BABY STEPS
Choreographed by Don Deyne,
106 S High St, Apt D, Shiloh, IL 62269
email: [drdeyne@apci.net] (618) 624-5833
The Information Super Dance Floor: http://www.apci.net/~drdeyne
Don Deyne
Music:	We Shall Be Free - Garth Brooks - 104
	Pocket Full Of Diamonds - Delevantes - 104
	Almost Jamaica - Bellamy Brothers - 108
	Daytona Nights - Hank Williams, Jr.  - 112
	I Like The Sound Of That - Woody Lee - 116
	Deja Blue - Billy Ray Cyrus - 116
	No News - Lonestar - 120

NOTE:  Lonestar's "No News" provided the inspiration for this dance.  

"SLIDE STEP" L, R, L, R, STEP L, 1/2 TURN R
(push alternate knee forward for extra style)
 1	Slide left foot forward till left instep is even with ball of right foot
 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

"SLIDE STEP" R, L, R, L, STEP R, 1/2 TURN L
 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 L, 1/4 TURN R, SHUFFLE L/TURN R, ROCK BACK R, RECOVER L, SHUFFLE R/TURN L
 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 L, RECOVER R, CROSS L/R, 3/4 TURN R
 25-26	Rock step back left, recover weight forward right
 27	Touch left across right, 
 28	Unwind 3/4 turn right ending with weight on right foot
ROCK L/R, RECOVER R, 1/4 TURN L  AND STEP-TOGETHER-TOUCH
 29-30	Rock step left across right, recover weight to right foot
 31	Turn 1/4 left and step left
 &	Step together right
 32	Touch left toe beside right instep
You are now faceing 1/4 turn left of original wall. You are happy, smiling, and ready to begin again.

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"


Copyright 1997, Donald R Deyne.
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