Counts Step Descriptions
ROCK RIGHT, ROCK LEFT, TOUCH, HOLD, BALL FORWARD, 1/4 RIGHT
TURN, POINT LEFT, HOLD
1-4 Rock right to right side, rock onto left at center, drag
right toward left and touch right next to left, hold
&5-8 Step right next to left, step left forward, step right into
1/4 right turn, point left to left side, hold
CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, HOLD, SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, HOLD
1-4 Cross left in front of right, step right slightly to right
keeping right back from left, cross left in front of right, hold
5-6 Step right to right side, step left next to right
7-8 Step right to side, hold
ROCK LEFT, ROCK RIGHT, TOUCH, HOLD, BALL FORWARD, 1/4 LEFT TURN,
POINT RIGHT, HOLD
1-4 Rock left to left side, rock onto right at center, drag left
toward right and touch left next to right, hold
&5-8 Step left next to right, step right forward, step left into
1/4 left, point right to right side, hold
CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, HOLD, SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, HOLD
1-4 Cross right in front of left, step left slightly to left
keeping left back from right, cross right in front of left, hold
5-6 Step left to left side, step right next to left
7-8 Step left to left side, hold
/Option: There is a break in the music during this previous
section on the 4th and 6th rounds of the dance. For counts 5-8,
you may do the following:
5 Step left to left side (cross arms briefly in front, then
bring arms out to either side and raise up.)
6-8 Hold for 3 counts (raising arms)
/You'll hear the words "...that rainy night in Tennessee:. Start
the option steps after the word Tennessee
FORWARD RIGHT, TOGETHER, FORWARD, HOLD, BACK LEFT, TOGETHER,
BACK, HOOK INTO 1/4 TURN RIGHT
1-4 Step right forward, step left together with right, step
right forward, hold
5-8 Step left backward, step right together with left, step left
backward, hook right in front of left into 1/4 turn right
STRIDE FORWARD RIGHT, HOLD, STRIDE FORWARD LEFT, HOLD, WALK
FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, HOLD
1-2 Long step forward on right, hold (sweep right arm forward
and slightly out to right side at waist height, palm up on count
1)
3-4 Long step forward on left, hold (right arm still extended
forward slightly out to right)
5-8 Walk forward right, walk forward left, walk forward right,
hold
BACK LEFT, HOLD, BACK RIGHT, HOLD, 1/4 LEFT TURN, RIGHT
TOGETHER, 1/4 LEFT TURN, BRUSH INTO 1/4 LEFT TURN
1-2 Long step backward on left, drag right toward left (weight
left, repeat arm movement above except with left)
3-4 Long step backward on right, drag left toward right
5-6 On ball of right picot 1/4 left and step left to left side,
step right next to left
7-8 Step left forward into 1/4 left, brush right forward into
1/4 left (3/4 left turn altogether in this section)
SIDE RIGHT, CROSS, SIDE RIGHT, HOLD, BACK LEFT, CROSS, SIDE
LEFT, HOLD
1-4 Step right to right side slightly back from left, cross left
in front of right, step right to right side, hold
5-8 Step left back, cross right in front of left, step left to
left side, hold
REPEAT
TAG
/After the 5th time through the dance add:
1-3 Hold
4-5 Step right to right, touch left next to right
6-7 Step left, touch right