BETTER TIMES
Count: 32. Wall: 4. Level: Improver
Choreographer: Pat Stott & Vikki Morris (Nov 2013)
Music: Better Times A Comin’ by Derek Ryan. Album: Country Soul
Start: 34 count on the vocals
HEEL, HITCH, HEEL, HITCH, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS
HEEL, HITCH, HEEL, HITCH, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS
1&2& Dig R heel forward 45° right, Hitch R, Dig R heel forward 45° right, Hitch R
(Slap hand on knee when you hitch)
3&4 Step R behind L, Step L to left, Cross R over L
5&6& Dig L heel forward 45° left, Hitch L, Dig L heel forward 45° left, Hitch L
(Slap hand on knee when you hitch)
7&8 Step L behind R, Step R to right, Cross L over R
CHASSE 1/4 RIGHT, STEP, PIVOT 1/4 RIGHT, CROSS, &, HEEL, &, HEEL, &, STOMP
1&2 Step R to right, Step L beside R, Turn ¼ right step R forward [3:00]
3,4 Step L forward, Pivot ¼ right [6:00]
5&6 Cross L over R, Step R slightly back, Dig L heel forward
&7&8 Step L beside R, Dig R heel forward, Step R beside L, Stomp L forward
TAG & RESTART: Wall 5
CHASSE RIGHT, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, CHASSE 1/4 LEFT, FULL TURN LEFT
1&2 Step R to right, Step L beside R, Step R to right
3,4 Cross Rock L over R, Recover onto R (optional: whoo! on the cross rock)
5&6 Step L to left, Step R beside L, Turn ¼ left step L forward
7,8 Turn ½ left step R back, Turn ½ left step L forward [3:00]
MAMBO, HITCH, BACK, HITCH, BACK, COASTER BACK, SCUFF, STOMP, HEELS SPLITS
1&2 Rock R forward, Recover onto L, Step R back
&3&4 Hitch L, Step L back, Hitch R, Step R back
5&6 Step L back, Step R beside L, Step L forward
&7&8 Scuff R forward, Stomp R to right, Twist heels out, Twist heels in
(weight on L to start again)
32 REPEAT
TAG: End of Wall 2 [6:00] and during Wall 5 after count 16 [6:00]
STOMP, CLAP, STOMP, CLAP
1& Stomp R forward, Clap hands
2& Stomp L forward, Clap hands