Start on vocals after 16 counts.
(Alternatively sung by Solomon Burke, (iTunes)
Or : “Stand by Me” by Ben E. King. CD: Very Best of …(119 bpm)
Section 1 : SKATE FORWARD x 2, HIP BUMPS x 5, HITCH
1,2
Skate diagonally forward on R, hold for one count
3,4
Skate diagonally forward on L, hold for one count
7&8&
Bump hips right, left, right, hitch left knee towards right knee
9,10
Step L to side, close R to L
11,12
Step L forward, touch R next to L
13,14
Step R to side, close L to R
15,16
Step R back, sweep L out to side
Section 3 : STEP BEHIND, SIDE, ACROSS, HOLD, ROCK ¼ TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD
17,18
Step L behind R, step R to side
19,20
Step L across in front of R, hold for one count
21,22
Rock on R to side, making a quarter turn left recover onto L
23&24
Shuffle forward on R,L,R (9 o’clock)
Section 4 : ROCKING CHAIR, STEP, ½ TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD
25,26
Rock forward on L, recover weight onto R
27,28
Rock back on L, recover weight onto R
(latin style hips look good with the rocking chair!)
29,30
Step L forward, pivot half turn over right shoulder, step on R
31&32
Shuffle forward on L,R,L (3 o’clock)
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