You start the dance after 4 counts after the four bass-beats! (So start the dance after 8 counts)
Ilona won with this dance at the World Championships in Nashville 1998 the Best Choreographer title. Holland thinks she did a great job so we hope that you will have fun with this dance.
KICK & CROSS - FUNKY STEP
1&2
Kick right out to the right side, & step with right a little bit to the right, cross your left over your right
3&4
Kick right out to the right side, & step with right a little bit to the right, cross your left over your right
5&6
Kick right out to the right side, & step with right a little bit to the right, cross your left over your right
7-8
Make an unwind turn (½) to the right, hold and clap (facing backwards)
9&
Step forward with your right, & swivel both heels to the right
10&
Swivel both heels back to center, & lift your right knee up
11-12
Step out to the right with your right, close left next to right together with clap
13-16
Repeat counts 9-10 with your left
KICK & CROSS - FUNKY STEP
1&2
Kick right out to the right side, & step with right a little bit to the right, cross your left over your right
3&4
Kick right out to the right side, & step with right a little bit to the right, cross your left over your right
5&6
Kick right out to the right side, & step with right a little bit to the right, cross your left over your right
7-8
Make an unwind turn (½) to the right, hold and clap (facing backwards)
9&
Step forward with your right, & swivel both heels to the right
10&
Swivel both heels back to center, & lift your right knee up
11-12
Step out to the right with your right, close left next to right together with clap
13-16
Repeat counts 9-10 with your left !!!!
KICK & CHANGE, STEP, HOLD, CLAP
1-4
Kick forward with your right, & step backwards on your right, step forward with left, step forward with right, hold and clap
5-8
Kick forward with your left, & step backwards on your left, step forward with right, step forward with left, hold and clap
9
Touch right forward on the left diagonal
10
Touch right out to the right side
11
Switch your weight on to your right and touch your left out to the left side (jump)
12
Switch your weight on to your left and touch your right out to the right side (jump)
ROCK STEP, DRAG STEP, ROLLING KNEES, ¼ TURN
13-14
Rock forward on your right, replace left
15-16
Drag step to the right side, close left next to right
1-2
Roll right knee, roll left knee (in)
3-4
Step forward with your right, make ¼ to the left
SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE ROCK STEP
5-8
Shuffle forward with right, rock step left, replace right
9-12
Shuffle backwards with left together with ½ to the left, rock step right, replace left (facing 9:00)
13-16
Shuffle backwards with right together with ¼ to the right, rock step left, replace right (facing forward)
STEP DIAGONAL, HIPS, STEP DIAGONAL HIPS, KICK & CHANGE, STEP, HOLD, CLAP
1-2
Step left on left diagonal (facing body 2:00), push left hip twice to the left
3-4
Step right on right diagonal (facing body 10:00), push right hip twice to the right
5-8
Kick forward with your left, & step backwards on your left, step forward with right, step forward with left, hold and clap
9-12
Kick forward with your right, & step backwards on your right, step forward with left, step forward with right, hold and clap
ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE ½ TURN
13-14
Rock step with left, replace right
15-16
Shuffle backwards with left together with ½ turn to the left (facing backwards)
DRAG STEP ¼ TURN, ROLLING KNEES, ROCK STEP FORWARD, ROCK STEP BACK, ¼ TURN ¼ TURN
1-2
Make a drag step with your right together with ¼ turn to the left, left close next to right (facing 3:00)
3-4
Roll right knee, roll left knee (in)
5-6
Step out to right side with right, left touch next to right together with a clap
7-8
Step out to left side with left, right touch next to left together with a clap
9-10
Rock step forward with right, replace left
11-12
Rock step backwards with right, replace left
13-14
Step forward with right, make ½ turn to the left
15-16
Step forward with right, make ½ turn to the left (facing 9:00)
As you start the dance again you face backwards so you have to make 1/8 turn to the left as you start with the kick.