The Way
Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Gerard Murphy (CAN)
Music:
The Way - Clay Aiken
Start the dance after 16 counts in, even though the lyrics begin immediately
SIDE, ROCK STEP, SIDE, BALL CROSS, SIDE ROCK RECOVER STEP FORWARD, STEP ½ PIVOT
1-2&Long step right to right, rock step left behind right, recover onto right
3-4&Long step left to left, step right behind left, step on ball of left
5-6&Cross step right over left, rock step left to left, recover onto right
7-8&Step left forward, step right forward, ½ turn pivot left (weight to left)
WALK WALK WALK, FORWARD ROCK RECOVER STEP BACK, CROSS STEP ¼ SWEEP, ROCK STEP
1-2-3Traveling forward - long cross step right over left, long cross step left over right, long cross step right over left
4&Rock step left forward, recover onto right
5-6&Step left directly back, cross step right over left, step left directly back
7-8&Sweep right out and around making ¼ turn right, rock step right behind left, recover in place onto left
SIDE, CROSS STEP, ¼ SIDE STEP, STEP ¼ PIVOT, CROSS STEP, SIDE ROCK RECOVER, CROSS STEP, ¼ STEP, ¼ STEP
1-2&Long step right to right, cross rock left over right, recover onto right
3-4&Long step left to left making ¼ turn left, step right forward, ¼ pivot left (weight to left)
5-6&Cross step right over left, rock step left to left, recover onto right
7-8&Cross step left over right, step right to right making ¼ turn left, step left to left making ¼ turn left
CROSS STEP, SIDE SWAY, ¼ RECOVER, SHUFFLE FORWARD, FORWARD ROCK ¼ RECOVER, CROSS STEP
1Cross step right over left
2-3Step left to left with sway, recover onto right making ¼ turn right
4&5Shuffle step forward - left, right lock behind left, left
6&7Rock step right forward, recover onto left, step right to right making a ¼ turn right
8Cross step left over right
REPEAT
TAG
At the end of the dance the first time you hit the back wall (after 2 rotations) and again when you next hit the 3:00 wall (after another 3 rotations)
1-2Step right to right, cross step left over right
SIDE, ROCK STEP, SIDE, BALL CROSS, SIDE ROCK RECOVER STEP FORWARD, STEP ½ PIVOT
1-2&Long step right to right, rock step left behind right, recover onto right
3-4&Long step left to left, step right behind left, step on ball of left
5-6&Cross step right over left, rock step left to left, recover onto right
7-8&Step left forward, step right forward, ½ turn pivot left (weight to left)
WALK WALK WALK, FORWARD ROCK RECOVER STEP BACK, CROSS STEP ¼ SWEEP, ROCK STEP
1-2-3Traveling forward - long cross step right over left, long cross step left over right, long cross step right over left
4&Rock step left forward, recover onto right
5-6&Step left directly back, cross step right over left, step left directly back
7-8&Sweep right out and around making ¼ turn right, rock step right behind left, recover in place onto left
SIDE, CROSS STEP, ¼ SIDE STEP, STEP ¼ PIVOT, CROSS STEP, SIDE ROCK RECOVER, CROSS STEP, ¼ STEP, ¼ STEP
1-2&Long step right to right, cross rock left over right, recover onto right
3-4&Long step left to left making ¼ turn left, step right forward, ¼ pivot left (weight to left)
5-6&Cross step right over left, rock step left to left, recover onto right
7-8&Cross step left over right, step right to right making ¼ turn left, step left to left making ¼ turn left
CROSS STEP, SIDE SWAY, ¼ RECOVER, SHUFFLE FORWARD, FORWARD ROCK ¼ RECOVER, CROSS STEP
1Cross step right over left
2-3Step left to left with sway, recover onto right making ¼ turn right
4&5Shuffle step forward - left, right lock behind left, left
6&7Rock step right forward, recover onto left, step right to right making a ¼ turn right
8Cross step left over right
REPEAT
TAG
At the end of the dance the first time you hit the back wall (after 2 rotations) and again when you next hit the 3:00 wall (after another 3 rotations)
1-2Step right to right, cross step left over right