The Way
Choreographer: Gerard Murphy, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
(902) 826-7076, murphydance@ns.sympatico.ca
www.murphydance.com, April 2, 2004
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, phrased intermediate line dance,
with 2 bonus counts
Music: The Way by Clay Aiken (CD: Measure of a Man)
Start the dance after 16 counts in – even though the lyrics begin immediately…
Count Steps
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
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…!