My Side of the Story
(2 Pages)
Choreographed by
Angela Pinnington & Peter Kimber (01993 831248)
Description 64 count partner dance. Start Man facing ILOD - Lady facing OLOD –
Left palm to left palm at shoulder height Both on same foot throughout
Music My Side of the Story - Suzy Bogguss CD: Country Classics
or any steady-paced cha cha of your choice
Begin on vocal words "say this" - 16 counts
STEP FWD, TOUCH, SHUFFLE FWD with 1/4 TURN LEFT (x 2)
1-2 Step right forward, touch left,
3&4 Left shuffle with ¼ turn left
5-8 Repeat 1-4 (Man now facing OLOD - Lady facing ILOD)
SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS SHUFFLE (passing back-to-back)
9-10 Side rock onto right, recover (Release hands)
11&12 Crossing right shuffle passing Back-to back (Man on OLOD - Lady on ILOD)
SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, STEP BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS (facing partner)
13-14 Side rock onto Left, recover,
15&16 Step left behind right, step right to side, cross-step left over right -coming
back to face each other (Man on ILOD – Lady on OLOD)
and pick up in double hand hold
SWAY, RECOVER with 1/4 TURN to LOD, SHUFFLE FWD
17-18 Sway onto right, recover with 1/4 turn to face LOD (Man turns left & Lady right)
19&20 Right shuffle forward
(DO NOT release hands - drop inside ones down - outside ones held in front)
WALK FWD x 2, SHUFFLE FWD
21-22 Walk forward left, right,
23&24 Left shuffle forward
STEP FWD, TOUCH, SHUFFLE x 2 DOWN LOD
(Lady 1/2 turn right x 2), STEP FWD, TOUCH
25-26 Step right forward, touch left
(Release inside hands – raise outside hands for Lady to pass under)
27&28 Left shuffle forward (Lady with 1/2 turn right)
29&30 Right shuffle forward (Lady with 1/2 turn right)
Man changes hands over Lady's head to come into Sweetheart position)
31&32 Step left forward, touch right
STEP OVER, STEP BACK with 1/4 TURN RIGHT, SIDE SHUFFLE
33-34 Step right over left, step left back with 1/4 turn right (to OLOD)
35&36 Right side shuffle (Man behind Lady in Indian position)
STEP BEHIND, STEP FWD with 1/4 TURN RIGHT to RLOD, SHUFFLE FWD
37-38 Step left behind, step right forward with ¼ turn (to RLOD)
39&40 Left shuffle forward (In Reverse Sweetheart)
ROCKING CHAIR, STEP OVER, STEP BACK with 1/4 TURN RIGHT, SIDE SHUFFLE
41-42 Rock right forward, recover
43-44 Rock right back, recover
45-46 Step right over left, step left back with '/4 turn right (to ILOD)
Release right hands - pass left over Lady's head – rejoin right –
both now behind Man's back
47&48 Right side shuffle
STEP OVER, STEP BACK with 1/4 TURN LEFT (to RLOD), BACK SHUFFLE
49-50 Step Left OVER right, step right BACK with ¼ turn left (to RLOD)
51&52 Left shuffle back
MAN - ROCK BACK, RECOVER, ROCK FWD, RECOVER
LADY - ROCK BACK, RECOVER, STEP FWD, STEP FWD with 1/2 TURN LEFT
53-54 Rock right back, recover
55-56 Man - Rock forward, recover
Lady – Step right forward, step left forward with 1/2 turn left (to LOD)
Release right hands as Lady turns - bring left up palm-to-palm
ROCK BACK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE FWD with 1/2 TURN LEFT
57-58 Rock right back, recover
59&60 Right shuffle forward with 1/2 turn left (Man facing LOD & Lady RLOD)
WALK FWD x 2, SHUFFLE FWD with 1/4 TURN LEFT
61-62 Walk forward left, right
63-64 Left shuffle forward with '/4 turn left
(Now BACK in START Position) BEGIN AGAIN