Boots&Hat Easy Step Sheet

The Beat Goes On

1
1 2 3 4 5 6 &7 &8
Toe
side
down Toe
XIF
down Toe
side
down back-XIF side-XIF
(R) R (L) L (R) R L-R L-R
2
1 2 3 4 5 6 &7 &8
side kick
diag
XIB turn step
forward
touch back-touch step-touch
L (R) R L R (L) L-(R) R-(L)
3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7&8
back side
point
XIB side
point
XIB side shuffle
L (R) R (L) L R L-R-L
4
1 2 3 4 &5 &6 7 &8
step hold turn hold side-side XIB-XIF hold place-place
R - L - R-L R-L - R-L
XIF = cross in front , XIB = cross in back

Last update '03/10/6

The Beat Goes On

Choreographed by Jo Thompson
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: The Beat Goes On by Barry Amato


 TOE STRUTS RIGHT, BALL, CROSS, BALL, CROSS MOVING LEFT

1-2   Place right toe to right side, smoothly lower right heel
3-4   Place left toe across front of right, smoothly lower left heel
5-6   Place right toe to right side, smoothly lower right heel
&7    Step back and slightly to left side with ball of left foot, step right foot across front of left
&8    Small step to left side with ball of left foot, step right foot across front of left

 STEP, KICK/SNAP, BACK, 1/4 TURN LEFT, STEP, TOUCH & TOUCH & TOUCH

1-2   Step left foot to left side, low kick forward with right to right diagonal, snap both hands down 
      toward right leg, shoulders slightly forward facing leg, hips back (think West Side Story!)
3-4   Step right foot crossed behind left, turn 1/4 left, step forward with left
5-6   Step forward with right foot, touch left beside right
&7    Step back with left foot, touch right beside left
&8    Step forward with right foot, touch left beside right

 During counts 5-8 the right shoulder will be slightly forward and the left shoulder slightly back 
 so that the body is at an angle

 BACK, POINT, BACK, POINT, BEHIND, SIDE, FORWARD TRIPLE

1-2   Step back with left foot, point right toe to right side
3-4   Step back with right foot slightly crossed behind left, point left foot to left side
5-6   Step left foot crossed behind right, step right foot to right side
7&8   Step forward with left foot, step together with right foot, step forward with left foot

 STEP, HOLD, 1/2 TURN, HOLD, OUT, OUT, BALL, CROSS, HOLD, BALL CHANGE

1-2   Step forward with right foot, hold
3-4   Turn 1/2 left, shift weight forward to left foot, hold
&5    Step right foot out to right side, step left foot out to left side
&6    Step back with ball of right foot crossed slightly behind left, step left foot across 
      in front of right, bending both knees slightly
7      Hold
&8    Step on ball of right foot where it is, step on left foot where it is

REPEAT

ENDING
Start with lyrics. At end on song, step right foot to right side with right hip. 
Look toward 12:00 wall and pose


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