Gerard Murphy Choreographs
The Way
A -- 32 count, 4 wall, Intermediate level line dance
To the Music: The Way by 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 R to R, rock step L behind R, recover onto R |
| 3 - 4 & | Long step L to L, step R behind L, step on ball of L |
| 5 - 6 & | Cross step R over L, rock step L to L, recover onto R |
| 7 - 8 & | Step L forward, step R forward, ½ turn pivot L (weight to L) |
| Walk Walk Walk, Forward Rock Recover Step Back, Cross Step ¼ Sweep, Rock Step | |
| 1 - 2 - 3 | Travelling forward - long cross step R over L, long cross step L over R, long cross step R over L |
| 4 & | Rock step L forward, recover onto R |
| 5 - 6 & | Step L directly back, cross step R over L, step L directly back |
| 7 - 8 & | Sweep R out and around making ¼ turn R, rock step R behind L, recover in place onto L |
| Side, Cross Step, ¼ Side Step, Step ¼ Pivot, Cross Step, Side Rock Recover, Cross Step, ¼ Step, ¼ Step | |
| 1 - 2 & | Long step R to R, cross rock L over R, recover onto R |
| 3 - 4 & | Long step L to L making ¼ turn L, step R forward, ¼ pivot L (weight to L) |
| 5 - 6 & | Cross step R over L, rock step L to L, recover onto R |
| 7 - 8 & | Cross step L over R, step R to R making ¼ turn L, step L to L making ¼ turn L |
| Cross Step, Side Sway, ¼ Recover, Shuffle Forward, Forward Rock ¼ Recover, Cross Step | |
| 1 | Cross step R over L |
| 2 - 3 | Step L to L with sway, recover onto R making ¼ turn R |
| 4 & 5 | Shuffle step forward - L, R lock behind L, L |
| 6 & 7 | Rock step R forward, recover onto L, step R to R making a ¼ turn R |
| 8 | Cross step L over R |
| 2 bonus counts: | |
| (1) | Step R to R |
| (2) | Cross step L over R |
| Note: | Add these 2 extra counts at the end of the 32 count dance the first time you hit the BACK wall (after 2 rotations) and again when you next hit the 3 o'clock wall (after another 3 rotations). That's it.! |
Step sheet provided courtesy of:
ELYSIUM DANCE DESIGNS LLC --- WWW.AZBODYDANCE.COM
