Yvonne Anderson Choreographs
The Old Fashioned Way
A -- 64 count, 4 wall, Beg/Int level line dance
To the Music: The Old Fashioned Way by Charles Aznavour
| FORWARD LEFT-LOCK-LEFT, HOLD, RIGHT SCISSOR STEP, HOLD | |
| 1-4 | (QQS) Step left forward, lock right behind left, step left forward, hold (12:00) |
| 5-8 | (QQS) Step right to right, slide left beside right, cross right over left, hold (12:00) |
| LEFT SCISSOR STEP, HOLD, FULL ROLLING TURN LEFT, HOLD | |
| 1-4 | (QQS) Step left to side, step right beside left, cross left over right, hold (12:00) |
| 5-8 | (QQS) Make ¼ turn left stepping right back, make ½ turn left stepping left to side, make ¼ turn left stepping right to side, hold (12:00) |
| CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, DIAGONAL REVERSE LOCK STEPS, HOLD | |
| 1-2 | (QQ) Rock left across right, recover on right (1:30) |
| 3-8 | (QQQQS) Traveling back towards left diagonal step left back, slide right across left, step left back, slide right across left, step left back, hold (1:30) |
| FULL TRIPLE STEP TURN RIGHT, HOLD, SLOW HIP SWAYS (SQUARING OFF TO WALL) LEFT & RIGHT | |
| 1-4 | (QQS) Make a full turn right stepping right, left, right, hold (1:30) |
| 5-8 | (SS) Squaring off to 3:00:00 wall slowly sway hips left, right and move hands from left to right palms out (3:00) |
| LEFT CHASSE WITH ¼ TURN LEFT, HOLD, SHUFFLE ½ TURN LEFT, HOLD | |
| 1-4 | (QQS) Step left to side, step right beside left, make ¼ turn left stepping left forward, hold (12:00) |
| 5-8 | (QQS) Make ¼ turn left and step right to right, step left beside right, make ¼ turn left and step right back, hold (6:00) |
| ROCK BACK, RECOVER, STEP, FULL SPIN WITH HITCH, FORWARD RIGHT SHUFFLE HOLD | |
| 1-4 | (QQS) Rock left back, recover on right, step left forward, hitch right across left and make full turn over right (6:00) |
| 5-8 | (QQS) Shuffle forward stepping right, left, right hold (6:00) |
| SIDE, BEHIND, STEP FORWARD WITH ¼ TURN LEFT, HOLD, STEP, PIVOT ½ TURN LEFT, STEP HOLD | |
| 1-4 | (QQS) Step left to side, cross right behind left, make ¼ left stepping left forward, hold (3:00) |
| 5-8 | (QQS) Step right forward, pivot ½ turn left, step right forward, hold (9:00) |
| FULL TRIPLE STEP TURN RIGHT (TRAVELS FORWARD), HOLD, FULL TRIPLE STEP TURN LEFT (TRAVELS FORWARD), HOLD | |
| 1-4 | (QQS) Make a full turn right (travels forward stepping left, right left, hold (9:00) |
| 5-8 | (QQS) Make a full turn left (travels forward) stepping right, left right. Hold (9:00) |
| Easier option perform 1st full turn then shuffle forward right, left right, hold | |
| REPEAT | |
| ENDING | |
| The music fades at the end. You will be facing the back wall. To finish facing forward, dance counts 1-12 as normal then simply make ½ turn to face front and pose | |
Step sheet provided courtesy of:
ELYSIUM DANCE DESIGNS LLC --- WWW.AZBODYDANCE.COM
