I Really Can't Stay
Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Beginner / Improver
Choreographer:
Aurora de Jong (USA) - December 2017
Music:
Baby, It's Cold Outside (feat. Meghan Trainor) - Brett Eldredge
#32 count intro
S1: 4 Sailor Steps traveling backward (1-8)
1&2Step right foot to left (crossed behind left foot), step left foot to left, step right foot forward (angled slightly right)
3&4Step left foot to right (crossed behind right foot), step right foot to right, step left foot forward (angled slightly left)
5&6Step right foot to left (crossed behind left foot), step left foot to left, step right foot forward (angled slightly right)
7&8Step left foot to right (crossed behind right foot), step right foot to right, step left foot forward (angled slightly left)
S2: Monterey ½ turn (6:00), Lindy Right (side shuffle, rock and recover ¼ left)
1-4Point right to side (1), make a half turn right stepping right next to left (2), weight goes to right, point left to side (3), step left together (4)
5&6Step right to right side, step left to right, step right to right side
7-8Rock back on left (begin angling body ¼ turn left), recover R (now fully facing 3:00)
S3: Left shuffle forward, Step ½ turn L (to 9:00), Rocking Chair
1&2Step left foot forward, step right foot to left foot, step left foot forward
3-4Step right foot forward (3), pivot ½ turn to the left (transferring the weight to your left foot)
5-8Rock forward on your right foot (5), recover to your left foot (6), rock back on your right foot (7), recover to your left foot (8)
S4: Kick x 2, Side Step, Step, Bend, Recover, Kick
1-2Kick right foot forward 2 times
3-4Step right foot out to right side, step left foot next to right
5-6Step right foot out to right side (5), lean right and bend right knee (knee slightly turned out to the right)(6)
7-8Straighten knee (unbend) (7), lean slightly left with weight on left foot and kick right foot out to right side (8)
Begin again!
*TAG: 4 counts at the end of Wall 4 (facing 12:00) – weave to the left
1-4Step right foot behind left foot (1), step left foot out to left side (2), step right foot in front of left foot (3), step left foot out to left side
Note: For a nice finish, on Wall 9 do the first 12 counts of the dance followed by another ½ turn Monterey which will put you back facing 12:00! The End!
Contact: aurora.dejong@gmail.com
S1: 4 Sailor Steps traveling backward (1-8)
1&2Step right foot to left (crossed behind left foot), step left foot to left, step right foot forward (angled slightly right)
3&4Step left foot to right (crossed behind right foot), step right foot to right, step left foot forward (angled slightly left)
5&6Step right foot to left (crossed behind left foot), step left foot to left, step right foot forward (angled slightly right)
7&8Step left foot to right (crossed behind right foot), step right foot to right, step left foot forward (angled slightly left)
S2: Monterey ½ turn (6:00), Lindy Right (side shuffle, rock and recover ¼ left)
1-4Point right to side (1), make a half turn right stepping right next to left (2), weight goes to right, point left to side (3), step left together (4)
5&6Step right to right side, step left to right, step right to right side
7-8Rock back on left (begin angling body ¼ turn left), recover R (now fully facing 3:00)
S3: Left shuffle forward, Step ½ turn L (to 9:00), Rocking Chair
1&2Step left foot forward, step right foot to left foot, step left foot forward
3-4Step right foot forward (3), pivot ½ turn to the left (transferring the weight to your left foot)
5-8Rock forward on your right foot (5), recover to your left foot (6), rock back on your right foot (7), recover to your left foot (8)
S4: Kick x 2, Side Step, Step, Bend, Recover, Kick
1-2Kick right foot forward 2 times
3-4Step right foot out to right side, step left foot next to right
5-6Step right foot out to right side (5), lean right and bend right knee (knee slightly turned out to the right)(6)
7-8Straighten knee (unbend) (7), lean slightly left with weight on left foot and kick right foot out to right side (8)
Begin again!
*TAG: 4 counts at the end of Wall 4 (facing 12:00) – weave to the left
1-4Step right foot behind left foot (1), step left foot out to left side (2), step right foot in front of left foot (3), step left foot out to left side
Note: For a nice finish, on Wall 9 do the first 12 counts of the dance followed by another ½ turn Monterey which will put you back facing 12:00! The End!
Contact: aurora.dejong@gmail.com