Counts Step Descriptions
LADY'S FOOTWORK
BASIC STEPS, OUTSIDE TURN
1&2 Rock right foot slightly behind left, replace weight on
left, step to right with right foot
3&4 Rock left foot slightly behind right, replace weight on
right, step to left with left foot
5&6 Rock right foot slightly behind left, replace weight on
left, step to right with right foot
/Her right arm is prepped slightly to left on 5&, and out to her
right side on 6; right foot is prepped about a 1/4 to her right
7&8 Step left foot slightly ahead of right, pivot on balls of
both feet, turn 3/4 right, step to left with left foot (outside
turn)
FLIP FLOPS, TRAVEL 1/4
9&10 Open 1/4 to right (LOD) by stepping back on right, replace
weight on left, step back on right while turning 1/2 left to
face RLOD
11&12 Rock back on left foot, replace weight on right, step back
on left while turning 1/2 right to face LOD
13&14 Rock back on right, replace weight on left, step to right
with right foot at slight angle to left diagonal to start travel
steps
/Man will place his hands on sides of her waist, her hands will
rest on his upper arms to begin travel
15&16 Step back on left foot turning 1/4 left, cross right over
left, step to left with left
/His left hand will come up to return to closed couples position
TURNING TRAVEL, NECK WRAP WITH 1/2 TURN
17&18 Rock back on right, replace weight on left, step to right
with right foot at slight angle to left diagonal to start travel
with turn
/He drops her left hand to start her turn
19&20 Step 1/4 to left with left foot, step to right on right
foot turning 1/4 left, step to left with left foot turning 1/2
left
/Hands will end up her right to his left - man facing ILOD, lady
facing OLOD
21&22 Rock right foot back, replace weight on left, step forward
on right foot
23&24 Walk 3 steps forward and 1/2 turn around man's right side
while he is turning 1/2 to his left (left, right, left) dragging
her right hand along man's right shoulder, across his upper back
to his left shoulder
/Lady will be facing ILOD, man facing OLOD
BOW TIE TO TANDEM
/Man will present his right hand for lady's right hand to
connect at his upper chest level. Left hands will be connected
under right hands
25&26 Rock right foot back, replace weight on left, step forward
slightly on right
/Man will start to lift joined crossed arms over lady's head
27&28 Step left, right, left to turn 1 1/2 to right to end up at
man's right side with his right arm behind lady's neck and
lady's left arm behind man's neck in bow tie
29&30 Rock right foot back, replace weight on left, step right
across left with foot prepped forward
31&32 Turn 1 full free turn to right in front of man
(left-right-left) to end up with hands connected in tandem
position
CROSS, BACK, SIDE TO LEFT & RIGHT, CROSS, ROCK, SIDE TO LADY'S
OUTSIDE TURN
33&34 Cross right over left, step back on left at slight angle
to right diagonal, step right to right side
35&36 Cross left over right, step back on right at slight angle
to left diagonal, step left to left side
37&38 Cross right over left, replace weight on left, step to
right with right foot - right foot is prepped about a 1/4 facing
LOD. Man brings both arms up over lady's head on count 38
39&40 Step left foot slightly ahead of right, pivot on balls of
both feet, turn 3/4 and step to left with left foot
/Arms will be brought down and out to sides on count 40
SWITCH TO NEW PARTNER
41&42 Pivot 1/2 to left on left foot and step back on right,
pivot 1/2 to left on right and step forward on left, pivot 1/4
to left on left foot and step right foot to right side to end up
in front of new partner
43&44 Rock left foot slightly behind right, replace weight on
right, step to left with left foot
REPEAT
MAN'S FOOTWORK
BASIC STEPS
1&2 Rock left foot slightly behind right, replace weight on
right, step to left with left foot
3&4 Rock right foot slightly behind left, replace weight on
left, step to right with right foot
5&6 Rock left foot slightly behind right, replace weight on
right, step to left with left foot
7&8 Rock right foot slightly behind left, replace weight on
left, step to right with right foot
/Prep lady's right arm slightly to right on 5&, and out to her
right side on 6; bring arm down on the & count and return to
closed
FLIP FLOPS, TRAVEL 1/4 TO OUTSIDE OF CIRCLE
9&10 Open 1/4 to left (LOD) by stepping back on left, replace
weight on right, step back on left while turning 1/2 left to
face RLOD
11&12 Rock back on right foot, replace weight on left, step back
on right while turning 1/2 right to face LOD
13&14 Rock back on left, replace weight on right, step to left
with left foot in between lady's legs at slight angle to left
diagonal to start travel steps
/Place hands on sides of her waist, her hands will rest on his
upper arms to begin travel
15&16 Step right to right side 1/4 left, cross left over right,
step to left with right
/His left hand will come up to return to closed couples position
TRAVEL 1/4 DOWN LOD, NECK WRAP WITH 1/2 TURN
17&18 Rock back on left, replace weight on right, step to left
with left foot in between lady's legs at slight angle to left
diagonal to start travel
/Drop her left hand to start her turn, lead his left hand to his
right to turn lady 1 full turn
19&20 Step right to right side 1/4 left, cross left over right,
step to left with right
/Hands will end up her right to his left - man facing ILOD, lady
facing OLOD
21&22 Rock left foot slightly back, replace weight on right,
step left beside right
23&24 Bring left hand to right side of neck to lead lady forward
as man turns 1/2 to left on the spot right-left-right
/Lady will be facing ILOD, man facing OLOD
BOW TIE TO TANDEM
/Once turned, man will present his right hand for lady's right
hand to connect at his upper chest level. Left hands will be
connected under right hands
25&26 Rock left foot back, replace weight on right, step left
foot beside right
/Man will start to lift joined crossed arms over lady's head
27&28 Rock right foot back, replace weight on left, step right
foot beside left while turning lady 1 full turn to her right to
end up at her left side with his right arm behind lady's neck
and lady's left arm behind man's neck in bow tie
29&30 Rock left foot back, replace weight on right, step left
across right as man preps lady to rock back
31&32 Rock right foot back, replace weight on left, hold on left
and prep lady to turn 1 full free turn to her right in front of
man to end up with hands connected in tandem position - both
will now be on lady's footwork
CROSS, BACK, SIDE TO LEFT & RIGHT, CROSS, ROCK, SIDE TO LADY'S
OUTSIDE TURN
33&34 Cross right over left, step back on left at slight angle
to right diagonal, step right to right side
35&36 Cross left over right, step back on right at slight angle
to left diagonal, step left to left side
37&38 Cross right over left, replace weight on left, step to
right with right foot
/Man brings both arms up over lady's head on count 38
39&40 Rock back on left, replace weight on right, step to left
with left foot
/Arms will be brought down & out to sides on count 40
SWITCH TO NEW PARTNER
41&42 Hold weight over both feet. Drop lady's right hand and
prep lady's left hand in to turn her 1 full turn traveling LOD
to new partner to man's left
43&44 Hold weight over both feet for counts 43& and shift weight
to right on count 44 to start dance over
/Return to closed position with new partner
REPEAT
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