Count:
32
Wall:
1
Level:
Beginner
Pair dance version is named "Take Off Your Shirt"
PRELIMINARY
Dance forms a diamond starting 1:30 (NE)-10:30(NW)-7:30(SW)-4:30(SE). Dancer should keep eyes to the center of the diamond
MOVING FORWARD DIAGONAL RIGHT (NE, 1:30): CROSSTEP LEFT, STEP RIGHT, LEFT SHUFFLE, ¼ PIVOT TURN, RIGHT CHASSE
1-2Step left foot cross right to diagonal right, step right forward diagonal right turning 1/8 right (1:30)
3&4Step left forward, step right close to left, step left forward (diagonal right 1:30)
5-6Step right foot forward, turn ¼ left weight on left (you are facing left diagonal 10:30)
7&8Step right to right, step left together, step right foot right
MOVING FORWARD DIAGONAL LEFT (NW, 10:30): FACING 7:30 ¼ PIVOT LEFT, CROSS SHUFFLE RIGHT, ROCK STEP RIGHT, STAMP/KICK/TOUCH BALL CHANGE
1-2Step left cross right and starting ¼ turn left, step right to right completing ¼ turn left (now you are facing 7:30)
3&4Step left cross right, step right to right, step left cross right
5-6Rock step right to right, recover to left
7&8Stamp/kick/touch right foot forward, step the ball of right foot next to left, change weight to left
MOVING BCK DIAGONAL RIGHT (SW, 7:30): STEPS, LOCK STEP, SWEEPS, SAILOR STEP WITH ¼ TURN LEFT
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
3&4Step right forward, step left behind right, step right forward
5-6Sweep left round right forward, sweep right round left forward
7&8Step left behind right, step right in place turning ¼ left, step left in slightly forward (you are now facing 4:30)
MOVING BCK DIAGONAL LEFT (4:30): FULL TURN ON TWO STEPS, SHUFFLE, ROCKING CHAIR
1-2Turning ½ to the left on left ball step right back, turning ½ to the left on right ball step left forward
3&4Step right forward, step left close right, step right forward
5-6Rock step left forward, recover to right
7-8Rock step left back, recover to right
REPEAT
In 1 wall version change last two steps of the rocking chair as follows
FULL TURN ON TWO STEPS, SHUFFLE, MODIFIED ROCKING CHAIR
1-2Turning ½ to the left on left ball step right back, turning ½ to the left on right ball step left forward
3&4Step right forward, step left close right, step right forward
5-6Rock step left forward, recover to right
7-8Rock step left back turning ¼ left, recover to right (you are now facing 1:30)
1 wall version can also be danced as contra line dance: partners start facing one another so that they will pass at very close distance when traveling forward diagonal right. The starting distance should be such that they will meet and pass in the end of the first eight (count 8)
PRELIMINARY
Dance forms a diamond starting 1:30 (NE)-10:30(NW)-7:30(SW)-4:30(SE). Dancer should keep eyes to the center of the diamond
MOVING FORWARD DIAGONAL RIGHT (NE, 1:30): CROSSTEP LEFT, STEP RIGHT, LEFT SHUFFLE, ¼ PIVOT TURN, RIGHT CHASSE
1-2Step left foot cross right to diagonal right, step right forward diagonal right turning 1/8 right (1:30)
3&4Step left forward, step right close to left, step left forward (diagonal right 1:30)
5-6Step right foot forward, turn ¼ left weight on left (you are facing left diagonal 10:30)
7&8Step right to right, step left together, step right foot right
MOVING FORWARD DIAGONAL LEFT (NW, 10:30): FACING 7:30 ¼ PIVOT LEFT, CROSS SHUFFLE RIGHT, ROCK STEP RIGHT, STAMP/KICK/TOUCH BALL CHANGE
1-2Step left cross right and starting ¼ turn left, step right to right completing ¼ turn left (now you are facing 7:30)
3&4Step left cross right, step right to right, step left cross right
5-6Rock step right to right, recover to left
7&8Stamp/kick/touch right foot forward, step the ball of right foot next to left, change weight to left
MOVING BCK DIAGONAL RIGHT (SW, 7:30): STEPS, LOCK STEP, SWEEPS, SAILOR STEP WITH ¼ TURN LEFT
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
3&4Step right forward, step left behind right, step right forward
5-6Sweep left round right forward, sweep right round left forward
7&8Step left behind right, step right in place turning ¼ left, step left in slightly forward (you are now facing 4:30)
MOVING BCK DIAGONAL LEFT (4:30): FULL TURN ON TWO STEPS, SHUFFLE, ROCKING CHAIR
1-2Turning ½ to the left on left ball step right back, turning ½ to the left on right ball step left forward
3&4Step right forward, step left close right, step right forward
5-6Rock step left forward, recover to right
7-8Rock step left back, recover to right
REPEAT
In 1 wall version change last two steps of the rocking chair as follows
FULL TURN ON TWO STEPS, SHUFFLE, MODIFIED ROCKING CHAIR
1-2Turning ½ to the left on left ball step right back, turning ½ to the left on right ball step left forward
3&4Step right forward, step left close right, step right forward
5-6Rock step left forward, recover to right
7-8Rock step left back turning ¼ left, recover to right (you are now facing 1:30)
1 wall version can also be danced as contra line dance: partners start facing one another so that they will pass at very close distance when traveling forward diagonal right. The starting distance should be such that they will meet and pass in the end of the first eight (count 8)
