Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
Position: Begin dance facing 3:00 on left, turn to face 12:00 on count 1
CROSS-¼ UNWIND-STAND, RETRO STRUTS: LEFT, RIGHT, BRUSH, TOE PRESS
&1-2Cross ball of right foot over left, bend and open knees while unwinding ¼ left, straighten knees taking weight right while leaning back left
Arms for counts &1-6:
Right arm: extend right arm straight forward, hand held in stop position. Hold arm position through counts 6
Left arm: bend left elbow behind left hip, snap fingers using up & down motion with music through counts 6
3&4Strut forward with left toes pointed to 9:00, pulse left knee up, step down on left heel
5&6Strut forward on right foot, pulse right knee up, step down on right heel
Styling: travel forward toward 12:00 with body angled to face 9:00 during counts 3-6
7-8Brush left toes straight forward, press/point left toes out left
ELVIS HIP PUSHES: LEFT, RIGHT, TWIST ¼ RIGHT, ELVIS KNEE POPS: LEFT, RIGHT
&1-2With left toes pressed left roll left hip left turning knee out (&1), push right hip sharply out right
3&4Turning ¼ right: twist heels left, twist heels right, twist heels left taking weight left
&5-6Step back in place on right, pop left knee forward across right, hold (or pulse to beat)
&7-8Step back in place on left, pop right knee forward across left, hold (or pulse with beat)
Arm styling option: add Elvis like arm movements during this 8 count section
SWITCH-CROSS, HOLD, TRAVELING RIGHT: SUGAR FOOT, STEP, TOGETHER, TOE, STEP RIGHT
&1-2Step back in place on right foot, cross left foot in front of right, hold
3-4Touch right toe to left instep, touch right heel to left instep
5-6Step right on right foot, step left next to right foot
7-8Touch right toe to left instep, step right on right foot
Or swivel to the right 5-6-7-8 taking weight right
Arm option: move arms across chest in the opposite direction of heels, look facing opposite direction of arms
¼ LEFT MONTEREY TURN, KNEE ROLL STEP, PIVOT ½ LEFT, HOLD, PADDLE ½ LEFT
1-2Point left toes left, turn ¼ left on ball of right drawing left back to step in place
3-4Roll right knee in, roll right knee out to step right
5-6Pivot ½ left onto left foot, hold
&7&8Push with right toes pressed next to left, turn ¼ left and step on left, push with right toes pressed next to left, turn ¼ left and step on left
Or replace ½ left paddle with:
7-8Step right forward, pivot ½ left onto left
REPEAT
CROSS-¼ UNWIND-STAND, RETRO STRUTS: LEFT, RIGHT, BRUSH, TOE PRESS
&1-2Cross ball of right foot over left, bend and open knees while unwinding ¼ left, straighten knees taking weight right while leaning back left
Arms for counts &1-6:
Right arm: extend right arm straight forward, hand held in stop position. Hold arm position through counts 6
Left arm: bend left elbow behind left hip, snap fingers using up & down motion with music through counts 6
3&4Strut forward with left toes pointed to 9:00, pulse left knee up, step down on left heel
5&6Strut forward on right foot, pulse right knee up, step down on right heel
Styling: travel forward toward 12:00 with body angled to face 9:00 during counts 3-6
7-8Brush left toes straight forward, press/point left toes out left
ELVIS HIP PUSHES: LEFT, RIGHT, TWIST ¼ RIGHT, ELVIS KNEE POPS: LEFT, RIGHT
&1-2With left toes pressed left roll left hip left turning knee out (&1), push right hip sharply out right
3&4Turning ¼ right: twist heels left, twist heels right, twist heels left taking weight left
&5-6Step back in place on right, pop left knee forward across right, hold (or pulse to beat)
&7-8Step back in place on left, pop right knee forward across left, hold (or pulse with beat)
Arm styling option: add Elvis like arm movements during this 8 count section
SWITCH-CROSS, HOLD, TRAVELING RIGHT: SUGAR FOOT, STEP, TOGETHER, TOE, STEP RIGHT
&1-2Step back in place on right foot, cross left foot in front of right, hold
3-4Touch right toe to left instep, touch right heel to left instep
5-6Step right on right foot, step left next to right foot
7-8Touch right toe to left instep, step right on right foot
Or swivel to the right 5-6-7-8 taking weight right
Arm option: move arms across chest in the opposite direction of heels, look facing opposite direction of arms
¼ LEFT MONTEREY TURN, KNEE ROLL STEP, PIVOT ½ LEFT, HOLD, PADDLE ½ LEFT
1-2Point left toes left, turn ¼ left on ball of right drawing left back to step in place
3-4Roll right knee in, roll right knee out to step right
5-6Pivot ½ left onto left foot, hold
&7&8Push with right toes pressed next to left, turn ¼ left and step on left, push with right toes pressed next to left, turn ¼ left and step on left
Or replace ½ left paddle with:
7-8Step right forward, pivot ½ left onto left
REPEAT
