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Finding My Way Back Home

Choreographer: John Bishop, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Completed October 2007

Music: Finding My Way Back Home

Artist: Lee Ann Womack

Description: 2 Wall 64 count intermediate line dance

Beats Steps
1. Counts 1 to 8: BACK, COASTER STEP, FORWARD; MILITARY TURN, HALF TURN SHUFFLE

1,2&3,4 Slide/step L back, step R back, step L tog, step R fwd, slide/step L fwd

5,6 Step R fwd, pivot 180* (1/2) L weight ends on L

7&8 Shuffle R, L, R around 180* (1/2) L

2. Counts 9 to 16: SAILOR 1/4 LEFT, SAILOR NO TURN, SAILOR 1/4 LEFT, WALK, WALK

1&2,3&4 Sailor step L, R, L turning 90* (1/4) L; sailor step R, L, R (no turn)

5&6 Sailor step L, R, L turning 90* (1/4) L 5&6

7,8 * Walk fwd R, L* (styling: kick foot slightly fwd just before putting weight

onto it)

3. Counts 17 to 24: always to front and back walls
FORWARD MAMBO STEP, BACK MAMBO STEP, SIDE-ROCK-CROSS, SIDE-QUARTER-STEP

1&2 Rock/step R fwd, recover weight back onto L, rock/step R back

3&4 Rock/step L back, recover weight fwd onto R, rock/step L fwd

5&6 Rock/step R to side, side rock onto L, cross/step R over L

7&8 Rock/step L to side, side rock onto R turning 90* (1/4) R, step L fwd

4. Counts 25 to 32: always to side walls
FORWARD MAMBO STEP + SIDE-ROCK-CROSS + HIP-HIP-HIP)

1&2 Rock/step R fwd, recover weight back onto L, rock/step R back

3&4** Rock/step L back, recover weight fwd onto R, rock/step L fwd**

5&6 Rock/step R to side, side rock onto L, cross/step R over L

7&8 Step L to side bumping hips left; bump hips right-left

5. Counts 33 to 40: always to side walls:
ROLL TO RIGHT 3 STEPS, WEAVE FRONT, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, KICK-BALL-CROSS

1,2,3 Rolling to right: step R, L, R turning 360* R

4,5,6,7 Cross/step L over R, step R to side, cross/step L behind R, step R to side

8&1 Kick L fwd, step slightly back on ball of L, cross/step R over L

6. Counts 41 to 48: QUICK WEAVE INTO 1/4 LEFT TURN, MILITARY TURN, SIDE SHUFFLE RIGHT

&2&3 Step L to side, cross/step R behind L, step L to side, cross/step R over L

&4& Step L to side, cross/step R behind L, step L to side turning 90* (1/4) L

5,6 Step R fwd, pivot 180* (1/2) L weight ends L

7&8 Shuffle R, L, R sideways to right

7. Counts 49 to 56: AND-FRONT-SIDE, CROSS BEHIND, UNWIND HALF; REPEAT WITH 3/4 UNWIND

&1,2 Ball-step slightly back onto L, cross/step R over L, step L to side

3,4 Cross/touch R toe in behind L, unwind 180* (1/2) R onto R foot

5,6 Cross/step L over R, step R to side (Finish)

7,8 Cross/touch L toe in behind R, unwind 270* (3/4) L onto L foot

8. Counts 57 to 64: PADDLE CROSS HEEL JACKS, ROCK FORWARD, ROCK BACK

1&2 Step R fwd, pivot 90* (1/4) L onto L, cross/step R over L

&3&4 Step L slightly to side, tap R heel fwd, step R back, cross/step L over R

&5&6 Step R slightly back, tap L heel fwd, step L back, cross/step R over L

7,8 Bringing L foot from behind R: Rock/step L fwd, rock back onto R

TAGS & RESTARTS & FINISH

* On 2nd wall: dance up to walk, walk in section 2 and on count 16, touch L beside R

and RESTART the dance facing the front

** On 4th wall: do the first 4 counts of section 4 (counts 25 to 28)- Mambo forward

and Mambo back and skip (leave out the side-rock-cross and hip bumps) straight to

section 5 - the roll (you will be facing 3:00 wall to do the roll)

At FINISH of the dance, complete section 7 i.e. to end of count 56 and add steps:

BALL-CROSS-BALL-CROSS-BALL-CROSS

· Step ball of R slightly to right and back, cross/step L over R &1

· Step ball of R slightly to right and back, cross/step L over R &2

· Step ball of R slightly to right and back, cross/step L over R &3