Up We Go

Count: 32Wall: 4Level: intermediate
Choreographer: Jen Cromer
Music:Up We Go by Lights

Step Sheet

#16 Count Intro
 
Phrased Sequence:
A (40), 4C Tag, B(32), 4C Tag
A (40), 4C Tag, B(32)
A (32), 2C Tag, B(32)
 
Part A – 40 Counts
A [1-8] – Dorothy step, forward weave, rock right, ¼ right hitch, ¼ right sailor step
1 2&3&4
Dorothy step for 1 2&; Forward left (3), right behind left (&), forward left again (4)
5 6 7&8
Rock right, recover, hitch ¼ right (3:00), sailor step ¼ turn right (6:00)
 
A [9-16] – Ball step, quick rocks, ½ left walk around to front
&1 2&3&4
Ball step forward on right, quick rocks – left side, back, forward, ending up with weight on left
5 6 7 8&
Right, left, right, quick tap left before putting weight on it.
 
A [17-24] – Dorothy step, forward weave, rock right, ¼ right hitch, ¼ right sailor step
1 2&3&4
(Repeat first sixteen counts) Dorothy step for 1 2&; Forward left (3), right behind left (&), forward left again (4)
5 6 7&8
Rock right, recover, hitch ¼ right, sailor step ¼ turn right
 
A [25-32] – Ball step, quick rocks, ½ left walk around to front
&1 2&3&4
Ball step forward on right, quick rocks – left side, back, forward, ending up with weight on left
5 6 7 8&
Right, left, right, quick tap left before putting weight on it.
 
A [33-40] – Nightclub, rock, cross steps ½ turn to left, jazz box
1 2&3&4&
Nightclub step to the right, rock left recover right (2&), aiming body toward the left, cross steps left over right, turning to the back wall, use the & count to free right foot.
5 6 7 8
Jazz box – right, left, right, left (tip: make sure your right foot lands on the lyric “this” for 5.)
 
B – 32 Counts
B [1-8] – Forward right, back left w/ a sweep, ¼ turn right sailor step, rock left forward, rock back on right, ¼ turn weave to the right
1 2 3&4
Jump forward on right, hop back on left and sweep right, sailor step w/ ¼ turn right
5 6 7&8
Forward on left, ¼ pivot right, weave – behind, side, forward left
 
B [9-16] – Backward walk, rock recover forward, ¼ pivot turn left w/ a cross step, ¾ turn right w/ ball step
1 2 3&4
Walk backward right, left, rock back right (3), recover left (&), step forward on right (4)
5 a 6 & a 7&8
Pivot ¼ left (5), shift weight to left (a) cross right over left (6), step back ¼ left (&), ½ turn to the right (a), forward on left (7) ending with a ball step forward on the left (&8).
 
B [17-24] – Forward right, back left w/ a sweep, ¼ turn right sailor step, rock left forward, rock back on right, ¼ turn weave to the right
1 2 3&4
(Repeat first 16 of B) - Jump forward on right, hop back on left and sweep right, sailor step w/ ¼ turn right
5 6 7&8
Forward on left, ¼ pivot right, weave – behind, side, forward left
 
B [25-32] – Backward walk, rock recover forward, ¼ pivot turn left w/ a cross step, ¾ turn right w/ ball step
1 2 3&4
Walk backward right, left, rock back right (3), recover left (&), step forward on right (4)
5 a 6 & a 7&8
Pivot ¼ left (5), shift weight to left (a) cross right over left (6), step back ¼ left (&), ½ turn to the right (a), forward on left (7) ending with a ball step forward on the left (&8).
 
Tag – 4 Counts - (After 1st A, 1st B, and 2nd A)
1 –
Forward on right
2 –
Forward on left
3 –
Back on right
4 –
Back on left
 
Tag – 2 Counts - (After 32 counts of the 3rd A)
1-2 –
Sway right, left
 
Tips for the 2nd and 4th 8 counts of B:
• From a teaching and dancing standpoint, counts 1-6 will feel like 1 2 3&4 a 6. The 5 happens so quickly and fluidly that it’s barely there.
• If you do not make it all the way around on the ¾ turn (& a), use the 7 & 8 to square up to the wall.
• 7&8 slow down considerably from the previous counts. Do not rush the last two counts.
 
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