Higher 'n' Higher
Count:
64
Wand:
4
Ebene:
Improver
Choreograf/in:
The Lady In Black (UK)
Musik:
Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher And Higher - Jackie Wilson
FORWARD & BACK TOUCHES WITH CLAPS/STEP TOGETHER STEP
1-2Step right forward to right diagonal, touch left next to right & clap
3-4Step back left, touch right next to left & clap
5-6Step forward right to right diagonal, step left next to right
7-8Step forward right to right diagonal, touch left next to right
All 8 counts are traveling forward and back to the right diagonal leading with right shoulder at 2:00
FORWARD & BACK TOUCHES WITH CLAPS/STEP TOGETHER STEP
1-2Step left forward to left diagonal, touch right next to left & clap
3-4Step back right, touch left next to right & clap
5-6Step forward left to left diagonal, step right next to left
7-8Step forward left to left diagonal, touch right next to left
All 8 counts are traveling forward and back to the left diagonal leading with left shoulder at 10:00
BACK & FORWARD TOUCHES WITH CLAPS/STEP TOGETHER STEP
1-2Step back right to right diagonal, touch left next to right & clap
3-4Step forward left, touch right next to left & clap
5-6Step back right to right diagonal, step left next to right
7-8Step back right to right diagonal, touch left next to right
All 8 counts are traveling back and forward to the right diagonal leading with right shoulder at 4:00
BACK & FORWARD TOUCHES WITH CLAPS/STEP TOGETHER STEP
1-2Step back left to left diagonal, touch right next to left & clap
3-4Step forward right, touch left next to right & clap
5-6Step back left to left diagonal, step right next to left
7-8Step back left to left diagonal, touch right next to left (squaring up to home wall)
All 8 counts are traveling back and forward to the left diagonal leading with left shoulder at 8:00
EXTENDED WEAVE RIGHT
1-2Step right to right, cross left behind right
3-4Step right to right, cross left in front of right
5-6Step right to right, cross left behind right
7-8Step right to right, cross left in front of right
STEP/PIVOT ½ TURN LEFT/PIVOT ½ TURN LEFT WITH TOE STRUTS BACK X 3
1-2Step right forward, pivot ½ turn left (weight forward on left)
3-4Pivot ½ turn on left stepping right back with right toe, drop right heel
5-6Step back on left with left toe, drop left heel
7-8Step back on right with right toe, drop right heel (keep weight on right)
EXTENDED WEAVE LEFT WITH ¼ TURN LEFT
1-2Step left to left, cross right behind left
3-4Step left to left, cross right in front of left
5-6Step left to left, cross right behind left
7-8Step left ¼ turn left, step right next to left
SWIVETS RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
1-2Right swivet: with weight on left toes and right heel swivel both feet to the right and back to center
3-4Left swivet: with weight on right toes and left heel swivel both feet to the left and back to center
5-6-7-8Repeat counts 1, 2 twice
Alternative step for the beginner
Replace swivets counts 1,8 with
1-2Swivel both heels left, hold
3-4Swivel both heels right, hold
5-6Swivel both heels left, right
7-8Swivel both heels left, hold
REPEAT
1-2Step right forward to right diagonal, touch left next to right & clap
3-4Step back left, touch right next to left & clap
5-6Step forward right to right diagonal, step left next to right
7-8Step forward right to right diagonal, touch left next to right
All 8 counts are traveling forward and back to the right diagonal leading with right shoulder at 2:00
FORWARD & BACK TOUCHES WITH CLAPS/STEP TOGETHER STEP
1-2Step left forward to left diagonal, touch right next to left & clap
3-4Step back right, touch left next to right & clap
5-6Step forward left to left diagonal, step right next to left
7-8Step forward left to left diagonal, touch right next to left
All 8 counts are traveling forward and back to the left diagonal leading with left shoulder at 10:00
BACK & FORWARD TOUCHES WITH CLAPS/STEP TOGETHER STEP
1-2Step back right to right diagonal, touch left next to right & clap
3-4Step forward left, touch right next to left & clap
5-6Step back right to right diagonal, step left next to right
7-8Step back right to right diagonal, touch left next to right
All 8 counts are traveling back and forward to the right diagonal leading with right shoulder at 4:00
BACK & FORWARD TOUCHES WITH CLAPS/STEP TOGETHER STEP
1-2Step back left to left diagonal, touch right next to left & clap
3-4Step forward right, touch left next to right & clap
5-6Step back left to left diagonal, step right next to left
7-8Step back left to left diagonal, touch right next to left (squaring up to home wall)
All 8 counts are traveling back and forward to the left diagonal leading with left shoulder at 8:00
EXTENDED WEAVE RIGHT
1-2Step right to right, cross left behind right
3-4Step right to right, cross left in front of right
5-6Step right to right, cross left behind right
7-8Step right to right, cross left in front of right
STEP/PIVOT ½ TURN LEFT/PIVOT ½ TURN LEFT WITH TOE STRUTS BACK X 3
1-2Step right forward, pivot ½ turn left (weight forward on left)
3-4Pivot ½ turn on left stepping right back with right toe, drop right heel
5-6Step back on left with left toe, drop left heel
7-8Step back on right with right toe, drop right heel (keep weight on right)
EXTENDED WEAVE LEFT WITH ¼ TURN LEFT
1-2Step left to left, cross right behind left
3-4Step left to left, cross right in front of left
5-6Step left to left, cross right behind left
7-8Step left ¼ turn left, step right next to left
SWIVETS RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
1-2Right swivet: with weight on left toes and right heel swivel both feet to the right and back to center
3-4Left swivet: with weight on right toes and left heel swivel both feet to the left and back to center
5-6-7-8Repeat counts 1, 2 twice
Alternative step for the beginner
Replace swivets counts 1,8 with
1-2Swivel both heels left, hold
3-4Swivel both heels right, hold
5-6Swivel both heels left, right
7-8Swivel both heels left, hold
REPEAT