The Way I Wanna - Scott Blevins (US) - April 2025

Step Sheet

Intro: 16 counts

[1 – 8] WALK, WALK, MAMBO STEP, BACK, BACK, COASTER STEP

1-2

1) Step R forward slightly across L; 2) Step L forward slightly across R

3&4

3) Rock R forward slightly across L; &) Recover to L; 4) Step R back slightly behind L

5-6

5) Step L back slightly behind R; 6) Step R back slightly behind L

7&8

7) Step L back; &) Step R beside L; 8) Step L forward

[9-16] FORWARD, ¼ w/CROSS, ¼ TRIPLE, ½ FORWARD, FORWARD, 3/4 SYNCOPATED RUN AROUND

1&2

1) Step R forward; &) Turn ¼ right on R lifting L knee slightly; 2) Step L across R [3:00]

3&4

3) Step R to right; &) Step L across R; 4) Turn ¼ left stepping R back [12:00]

5-6

5) Turn ½ left stepping L forward; 6) Step R forward [6:00]

&7&8&

(&)Turn ¼ right stepping L to left; 7) Step R forward; &) Step L beside R; 8) Turn ¼ right stepping R forward; &) Turn ¼ right stepping L to left [3:00]

Styling note: This run around is a smooth curving shape turning right. Use small fast steps to move from 6 o’clock to 3 o’clock.

[17-24] CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, ¼ FWD, SWAY, SWAY, BEHIND, ¼ FWD, FWD

1-2&

1) Rock R across L; 2) Recover to L; &) Step R to right

3-4&

3) Rock L across R; 4) Recover to R; &) Turn ¼ left stepping L forward [12:00]

5-6

5) Step R to right swaying hips right; 6) Sway hips left opening body slightly to right taking weight on L

7&8

7) Step R behind L; &) Turn ¼ left stepping L forward; 8) Step R forward [9:00]

[25-32] STEP, PIVOT, ½ TRIPLE, ¼ SIDE, POINT, TOGETHER, CROSS, 3/4 SLOW UNWIND

1-2

1) Step L forward; 2) Turn ½ right taking weight forward on R [3:00]

3&4

3) Turn ¼ right stepping L to left; &) Step R across L; 4) Turn ¼ right stepping L back [9:00]

&5&6

(&) Turn ¼ right stepping R to right; 5) Point L to left; &) Step L beside R; 6) Step R across L [12:00]

7-8

(7-8) Slowly unwind 3/4 left taking weight on L

Begin again!