It's A Beautiful Life
Compte:
64
Mur:
2
Niveau:
Intermediate
Chorégraphe:
Cathryn Proudfoot (AUS)
Musique:
Awful Beautiful Life - Darryl Worley
FORWARD & SIDE & CROSS, SIDE
1&2&3-4Rock right forward, replace weight on left, rock right to side, replace weight on left, step right across in front of left, step left to side
RIGHT SAILOR STEP, TUCK UNWIND ¾ LEFT
5&6-7-8Step right behind left, step left to side, step right to side, tuck left toe behind right heel, unwind ¾ left transferring weight to left
SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS, SIDE
1-2&3-4Step right to side, step left behind right, step right to side, step left across in front of right, step right to side
¾ TURN BACK RIGHT, SHUFFLE FORWARD LEFT
5-6-7&8Turn ¼ back right rocking back on left, turn ½ right stepping right forward, shuffle forward left, right, left
& FORWARD & SIDE & CROSS, SIDE
&1&2&3-4Step right together with left, rock left forward, replace weight on right, rock left to side, replace weight on right, step left across in front of right, step right to side
LEFT SAILOR STEP, TUCK UNWIND ¾ RIGHT
5&6-7-8Step left behind right, step right to side, step left to side, tuck right toe behind left heel, unwind ¾ right transferring weight to right
SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS, SIDE
1-2&3-4Step left to side, step right behind left, step left to side, step right across in front of left, step left to side
TOGETHER, ROCK FORWARD, BACK, TOGETHER, STEP ½ PIVOT LEFT
&5-6&7-8Step right together with left, rock left forward, replace weight on right, step left together with right, step right forward, pivot turn ½ left keeping weight back on right
LEFT COASTER STEP, STEP FORWARD, FULL TURN RIGHT FORWARD
1&2-3&4Step left back, step right back together with left, step left forward, step right forward, turn ½ right stepping left back, turn ½ right stepping right forward
Option: shuffle forward right, left, right
SIDE, ROCK ¼ LEFT, ½ LEFT, STEP FORWARD, KICK
5-6&7-8Rock step left to side, replace weight on right turning back ¼ left, turn ½ left stepping left forward, step right forward, kick left forward (low kick) clicking fingers of both hands at hip height
LEFT COASTER SIDE, SIDE, ROCK, BEHIND
1&2&3-4Step left back, step right back together with left, step left forward, rock step right to side, replace weight on left, step right behind left (samba step moving back)
ROCK BACK, REPLACE & STEP ½ PIVOT LEFT
5-6&7-8Rock back left, replace weight on right, step left together with right, step right forward, pivot turn ½ left transferring weight forward to left
RIGHT DOROTHY STEP, LEFT DOROTHY STEP
1-2&3-4&Step right forward to 45 degrees right, lock step left behind right, step right to side, step left forward to 45 degrees left, lock step right behind left, step left to side
RIGHT DOROTHY STEP, SIDE-ROCK REPLACE
5-6&7-8Step right forward to 45 degrees right, lock step left behind right, step right to side, rock left to side, replace weight on right
ROCK FORWARD, REPLACE, ½ LEFT, WALK, WALK
1-2&3-4Rock left forward, replace weight back on right, turn back ½ left stepping left forward, walk forward right, walk forward left
OUT, OUT, TOUCH, RIGHT KICK-BALL STEP
&5-6-7&8Step right out to side, step left out to side, touch right besides left, kick right forward, step right together with left, step left forward
REPEAT
TAG
At the end of wall 1, add the following 4 counts
RIGHT ROCKING CHAIR
1-2-3-4Rock right forward, replace weight back on left, rock right back, replace weight forward on left
TAG
At the end of wall 3, add the following 6 counts
RIGHT ROCKING CHAIR, RIGHT KICK-BALL STEP
1-2-3-4Rock right forward, replace weight back on left, rock right back, replace weight forward on left
5&6Kick right forward, step right together with left, step left forward
TAG
At the end of wall 4 add the following 4 counts
STEP ½ PIVOT TURN LEFT, STEP ½ PIVOT TURN LEFT
1-2-3-4Step right forward, pivot turn ½ left transferring weight forward to left, step right forward, pivot turn ½ left transferring weight forward to left
The music then slows right down. Add the following 16 counts slowly in time with the music
SIDE, ROCK-REPLACE, CROSS UNWIND FULL TURN LEFT
1-2-3-4Rock step right to side, replace weight to left, cross right in front of left, unwind full turn left transferring weight to right
SIDE, ROCK-REPLACE, TOGETHER, SIDE
5-6-7-8Rock step left to side, replace weight on right, step left together with right, step right to side
¼ LEFT, STEP ½ PIVOT TURN LEFT, ¼ LEFT TO SIDE
1-2-3-4Turn ¼ left to step left forward, step right forward, pivot turn ½ left transferring weight to left, turn ¼ left stepping right to side (big step)
DRAG SLOWLY TOGETHER, TAKE WEIGHT ON LEFT
5-6-7-8Drag left toe slowly together with right taking weight on left on count 8 (you'll hear a down beat with a guitar chord)
The music then picks back up to original pace. Restart dance at this point and dance through to the end of the song
ENDING
The dance will finish at count 40 (kick with finger clicks) facing the front
1&2&3-4Rock right forward, replace weight on left, rock right to side, replace weight on left, step right across in front of left, step left to side
RIGHT SAILOR STEP, TUCK UNWIND ¾ LEFT
5&6-7-8Step right behind left, step left to side, step right to side, tuck left toe behind right heel, unwind ¾ left transferring weight to left
SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS, SIDE
1-2&3-4Step right to side, step left behind right, step right to side, step left across in front of right, step right to side
¾ TURN BACK RIGHT, SHUFFLE FORWARD LEFT
5-6-7&8Turn ¼ back right rocking back on left, turn ½ right stepping right forward, shuffle forward left, right, left
& FORWARD & SIDE & CROSS, SIDE
&1&2&3-4Step right together with left, rock left forward, replace weight on right, rock left to side, replace weight on right, step left across in front of right, step right to side
LEFT SAILOR STEP, TUCK UNWIND ¾ RIGHT
5&6-7-8Step left behind right, step right to side, step left to side, tuck right toe behind left heel, unwind ¾ right transferring weight to right
SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS, SIDE
1-2&3-4Step left to side, step right behind left, step left to side, step right across in front of left, step left to side
TOGETHER, ROCK FORWARD, BACK, TOGETHER, STEP ½ PIVOT LEFT
&5-6&7-8Step right together with left, rock left forward, replace weight on right, step left together with right, step right forward, pivot turn ½ left keeping weight back on right
LEFT COASTER STEP, STEP FORWARD, FULL TURN RIGHT FORWARD
1&2-3&4Step left back, step right back together with left, step left forward, step right forward, turn ½ right stepping left back, turn ½ right stepping right forward
Option: shuffle forward right, left, right
SIDE, ROCK ¼ LEFT, ½ LEFT, STEP FORWARD, KICK
5-6&7-8Rock step left to side, replace weight on right turning back ¼ left, turn ½ left stepping left forward, step right forward, kick left forward (low kick) clicking fingers of both hands at hip height
LEFT COASTER SIDE, SIDE, ROCK, BEHIND
1&2&3-4Step left back, step right back together with left, step left forward, rock step right to side, replace weight on left, step right behind left (samba step moving back)
ROCK BACK, REPLACE & STEP ½ PIVOT LEFT
5-6&7-8Rock back left, replace weight on right, step left together with right, step right forward, pivot turn ½ left transferring weight forward to left
RIGHT DOROTHY STEP, LEFT DOROTHY STEP
1-2&3-4&Step right forward to 45 degrees right, lock step left behind right, step right to side, step left forward to 45 degrees left, lock step right behind left, step left to side
RIGHT DOROTHY STEP, SIDE-ROCK REPLACE
5-6&7-8Step right forward to 45 degrees right, lock step left behind right, step right to side, rock left to side, replace weight on right
ROCK FORWARD, REPLACE, ½ LEFT, WALK, WALK
1-2&3-4Rock left forward, replace weight back on right, turn back ½ left stepping left forward, walk forward right, walk forward left
OUT, OUT, TOUCH, RIGHT KICK-BALL STEP
&5-6-7&8Step right out to side, step left out to side, touch right besides left, kick right forward, step right together with left, step left forward
REPEAT
TAG
At the end of wall 1, add the following 4 counts
RIGHT ROCKING CHAIR
1-2-3-4Rock right forward, replace weight back on left, rock right back, replace weight forward on left
TAG
At the end of wall 3, add the following 6 counts
RIGHT ROCKING CHAIR, RIGHT KICK-BALL STEP
1-2-3-4Rock right forward, replace weight back on left, rock right back, replace weight forward on left
5&6Kick right forward, step right together with left, step left forward
TAG
At the end of wall 4 add the following 4 counts
STEP ½ PIVOT TURN LEFT, STEP ½ PIVOT TURN LEFT
1-2-3-4Step right forward, pivot turn ½ left transferring weight forward to left, step right forward, pivot turn ½ left transferring weight forward to left
The music then slows right down. Add the following 16 counts slowly in time with the music
SIDE, ROCK-REPLACE, CROSS UNWIND FULL TURN LEFT
1-2-3-4Rock step right to side, replace weight to left, cross right in front of left, unwind full turn left transferring weight to right
SIDE, ROCK-REPLACE, TOGETHER, SIDE
5-6-7-8Rock step left to side, replace weight on right, step left together with right, step right to side
¼ LEFT, STEP ½ PIVOT TURN LEFT, ¼ LEFT TO SIDE
1-2-3-4Turn ¼ left to step left forward, step right forward, pivot turn ½ left transferring weight to left, turn ¼ left stepping right to side (big step)
DRAG SLOWLY TOGETHER, TAKE WEIGHT ON LEFT
5-6-7-8Drag left toe slowly together with right taking weight on left on count 8 (you'll hear a down beat with a guitar chord)
The music then picks back up to original pace. Restart dance at this point and dance through to the end of the song
ENDING
The dance will finish at count 40 (kick with finger clicks) facing the front