My Heart Thrives

Count: 32Wall: 4Level: intermediate
Choreographer: Doug DorseyUS
Music:Summer Baby by Jonas Brothers

Step Sheet

2 Restarts
1 Tag: 16 Counts
16 count intro
**RESTART** Occurs after the first 16 counts, ADD ¼ TURN LEFT to keep as 2 walls, (Occurs after 16 counts of wall 2, then again on wall 5)
**1 TAG** Occurs on wall 8

[1-8] Facing 12 o’clock wall: Point Switches, Point Hitch Point, 2 Head nods, Sailor Right ½ Turn
1&2&Point RF to R (1), Step R next to L (&), Point LF to L (2), Step L next to R (&)
3&4Point RF to R (3), Hitch R (&), Point R to R (4)
&5&6Nod head up (&), nod head down (5), Nod head up (&), nod head down (6)
7&8Step RF behind LF (7) (Make ½ turn to 6 o’clock wall), Step LF Slightly back (&), Step RF forward

[9-16] Walk ¾ Turn, Rock Recover, Triple Shuffle Full turn (Weight on LF)
1-4Walk LF forward(1), Walk RF ¼ turn(2), Walk LF ¼ turn(3), Walk RF ¼ tun (4) (facing 9 0’clock wall)
5-6Rock Forward on LF (5), Recover back on RF (6)
7&8Triple shuffle full turn over left shoulder stepping LF (1), RF (&), LF (8) (facing 9 o’clock wall)

[17-24] Side Right Rock ¼ turn, Recover, Cross Shuffle 2x’s, Side Step Left and Hold, Cross Unwind ¾ Turn (Weight on LF)
1-2Step RF out with ¼ left (1), Recover on LF (2)
3&4Cross RF over LF (3), step LF to L side (&), cross RF over LF (4)
5-6Step LF to the side (5 and hold for 6)
&7-8Cross RF over LF (&), Unwind ¾ turn (7-8)

[25-32] Step Side Right ¼ turn into Side Body Roll 2x’s, Cross unwind Full turn facing 6 o’clock wall (Weight on LF)
1-2&Step Side Right ¼ turn into body starting from top (1) to bottom (2), Bring LF next to RF(&)
3-4Step Side Right into body starting from top (3) to bottom (4) (Weight ending on RF)
&5Bring LF together to RF (&), Cross RF over LF (5),
6-8Slow full turn unwind (6,7,8) (Weight on left foot) BEGIN DANCE AGAIN!!!!!!!
**Tag: 16 counts beginning on Wall 8**

[1-8) RF Step Side Right, Sailor Left and present Left Heel, Ball Cross, Unwind ½ turn
1-2&  3-4Step RF to the side (1), Step LF behind RF(2), Step RF out (&) Step LF out present Heel (Hold for 3,4) 
&5Ball Step L next to R (&), Cross R over L (5)
6-8Slow unwind ½ turn (6,7,8) (weight shifting onto LF)

[9-16) RF Step Side Right, Sailor Left and present Left Heel, Ball V-step
1-2&Step RF to the side (1), Step LF behind RF(2), Step RF out (&) Step LF out present Heel (Hold for 3,4) 3-4
&Ball Step L next to R (&),
5-6Step R to R diagonal (5), Step L to L diagonal (6)
7-8Step R to center (7), Step L to center (8)

Last Update: 4 Sep 2025