Count:
32
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate/Advanced
MODIFIED RUNNING MAN (WITH "RIDING/REINS" ARM/HAND MOVEMENTS)
&1Scoot back on left foot while lifting right knee (hands/arms stretched forward), step right foot forward (hands/arms pulled back to chest)
&2Scoot back on right foot while lifting left knee (hands/arms stretched forward), step left foot forward (hands/arms pulled back to chest)
&3Scoot back on left foot while lifting right knee (hands/arms return to waist area), touch right toe to right side (look to right)
&4Scoot back on left foot while lifting right knee, step right foot forward
&5Scoot back on right foot while lifting left knee (hands/arms stretched forward), step left foot forward (hands/arms pulled back to chest)
&6Scoot back on left foot while lifting right knee (hands/arms stretched forward), step right foot forward (hands/arms pulled back to chest)
&7Scoot back on right foot while lifting left knee (hands/arms return to waist area), touch left toe to left side (look to left)
&8Scoot back on right foot while lifting left knee, step left foot forward
PADDLE TURN ½ LEFT (WITH STRUMMING GUITAR HAND MOVEMENTS)
&1Lift right knee across front of left knee, touch right toe 1/8 turn to left while bumping right hip (toe and hip bump diagonal right to 1:30)*
&2Lift right knee across front of left knee, touch right toe 1/8 turn to left while bumping right hip (toe and hip bump to 12:00)*
&3Lift right knee across front of left knee, touch right toe 1/8 turn to left while bumping right hip (toe and hip bump diagonal right to 10:30)*
&4Lift right knee across front of left knee, touch right toe 1/8 turn to left while bumping right hip (toe and hip bump diagonal right to 9:00 and now facing 6:00 wall)
Hand styling: on these counts the right hand will strum up and down as right knee moves up and down
SAILOR STEPS, TOUCH & TURN, MONTEREY TURN
1&2Cross-step right foot behind left foot, step left foot to left side, step right foot to right side
&3-4Step left foot beside right foot, touch right toe to right side, slide right foot together while completing ½ turn right (weight ends on right foot)
5-6Touch left foot to left side, step left foot beside right foot
7-8Touch right foot to right side, slide right foot together while completing ½ turn right (weight ends on right foot)
TWO ½ PIVOT TURNS
1-2Step left foot forward, pivot ½ to right on balls of both feet
3-4Step left foot forward, pivot ½ to right on balls of both feet
STEP, KICK, HOP BACKWARDS, HIP THRUST, HITCHHIKER 'N HEELS
1-2Step left foot forward, kick right foot forward
&3-4Hop backwards onto right foot, step left foot together while bending both knees (creating a crouched position), thrust hips forward and upwards
5Swivel both heels left while bumping left hip left and doing a hitchhiker to right side with right thumb
&Return heels to center and bring hand back down
6Repeat count 5
7Swivel both heels right while bumping right hip right and ding a hitchhiker to left side with left thumb
&Return heels to center and bring hand back down
8Repeat count 7
REPEAT
TAG
If using "You Gotta Love That" add this 12-count tag one time only after completing the second wall, then continue the dance from the beginning
1-8Repeat the "running man" as written above
9-12Repeat the paddle turn, but this time complete a full turn so as to end facing the starting wall
&1Scoot back on left foot while lifting right knee (hands/arms stretched forward), step right foot forward (hands/arms pulled back to chest)
&2Scoot back on right foot while lifting left knee (hands/arms stretched forward), step left foot forward (hands/arms pulled back to chest)
&3Scoot back on left foot while lifting right knee (hands/arms return to waist area), touch right toe to right side (look to right)
&4Scoot back on left foot while lifting right knee, step right foot forward
&5Scoot back on right foot while lifting left knee (hands/arms stretched forward), step left foot forward (hands/arms pulled back to chest)
&6Scoot back on left foot while lifting right knee (hands/arms stretched forward), step right foot forward (hands/arms pulled back to chest)
&7Scoot back on right foot while lifting left knee (hands/arms return to waist area), touch left toe to left side (look to left)
&8Scoot back on right foot while lifting left knee, step left foot forward
PADDLE TURN ½ LEFT (WITH STRUMMING GUITAR HAND MOVEMENTS)
&1Lift right knee across front of left knee, touch right toe 1/8 turn to left while bumping right hip (toe and hip bump diagonal right to 1:30)*
&2Lift right knee across front of left knee, touch right toe 1/8 turn to left while bumping right hip (toe and hip bump to 12:00)*
&3Lift right knee across front of left knee, touch right toe 1/8 turn to left while bumping right hip (toe and hip bump diagonal right to 10:30)*
&4Lift right knee across front of left knee, touch right toe 1/8 turn to left while bumping right hip (toe and hip bump diagonal right to 9:00 and now facing 6:00 wall)
Hand styling: on these counts the right hand will strum up and down as right knee moves up and down
SAILOR STEPS, TOUCH & TURN, MONTEREY TURN
1&2Cross-step right foot behind left foot, step left foot to left side, step right foot to right side
&3-4Step left foot beside right foot, touch right toe to right side, slide right foot together while completing ½ turn right (weight ends on right foot)
5-6Touch left foot to left side, step left foot beside right foot
7-8Touch right foot to right side, slide right foot together while completing ½ turn right (weight ends on right foot)
TWO ½ PIVOT TURNS
1-2Step left foot forward, pivot ½ to right on balls of both feet
3-4Step left foot forward, pivot ½ to right on balls of both feet
STEP, KICK, HOP BACKWARDS, HIP THRUST, HITCHHIKER 'N HEELS
1-2Step left foot forward, kick right foot forward
&3-4Hop backwards onto right foot, step left foot together while bending both knees (creating a crouched position), thrust hips forward and upwards
5Swivel both heels left while bumping left hip left and doing a hitchhiker to right side with right thumb
&Return heels to center and bring hand back down
6Repeat count 5
7Swivel both heels right while bumping right hip right and ding a hitchhiker to left side with left thumb
&Return heels to center and bring hand back down
8Repeat count 7
REPEAT
TAG
If using "You Gotta Love That" add this 12-count tag one time only after completing the second wall, then continue the dance from the beginning
1-8Repeat the "running man" as written above
9-12Repeat the paddle turn, but this time complete a full turn so as to end facing the starting wall
