Up on the Tightrope

Choreographed by Becky Hawthorne🇺🇸
Music: Tight Rope by Leon Russell
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Created: 11/1/2023
Step Sheet
32 Count, 2 Wall
Intro: 8 counts. Dance starts on the word “tightwire”.

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Optional styling throughout: Do steps on 12:00-6:00 axis with feet in line, as if on a tightrope.
Optional styling Sec 1: Keep foot slightly above the floor instead of touching on counts 6 and 8.

Section 1: FWD TOUCH, STEP DOWN X 2, FWD STEP, SIDE TOUCH X 2
1, 2Touch RF forward, Step RF down
3, 4Touch LF forward, Step LF down
5, 6Step RF forward (slightly crossed), Touch LF to L
7, 8Step LF forward (slightly crossed), Touch RF to R

Section 2: 1/2 PIVOT, FWD RUN X 3, FWD ROCK, RECOVER, BACK RUN X 3
1, 2Step RF forward, 1/2 Pivot to L transferring weight to LF (6:00)
3 & 4Run forward R, L, R
5, 6Rock LF forward, Recover back on RF
7 & 8Run back L, R, L

Section 3: BACK ROCK, RECOVER, FWD LOCK, 1/2 PIVOT, FWD LOCK
1, 2Rock RF back, Recover weight forward on LF
3 & 4Step RF forward, Lock LF behind R, Step RF forward
5, 6Step LF forward, 1/2 Pivot to R transferring weight to RF (12:00)
7 & 8Step LF forward, Lock RF behind L, Step LF forward

Section 4: KICK, 1/4 SIDE, POINT, ROCK X 2, BALL, 1/4 FWD, BACK X 3
1 & 2Kick RF forward, 1/4 Step RF to R side (3:00), Point LF to L
3, 4Step onto LF and rock L, Rock R transferring weight onto RF
& 5Step L ball next to RF (&), 1/4 Step RF forward (6:00)
6, 7, 8Step LF back, Step RF back, Step LF back

Suggested ending: Song ends during Wall 7. After dancing Section 3, step RF forward and hold.

Becky Hawthorne: beckyhawthornetx@gmail.com

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