Counts Step Descriptions
INTRODUCTION
/Performed before the vocals
HIP BUMPS, SIDE ROCKS, SIDE TOUCH, KNEE HITCH
1 Hands on hips, bump hip to right as you pop left knee forward
2-4 Repeat count one three more times
5-8 Keep bumping hips to right with right hand on hip, push heel
of left hand across body (waist height) toward right (in time to
hip bumps)
9 Large step right on right, as you step, place hands together
in prayer position
10 Step right in next to left (keep hands in prayer)
11-12 Large step left on left (hand still in prayer), step left
in next to right (hands in prayer)
13 Touch right foot to right side (placing left hand behind head
with elbow pointing out to side)
14 Hitch right knee up & inwards across body (bring left elbow
across body towards right knee)
15-16 Return right foot to touch at right side (left elbow back
to side), repeat right knee hitch & left elbow across body
(count 14)
17-32 Repeat counts 1-16 of introduction
THE MAIN DANCE
/Danced after intro. Also insert the 16 count intro as a tag at
the end of walls 2, 4 & 5
TOE TOUCHES, KICK, GRAPEVINE INTO 1/4 TURN LEFT HITCHING KNEE
(HANDS ON HIPS)
1-2 Touch right foot to right side, touch right foot across body
diagonally to left
3-4 Touch right foot to right side, kick right foot across body
diagonally to left
5-6 Step right to right side, cross left behind right
7-8 Step right to right side, make 1/4 turn left on right
hitching left knee forward
WALK FORWARD, KICK & CLAP, SIDE TOUCH, 1/4 TURN RIGHT HITCHING
KNEE, COASTER STEP
9-12 Walk forward left, right, left, kick right forward clapping
hands once
13-14 Touch right foot to right side, make 1/4 turn right on
left foot hitching right knee forward
15&16 Step back right, step left beside right, step forward right
ROLLING FULL TURNS LEFT & RIGHT
/Hold hands up at sides like a waiter holding trays in both hands
17-18 Step left 1/4 turn left, on ball of left make 1/4 turn
left, stepping right to right side
19-20 On ball of right make 1/2 turn left, stepping left to left
side, touch right beside left, clap
21-22 Step right 1/4 turn right, on ball of right make 1/4 turn
right, stepping left to left side
23-24 On ball of left make 1/2 turn right, stepping right to
right side, touch left beside right, clap
SIDE ROCK & CROSS TWICE, TOE TOUCH, 1/4 TURN HITCHING KNEE,
COASTER STEP (HANDS IN PRAYER)
25&26 Rock left to left side, rock onto right in place, cross
left over right
27&28 Rock right to right side, rock onto left in place, cross
right over left
29-30 Touch left foot to left side, make 1/4 turn left on right
foot, hitching left knee forward
31-32 Step back left, step right beside left, step forward left
REPEAT
TAG
/Repeat 'the dance' using the 16-count intro as a tag after
walls 2, 4 and 5
ENDING
/The dance ends on the rolling turns (counts 17-24, 9:00 wall,
slow down with the music), to finish facing the front wall make
the right rolling turn 1 1/4 turns to right, bring feet together
& place hands in prayer looking up to the sky
High Spirits
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