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Intermediate

When The Going Gets Tough

Choreographed by Jos Slijpen🇳🇱
Music: When the Going Gets Tough by Billy Ocean
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48counts4walls0tags0restarts9views0videos
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
48 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
WALK, WALK, ROCK & STEP FORWARD, WALK, WALK, ROCK & STEP FORWARD
1-2
Step forward right, step forward left
3&4
Rock right to right side, recover weight on left foot, step forward right
5-6
Step forward left, step forward right
7&8
Rock left to left side, recover weight on right foot, step forward left
ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, ¾ TRIPLE TURN RIGHT, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, ½ TRIPLE TURN LEFT
1-2
Rock forward right, recover weight on left foot
3&4
Make ¾ triple turn right with right/left/right
5-6
Rock forward left, recover weight on right foot
7&8
Make ½ triple turn left with left/right/left
SIDE TOE TOUCHES RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT, HOLD, SIDE TOE TOUCHES LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT, HOLD
1&2
Touch right to side, step right together, touch left to side
&3-4
Step left together, touch right to side, hold
&5&6
Step right together, touch left to side, step left together, touch right to side
&7-8
Step right together, touch left to side, hold
SAILOR STEP, CROSS TOUCH BEHIND, UNWIND ¾ TURN RIGHT, ROCK, RECOVER, ¾ TRIPLE TURN LEFT
1&2
Cross left behind right, step right to side, step left to side
3-4
Cross right toe behind left, unwind ¾ turn right (ending weight on right)
5-6
Rock forward left, recover weight on right foot
7&8
Make ¾ turn triple left with left/right/left
ROCK, RECOVER, COASTER STEP, ROCK, ¼ TURN LEFT, CHASSE LEFT
1-2
Rock forward right, recover weight on left foot
3&4
Step back on right, step left together, step forward right
5-6
Rock forward left, recover weight on right foot
&
On ball of right make ¼ turn left
7&8
Step left to left side, close right next to left, step left to side
ROCK, RECOVER, COASTER STEP, ROCK, RECOVER, ¾ TRIPLE TURN LEFT
1-2
Rock forward right, recover weight on left foot
3&4
Step back on right, step left together, step forward right
5-6
Rock forward left, recover weight on right foot
7&8
Make ¾ triple turn left with left/right/left
REPEAT
RESTART At the 4th wall restart the dance after count 20 (facing front)