THE HABIT

CHOREOGRAPHER: Mary Beth & Gary Lachapelle
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Slave To The Habit by Shane Minor

"WINNER" Habit Dance!
Our Grand Prize Winner is Mary Beth & Gary Lachapelle
After careful consideration Mercury Records and CCE are proud to present
"The Habit." The official Shane Minor National line dance.

Please teach this the official version as the only version of "The Habit"
and be a part of this record's climb to #1.

SAILOR SHUFFLES, KICK-BALL-TOUCH, MONTEREY TURN RIGHT

1	Step LEFT foot behind Right
&	Step RIGHT foot to Right
2	Step LEFT foot to Left
3	Step RIGHT foot behind Left
&	Step LEFT foot to Left
4	Step RIGHT foot to Right
5	Kick LEFT foot forward
&	Step down on LEFT foot
6	Point RIGHT toe to Right side
7	Pivot 1/2 turn Right on ball of LEFT
	while stepping RIGHT foot home
8	Point LEFT toe to Left side

SAILOR SHUFFLES, KICK-BALL-TOUCH, MONTEREY TURN RIGHT

9	Step LEFT foot behind Right
&	Step RIGHT foot to Right
10	Step LEFT foot to Left
11	Step RIGHT foot behind Left
&	Step LEFT foot to Left
12	Step RIGHT foot to Right
13	Kick LEFT foot forward
&	Step down on LEFT foot
14	Point RIGHT toe to Right side
15	Pivot 1/2 turn Right on ball of LEFT
	while stepping RIGHT foot home
16	Point LEFT toe to Left side

POINT ACROSS, POINT SIDE, CROSS, POINT SIDE, 
POINT ACROSS, POINT SIDE, CROSS, POINT SIDE

17	Point LEFT toe forward at 45° angle to Right
18	Point LEFT toe to Left side
19	Step LEFT foot forward 45° angle across front of Right foot
20	Point RIGHT toe to Right
21	Point RIGHT toe forward at 45° angle to Left
22	Point RIGHT toe to Right side
23	Step RIGHT foot forward 45° angle across front of Left foot
24	Point LEFT toe to Left side

SAILOR SHUFFLE WITH 3/4 TURN LEFT, OUT-OUT-IN-IN, HIP SHAKES

25	Making a 3/4 turn to the Left, step LEFT foot behind Right
&	Step RIGHT foot to Right
26	Step LEFT foot to Left
&27	Step RIGHT foot out to Right, step LEFT foot out to Left
&28	Step RIGHT foot home, step LEFT foot home
29-32	Step RIGHT foot slightly forward to Right,
	at the same time shake or bump your hips 4 times to Right

BEGIN AGAIN AND HAVE FUN...

*CHOREOGRAPHERS NOTE:
Variation for counts 29-32:

&29	Step RIGHT foot out to Right, step LEFT foot out to Left
&30	Step RIGHT foot home, Step LEFT foot home
31-32	2 count body roll forward

Dance description prepared by Mary Beth Lachapelle

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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Step sheet presentation copyright ©1997 by Don & Patti Brown. All rights reserved. Copyright for the dance remains with the original choreographer. This step sheet may be copied, however, please retain all copyright credits.