| Choose To Dance |
| Choreographer: Maggie Gallagher (UK) |
| Description: 64 count, 4-wall, Intermediate level dance.
Music: “I Hope You Dance – Rawling Mix: Radio edit” by Lee Ann Womack (CD Single) 124 bpm Begin: On main drums, at 49 seconds. |
| Counts | Description |
| SIDE-ROCK-CROSS, SIDE-ROCK-CROSS, FORWARD-ROCK, TRIPLE ½ TURN | |
| 1&2 | Rock right to side, Recover weight onto left, Step right slightly forward and across left |
| 3&4 | Rock left to side, Recover weight onto right, Step left slightly forward and across right |
| 5,6 | Rock forward on right, Recover weight onto left |
| 7&8 | Turn ½ turn right stepping Right, Left, Right |
| SIDE-ROCK-CROSS, SIDE-ROCK-CROSS, ROCK, TURN, LEFT SHUFFLE | |
| 9&10 | Rock left to side, Recover weight to right, Step left slightly forward and across right |
| 11&12 | Rock right to side, Recover weight to left, Step right slightly forward and across left |
| 13,14 | Rock left to side, Recover weight onto right ¼ turn right |
| 15&16 | Step forward on left, Step right together, Step forward on left |
| RIGHT-LOCK & STEP ½ PIVOT, LEFT-LOCK & SKATE, SKATE | |
| 17,18& | Step forward on right, Lock-step left behind right, Step forward on right |
| 19,20 | Step forward on left, Pivot ½ turn right |
| 21,22& | Step forward on left, Lock-step right behind left, Step forward on left |
| 23,24 | Slide right diagonally forward, Slide left diagonally forward (Swivel on balls of feet) |
| RIGHT-LOCK & STEP ½ PIVOT, LEFT-LOCK & SKATE, SKATE | |
| 25,26& | Step forward on right, Lock-step left behind right, Step forward on right |
| 27,28 | Step forward on left, Pivot ½ turn right |
| 29,30& | Step forward on left, Lock-step right behind left, Step forward on left |
| 31,32 | Slide right diagonally forward, Slide left diagonally forward (Swivel on balls of feet) |
| SIDE, BEHIND & HEEL & CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND & HEEL & CROSS | |
| 33,34& | Step right to side, Step left behind right, Step right to side (angling body slightly left) |
| 35&36 | Tap left heel diagonally forward, Step left next to right, Cross step right in front of left |
| 37,38& | Step left to side, Step right behind left, Step left to side (angling body slightly right) |
| 39&40 | Tap right heel diagonally forward, Step right next to left, Cross step left in front of right |
| SIDE SHUFFLE RIGHT, CROSS UNWIND, SIDE SHUFFLE LEFT, BACK-ROCK | |
| 41&42 | Step right to side, Step left next to right, Step right to side |
| 43,44 | Cross left over right, Unwind a whole turn right |
| 45&46 | Step left to side, Step right together, Step left to side |
| 47,48 | Rock back on right, Recover weight onto left |
| FORWARD ROCK, TRIPLE ½ TURN, CROSS, BACK & CROSS, POINT | |
| 49,50 | Rock forward onto right, Recover weight onto left |
| 51&52 | Turn ½ right stepping Right, Left, Right |
| 53,54& | Cross step left over right, Step back on right, Step left to side |
| 55,56 | Cross step right over left, Point left toe to side |
| & POINT, HOLD, TURN/POINT, HOLD, & STEP, ½ PIVOT, ROCK ½ PIVOT | |
| &57,58 | Step left next to right, Point right toe to side, Hold |
| &59,60 | Stepping right together turn ½ right on ball of left, Point left toe to side, Hold |
| &61,62 | Step left next to right, Step forward on right, Pivot ½ turn left |
| 63,64 | Step forward on right bumping hip forward and right, Pivot ½ left bumping hip forward and left |
| Start Again |
| RESTART: | |
| In order to phrase correctly to the music, on the second wall only, dance the first 32 counts, then restart from count one. You’ll be facing the back wall, your third wall. |
| NOTE: | |
| Towards the end of the song, there is a break in the music, which you should dance straight through. |