Count:
64
Wall:
4
Level:
Improver
3-beat intro. Dance starts right away
LEFT STEP, RIGHT BRUSH BACK, RIGHT STEP, LEFT STEP
1-2-3-4Step left, brush right foot back in an arch behind left, step right behind left, step left next to right
RIGHT STEP, LEFT BRUSH BACK, LEFT STEP, RIGHT STEP
5-6-7-8Step right, brush left foot back in an arch behind right. Step left behind right, step right next to left
LEFT STEP, RIGHT BRUSH HITCH STEP RIGHT
1-2-3-4Step left, brush right foot forward, hitch & step right
LEFT STEP, RIGHT HEEL TOUCH 3 TIMES TURNING ¼ RIGHT
5-6-7-8Step left, touch right heel forward 3 times turning ¼ to right
RIGHT STEP, LEFT BRUSH FORWARD, LEFT CROSS & CROSS
1-2-3&4Step right, brush left forward crossing over right & step left, step back on right, step left over right foot
STEP RIGHT, PADDLE TURN ¾ TO RIGHT
5Step forward right
&6Rock on ball of left foot while turning ¼ to right shifting weight forward on right
&7&8Rock on ball of left while turning ¼ right shifting weight to right foot, rock on ball of left foot while turning ¼ right shifting weight to right foot
LEFT STEP FORWARD, RIGHT TOE TOUCH FORWARD LEFT HEEL DROP, RIGHT STEP, LEFT TOE TOUCH FORWARD, RIGHT HEEL DROP
1&2-3&4Step forward left on left diagonal, touch right toe next to left foot lifting left heel at same time, drop left heel, step right to right, touch left toe forward lifting right heel at same time, drop right heel
LEFT STEP FORWARD, RIGHT TOE FORWARD LEFT HEEL DROP, RIGHT TOE BACK LEFT HEEL DROP, RIGHT TOE FORWARD LEFT HEEL DROP
5&6&7&8Step forward left on left diagonal, touch right toe next to right foot lifting left heel at same time, drop left heel, touch right toe back lifting left heel at same time, drop left heel, touch right toe forward lifting left heel at same time, drop left heel
33-64Repeat the above 32 counts but start with the right foot. You will need to mirror the steps
REPEAT
Tap version on last 8 counts
1-4Step right on right diagonal and flap left foot forward, step right flap back, step right and flap left forward, step right
5-8Step left on left diagonal and flap right foot forward, step left, flap right back, step left, flap right forward, step left
A flap is a small brush with ball of foot & step on ball of foot
This was one of my parents favorite dance songs in the 1940s. My father was in the hospital in June and he mentioned this song. I downloaded the song on my laptop computer and he was able to listen to it with the headphones a couple of days before he passed away. My sister and I took tap dance lessons when we were kids so I thought I would add some of the tap steps
LEFT STEP, RIGHT BRUSH BACK, RIGHT STEP, LEFT STEP
1-2-3-4Step left, brush right foot back in an arch behind left, step right behind left, step left next to right
RIGHT STEP, LEFT BRUSH BACK, LEFT STEP, RIGHT STEP
5-6-7-8Step right, brush left foot back in an arch behind right. Step left behind right, step right next to left
LEFT STEP, RIGHT BRUSH HITCH STEP RIGHT
1-2-3-4Step left, brush right foot forward, hitch & step right
LEFT STEP, RIGHT HEEL TOUCH 3 TIMES TURNING ¼ RIGHT
5-6-7-8Step left, touch right heel forward 3 times turning ¼ to right
RIGHT STEP, LEFT BRUSH FORWARD, LEFT CROSS & CROSS
1-2-3&4Step right, brush left forward crossing over right & step left, step back on right, step left over right foot
STEP RIGHT, PADDLE TURN ¾ TO RIGHT
5Step forward right
&6Rock on ball of left foot while turning ¼ to right shifting weight forward on right
&7&8Rock on ball of left while turning ¼ right shifting weight to right foot, rock on ball of left foot while turning ¼ right shifting weight to right foot
LEFT STEP FORWARD, RIGHT TOE TOUCH FORWARD LEFT HEEL DROP, RIGHT STEP, LEFT TOE TOUCH FORWARD, RIGHT HEEL DROP
1&2-3&4Step forward left on left diagonal, touch right toe next to left foot lifting left heel at same time, drop left heel, step right to right, touch left toe forward lifting right heel at same time, drop right heel
LEFT STEP FORWARD, RIGHT TOE FORWARD LEFT HEEL DROP, RIGHT TOE BACK LEFT HEEL DROP, RIGHT TOE FORWARD LEFT HEEL DROP
5&6&7&8Step forward left on left diagonal, touch right toe next to right foot lifting left heel at same time, drop left heel, touch right toe back lifting left heel at same time, drop left heel, touch right toe forward lifting left heel at same time, drop left heel
33-64Repeat the above 32 counts but start with the right foot. You will need to mirror the steps
REPEAT
Tap version on last 8 counts
1-4Step right on right diagonal and flap left foot forward, step right flap back, step right and flap left forward, step right
5-8Step left on left diagonal and flap right foot forward, step left, flap right back, step left, flap right forward, step left
A flap is a small brush with ball of foot & step on ball of foot
This was one of my parents favorite dance songs in the 1940s. My father was in the hospital in June and he mentioned this song. I downloaded the song on my laptop computer and he was able to listen to it with the headphones a couple of days before he passed away. My sister and I took tap dance lessons when we were kids so I thought I would add some of the tap steps
