Baby Steps

Choreographed by Don Deyne
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: "We Shall Be Free" by Garth Brooks; "Pocket Full Of
Diamonds" by Delevantes; "Daytona Nights" by Hank Williams Jr.;
"I Like The Sound Of That" by Woody Lee; "Deja Blue" by Billy
Ray Cyrus; "No News" by Lonestar; "(If You're Not In It For
Love) I'm Outta Here" by Shania Twain
/Lonestar's "No News" provided the inspiration for this dance.

Counts    Step Descriptions

"SLIDE STEP" LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, STEP LEFT, 1/2 TURN RIGHT:
1	Slide left foot forward till left instep is even with ball of
right foot (push alternate knee forward for extra style)
2	Slide right foot forward till right instep is even with ball
of left foot
3	Slide left foot forward till left instep is even with ball of
right foot
4	Slide right foot forward till right instep is even with ball
of left foot
5-6	Step forward left, 1/2 turn right shifting weight to right
foot
7&8	Shuffle slightly forward left

"PONY" STEP RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, STEP RIGHT, 1/2 TURN LEFT:
9	Slide right foot forward till right instep is even with ball
of left foot
10	Slide left foot forward till left instep is even with ball of
right foot
11	Slide right foot forward till right instep is even with ball
of left foot
12	Slide left foot forward till left instep is even with ball of
right foot
13-14	Step forward right, 1/2 turn left shifting weight to left
foot
15&16	Shuffle slightly forward right

STEP LEFT, 1/4 TURN RIGHT, SHUFFLE LEFT/TURN RIGHT, ROCK BACK
RIGHT, RECOVER LEFT, SHUFFLE RIGHT/TURN LEFT:
17-18	Step forward left, 1/4 turn right shifting weight to right
foot
19&20	Turn 1/2 turn right as you shuffle left
21-22	Rock step back right, recover weight forward left
23&24	Turn 1/2 turn left as you shuffle right

ROCK BACK LEFT, RECOVER RIGHT, CROSS LEFT OVER RIGHT, 3/4 TURN
RIGHT, ROCK LEFT OVER RIGHT, RECOVER RIGHT, 1/4 TURN LEFT AND
STEP-TOGETHER-TOUCH:
25-26	Rock step back left, recover weight forward right
27-28	Touch left across right, unwind 3/4 turn right ending with
weight on right foot
29-30	Rock step left across right, recover weight to right foot
31	Face 1/4 turn left and step left
&	Step together right
32	Touch left toe beside right instep

REPEAT

/Alternate styling for steps 1-4 and 9-12:
/Make it easier: Step left, right, left, right (take "baby
steps" instep to ball of opposite foot)
/Make it harder: Counting 1&2&3&4, take "baby steps" on # and
hitch opposite knee on & counts
/Make it even harder: Turn the hitches (from "Make it harder")
into scoots: Do the "running man"

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