GROWING UP

 

                                                   SONG:                                                       IT WON’T BE LIKE THIS FOR LONG

                                                   ARTIST:                                                   DARIUS RUCKER

                                                   ALBUM:                                                  LEARN TO LIVE

                                                   CHOREOGRAPHER:                          NOEL BRADEY, Sydney, May 2009

                                                   ORIGINAL POSITION:                      Feet Together, weight on L foot

                                                   DANCE STARTS:                                On Vocals after 16 counts

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BEATS:                   STEPS:                           INTERMEDIATE LINE DANCE                      Version: 1:00

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1-8                            CROSS, ½ UNWIND, BALL STEP, ½ PIVOT, CROSS, REPLACE, TRIPLE SPIN TO RIGHT

1,2                             Cross/touch R over L, Unwind 180º left (wt on R)                                                                                              (6:00) 

&3,4                         Step on L beside R, Step R fwd, Pivot turn 180º left (wt L)                                                                             (12:00)

5,6                             Cross/step R over L to left diagonal, Replace weight to L

7&8                          (Travelling to right) Turn 90º right stepping R fwd, Turn 180º right stepping L back, Turn 90º right

                                  stepping R to right side                                                                                                                                                (12:00)                    

9-16                          CROSS, REPLACE, ¼, FWD, ½ PIVOT WITH DRAG, SHUFFLE BACK ½ TURN, TRIPLE FULL

                             TURN FWD OVER L

1,2                             Cross/step on L over R to right diagonal, replace weight to R

&3,4                         Turn 90º left stepping L fwd, Step R fwd, Pivot turn 180º left dragging R towards L                             (3:00)

5&6                          Step back on R, Step on L beside R, Turning 180º right step R fwd                                                              (9:00)

7&8                          Step L fwd, Turning 180º left step R back, Turning 180º left step L fwd                                                     (9:00)

 

17-24                        SIDE, REPLACE, CROSS, DIAG LOCK SHUFFLE BACK, DIAG BACK, CROSS, TOUCH BACK,

                                  ½ REVERSE PIVOT, COASTER CROSS

1&2                          Rock/step on R to right side, Replace weight to L, Cross/step R over L

3&4                          (Travelling back on L diagonal) Step L back, Cross/step R over L, Step L back

5&6&                       (Travelling back on R diagonal) Step R back, Cross/step L over R, Touch R toe back, Reverse pivot turn

                                  180º  right (wt L)                                                                                                                                                            (3:00)

7&8                          Step R back, Step L beside R, Cross/step R over L

 

25-32½                     ROCK SIDE, REPLACE, ½ HINGE, CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, REPLACE, 

                                  SIDE, CROSS, REPLACE, SIDE

1,2&                         Rock/step on L to left side, replace weight to R, Hinge turn 180º left stepping on L to left side          (9:00)

3&4&                       Cross/step R over L, Step L to left side, Cross/step R behind L, Step on L to left side

5,6&                         Cross/step R over L, Replace weight to L, Step on R to right side

7,8&                         Cross/step L over R, Replace weight to R, Step on L to left side

 

32                              Restart Dance In New Direction

 

Restart:                    After Wall 2, do the first 4 counts of the dance and restart from the beginning.

 

To End The Dance: As the music is fading you will be starting the dance from the beginning: do the first 3 counts ant then a

 ¾ pivot turn (instead of ½ pivot) to end to 12:00

 

Choreographers Note: The music is quite slow, so you will have plenty of time to stretch each step and fill the music.  Don’t rush the steps and immerse yourself in this beautiful song.

 

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