Hokey-Dokey
Choreographer:
Marg Jones (CAN)
Music:
We Really Shouldn't Be Doing This - George Strait
RIGHT CROSS HEEL GRIND; TRIPLE STEP IN PLACE, RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT1Step right heel across front of left foot, toe pointing left, left foot lifts up slightly.2Swing right toe to right, place left foot down3&4Triple step in place, right, left, right.LEFT CROSS HEEL GRIND; TRIPLE STEP IN PLACE, LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT5Step left heel across front of right foot, toe pointing right, right foot lifts up slightly.6Swing left toe to left, place right foot down7&8Triple step in place, left, right, leftROCK, RECOVER, 2 TURNING TRIPLE STEPS (FULL TURN), ROCK BACK9-10Rock forward on right, recover on left11&12Triple step, right, left, right, while making ½ turn right13&14Triple step, left, right, left while making ½ turn right, (completing full circle turn)15-16Rock back on right, recover on leftSYNCOPATED STEP, HOLD, (CLAP) & STEP, HOLD (CLAP TWICE)17-18Step forward on right, hold (clap once on 18)&19-20Close left to just behind right heel (&); step forward on right, hold (clap twice on 20)JAZZ BOX (WITH SCUFF) TURNING ¼ LEFT21-22Step left across right; step back on right23-24Making ¼ turn to left, step left to left side; scuff right forwardSIDE SHUFFLES WITH ROCK/RECOVER-RIGHT AND LEFT25&26Triple step to right, right-left-right27-28Rock back on left at 45 degrees. Angle, recover on right29&30Triple step to left, left-right-left31-32Rock back on right at 45 degrees. Angle, recover on left2 RIGHT HEEL STOMPS; SHUFFLE FORWARD, RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT33-34Stomp right heel forward at 45 degrees. Angle to right, twice (bring knee up after each stomp)35&36Triple step forward, right, left, right2 LEFT HEEL STOMPS; SHUFFLE FORWARD, LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT37-38Stomp left heel forward at 45 degrees. Angle to left, twice (bring knee up after each stomp)*39&40Triple step forward, left, right, leftROCK, RECOVER, TURNING SHUFFLE ½ RIGHT, SHUFFLE, STOMPS41-42Rock forward on right, recover on left43&44Triple step, right-left-right, while turning ½ turn to right45&46Triple step forward left-right-left47-48Stomp right heel forward at 45 degrees. Angle to right, twice (bring knee up after each stomp)HOP BACK, STEP DOWN, SHUFFLE FORWARD RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT; LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT; STEP; ½ TURN LEFT49Hop back onto right foot, at same time lifting left knee up into "hitch" position *50Step left foot down51&52Shuffle forward right-left-right53&54Shuffle forward left-right-left55-56Step forward onto right, making ½ turn left; step onto left (now facing 9:00)TURNING SHUFFLE BOX57&58Triple step to right, right-left-right, (9:00)59&60While turning ¼ to left, triple step to left, left-right-left, (6:00)61&62While turning ¼ to left, triple step to right, right-left-right, (3:00)63&64While turning ¼ to left, triple step to left, left-right-left, (12:00)REPEAT To allow for the extra beats when dancing to the George Strait song, after the 3rd repeat, (when he sings "Weeeeell.....", insert the following 14 counts, then start the dance over from the beginning:1-4Jazz box, starting with right, ending with a brush5-8Jazz box, starting with left, ending with brush9-12Jazz box, starting with right, ending with brush13-14Step left down, brush right forward (then start dance again)STYLING: On the heel stomps, whirl an imaginary lariat twice in the air with your right hand (steps 33,34 & 47,48) and with your left hand (steps 37,38) At step 49 "pull back on the reins" with your hands, and let them go again on step 50.