Friday Night Heartbreaker

Count: 32Wall: 2Level: BEGINNER
Choreographer: Laura RittenhouseAU
Music:Friday Night Heartbreaker by Jon Pardi

Step Sheet

Intro: 20 counts (singing starts on count 2 of the dance)
 
S 1 CROSS, POINT, CROSS, POINT, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS & CROSS
1-4
L cross over R, R side toe point, R cross over L, L side toe point
5, 6
L cross over R, R sidestep
7 & 8
L cross over R, R step next to L, L cross over R
 
S2 BACK, TAP, ¼ TURN, TAP, ¼ TURN, SWEEP, STEP, SWEEP
1-4
R step back, L tap beside R, L ¼ turn sidestep, R tap beside L
5-8
R ¼ turn step back, L sweep backwards, L step back, R sweep backwards
 
S3 BACK, RECOVER, RECOVER, RECOVER
1-4
R step back, recover on L, recover back on R, recover on L
The next 20 counts mirror the first 20 counts:
 
S 4 CROSS, POINT, CROSS, POINT, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS & CROSS
1-4
R cross over L, L side toe point, L cross over R, R side toe point
5, 6
R cross over L, L sidestep
7 & 8
R cross over L, L step next to R, R cross over L
 
S5 BACK, TAP, ¼ TURN, TAP, ¼ TURN, SWEEP, STEP, SWEEP
1-4
L step back, R tap beside L, R ¼ turn sidestep, L tap beside R
5-8
L ¼ turn step back, R sweep backwards, R step back, L sweep backwards
 
S6 BACK, RECOVER, RECOVER, RECOVER
1-4
L step back, recover forward on R, recover back on L, recover forward on R
Restart here on wall 5
 
S7 STEP, FLICK, STEP, FLICK, STEP, FLICK, STEP, LOCK
1-4
L step forward, R flick while ¼ turn to L, R step forward, L flick while ½ turn R
5-8
L step forward, R flick while ½ turn to L, R step forward, L lock
 
S8 STEP, TAP, SIDE, TAP, TURN, SWEEP, STEP, TOGETHER
1-4
R step forward, L tap behind R, L sidestep, R tap behind L
5-8
¼ R step back, L sweep back, L Step, R step next to L
 
S9 TURN, HOLD, LOCK STEP, HOLD, LOCK STEP, LOCK STEP, STEP, TURN
1, 2
¼ turn L step, Hold,
&3, 4
R lock behind L, L step forward, Hold,
&5&6
R lock behind L, L step forward, R lock behind L, L step forward
7, 8
R step forward, ½ L turn
 
S10 SHUFFLE FORWARD, ROCKING CHAIR, CROSS & CROSS
1 & 2
R step forward, L step next to R, R step forward
3 - 6
L step forward, recover on R, L step back, recover on R
7 & 8
L cross over R, R step next to L, L cross over R
 
S11 STEP, TURN, POINT & POINT
1, 2
R sidestep, ¼ turn L step next to R
3 & 4
R side toe point, R step next to L, L side toe point
 
OUTRO – 12 counts (to end the dance after wall 6)
STEP, DRAG, STEP, DRAG, TURN, STEP, TURN, TAP, STEP, DRAG, STEP, DRAG
1-4
L step forward, R drag beside L, R step forward, L drag beside R
5-8
¼ L turn step, R step beside L, ¼ L turn step, R tap beside L
9-12
R step forward, L drag beside R, L step forward, R drag beside R
Finish facing the front wall with R step forward pose.
 
TAG – 4 counts (at the end of wall 2):
STEP, SWEEP, STEP, SWEEP
1-4
L step forward, R sweep, R step forward, L sweep
 
STYLING (in order of appearance):
➢ To accentuate a tango-like feel, you can flick after S8’ taps.
➢ At S11, stomp the first two counts on walls 1 and 3, facing the back wall (6 o’clock).
➢ For S7’ first 6 counts, use the hands to gesture towards “the land, the sea, the sky”, during the chorus, i.e. on wall 2 & 4 (facing the back wall) and on wall 6 (facing the front wall).