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WHERE OH WHERE
Count: 32. Wall: 4. Level: Improver
Choreographer: Jo Thompson Szymanski (USA) - February 2021
Music: Where Did My Baby Go? by Kenny Wayne
Alternative song: Cowboy Up by Vince Gill
INTRO: Start on vocals on the word “Where” (40 count)
SIDE, BEHIND-&-CROSS, SIDE, SAILOR, KICK-BALL-CHANGE
1,2 Step R to right allowing L toe to drag, Step L behind R
&3,4 Step ball of R to right/slightly back, Cross L over R, Step R to right
5&6 Step L behind R, Step R to right, Step L to left allowing body to face 10:30
7&8 Kick R forward, Step ball of R beside L, Step L slightly forward [10:30]
CROSS, SIDE, SAILOR 1/4 RIGHT, 4 WALKS IN A RIGHT 3/4 CIRCLE
1,2 Step R forward, Square up to 12:00 step L to left [12:00]
3&4 Step R behind L, Turn ¼ right step L beside R, Step R forward [3:00]
5-8 4 walks (L, R, L, R) around to right in a clockwise direction to end facing 12:00
Note: You may do the walks with Boogie Walk/Shorty George styling by bending the knees and allowing the knees and hips to move L, R, L, R.
For fun, as a variation on some walls, you may do a ¾ Volta (&5&6&7&8) ball, step, ball, step, ball, step, ball, step (L,R,L,R,L,R,L,R)
ROCK LEFT, RECOVER-&-ROCK RIGHT, RECOVER,
KICK-&-KICK-&-STEP, PIVOT 1/4 LEFT
1,2 Rock L to left, Recover to R
&3,4 Step L beside R, Rock R to right, Recover to L
5& Low kick R forward/slightly across L, Step R beside L
6& Low kick L forward/slightly across R Step L beside R
7,8 Step R forward, Pivot ¼ left [9:00]
CROSS, HOLD-&-BEHIND, HOLD-&-JAZZ BOX, CROSS (OR 4 COUNT VARIATION)
1,2 Cross R over L, Hold
&3,4 Step L to left, Step R behind L, Hold
& Step L to left
5-8 Cross R over L, Step L back, Step R to right, Cross L over R [9:00]
Styling: You may shimmy on the jazz box!
32 REPEAT
NO RESTARTS OR TAGS
Note: You may do a 4-count variation instead of the jazz box on counts 29-32.
Choose from the variations below or do variations of your own! Have fun and let the music inspire your variations!
Variation 1 - Cross R tightly over L, Unwind 1/3 left bouncing heels down,
Unwind 1/3 left bouncing heels down, Unwind 1/3 left shifting weight forward to L
Variation 2 - Tap R beside L, Step R to right, Tap L beside R, Step L to left,
Tap R beside L, Step ball of R to right/slightly back, Cross L over R