Seattle Shuffle

Choreographed by Sylvia Stewart & Charlie Mathewson
Description: Couples dance, intermediate, 40 counts
Position: Sweetheart Position
Music: "Safe In The Arms Of Love" by Martina McBride; "I Like It, I Love It" by Tim McGraw

STEP, PIVOT, STEP, PIVOT, VINE RIGHT, SCUFF LEFT
1 Step out with right foot
2 Pivot 1/2 turn to left
3 Step out with right foot
4 Pivot 1/2 turn to left
5 Step right to the right
6 Step left behind right
7 Step right to the right
8 Scuff left next to right

SHUFFLE LEFT, SHUFFLE RIGHT
9 Step forward on left
& Step right slightly ahead of left
10 Step forward on left
11 Step forward on right
& Step left slightly ahead of right
12 Step forward on right

STEP, PIVOT, STEP, PIVOT, VINE LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT
13 Step out with left foot
14 Pivot 1/2 turn to right
15 Step out with left foot
16 Pivot 1/2 turn to right
17 Step left to the left
18 Step right behind left
19 Step left to the left
20 Touch right next to left

WALK BACK, 1/4 TURN RIGHT
21 Step back on right
22 Step back on left
23 Step back on right turning 1/4 right, facing outside LOD
24 Touch left next to right

STEP, TURN LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT, PIVOT
(Drop left hands; man puts left hand to hat or behind back if no hat: woman puts left hand behind head or behind back)
25 Both step back on left turning 1/4 turn to face each other- woman to right-back LOD-man to left-face LOD
25 Touch right heel forward - man bows head to woman-woman bows head to man
26 Step forward on right 1/4 turn facing outside LOD - woman to left-man to right
27 Touch left near right

MAN - VINE LEFT
28 Step Left to the Left
29 Step Right behind Left
30 Step Left turning 1/4 turn
31 Scuff Right next to Left

LADY - LEFT 3-STEP TURN
28 Step left turning 1/2 left
29 Step right turning 1/2 left
30 Step left turning 1/4 left
31 Scuff right next to left (Man and woman are turning to sweetheart position facing LOD)
Variation: both man and woman do left 3-step turn and end with 1/4 turn left (face LOD) with right scuff

SHUFFLE LEFT, SHUFFLE RIGHT
32 Step forward on right
& Step left slightly ahead of right
33 Step forward on right
34 Step forward on left
& Step right slightly ahead of left
35 Step forward on left 36 Step forward on right
& Step left slightly ahead of right
37 Step forward on right
38 Step forward on left
& Step right slightly ahead of left
40 Step forward on left

REPEAT