Stickin' With It

 

Choreographed by: Maurice Rowe & Melissa Daum (USA) Oct 2004

40 count, 4 wall, beginner level

Music: I Aint' No Quiter by Shania Twain (162 bpm) on her Greatest Hits CD

 

16 count Intro; Start dancing on words "He Ropes, He Rides..."­

 

SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK/RETURN, SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK/RETURN

1&2      Step Right to right, step Left together with Right, step Right to right

3-4       Rock Left behind Right, recover on Right

5&6      Step Left to left, step Right together with Left, step Left to left

7 -8      Rock Right behind Left, recover on Left

 

SUGARFOOT (Swivel hips for styling), HOP BACK(X2)

1-2              Touch Right toe beside Left, touch Right heel beside Left

3          Cross Right over Left taking weight onto Right.

4-5              Touch Left toe beside Right, touch Left heel beside Right

6          Cross Left over Right taking weight onto Left.

&7        Hop slightly backward on Left, tap Right toe next to Left foot

&8        Repeat count 7 (weight remains on Left foot)

 

TURNING SIDE SHUFFLES, SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX

&1&2   ¼  turn right, step Right to right side, step Left beside Right, step Right to right

&          Turn ½  turn right

3&4      Step Left to left, step Right beside Left, step Left to left (facing 9:00 wall now)

5-6       Cross Right over Left, step back on Left

&7-8    Step Right beside Left, cross Left over Right, point/touch Right to right side

OPTIONAL FOR LAST COUNT (for the quick and brave)

8          Quickly press/weight Right ball

&         Return weight to Left in place

 

CROSS, HOLD, UNWIND, KBC, WALK, WALK

1-2       Cross right over left, hold

3-4       Unwind slow 1/2 turn left (transfer weight to Left foot)

5&6      Kick right forward, step Right home, step left home (Kick/Ball/Change)

7 -8      Walk forward Right, Left (Walk is done with "Attitude")

 

WALK, WALK, WALK, TURN, KICK (X2)

1-2             Diagonal walk toward 4:30 Right, Left (your body has a Funky lean to the right as you walk and kick here)

3&4             Continue walking toward 4:30 with Right foot, turn left to face 1:30, kick Left (toe pointed) toward 1 :30

5-6             Diagonal walk toward 1:30 Left, Right (your body has a Funky lean to the left as you walk and Kick here)

7&8             Continue walking toward 1:30 with Left foot, turn right to face 4:30, kick Right (toe pointed) toward 4:30

&          Turn slightly left to face new wall (3:00 wall is New starting wall)

 

(The key to the final 8 counts is ATTITUDE: STRUT YOUR STUFF!)