WE ARE THE SAME

 

Choreographed by:  Barry & Dari Anne Amato, John H. Robinson & Jo Thompson

Description:  32 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance

Music:  We Are The Same by Kenny Rogers [ 76 bpm ]

 

FORWARD STEP WITH SWEEP, CROSS, BACK, BACK, LOCK, BACK, ROCK BACK, RECOVER, TURNING

1-3      Step right foot forward while sweeping left toe out to left side and forward, step left foot across front of right, step back with right foot 

4&5     Step back with left foot, lock step right foot in front of left, step back with left foot 

6-7      Rock back with right foot, recover weight forward to left foot 

8&1     Turn 1/4 left and step forward with right foot, turn 1/2 right and step back with left foot, step back with right foot 

 

ROCK BACK, RECOVER, FORWARD, LOCK, FORWARD, SYNCOPATED ROCK, STEP

2-3      Rock back with left foot, recover weight forward to right foot 

4&5     Step forward with left foot, lock step right foot behind left, step forward with left foot 

6&       Small rock forward with right foot, recover weight back to left foot 

7&       Small rock back with right foot, recover weight forward to left foot 

8          Step forward with right foot 

 

1/2 TURN LEFT WITH RONDE, BEHIND, SIDE, SYNCOPATED CROSS ROCK, POINT, POINT, SAILOR SHUFFLE

1          Turn 1/2 left, keeping weight on right foot, sweep left toe out to left side and back 

2-3      Step left foot crossed behind right, step right foot to right side 

4&5     Rock left foot across front of right, recover weight back to right foot, step left foot to left side 

6-7      Point right toe across front of left, point right toe to right side 

8&1     Step right foot crossed behind left, step left foot to left side, step right foot to right side, slight forward 

 

FORWARD ROCK, RECOVER, 1/2 TURN LEFT, FORWARD ROCK, RECOVER, 1/2 TURN RIGHT

2-3      Rock forward with left foot, recover weight back to right foot 

4&5     Turn 1/4 left, step left foot to left side, step together with right, turn 1/4 left, step forward with left 

6-7      Rock forward with right foot, recover weight back to left foot 

8&       Turn 1/4 right and step right foot to right side, step together with left and turn 1/4 right 

(1)       Step right foot forward while sweeping left toe out to left side and forward (this is actually the first count of the dance to start again) 

 

REPEAT

 

OPTION:

On counts 32&1, add an extra turn by doing this 

32        Turn 1/2 right and step forward with right foot 

&         Turn 1/2 right and step back with left foot 

1          Turn 1/2 right and step right foot forward while sweeping left toe out to left side and forward