TEMPTATION WALK

CHOREOGRAPHER: Ron Kline, 11-98
COUNT: 32
TYPE:  4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate 
MUSIC:  My Girl by The Temptations
	My Girl by Alabama
	Stay by The Temptations-93 bpm (from the new CD Phoenix Rising) (teach)
	Boy You Knock Me Out by Tatyana Ali-92 bpm (teach)

This dance depicts some of the styling the group "The Temptations" used
on stage which adds to the dance when using one of their songs 

A.S.T.= At Same Time
*NOTE---During intro on Stay after first 8 beats with feet about shoulder width apart---

1	Angle body to left and shift weight to Left foot 
A.S.T. swing bent arms forward
2	Shift weight back to Right foot A.S.T. swing bent arms back
3	Shift weight to Left foot A.S.T. swing bent arms forward
&	With arms forward, switch weight and body angle to the right
4	Switch weight to Left foot A.S.T. swing bent arms back and snap fingers
5	Shift weight to Right foot A.S.T. swing bent arms forward
6	Shift weight back to Left foot A.S.T. swing bent arms back
7	Shift weight to Right foot A.S.T. swing bent arms forward
&	With arms forward, switch weight and body angle to the left
8	Switch weight to Right foot A.S.T. swing bent arms back and snap fingers

9	Angle body to left and shift weight to Left foot 
A.S.T. swing bent arms forward
10	Shift weight back to Right foot A.S.T. swing bent arms back
11	Shift weight to Left foot A.S.T. swing bent arms forward
&	With arms forward, switch weight and body angle to the right
12	Switch weight to Left foot A.S.T. swing bent arms back and snap fingers
13	Shift weight to Right foot A.S.T. swing bent arms forward
14	Shift weight back to Left foot A.S.T. swing bent arms back
15	Shift weight to Right foot A.S.T. swing bent arms forward
&	With arms forward, switch weight and body angle to the left
16	Switch weight to Right foot A.S.T. swing bent arms back and snap fingers

STEP, SWIVELS, SHUFFLES FORWARD

	(Facing 12:00 weight on Right foot)
1	Step Left foot slightly forward
2	Step Right foot forward A.S.T. swivel heels of both feet to the right
3	Keeping feet in position, swivel heels straight back shifting weight to Left foot
4&5	Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
6	Step Left foot forward A.S.T. swivel heels of both feet to the left
7	Keeping feet in position, swivel heels straight back shifting weight to Right foot
8&9	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
	*Temptation styling-- With palms down move hands out to sides 
	and then back towards body on counts 2-3 and 6-7

ROCK AND SHUFFLE ONE HALF TURN

10	Rock forward on Right foot
11	Shift weight back onto Left foot prepping Left heel to the left 
	(during these steps roll fists around each other in front of body)
12&13	Shuffle Right, Left, Right making one half turn to the right 
	with the steps (facing 6:00)
	*Temptation styling-Touch Right toe forward and look down at toe, 
	hold position A.S.T. rolling fists around each other in front 
	of body on counts 10-11

ROCK AND SHUFFLE ONE AND ONE QUARTER TURN

14	Rock forward on Left foot
15	Shift weight back onto Right foot prepping Right heel to the right 
	(during these steps roll fists around each other in front of body)
16&17	Shuffle Left, Right, Left making one and one quarter turn to the 
	left and stepping Left foot slightly forward (facing 3:00)
	**Variation: If this is too much of a turn, 
	pivot one quarter to the left on Right foot (facing 3:00) 
	stepping Left foot to left side, step Right foot next to Left foot, 
	step Left foot slightly forward on counts 16&17
	*Temptation styling-Touch Left toe forward and look down at toe, 
	hold position A.S.T. rolling fists around each other in front 
	of body on counts 14-15

WALK FORWARD WITH SIDE ROCK STEPS

18-19	Walk forward Right, Left
20	Rock out to right side on Right foot
&	Shift weight to Left foot
21	Step Right foot forward
22-23	Walk forward Left, Right
24	Rock out to left side on Left foot
&	Shift weight to Right foot
25	Step Left foot back

WALK BACK, COASTER STEP, HALF PIVOT, LOCK STEP

26-27	Walk back Right, Left
28	Step Right foot back
&	Step Left foot next to Right foot
29	Step Right foot forward
30	Touch Left foot forward
31	Pivot half right
32	Step Left foot forward
&	Lock Right foot up behind and to the left of Left foot
	*Temptation styling-With arms bent swing arms down and forward 
	and then forward again on counts 30-31

Start Again!!

Inquires: Ron Kline (734) 484-2770 e-mail: PaintCrk1@aol.com

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