The Trail

There is a slow intro at the beginning of the LP version of this song. Start the dance as soon as the quick music starts. If you miss the beginning, start with the lyrics.

RIGHT TOE, HEEL, CROSS, HEEL, CROSS, HEEL, TOE, STEP

1Point right knee to left and touch toe in place

2Right heel forward

3Cross right toe in front of left

4Right heel forward

5Cross right toe in front of left

6Right heel forward

7Point right knee to left and touch toe in place

8Step right together

LEFT TOE, HEEL, CROSS, HEEL, CROSS, HEEL, TOE, STEP

1Point left knee to right and touch toe in place

2Left heel forward

3Cross left toe in front of right

4Left heel forward

5Cross left toe in front of right

6Left heel forward

7Point left knee to right and touch toe in place

8Step left together

RIGHT HEEL, TOE, HEEL, TOE

1Twist right heel to right

2Twist right toe to right

3Twist right heel to right

4Twist right toe to right

LEFT TOE, HEEL, TOE, HEEL

5Twist left toe to right

6Twist left heel to right

7Twist left toe to right

8Twist left heel to right

KNEE POPS RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT

1-2Bend right knee, hold

3-4Bend left knee, hold

5-8Bend right knee, left knee, right knee, left knee

RIGHT HEEL, TOE, ½ TURN, ¼ TURN

&Weight change to get your weight on the left foot

1-2Touch right heel forward, hold

3-4Touch right toe back, hold

5-6Step right forward, pivot ½ turn to left

7-8Step right forward, pivot ¼ turn to left

RIGHT HEEL, TOE, ½ TURN, ¼ TURN

1-2Touch right heel forward, hold

3-4Touch right toe back, hold

5-6Step right forward, pivot ½ turn to left

7-8Step right forward, pivot ¼ turn to left

STEP RIGHT FORWARD, BRUSH LEFT FRONT, CROSS, FRONT

1-2Step right forward, brush left foot front

3-4Brush cross in front of right, brush front

STEP LEFT FORWARD, BRUSH RIGHT FRONT, CROSS, FRONT

5-6Step left forward, brush right foot front

7-8Brush cross in front of left, brush front

RIGHT ROCK FORWARD, BACK, FORWARD, BACK

1-2Step right forward, step left in place

3-4Step right back, step left in place

5-6Step right forward, step left in place

7-8Step right back, step left in place

REPEAT

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When you are facing the back for the fourth time, there is a bridge in the music that we need to fill to get back into phrase. Therefore, when you get to the knee pops, instead of doing 4 quick ones, do 8 quick ones, then go back to the beginning of the dance. The dance will then end exactly with the music and your last step will be rock forward, back, forward, step together.