Count:
-
Wall:
4
Level:
-
Sequence: Tag, A, Tag, B, A, C1, Tag, C2, Tag, B, Tag, A, D. The start is immediate with the two step tag on "now she's". There is no chance to feel the beat.
PART A (THE CHORUS)
CHASSE RIGHT SIDE ROCK, CHASSE LEFT ROCK, STEP TOGETHER
1&2-3-4Right side step, &left together step, right side step, left side step, right side step
5&6-7-8Left side step, &right together step, left side step, right side step, left together step
BACK WALK TAP, FORWARD STEP TAP STEP LEAP RIGHT TURN
9-12Right back step, left back step, right back step, left front toe-touch
13-16Left forward step, right front toe-touch, right forward foot turned out step, leap while turning right kicking out left and right legs and landing on left on right spot in other words, a kicking switch (or optional left right turn together step to face the wall to your right)
17-32Repeat 1-16 to the left side
Styling: on counts 20 and 22 place hand toward the knee, for example, the left hand to the left knee, palm down
PART B (THE VERSE)
VINE RIGHT SIDE CROSS ROCK SIDE CROSS ROCK
1-4Right side step, left back cross step, right side step, left front cross rock step to face right corner (lean forward)
5-8Right recover step (straighten), left side step, right front cross step to face left corner (lean forward), left recover step (straighten)
SIDE CROSS KICK SIDE CROSS KICK, SIDE SLIDE CHASSE SIDE
9-12Right side step, left diagonal cross kick to right corner, left side step right diagonal cross kick to left corner
13-14-15&16Right side step, left together slide step, right side step, &left together step, right side step
17-32Repeat 1-16 to the left side
PART C (THE INSTRUMENTAL)
FORWARD POINT WALK, BACK POINT WALK
1-4Right forward step, left side point, left forward step, right side point
5-8Right back step, left side point, left back step, right side point
Styling: swing arms in the direction of the points
SIDE TOGETHER FRONT CROSS LEFT UNWIND, SIDE TOGETHER FRONT, CROSS LEFT UNWIND
9-12Right side step, left together step, right front cross, left unwind turn left weighted
13-16Right side step, left together step, right front cross, left unwind turn left weighted
TAG STOMPS
17-18Right stomp step, left stomp step (ready to apple left)
LEFT APPLEJACKS
19-20-21&22Toes out, in, out-in-out
23-24-25&26Toes in, out, in-out-in
Styling: keep elbows bent throughout applejacks. On "out" hands out to the side palms facing front wall. On "in" palms face back wall
Optional travel twists: heels, toes, heels-toes-heels, toes, heels, toes-heels-center
RIGHT APPLEJACKS
27-34Repeat 19-26 to the right side, shift weight onto left
PART D (THE LAST PART)
Complete the pattern even after the music has stopped
SIDE TOGETHER FRONT CROSS LEFT UNWIND, SIDE TOGETHER FRONT, CROSS LEFT UNWIND
1-4Right side step, left together step, right front cross, left unwind turn left weighted
5-8Right side step, left together step, right front cross, left unwind turn left weighted
STOMPS, LEFT APPLEJACKS
1-2-3&4&Right stomp step, left stomp step, out-in, out-in (these are left applejacks)
Optional steps:
1-2-3&4Right stomp, left stomp, heel-toes-heels (these are left travel twists)
RIGHT APPLEJACKS
5-6-7&8Out, in, out-in-out left weighted (these are right applejacks)
Optional steps
5-6-7&8Right travel twists with heels, toes, heel-toes-heels (weight left leg)
LEFT HEEL DIG TURN
1&2&3&4&Right front heel, 1/8 left right together step, left corner heel, & left together step, right corner heel, & 1/8 left right together step, left front heel, & left together step
5&6&7&8Right front heel, & 1/8 left right step, left corner heel, & left step, right corner heel, & 1/8 left right step, left forward step
Styling: - on count 24 bend front left knee while clenching both fists forward (bending elbows) and pull them back quickly as if to say "yes!"
TAG
STOMPS
1-2Right stomp, left stomp
The tag stomps vary in length. For example, the last tag is two slow stomps.
PART A (THE CHORUS)
CHASSE RIGHT SIDE ROCK, CHASSE LEFT ROCK, STEP TOGETHER
1&2-3-4Right side step, &left together step, right side step, left side step, right side step
5&6-7-8Left side step, &right together step, left side step, right side step, left together step
BACK WALK TAP, FORWARD STEP TAP STEP LEAP RIGHT TURN
9-12Right back step, left back step, right back step, left front toe-touch
13-16Left forward step, right front toe-touch, right forward foot turned out step, leap while turning right kicking out left and right legs and landing on left on right spot in other words, a kicking switch (or optional left right turn together step to face the wall to your right)
17-32Repeat 1-16 to the left side
Styling: on counts 20 and 22 place hand toward the knee, for example, the left hand to the left knee, palm down
PART B (THE VERSE)
VINE RIGHT SIDE CROSS ROCK SIDE CROSS ROCK
1-4Right side step, left back cross step, right side step, left front cross rock step to face right corner (lean forward)
5-8Right recover step (straighten), left side step, right front cross step to face left corner (lean forward), left recover step (straighten)
SIDE CROSS KICK SIDE CROSS KICK, SIDE SLIDE CHASSE SIDE
9-12Right side step, left diagonal cross kick to right corner, left side step right diagonal cross kick to left corner
13-14-15&16Right side step, left together slide step, right side step, &left together step, right side step
17-32Repeat 1-16 to the left side
PART C (THE INSTRUMENTAL)
FORWARD POINT WALK, BACK POINT WALK
1-4Right forward step, left side point, left forward step, right side point
5-8Right back step, left side point, left back step, right side point
Styling: swing arms in the direction of the points
SIDE TOGETHER FRONT CROSS LEFT UNWIND, SIDE TOGETHER FRONT, CROSS LEFT UNWIND
9-12Right side step, left together step, right front cross, left unwind turn left weighted
13-16Right side step, left together step, right front cross, left unwind turn left weighted
TAG STOMPS
17-18Right stomp step, left stomp step (ready to apple left)
LEFT APPLEJACKS
19-20-21&22Toes out, in, out-in-out
23-24-25&26Toes in, out, in-out-in
Styling: keep elbows bent throughout applejacks. On "out" hands out to the side palms facing front wall. On "in" palms face back wall
Optional travel twists: heels, toes, heels-toes-heels, toes, heels, toes-heels-center
RIGHT APPLEJACKS
27-34Repeat 19-26 to the right side, shift weight onto left
PART D (THE LAST PART)
Complete the pattern even after the music has stopped
SIDE TOGETHER FRONT CROSS LEFT UNWIND, SIDE TOGETHER FRONT, CROSS LEFT UNWIND
1-4Right side step, left together step, right front cross, left unwind turn left weighted
5-8Right side step, left together step, right front cross, left unwind turn left weighted
STOMPS, LEFT APPLEJACKS
1-2-3&4&Right stomp step, left stomp step, out-in, out-in (these are left applejacks)
Optional steps:
1-2-3&4Right stomp, left stomp, heel-toes-heels (these are left travel twists)
RIGHT APPLEJACKS
5-6-7&8Out, in, out-in-out left weighted (these are right applejacks)
Optional steps
5-6-7&8Right travel twists with heels, toes, heel-toes-heels (weight left leg)
LEFT HEEL DIG TURN
1&2&3&4&Right front heel, 1/8 left right together step, left corner heel, & left together step, right corner heel, & 1/8 left right together step, left front heel, & left together step
5&6&7&8Right front heel, & 1/8 left right step, left corner heel, & left step, right corner heel, & 1/8 left right step, left forward step
Styling: - on count 24 bend front left knee while clenching both fists forward (bending elbows) and pull them back quickly as if to say "yes!"
TAG
STOMPS
1-2Right stomp, left stomp
The tag stomps vary in length. For example, the last tag is two slow stomps.
