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Improver

Times Are Tough

Choreographed by Niels Poulsen🇩🇰
Music: The Hustle Is On by Johnny Nicholas
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48counts2walls0tags0restarts13views47videos
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Created: 5/1/2022
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48 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
Intro: 64 counts from very first beat in music. App. 24 secs. into track. Start with weight on L foot
NOTE: NO TAGS – NO RESTARTS!
 
[1 – 8] R mambo step fwd, hook L, fwd L, hitch ½ L, back R, hitch ¼ L
1 – 4
Rock R fwd (1), recover back on L (2), step back on R (3), hook L foot in front of R leg (4) 12:00
5 – 6
Step L fwd (5), turn ½ L on L hitching R knee (6) 6:00
7 – 8
Step back on R (7), turn ¼ L on R hitching L knee (8) 3:00
 
[9 – 16] L rumba box fwd, touch together, R rumba box back, drag L
1 – 4
Step L to L side (1), step R next to L (2), step fwd on L (3), touch R next to L (4) 3:00
5 – 8
Step R to R side (5), step L next to R (6), step R a big step back (7), drag L next to R (8) 3:00
 
[17 – 24] L coaster step, Hold, step turn step, Hold
1 – 4
Step L back (1), step R next to L (2), step L fwd (3), HOLD (4) 3:00
5 – 8
Step R fwd (5), turn ½ L onto L (6), step R fwd (7), HOLD (8) 9:00
 
[25 – 32] L rocking chair, L jazz box ¼ L, touch together
1 – 4
Rock L fwd (1), recover back on R (2), rock L back (3), recover fwd onto R (4) 9:00
5 – 8
Cross L over R (5), turn 1/8 L stepping back on R (6), turn 1/8 L stepping L fwd and to the L side (7), touch R next to L (8) 6:00
 
[33 – 40] R&L lock steps fwd, R rock step fwd
1 – 3
Step R fwd (1), lock L behind R (2), step R fwd (3) 6:00
4 – 6
Step L fwd (4), lock R behind L (5), step L fwd (6) 6:00
7 – 8
Rock R fwd (7), recover back on L (8) 6:00
 
[41 – 48] Jump RL back and out out and clap hands X 2, Elvis knees LRLR
&1 – 2
Jump R back and out (&), jump L back and out (1), clap hands (2) 6:00
&3 – 4
Jump R back (&), jump L back (3), clap hands (4) 6:00
5 – 8
Recover on R popping L knee in (5), recover on L popping R knee in (6), recover on R popping L knee in (7), recover on L popping R knee in (8) …
Styling: when popping knee avoid bending the opposite leg -6:00
 
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Ending Wall 6 is your last wall (starts facing 6:00). Finish dance on count 47, facing 12:00