NOTE : Choreographed in honor of Teressa Liu’s 70th birthday. Dance keeps you ALIVE !!
TOE HEEL SWIVEL, HITCH, CROSS X 2
1-4
Swivel your R toe in next to your LF, swivel your R heel out to a R diagonal, hitch your R knee up & rise on the ball of your LF, step RF across LF
5-8
Swivel your L toe next to your RF, swivel your L heel out to the L diagonal, hitch your L knee up & rise on the ball of your RF, step LF across RF
EASY OPTION : 1-4 Touch R toe next to LF, extend R heel f/wd, hitch R knee, step RF across LF
5-8
Touch L toe next to RF, extend L heel f/wd, hitch L knee, step LF across RF
¼ R, GIRLY WALK/CHICKEN WALK F/WD, SHUFFLE RIGHT, ½ TURN SHUFFLE LEFT
1-4
Turn ¼ R and walk f/wd RF,LF,RF,LF while swiveling hips [3:00]
5&6
Step RF to R, close LF next to RF, step RF to R
7&8
½ turn R and step LF to L, closed RF next to LF, step LF to L [9:00]
EASY OPTION : 5-6 Tap RF, step RF to R
7-8
½ turn R & tap LF, step LF to L
KICK CROSS, KICK SIDE, SAILOR STEP X 2
1-2
Kick RF diagonally across in front of LF, kick RF to R
3&4
Step RF across & behind LF, step LF next to RF, step RF to R
5-6
Kick LF diagonally across in front of RF, kick LF to L
7&8
Step LF across & behind RF, step RF next to LF, step LF to L
SIDE TOE STRUT, CROSS TOE STRUT, BIG STEP, BALL CHANGE, STEP
1,2
Tap RF to R, step RF to R
3,4
Tap LF across, step LF over RF
5,6
Make a large step R with RF, pull LF towards RF but don’t close
7
Step ball of LF behind R heel
&8
Step RF in place, step LF f/wd [9:00]
Choreographers Note : This is a really lively dance, created in celebration of the life of a very lively dance teacher & friend who has never allowed her age to slow her down.
After all ‘Age is just a number’. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERESA !