Soak Up the Sun

Count: 32Wall: 4Level: improver
Choreographer: Aurora de JongUS
Music:Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow

Step Sheet

The song has a long intro, and the dance begins after 48 counts after the beat kicks in.
There is an 8 count tag after Wall 1 (a set of grapevines)
There is a 4 count tag after 16 counts of Wall 11 (act crazy!)

Counts 1-8: Step R to right, step L behind, R side shuffle, ¼ left L modified jazz into a side shuffle
1-2Step R to right (1), step L behind R (2)
3&4Side shuffle: Step R to right (3), step ball of L to R (&), step R to right (4)
5-6Step L across and in front of R (5), step R back turning ¼ left (6) (9:00)
7&8Side shuffle: Step L to left (7), step ball of R to L (&), step L to left (8)

Counts 9-16: Walk walk shuffle, rock/recover, shuffle back
1-2Step R forward (1), step L forward (2)
3&4Shuffle forward RLR: Step R forward (3), step ball of L to R (&), step R forward (4)
5-6Rock L forward (5), recover to R (6)
7&8Shuffle back LRL: Step L back (7), step ball of R to L (&), step L back (8)
Restart here after a 4 count tag on Wall 11

Counts 17-24: R step back, point L, step together, ¼ right monterey turn, point R
1-2Step R back(1), point L out to left (2)
3-4Return L to R (3), point R to right (4)
5-6Return R to L making ¼ right turn (5), point L to left (6) (12:00)
7-8Return L to R (7), point R to right (8)

Counts 25-32: Jazz box, 2 ½ pivots (or a rocking chair)
1-2Step R across L (1), step L back (2)
3-4Step R to L (3), step L forward (4)
5-6Step R forward (5), pivot ½ left, putting weight to L (6) (6:00)
7-8Step R forward (7), pivot ½ left, putting weight to L (8) (12:00

***BEGIN AGAIN BY MAKING A ¼ LEFT WITH YOUR FIRST STEP TO THE RIGHT (9:00)***

Tag 1: (8 counts) Do after Wall 1 (facing 3:00) - a set of grapevines
Tag 2: (4 counts) Do after 16 counts of Wall 11 (facing 9:00) - put your hands by your head and act crazy!

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