
3 4
Step L Side Left (3) Touch R Toe Into L (4) 9:00
Begin Wall 12 at 9:00 after the 12 count tag..
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