SHIFTING GEARS (aka The Jackson Sway)

CHOREOGRAPHER: Moses Bourassa,Jr. & Barbara Frechette
COUNT: 32
TYPE: Partner/Couples Circle Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Small Town Southern Man by Alan Jackson
	Shiftwork by Kenny Chesney & George Strait
	The More I Drink by Blake Shelton
	So Not My Baby by Josh Turner
	Santa Baby by Kellie Pickler
	No Place Like Home For The Holidays by Garth Brooks

Couple will start in Sweetheart Position
Identical Footwork Unless noted !!!

TOE-HEELS, COASTER STEPS

1-2	Touch left toe inward toward right arch, Touch left heel forward
3&4	Step back on left, step back on right, step forward on left
5-6	Touch right toe inward toward left arch, touch right heel forward
7&8	Step back on right, step back on left, step forward on right

HIPS SWAYS, 1/4 CCW TURNING SHUFFLE, MODIFIED COASTER STEP WITH 1/4 CCW TURN

1	Step left forward and sway left hip forward (weighted)
2	Step back on right and sway right hip backward (weighted)
	Couple will disconnect left hands as right hands goes over lady's head
3&	Step forward on left, step forward on right
4	Step left turning 1/4 CCW
	Couple with disconnect right hands and picking up left hands
5&	Step right to right side, step left next to right
6	Step right back turning 1/4 CCW
	Couple is now in a promenade position
7&8	Step back on left, step back on right, step forward on left

TOE-HEELS, COASTER STEPS

1-2	Touch right toe inward toward left arch, Touch right heel forward
3&4	Step back on right, step back on left, step forward on right
5-6	Touch left inward toward right arch, touch left heel forward
7&8	Step back on left, step back on right, step forward on left

FORWARD SHUFFLES, HIP SWAYS, 1/2 CCW TURNING SHUFFLE

1&2	Shuffle forward right, left, right
3	Step forward on left and sway hips forward (weighted)
4	Step back on right and sway hips backward (weighted)
	Couple will raise their left hands as lady goes under under them.
5&	Step left turning 1/4 CCW, step right next to left
6	Step forward on left turning 1/4 CCW
	Couple is back in Sweetheart Position to finish the dance.
7&8	Shuffle forward right, left, right

END OF DANCE

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