The Way
Choreographer: Gerard Murphy
Suggested Music: Clay Aiken: The Way
Type: 32 count, 4 wall
Level:
Intro: 16 counts - even though the lyrics begin immediately…
 
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 Travelling forward - long cross step R over L, long cross step L over R
3 - 4& Long cross step R over Left, 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 (tag)
1 - 2 Step R to R, 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…!