Thumbin' My Way
Dance brought to you by
Flower Gifts
Choreographed by Jim & Nen Godsall
Description: 64 Count Partner Dance,
Same footwork throughout, unless otherwise stated Sweetheart Position facing LOD
Music:
A Cowboy and a Dancer - Different Things: the Acoustic Mixesby Byrd CD Different
Things 108 BPM
A Heart Like Hers George Strait CD It Just Comes Natural 104 BPM

Man: Rock Forward, Back, 1/4 Side Shuffle, - Lady: Step 1/2 Pivot, 1/4 Side Shuffle, - Both:
Behind, 1/4 Turn, Shuffle
1 - 4 Man: Rock forward right, rock back on left, make 1/4 turn right on right side shuffle,
Lady: Step forward right, pivot 1/2 left, make 1/4 turn left on right side shuffle
Release left hands, lady turns under raised right arms, end in Indian Position (man behind lady,
holding hands over shoulders) facing OLOD
5 - 8 Cross left behind right, make 1/4 turn right stepping forward right, left shuffle forward now
in reverse sweetheart facing RLOD

Man: Step 1/2 Pivot, 1/4 Side Shuffle, - Lady: Rock Fwd, Back, 1/4 Side Shuffle. - Both:
Behind, 1/4 Turn, Shuffle
9 - 12 Man: Step fwd Right, pivot 1/2 left, make 1/4 turn left on Right side shuffle
Lady: Rock fwd Right, rock back on Left, make 1/4 turn Right on Right side shuffle
Release Left hands, lower Right hands, re join Left hands on 1/4 side shuffle to end in Reverse
Indian, Lady behind Man, holding both hands at waist height, facing ILOD
13 - 16 Cross Left behind Right, make 1/4 turn Right stepping fwd Right, Left shuffle fwd
Leave both hands down at waist height, end both facing LOD, Right hands held in front, Left
hands behind Man's back

Man: Full Turn Left, Shuffle, Walk Walk Shuffle, - Lady: Walk Walk Shuffle x 2
17 - 20 Man: Travelling fwd make 1/2 turn Lt stepping back Rt, make 1/2 turn left stepping fwd Lt
Rt shuffle fwd
Lady: Walk fwd R-L, Right shuffle
Release Right hands, keep Left hands down low on Man's turn, re join Right hands to end in
Sweetheart position facing LOD
21-24 Walk fwd Left, Right, Left shuffle

Cross Rock, 1/4 Turn Shuffle, Step 1/2 Pivot, Shuffle
25-28 Cross rock Right over Left, rock back on Left, make 1/4 turn right on Right shuffle Release
Left hands on 1/4 turn shuffle, end Man behind Lady, both facing OLOD
29-32 Step fwd Left, pivot 1/2 right, Left shuffle fwd, Lady now behind Man, both facing ILOD
Release Right hands (no hand contact now until count 35)
Continued on next page...continuation of Thumbin' My Way

Step 1/2 Pivot, 1/4 Turn Shuffle, Walk Walk Shuffle
33-36 Step fwd Right, pivot 1/2 left, make 1/4 turn Left on Right shuffle fwd, re joining both hands
in Sweetheart position facing LOD
37-40 Walk fwd Left, Right, Left Shuffle
Man: Rock Fwd, Back, Coaster Step, Step 1/2 Pivot, Shuffle, - Lady: Rock Fwd, Back,
Coaster Step x 2
41-44 Rock fwd Right, back Left, step back Right, step Left together on & count, step fwd Right
45-48 Man: Step fwd Left, pivot 1/2 right, Left shuffle fwd

Lady: Rock fwd Left, back Right, step back Left, step Right together on & count, step Left fwd
Release Right hands, lower Left hands between you and release on count 47 (no hand contact now
until count 56).
End Man facing RLOD, Lady facing LOD, offset at back of left shoulders
Cross, 1/4 Turn, 1/4 Turn, Step x 2
49 - 52 Changing sides, passing back to back, cross Right over Left, make 1/4 turn Right stepping
back Left, make 1/4 turn right stepping Right to side, Step fwd Left, weight on Left
End with Man on outside facing LOD,
Lady on inside facing RLOD, offset at back of Lt shoulders

53 - 56 Changing sides, passing back to back, cross Right over Left, make 1/4 turn Right stepping
back Left, make 1/4 turn right stepping Right to side, small step fwd Left, weight on Left
Re-join Left hands on count 56.

End with Man on inside facing RLOD, Lady on outside facing LOD, left shoulder parallel
Man: Step 1/2 Pivot, Shuffle, Walk Walk Shuffle, Lady: Rock Back, Fwd, Shuffle, Full Turn
Shuffle
57 - 60 Man: Step fwd Right, pivot 1/2 Left, Rt shuffle fwd Lady: Rock back on Rt, fwd on Lt, Rt
shuffle fwd Re join Right hands to end in Sweetheart position facing LOD
61 - 64 Man: Walk fwd L, R, Lt shuffle Lady: Travelling fwd make 1/2 turn Right stepping back
Left, make 1/2 turn Right stepping fwd Right, Lt shuffle fwd Release Lt hands, Lady turns under
raised Rt arms. Very briefly, re join Lt hands on shuffle fwd

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