Count:
64
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
RIGHT-LOCK & LEFT-LOCK & ½ PIVOT, RIGHT SHUFFLE (WIZARD OF OZ)
1-2&Step diagonally forward on right, lock left behind right, step diagonally forward on right
3-4&Step diagonally forward on left, lock right behind left, step diagonally forward on left
5-6Step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left
7&8Step forward on right, step left together, step forward on right
LEFT-LOCK & RIGHT-LOCK & ½ PIVOT, LEFT SHUFFLE (WIZARD OF OZ)
1-2&Step diagonally forward on left, lock right behind left, step diagonally forward on left
3-4&Step diagonally forward on right, lock left behind right, step diagonally forward on right
5-6Step forward on left, pivot ½ turn right
7&8Step forward on left, step right together, step forward on left
SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS SIDE, SIDE BEHIND & CROSS UNWIND
1-2Step right to side, step left behind right
&3-4Step right to side, cross step left over right, step right to side
5-6Step left to side, step right behind left
&7-8Step left to side, cross step right over left, un-wind ½ turn left (weight ends on left)
FORWARD, TOUCH, BACK, HEEL, SIDE, TOUCH, ¼ SHUFFLE
1-2Step forward on right, touch left next to right
3-4Step back on left, touch right heel forward
5-6Step right to side, touch left next to right
7&8Step left ¼ turn left, step right together, step forward on left
Intermediate option for 1-4:
1-2Step forward on right, touch left next to right
&3Step back on ball of left, touch right heel forward
&4Step right next to left, cross step left over right
WALK; RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT OUT-OUT, BACK LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, OUT-OUT
1-2-3Step forward on right, step forward on left, step forward on right
&4Step left out to left side, step right out to right side
5-6-7Step back on left, step back on right, step back on left
&8Step right out to right side, step left out to left side
¼ PIVOT, KICK-BALL-CHANGE, ½ PIVOT, ¼ PIVOT (WHOLE TURN TOTAL)
1-2Step forward on right, pivot ¼ turn left
3&4Kick right forward, step onto ball of right slightly behind left
Change weight onto left
5-6Step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left
7-8Step forward on right, pivot ¼ turn left
FORWARD-ROCK, COASTER STEP, FORWARD-ROCK, COASTER STEP
1-2Rock forward on right, recover weight onto left
3&4Step back on right, step left together, step forward on right
5-6Rock forward on left, recover weight onto right
7&8Step back on left, step right together, step forward on left
Intermediate option for 3&4:
3&4Triple step whole turn right on the spot stepping right, left, right
RIGHT SHUFFLE, WALK (OR TURN), STOMP LEFT, RIGHT, HOLD, HOLD
1&2Step forward on right, step left together, step forward on right
3-4Walk forward left, right (or full right turn (moving forward) stepping left, right)
5-6Stomp left slightly to side, stomp right slightly to side (shoulder width apart)
7-8Hold, hold (or bump your hips, wiggle, or body roll for two counts!)
REPEAT
TAG
At the end of the 1st and 3rd walls (1st time facing side walls), add the following 8 counts:
SIDE-ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE, SIDE-ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2Rock right to side, recover weight to left
3&4Cross step right over left, small step left to side, cross step right over left
5-6Rock left to side, recover weight to right
7&8Cross step left over right, small step right to side, cross step left over right
When dancing to "What They're Talking About" by Rhett Akins, do the tag at the end of 2nd wall only
If using the album version of "Fate" from The Borderer's CD "Independent's Day", during the 3rd wall, after count 48 add the following 4 counts, then continue from count 49:
1-4Step forward right, pivot ½ left, step forward right, pivot ½ left
1-2&Step diagonally forward on right, lock left behind right, step diagonally forward on right
3-4&Step diagonally forward on left, lock right behind left, step diagonally forward on left
5-6Step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left
7&8Step forward on right, step left together, step forward on right
LEFT-LOCK & RIGHT-LOCK & ½ PIVOT, LEFT SHUFFLE (WIZARD OF OZ)
1-2&Step diagonally forward on left, lock right behind left, step diagonally forward on left
3-4&Step diagonally forward on right, lock left behind right, step diagonally forward on right
5-6Step forward on left, pivot ½ turn right
7&8Step forward on left, step right together, step forward on left
SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS SIDE, SIDE BEHIND & CROSS UNWIND
1-2Step right to side, step left behind right
&3-4Step right to side, cross step left over right, step right to side
5-6Step left to side, step right behind left
&7-8Step left to side, cross step right over left, un-wind ½ turn left (weight ends on left)
FORWARD, TOUCH, BACK, HEEL, SIDE, TOUCH, ¼ SHUFFLE
1-2Step forward on right, touch left next to right
3-4Step back on left, touch right heel forward
5-6Step right to side, touch left next to right
7&8Step left ¼ turn left, step right together, step forward on left
Intermediate option for 1-4:
1-2Step forward on right, touch left next to right
&3Step back on ball of left, touch right heel forward
&4Step right next to left, cross step left over right
WALK; RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT OUT-OUT, BACK LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, OUT-OUT
1-2-3Step forward on right, step forward on left, step forward on right
&4Step left out to left side, step right out to right side
5-6-7Step back on left, step back on right, step back on left
&8Step right out to right side, step left out to left side
¼ PIVOT, KICK-BALL-CHANGE, ½ PIVOT, ¼ PIVOT (WHOLE TURN TOTAL)
1-2Step forward on right, pivot ¼ turn left
3&4Kick right forward, step onto ball of right slightly behind left
Change weight onto left
5-6Step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left
7-8Step forward on right, pivot ¼ turn left
FORWARD-ROCK, COASTER STEP, FORWARD-ROCK, COASTER STEP
1-2Rock forward on right, recover weight onto left
3&4Step back on right, step left together, step forward on right
5-6Rock forward on left, recover weight onto right
7&8Step back on left, step right together, step forward on left
Intermediate option for 3&4:
3&4Triple step whole turn right on the spot stepping right, left, right
RIGHT SHUFFLE, WALK (OR TURN), STOMP LEFT, RIGHT, HOLD, HOLD
1&2Step forward on right, step left together, step forward on right
3-4Walk forward left, right (or full right turn (moving forward) stepping left, right)
5-6Stomp left slightly to side, stomp right slightly to side (shoulder width apart)
7-8Hold, hold (or bump your hips, wiggle, or body roll for two counts!)
REPEAT
TAG
At the end of the 1st and 3rd walls (1st time facing side walls), add the following 8 counts:
SIDE-ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE, SIDE-ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2Rock right to side, recover weight to left
3&4Cross step right over left, small step left to side, cross step right over left
5-6Rock left to side, recover weight to right
7&8Cross step left over right, small step right to side, cross step left over right
When dancing to "What They're Talking About" by Rhett Akins, do the tag at the end of 2nd wall only
If using the album version of "Fate" from The Borderer's CD "Independent's Day", during the 3rd wall, after count 48 add the following 4 counts, then continue from count 49:
1-4Step forward right, pivot ½ left, step forward right, pivot ½ left
