DIAGONAL FORWARD, LOCK, DIAGONAL FORWARD, LOCK, DIAGONAL FORWARD, ½ TURN RIGHT, LOCK, DIAGONAL BACK, LOCK DIAGONAL BACK
1-2Right diagonal forward, lock left behind right
3&4Right diagonal forward, lock left behind right, right diagonal forward
5-6Pivot ½ turn right and step diagonal back on left, lock right over left
7&8Left diagonal back, lock right over left, left diagonal back
Option: on counts 1-4, body faces diagonal left(10:30) and extend right hand forward palm down and left arm back, right shoulder raised and looking over right shoulder
Option: on counts 5-8, body faces diagonal left (4:30) and extend right hand forward palm down and left arm back left shoulder raised and looking back over right shoulder
SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, (FORWARD SHIMMY, BRUSH,) TWICE
1Stomp side step right swinging hips right looking right and shaking finger right
2&Hold, step left beside right looking forward
3Stomp side step right swinging hips right looking right and shaking finger right
4&Hold, step left beside right looking forward
5-6Right forward with shimmy, brush left ball forward beside right instep
7-8Left forward with shimmy, brush right ball forward beside left instep
Option: on counts 5-8, forward, brush, forward, brush
HIP, HIP, HIP, ½ TURN RIGHT WITH HIP, HIP, HIP, ROTATE, ROTATE
1&2Right forward raising right hip, lower right hip, raise right hip (bring weight forward)
3Left back making ½ turn right on step and pushing left hip back
&4Push right hip forward, push left hip back
5-6Placing right hand behind right ear rotate right hip and right. Elbow forward then to the right
7-8Placing left hand behind left ear rotate left hip and left. Elbow forward then to the left
Option: on count 1, raise both hands above head. On count 2, lower hands
Option: on count 3, raise both hands above head. On count 4, lower hands
Option: on count 5, look right. On count 6, look left
FORWARD, FORWARD, FORWARD, ½ TURN LEFT, FORWARD, STOMP, HOLD, STOMP, SHIFT WEIGHT TO LEFT
1Right forward (extending right shoulder forward with hands out and palms facing down)
2Left forward (extending left shoulder forward with hands out and palms facing down)
3&4Right forward, left forward making ½ turn left on step, right forward
5-6Side stomp left (looking left and shaking left hand fingers to left), hold
7-8Side stomp right (looking right and shaking right hand fingers to right), hold (shift weight to left)
Option: on count 1, right forward sweeping right hand over head to the back
Option: on count 2, left forward sweeping left hand over head to the back
REPEAT
This dance won 2nd place in the Non-Country Division of the Van. Vibrations Event, May20, 2006
1-2Right diagonal forward, lock left behind right
3&4Right diagonal forward, lock left behind right, right diagonal forward
5-6Pivot ½ turn right and step diagonal back on left, lock right over left
7&8Left diagonal back, lock right over left, left diagonal back
Option: on counts 1-4, body faces diagonal left(10:30) and extend right hand forward palm down and left arm back, right shoulder raised and looking over right shoulder
Option: on counts 5-8, body faces diagonal left (4:30) and extend right hand forward palm down and left arm back left shoulder raised and looking back over right shoulder
SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, (FORWARD SHIMMY, BRUSH,) TWICE
1Stomp side step right swinging hips right looking right and shaking finger right
2&Hold, step left beside right looking forward
3Stomp side step right swinging hips right looking right and shaking finger right
4&Hold, step left beside right looking forward
5-6Right forward with shimmy, brush left ball forward beside right instep
7-8Left forward with shimmy, brush right ball forward beside left instep
Option: on counts 5-8, forward, brush, forward, brush
HIP, HIP, HIP, ½ TURN RIGHT WITH HIP, HIP, HIP, ROTATE, ROTATE
1&2Right forward raising right hip, lower right hip, raise right hip (bring weight forward)
3Left back making ½ turn right on step and pushing left hip back
&4Push right hip forward, push left hip back
5-6Placing right hand behind right ear rotate right hip and right. Elbow forward then to the right
7-8Placing left hand behind left ear rotate left hip and left. Elbow forward then to the left
Option: on count 1, raise both hands above head. On count 2, lower hands
Option: on count 3, raise both hands above head. On count 4, lower hands
Option: on count 5, look right. On count 6, look left
FORWARD, FORWARD, FORWARD, ½ TURN LEFT, FORWARD, STOMP, HOLD, STOMP, SHIFT WEIGHT TO LEFT
1Right forward (extending right shoulder forward with hands out and palms facing down)
2Left forward (extending left shoulder forward with hands out and palms facing down)
3&4Right forward, left forward making ½ turn left on step, right forward
5-6Side stomp left (looking left and shaking left hand fingers to left), hold
7-8Side stomp right (looking right and shaking right hand fingers to right), hold (shift weight to left)
Option: on count 1, right forward sweeping right hand over head to the back
Option: on count 2, left forward sweeping left hand over head to the back
REPEAT
This dance won 2nd place in the Non-Country Division of the Van. Vibrations Event, May20, 2006
