Don't Go Changing
Count:
32
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate NC2S
Choreographer:
Claire Bell (UK) - February 2017
Music:
Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
Count in: 8 counts from start of track, dance begins just before vocals
Section 1: Right nightclub basic, ¼ turn, step pivot ½ , forward, ¾ turn, cross rock, side
1,2&Step right to right side, rock left behind right, recover weight on right
3,4&¼ turn left stepping forward on left, step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left
5,6&Step forward on right, ½ turn right stepping back on left, ¼ right stepping to right side
7,8&Cross rock left over right, recover weight on right, step left to left side (12.00)
Section 2: Cross rock, side, forward, step pivot ½ , forward, ½ turn, ¼ turn, sway, sway
1,2&Cross rock right over left, recover weight on left, step right to right side
3,4&Step forward on left, step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left
5,6,7Step forward on right, ½ turn right stepping back on left, ¼ right step right to right side
8&Sway left to left, sway right to right (9.00)
Section 3: Left nightclub basic, ¼ turn, rock, recover, ½ turn, right shuffle, left, together
1,2&Large step to left side, rock right behind left, recover weight on left
3,4&¼ turn right stepping forward on right, rock forward on left, recover weight on right
5,6&½ turn left stepping forward on left, hitching right cross right over left (left diagonal), step left next to right
7,8&Step forward on right (left diagonal), hitching left cross left over right (right diagonal), step right next to left (right diagonal)
Section 4: Forward, step pivot, weave, ¼ turn, walk, walk, rocking chair
1,2&Step forward on left (straighten up to 12.00), step forward on right, pivot ¼ turn left
3&4Cross right over left, step left to left side, step right behind left
&5,6¼ turn left stepping forward on left (*tag/restart walls 2&4) step forward on right, step forward on left
7&8&Rock forward on right, recover weight on left, rock back on right, recover weight on left
**Tag: After counts 4& in section 4, add Tag on 2nd. and 4th. walls, then Restart dance from beginning.
Cross, ¼ turn, side, cross ½ turn, side rock, cross, ¼ turn, side, jazzbox ½ turn
1&2Cross right over left, ¼ turn right stepping back on left, step right to right side
3&4&Cross left over right, ½ turn left stepping back on right, rock left to left side, recover weight on right
5&6Cross left over right, ¼ turn left stepping back on right, step left to left side
7&8&Cross right over left, ½ turn right stepping back on left, step right to right side, cross left over right
Section 1: Right nightclub basic, ¼ turn, step pivot ½ , forward, ¾ turn, cross rock, side
1,2&Step right to right side, rock left behind right, recover weight on right
3,4&¼ turn left stepping forward on left, step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left
5,6&Step forward on right, ½ turn right stepping back on left, ¼ right stepping to right side
7,8&Cross rock left over right, recover weight on right, step left to left side (12.00)
Section 2: Cross rock, side, forward, step pivot ½ , forward, ½ turn, ¼ turn, sway, sway
1,2&Cross rock right over left, recover weight on left, step right to right side
3,4&Step forward on left, step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left
5,6,7Step forward on right, ½ turn right stepping back on left, ¼ right step right to right side
8&Sway left to left, sway right to right (9.00)
Section 3: Left nightclub basic, ¼ turn, rock, recover, ½ turn, right shuffle, left, together
1,2&Large step to left side, rock right behind left, recover weight on left
3,4&¼ turn right stepping forward on right, rock forward on left, recover weight on right
5,6&½ turn left stepping forward on left, hitching right cross right over left (left diagonal), step left next to right
7,8&Step forward on right (left diagonal), hitching left cross left over right (right diagonal), step right next to left (right diagonal)
Section 4: Forward, step pivot, weave, ¼ turn, walk, walk, rocking chair
1,2&Step forward on left (straighten up to 12.00), step forward on right, pivot ¼ turn left
3&4Cross right over left, step left to left side, step right behind left
&5,6¼ turn left stepping forward on left (*tag/restart walls 2&4) step forward on right, step forward on left
7&8&Rock forward on right, recover weight on left, rock back on right, recover weight on left
**Tag: After counts 4& in section 4, add Tag on 2nd. and 4th. walls, then Restart dance from beginning.
Cross, ¼ turn, side, cross ½ turn, side rock, cross, ¼ turn, side, jazzbox ½ turn
1&2Cross right over left, ¼ turn right stepping back on left, step right to right side
3&4&Cross left over right, ½ turn left stepping back on right, rock left to left side, recover weight on right
5&6Cross left over right, ¼ turn left stepping back on right, step left to left side
7&8&Cross right over left, ½ turn right stepping back on left, step right to right side, cross left over right