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Intermediate

Better as a Memory

Choreographed by Mark Simpkin🇦🇺
Music: Better As a Memory by Kenny Chesney
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Created: 5/1/2009
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Step Sheet
48 Count, 2 Wall
9/26/2025
[1-8] WALK FWD R, L, FWD R COASTER, BALL TURN, BALL TURN, BACK L COASTER,
1 2 3&4
Sweep Walk Fwd R, Sweep Walk Fwd L, Fwd R Coaster Step (12 o’clock)
&5& 6
Step Back on L, Making 1/2 turn R step on R, Making 1/2 turn R step on L, Step Back on R
7 & 8
Back L Coaster Step (12 o’clock)
 
[9-17] BALL TURN, BACK, WEAVE R, BEHIND, BALL CROSS FULL TURN, L SHUFFLE,
& 1 2
Making a Full turn left Step on R, Rock/Step on L, Pushing back on R sweep L around
3&4&5
Step L behind R, Step R to R side, Step L over R, Step R to R side, Step L behind R sweep R around 6&78&1 Step R behind L, Step L to L side, Step R over L unwind a full turn, Side Shuffle to L
 
[18-25] CROSS, REPLACE, SIDE SHUFFLE FULL TURN, CROSS REPLACE, SIDE SHUFFLE, 1 1/4 TURN
2 3 4&5
Cross R over L, Replace Weight to L, Side Shuffle to R side making a full turn over right
6 7 8&1
Cross L over R, Replace Weight to R, Side Shuffle to L side making a 1 1/4 turn over left (9 o’clock)
 
[26-33] STEP, 1/2 PIVOT, 1/2 TURN L, SHUFFLE BACK, FWD R, L FULL TURN, SHUFFLE FWD TURNING 3/4 OVER R STEPPING RLR,
2 3&4&5
Step Fwd on R, Pivot 1/2 turn L on L, ##, making 1/2 turn L step back on R, Shuffle back L,R,L ,(9 o’clock)
6 7 8
Step Fwd on R, Making 1/2 turn R step back on L, making 1/2 turn R step fwd on R, ( 9 o’clock)
&1
Making 1/4 turn R step L to L side, Making 1/2 turn R step fwd on R # (6 o’clock)
 
[34-40] 1/4 SIDE L, R SAILOR, BALL STEP, REPLACE 3/4 TURN L, SHUFFLE FWD RLR,
2 3&4&5
Making 1/4 turn R step L to L side, R Sailor Step R,L,R, Step L tog, Step R to R Side (9 o’clock)
6 7&8
Replace weight to L making 3/4 turn over R, Shuffle Fwd R, L, R, (6 o’clock),
 
[41-48] BACK, BACK, SHUFFLE BACK FULL TURN, R COASTER, 1/2, 1/2, FULL TURN,
1 2 3&4
Step Back on L sweeping R, Step Back on R sweeping L, Shuffle back L, R, L making a full turn over Left (6 o’clock)
5&6 7 8&
R coaster step R,L,R, Making 1/2 turn R step back on L, Making 1/2 turn R step fwd on R, Step on L Making a full turn over R,
 
[48] START AGAIN
 
 
Tag
At the end of wall 1, there’s a 4-count tag,
Do the 1st 4 counts of the dance Walk, Walk, Fwd Coaster, Step L tog on the & count, Start Wall 2.
 
Restarts
Restart 1 On wall 3, When you get to count 33, that becomes the 1st step.
 
2nd Restart
On wall 5, When you get to count 28, you start again,(count 26, 27 is the step pivot 1/2, count 28 now becomes 1/4 turn L stepping R to R side( 12 o’clock), then step L beside R on the & count, then start again!!! How hard could it be.
 
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Email: msimpkin@bigpond.net.au