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Intermediate

The Living Years

Choreographed by John Dowling🇬🇧
Music: The Living Years by Mike + The Mechanics
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
Start 16 beats after the background beat starts (just before vocals)
WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCK RECOVER, CHASSE ¼ TURN LEFT
1-2
Walk forward stepping right, left
3&4
Step right forward, step left next to right, step right forward
5-6
Rock forward on left, recover weight back onto right
7&8
Turning ¼ turn left, step left to side, slide right next to left, step left to left side
SWAYS, SAILOR STEP, STEP ½ TURN, SHUFFLE ½ TURN
1-2
Sway hips right, left
3&4
Cross right behind left, step left to left side, step right in place
5-6
Step forward on left, pivot ½ turn right
7&8
Make a ½ turn right stepping left, right, left (ends facing the 9:00 wall)
ROCK RECOVER, CHASSE ¼ TURN LEFT, CROSS BEHIND, ½ UNWIND, CROSSING SHUFFLE
1-2
Rock back on right, recover weight forward onto left
3&4
Turning ¼ turn left, step right to side, slide left next to right, step right to right side
5-6
Touch left toe behind right, unwind ½ turn left
7&8
Step right across left, step left to side, cross right over left
ROCK RECOVER, CROSSING SHUFFLE, ROCK RECOVER, COASTER STEP
1-2
Stepping left to left side rock weight onto left, recover onto right
3&4
Step left across right, step right to side, cross left over right
5-6
Stepping right to right side rock weight onto right, recover onto left
7&8
Step back on right, step left next to right, step right slightly forward
WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCK RECOVER, CHASSE ¼ TURN RIGHT
1-2
Walk forward stepping left, right
3&4
Step left forward, step right next to left, step left forward
5-6
Rock forward on right, recover weight onto left
7&8
Turning ¼ turn right, step right to side, slide left next to right, step right to right side
TRAVELING FULL TURN, CROSSING SHUFFLE, ROCK RECOVER, COASTER STEP
1-2
Make ½ turn right stepping left to side, make ½ turn right stepping right to side
3&4
Step left across right, step right to side, cross left over right
5-6
Stepping right to right side rock weight onto right, recover onto left
7&8
Step back on right, step left next to right, step right slightly forward
STEP ½ TURN, SHUFFLE ½ TURN, ROCKING CHAIR
1-2
Step forward on left, pivot ½ turn right
3&4
Make a ½ turn right stepping left, right, left
5-6
Stepping back rock weight onto right, recover onto left
7-8
Stepping forward rock weight onto right, recover onto left
COASTER CROSS, ROCK RECOVER, WEAVE, ROCK ¼ TURN TOUCH
1&2
Step back on right, step left next to right, step right across left
3-4
Stepping left to left side rock weight onto left, recover onto right
5&6
Step left behind right, step right to right side, step left across right
7&8
Rock right to right side, recover weight onto left making ¼ turn right, touch right next to left
REPEAT