Michael's Two Step

Choreographed by Terry Hogan

Description: 64 count, 1 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance                
Music: Dance With The One That Brought You by Shania Twain

FORWARD LEFT, HOLD, CROSS RIGHT, HOLD, BACK LEFT, SIDE RIGHT, FORWARD LEFT, HOLD
1-4 Step left forward, hold, step right over left, hold (S, S)
5-6 Step left backwards, step side right (Q, Q)
7-8 Step left forward, hold (S)

CROSS RIGHT, HOLD, BACK LEFT, SIDE RIGHT, CROSS LEFT, HOLD, ROCK SIDE RIGHT, HOLD
1-4 Step right over left, hold, step left backwards, step side right (S, Q, Q)
5-8 Step left over right, hold, rock-step side right, hold (S, S)

¼ LEFT FORWARD LEFT, FORWARD RIGHT, FORWARD LEFT, HOLD, ½ LEFT ROCK BACK RIGHT, HOLD, FORWARD LEFT, FORWARD RIGHT
1-4 Make ¼ turn left and step forward left, right, left, hold (Q, Q, S)
5-6 Make ½ turn left and rock-step right backwards, hold (S)
7-8 Replace/step forward left, right (Q, Q)

ROCK FORWARD LEFT, HOLD, REPLACE RIGHT, HOLD, BACK LEFT, TOGETHER. RIGHT, FORWARD LEFT, HOLD
1-4 Rock-step left forward, hold, rock-replace back onto right, hold (S, S)
5-6 Step left backward, step right beside left (Q, Q)
7-8 Step left forward, hold (S)

RIGHT ½ PIVOT RIGHT, HOLD, FORWARD LEFT, ½ PIVOT RIGHT, FORWARD LEFT, ¼ PIVOT RIGHT, CROSS LEFT, HOLD
1-2 Make ½ pivot turn right onto right, hold (S)
3-4 Step forward left, make ½ pivot turn right onto right (Q, Q)
5-6 Step forward left, make ¼ pivot turn right onto right (Q, Q)
7-8 Step left over right, hold (S)

SIDE RIGHT, HOLD, ¼ LEFT SIDE LEFT, TOGETHER .RIGHT, SIDE ROCK LEFT, HOLD, REPLACE RIGHT, HOLD
1-4 Step side right, hold, make ¼ turn left step side left, step right beside left (S, Q, Q)
5-8 Rock-step side left, hold, rock-replace side right, hold (S, S)

CROSS LEFT, SIDE RIGHT, BEHIND LEFT, HOLD, ¼ RIGHT FORWARD RIGHT, HOLD, FORWARD LEFT, ½ PIVOT RIGHT
1-4 Step left across right, step side right, step left across behind right, hold (Q, Q, S)
5-6 Make ¼ turn right and step right forward, hold (S)
7-8 Step left forward, make ½ pivot turn right onto right (Q, Q)

FORWARD LEFT, HOLD, FORWARD RIGHT, HOLD, FORWARD LEFT, ½ PIVOT RIGHT, FORWARD LEFT, ½ PIVOT RIGHT
1-4 Step left forward, hold, step right forward, hold (S, S)
5-6 Step left forward, make ½ pivot turn right onto right (Q, Q)
7-8 Step left forward, make ½ pivot turn right onto right (Q, Q)

REPEAT

RESTART
The 3rd wall is only 24 counts long, and it is necessary to make ¼ turn left on the last count and step right beside left so you can restart facing front

This dance is named for an enthusiastic ex-student of mine who arranged a workshop tour to his native Malaysia and has introduced many of my dances there