Count:
32
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
TOE FORWARD, TAP HEEL 3 TIMES
1-2-3-4Right toe forward, snap right heel down 3 times
Option: snap right fingers forward on counts 2, 3 and 4
FORWARD SHUFFLE, BRUSH
5-6-7-8Left forward, close right to left, left forward, brush right forward beside left
TOE FORWARD, TAP HEEL 3 TIMES
9-10-11-12Right toe forward, snap right heel down 3 times
Option: snap right fingers forward on counts 2, 3 and 4
FORWARD SHUFFLE, BRUSH
13-14-15-16Left forward, close right to left, left forward, brush right forward beside left
SIDE-HEEL-TOE-HEEL, DRAG
17-18Side step right with heel turned right, swivel right toe right dragging left toe right
19-20Swivel right heel right dragging left toe right, touch left toe beside right instep
Option: side step right, close left to right, side step right, touch left beside right
Option 2: side step right, drag left towards right for two counts, touch left beside right
SIDE-HEEL-TOE-HEEL, DRAG
21-22Side step left with heel turned left, swivel left toe left dragging right toe left
23-24Swivel left heel left dragging right toe left, touch right toe beside left instep
Option: side step left, close right to left, side step left, touch right beside left
Option 2: side step left, drag right towards left for two counts, touch right beside left
KICK-BALL-CHANGE, FORWARD, PIVOT ¼ TURN LEFT
25&26Kick right foot forward, step down on right ball, replace weight on left
27-28Right forward, pivot ¼ turn left onto left foot
Option: right forward, hold, pivot ¼ turn left onto left foot, hold
Option: make circular movement to the right with hips on these steps
KICK-BALL-CHANGE, FORWARD, PIVOT ¼ TURN LEFT
29&30Kick right foot forward, step down on right ball, replace weight on left
31-32Right forward, pivot ¼ turn left onto left foot
Option: right forward, hold, pivot ¼ turn left onto left foot, hold
Option: make circular movement to the right with hips on these steps
REPEAT
Special thanks to Bill Bader for the Option 2 suggestion
The dance "In The Mood" is a combination of this dance plus "You Ain't Nothing But". I decided to teach the patterns as two separate dances so that my girls at the South Granville Seniors Center could master the dance "In The Mood".
1-2-3-4Right toe forward, snap right heel down 3 times
Option: snap right fingers forward on counts 2, 3 and 4
FORWARD SHUFFLE, BRUSH
5-6-7-8Left forward, close right to left, left forward, brush right forward beside left
TOE FORWARD, TAP HEEL 3 TIMES
9-10-11-12Right toe forward, snap right heel down 3 times
Option: snap right fingers forward on counts 2, 3 and 4
FORWARD SHUFFLE, BRUSH
13-14-15-16Left forward, close right to left, left forward, brush right forward beside left
SIDE-HEEL-TOE-HEEL, DRAG
17-18Side step right with heel turned right, swivel right toe right dragging left toe right
19-20Swivel right heel right dragging left toe right, touch left toe beside right instep
Option: side step right, close left to right, side step right, touch left beside right
Option 2: side step right, drag left towards right for two counts, touch left beside right
SIDE-HEEL-TOE-HEEL, DRAG
21-22Side step left with heel turned left, swivel left toe left dragging right toe left
23-24Swivel left heel left dragging right toe left, touch right toe beside left instep
Option: side step left, close right to left, side step left, touch right beside left
Option 2: side step left, drag right towards left for two counts, touch right beside left
KICK-BALL-CHANGE, FORWARD, PIVOT ¼ TURN LEFT
25&26Kick right foot forward, step down on right ball, replace weight on left
27-28Right forward, pivot ¼ turn left onto left foot
Option: right forward, hold, pivot ¼ turn left onto left foot, hold
Option: make circular movement to the right with hips on these steps
KICK-BALL-CHANGE, FORWARD, PIVOT ¼ TURN LEFT
29&30Kick right foot forward, step down on right ball, replace weight on left
31-32Right forward, pivot ¼ turn left onto left foot
Option: right forward, hold, pivot ¼ turn left onto left foot, hold
Option: make circular movement to the right with hips on these steps
REPEAT
Special thanks to Bill Bader for the Option 2 suggestion
The dance "In The Mood" is a combination of this dance plus "You Ain't Nothing But". I decided to teach the patterns as two separate dances so that my girls at the South Granville Seniors Center could master the dance "In The Mood".
