The dance starts on the first strong beat, 32 counts before the vocals begin. This allows the entire dance to be danced three times, followed by the tag and then one more wall of the entire dance. Enjoy
RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE, RIGHT FORWARD TOUCH, CROSS TOUCH RIGHT OVER LEFT, RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE, RIGHT SIDE TOUCH, HOLD
1&2Kick right forward, step on ball of right, step on left
3-4Touch right toe forward, cross touch right over left
5&6Kick right forward, step on ball of right, step on left
7-8Touch right to right side, hold
RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE, RIGHT BACK TOUCH, CLICK FINGERS (ALL DONE TO LEFT CORNER) - RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE, RIGHT BACK TOUCH, CLICK FINGERS (ALL DONE TO LEFT CORNER)
1&2Kick right to left corner (10:00) with body turning to face corner, step on ball of right, step on left
3-4Touch right foot back to back right corner (4:00), extend arms forward to left corner (10:00), click fingers
5&6Kick right to same left corner (10:00) with body facing to corner, step on ball of right, step on left
7-8Touch right foot back, to back right corner (4:00), extend arms forward to left corner (10:00), click fingers
RIGHT STEP FORWARD, TOUCH LEFT TO LEFT, LEFT STEP FORWARD, TOUCH RIGHT TO RIGHT, RIGHT ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER ON LEFT, TRIPLE STEP ½ TURN (TO THE RIGHT) TO FACE OPPOSITE CORNER (4:00)
1-4Step right forward, touch left to left side, step left forward, touch right to right side
5-6Advancing to corner rock forward on right, recover weight on left
7&8Triple step ½ turn (to the right) stepping right-left-right to face opposite corner (4:00)
LEFT SHUFFLE, RIGHT SHUFFLE, ROCK FORWARD ON LEFT, ½ TURN (TO THE LEFT) PIVOTING ON RIGHT HEEL, TAKE WEIGHT ON LEFT, HOLD
1&2Left shuffle forward left-right-left
3&4Right shuffle forward right-left-right
5-6Rock forward on left, recover weight on right turning a ½ turn (to the left)
7-8Using right heel to pivot on step left beside right, hold
You should now again be facing the left (10:00) corner
RIGHT HEEL SWITCH, LEFT HEEL SWITCH, 1/8 MILITARY TURN RIGHT HEEL SWITCH, LEFT HEEL SWITCH, RIGHT TOUCH BACK, HOLD
1&Touch right heel forward, step right beside left
2&Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
3-4Step right forward, pivot turn 1/8 to face 9:00 wall, keeping weight on left
5&Touch right heel forward, step right beside left
6&Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
7-8Touch right back, hold
STEP FORWARD ON RIGHT, HITCH LEFT, STEP BACK ON LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT BACK STEP FORWARD ON RIGHT, HITCH LEFT, STEP BACK ON LEFT, STOMP RIGHT SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF LEFT
1-4Step right forward, hitch left, step left back, touch right back
5-8Step right forward, hitch left, step left back, stomp right heel beside left instep or toe
TRAVELING APPLEJACKS FOR 8 COUNTS TO ROTATE HALF A CIRCLE
1-2Pivot right heel out slightly and left toe in close, pivot right toe out wide and left heel in close
3-4Pivot right heel out slightly and left toe in close, pivot right toe out wide and left heel in close
5-6Pivot right heel out slightly and left toe in close, pivot right toe out wide and left heel in close
7-8Pivot right heel out slightly and left toe in close, pivot right toe out wide and left heel in close
Fiddle a bit with your spacing and step size and you will soon find what feels comfortable for you yet still enables you to turn in a half circle. The idea is to form an arc with this movement, it looks cool and is a lot of fun
HEEL JACK LEFT, HEEL JACK RIGHT, HEEL JACK LEFT, ½ HEEL JACK LEFT, HOLD
&1Step left diagonally back left, touch right heel forward to corner
&2Step forward onto right facing front, touch left toe beside right foot
&3Step right diagonally back right, touch left heel forward to corner
&4Step forward onto left facing front, touch right toe beside left foot
&5Step left diagonally back left, touch right heel forward to corner
&6Step forward onto right facing front, touch left toe beside right foot
&7-8Step left diagonally back left, touch right heel forward to corner, hold
STEP RIGHT TO RIGHT SIDE, STEP LEFT BEHIND RIGHT, STEP RIGHT TO RIGHT SIDE, CROSS LEFT OVER RIGHT, KICK RIGHT DIAGONALLY RIGHT
1-2Step right to right side, step left behind right
&Step right to right side
3-4Step left over right, kick right diagonally forward right to corner
CROSS RIGHT OVER LEFT, ½ UNWIND STEPPING ON LEFT, RIGHT COASTER STEP
5-6Step right over left, ½ unwind (to the left) taking weight on left
7&8Step right back, step left beside right, step right forward
You should now be facing 9:00
LEFT SHUFFLE, STEP RIGHT, ½ TURN, ROCK BACK ON LEFT, RECOVER ON RIGHT, STEP LEFT TO LEFT, STEP RIGHT BESIDE LEFT, STEP LEFT BACK
1&2Left shuffle forward left-right-left
3-4Step right forward, ½ turn (to the left) putting weight on right
5-6Rock back on left, recover weight on right
7&8Step left to left, step right beside left, step left back
STEP RIGHT TO RIGHT SIDE, DRAG LEFT BESIDE RIGHT, RIGHT COASTER STEP, STEP LEFT TO LEFT SIDE, DRAG RIGHT BESIDE LEFT, LEFT COASTER STEP
1-2Step right to right side, drag left beside right with weight
3&4Step right back, step left beside right, step right forward
5-6Step left to left side, drag right beside left with weight
7&8Step left back, step right beside left, step left forward
STEP FORWARD, CLICK, ½ TURN, CLICK, ¼ TURN-ROCK-ROCK-ROCK
1-4Step right forward, click, ½ turn (to the right) stepping back on left, click
5-8Turn ¼ turn (to the right) rocking onto right, rock left, rock right, rock left
REPEAT
TAG
After doing three walls the music will change considerably seeming to slow for about 48 counts. Feel free to be inventive at this stage, possibly getting into a formation for the last wall. I'd like to hear your ideas. Here is one that Bee (my wife) and I came up with. Incidentally she had just attended her first TAE BO class, and that was possibly the inspiration for these moves. One wall of 96 counts follows the tag
RIGHT HAND KARATE PUSH, SWEEP BLOCK, LEFT HAND KARATE PUSH, SWEEP BLOCK
1-2Right hand push diagonally across body, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
3-4Sweep hand from left to right in circular motion, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
5-6Left hand push diagonally across body, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
7-8Sweep hand from right to left in circular motion, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
RIGHT HAND KARATE PUSH, SWEEP BLOCK, LEFT HAND KARATE PUSH, SWEEP BLOCK
1-2Right hand push diagonally across body, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
3-4Sweep hand from left to right in circular motion, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
5-6Left hand push diagonally across body, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
7-8Sweep hand from right to left in circular motion, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
RIGHT ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS SHUFFLE RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT LEFT ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS SHUFFLE LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
1-2Rock right to right side, recover weight on left
3&4Cross shuffle right over left, shuffling right-left-right
5-6Rock left to left side, recover weight on right
7&8Cross shuffle left over right, shuffling left-right-left
RIGHT FORWARD ROCK, RECOVER ½ TURN TRIPLE STEP (TO THE RIGHT)LEFT FORWARD ROCK, RECOVER ½ TURN TRIPLE STEP (TO THE LEFT)
1-2Rock forward on right, recover weight on left
3&4Triple step ½ turn (to the right) stepping right-left-right
5-6Rock forward on left, recover weight on right
7&8Triple step ½ turn (to the left) stepping left-right-left
RIGHT CROSS LUNGE, DRAG RECOVER, LEFT CROSS LUNGE, DRAG RECOVER
1-2Long diagonal rock step, right across left
3-4For two counts drag right beside left, taking weight on right, for two counts
5-6Long diagonal rock step, left across right
7-8For two counts drag left beside right, taking weight on left, for two counts
RIGHT HAND KARATE PUSH, SWEEP BLOCK, LEFT HAND KARATE PUSH, SWEEP BLOCK
1-2Right hand push diagonally across body, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
3-4Sweep hand from left to right in circular motion, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
5-6Left hand push diagonally across body, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
7-8Sweep hand from right to left in circular motion, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE, RIGHT FORWARD TOUCH, CROSS TOUCH RIGHT OVER LEFT, RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE, RIGHT SIDE TOUCH, HOLD
1&2Kick right forward, step on ball of right, step on left
3-4Touch right toe forward, cross touch right over left
5&6Kick right forward, step on ball of right, step on left
7-8Touch right to right side, hold
RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE, RIGHT BACK TOUCH, CLICK FINGERS (ALL DONE TO LEFT CORNER) - RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE, RIGHT BACK TOUCH, CLICK FINGERS (ALL DONE TO LEFT CORNER)
1&2Kick right to left corner (10:00) with body turning to face corner, step on ball of right, step on left
3-4Touch right foot back to back right corner (4:00), extend arms forward to left corner (10:00), click fingers
5&6Kick right to same left corner (10:00) with body facing to corner, step on ball of right, step on left
7-8Touch right foot back, to back right corner (4:00), extend arms forward to left corner (10:00), click fingers
RIGHT STEP FORWARD, TOUCH LEFT TO LEFT, LEFT STEP FORWARD, TOUCH RIGHT TO RIGHT, RIGHT ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER ON LEFT, TRIPLE STEP ½ TURN (TO THE RIGHT) TO FACE OPPOSITE CORNER (4:00)
1-4Step right forward, touch left to left side, step left forward, touch right to right side
5-6Advancing to corner rock forward on right, recover weight on left
7&8Triple step ½ turn (to the right) stepping right-left-right to face opposite corner (4:00)
LEFT SHUFFLE, RIGHT SHUFFLE, ROCK FORWARD ON LEFT, ½ TURN (TO THE LEFT) PIVOTING ON RIGHT HEEL, TAKE WEIGHT ON LEFT, HOLD
1&2Left shuffle forward left-right-left
3&4Right shuffle forward right-left-right
5-6Rock forward on left, recover weight on right turning a ½ turn (to the left)
7-8Using right heel to pivot on step left beside right, hold
You should now again be facing the left (10:00) corner
RIGHT HEEL SWITCH, LEFT HEEL SWITCH, 1/8 MILITARY TURN RIGHT HEEL SWITCH, LEFT HEEL SWITCH, RIGHT TOUCH BACK, HOLD
1&Touch right heel forward, step right beside left
2&Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
3-4Step right forward, pivot turn 1/8 to face 9:00 wall, keeping weight on left
5&Touch right heel forward, step right beside left
6&Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
7-8Touch right back, hold
STEP FORWARD ON RIGHT, HITCH LEFT, STEP BACK ON LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT BACK STEP FORWARD ON RIGHT, HITCH LEFT, STEP BACK ON LEFT, STOMP RIGHT SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF LEFT
1-4Step right forward, hitch left, step left back, touch right back
5-8Step right forward, hitch left, step left back, stomp right heel beside left instep or toe
TRAVELING APPLEJACKS FOR 8 COUNTS TO ROTATE HALF A CIRCLE
1-2Pivot right heel out slightly and left toe in close, pivot right toe out wide and left heel in close
3-4Pivot right heel out slightly and left toe in close, pivot right toe out wide and left heel in close
5-6Pivot right heel out slightly and left toe in close, pivot right toe out wide and left heel in close
7-8Pivot right heel out slightly and left toe in close, pivot right toe out wide and left heel in close
Fiddle a bit with your spacing and step size and you will soon find what feels comfortable for you yet still enables you to turn in a half circle. The idea is to form an arc with this movement, it looks cool and is a lot of fun
HEEL JACK LEFT, HEEL JACK RIGHT, HEEL JACK LEFT, ½ HEEL JACK LEFT, HOLD
&1Step left diagonally back left, touch right heel forward to corner
&2Step forward onto right facing front, touch left toe beside right foot
&3Step right diagonally back right, touch left heel forward to corner
&4Step forward onto left facing front, touch right toe beside left foot
&5Step left diagonally back left, touch right heel forward to corner
&6Step forward onto right facing front, touch left toe beside right foot
&7-8Step left diagonally back left, touch right heel forward to corner, hold
STEP RIGHT TO RIGHT SIDE, STEP LEFT BEHIND RIGHT, STEP RIGHT TO RIGHT SIDE, CROSS LEFT OVER RIGHT, KICK RIGHT DIAGONALLY RIGHT
1-2Step right to right side, step left behind right
&Step right to right side
3-4Step left over right, kick right diagonally forward right to corner
CROSS RIGHT OVER LEFT, ½ UNWIND STEPPING ON LEFT, RIGHT COASTER STEP
5-6Step right over left, ½ unwind (to the left) taking weight on left
7&8Step right back, step left beside right, step right forward
You should now be facing 9:00
LEFT SHUFFLE, STEP RIGHT, ½ TURN, ROCK BACK ON LEFT, RECOVER ON RIGHT, STEP LEFT TO LEFT, STEP RIGHT BESIDE LEFT, STEP LEFT BACK
1&2Left shuffle forward left-right-left
3-4Step right forward, ½ turn (to the left) putting weight on right
5-6Rock back on left, recover weight on right
7&8Step left to left, step right beside left, step left back
STEP RIGHT TO RIGHT SIDE, DRAG LEFT BESIDE RIGHT, RIGHT COASTER STEP, STEP LEFT TO LEFT SIDE, DRAG RIGHT BESIDE LEFT, LEFT COASTER STEP
1-2Step right to right side, drag left beside right with weight
3&4Step right back, step left beside right, step right forward
5-6Step left to left side, drag right beside left with weight
7&8Step left back, step right beside left, step left forward
STEP FORWARD, CLICK, ½ TURN, CLICK, ¼ TURN-ROCK-ROCK-ROCK
1-4Step right forward, click, ½ turn (to the right) stepping back on left, click
5-8Turn ¼ turn (to the right) rocking onto right, rock left, rock right, rock left
REPEAT
TAG
After doing three walls the music will change considerably seeming to slow for about 48 counts. Feel free to be inventive at this stage, possibly getting into a formation for the last wall. I'd like to hear your ideas. Here is one that Bee (my wife) and I came up with. Incidentally she had just attended her first TAE BO class, and that was possibly the inspiration for these moves. One wall of 96 counts follows the tag
RIGHT HAND KARATE PUSH, SWEEP BLOCK, LEFT HAND KARATE PUSH, SWEEP BLOCK
1-2Right hand push diagonally across body, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
3-4Sweep hand from left to right in circular motion, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
5-6Left hand push diagonally across body, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
7-8Sweep hand from right to left in circular motion, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
RIGHT HAND KARATE PUSH, SWEEP BLOCK, LEFT HAND KARATE PUSH, SWEEP BLOCK
1-2Right hand push diagonally across body, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
3-4Sweep hand from left to right in circular motion, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
5-6Left hand push diagonally across body, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
7-8Sweep hand from right to left in circular motion, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
RIGHT ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS SHUFFLE RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT LEFT ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS SHUFFLE LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT
1-2Rock right to right side, recover weight on left
3&4Cross shuffle right over left, shuffling right-left-right
5-6Rock left to left side, recover weight on right
7&8Cross shuffle left over right, shuffling left-right-left
RIGHT FORWARD ROCK, RECOVER ½ TURN TRIPLE STEP (TO THE RIGHT)LEFT FORWARD ROCK, RECOVER ½ TURN TRIPLE STEP (TO THE LEFT)
1-2Rock forward on right, recover weight on left
3&4Triple step ½ turn (to the right) stepping right-left-right
5-6Rock forward on left, recover weight on right
7&8Triple step ½ turn (to the left) stepping left-right-left
RIGHT CROSS LUNGE, DRAG RECOVER, LEFT CROSS LUNGE, DRAG RECOVER
1-2Long diagonal rock step, right across left
3-4For two counts drag right beside left, taking weight on right, for two counts
5-6Long diagonal rock step, left across right
7-8For two counts drag left beside right, taking weight on left, for two counts
RIGHT HAND KARATE PUSH, SWEEP BLOCK, LEFT HAND KARATE PUSH, SWEEP BLOCK
1-2Right hand push diagonally across body, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
3-4Sweep hand from left to right in circular motion, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
5-6Left hand push diagonally across body, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
7-8Sweep hand from right to left in circular motion, hold (head should follow movement of hand)
