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A COLD BEER
Count: 28. Wall: 4. Level: Low Improver
Choreographer: Shane McKeever (N.IRE), José Miguel Belloque Vane (NL) & Niels Poulsen (DNK) - May 2023
Music: Half of Me by Thomas Rhett (feat. Riley Green). Album: Where We Started


INTRO: 16 count from beginning of track. Weight on L.

STEP, PIVOT 1/4 LEFT, CROSS SHUFFLE, 1/4 RIGHT, 1/4 RIGHT, CROSS SHUFFLE
1,2   Step R forward, Pivot ¼ left [9:00]
3&4  Cross R over L, Step L to left, Cross R over L
5,6   Turn ¼ right step L back, Turn ¼ right step R to right [3:00]
7&8  Cross L over R, Step R to right, Cross L over R

K-STEP, SCUFF
1,2   Step R forward 45° right, Touch L beside R (Option: wave arms above head to right)
3,4   Step L back 45° left, Touch R beside L (Option: wave arms above head to left)
5,6   Step R back 45° right, Touch L beside R (Option: wave arms above head to right)
7,8   Step L forward 45° left, Scuff R (Option: wave arms above head to left)

STEP, LOCK WITH DIP, STEP-LOCK-STEP, STEP, PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT, STEP-LOCK-STEP
1,2   Step R forward, Lock L behind R dipping slightly down in both knees popping R knee forward
Fun option for count 2: to match the lyrics ‘wants a cold beer’ you can choose to take R hand up to your mouth and bend head back as if drinking a beer. This applies to walls 3, 6, 8 and 10 only (listen to the lyrics)
3&4  Step R forward, Lock L behind R, Step R forward
5,6   Step L forward, Pivot ½ right
7&8  Step L forward, Lock R behind L, Step L forward [9:00]

STOMP, HOLD, SHUFFLE
1,2   Stomp R forward, Hold
3&4  Step L forward, Step R beside L, Step L forward [9:00]

28    REPEAT

TAG: End of Wall 3 [3:00], Wall 6 [6:00], Wall 7 [3:00] and Wall 9 [9:00]
ROCKING CHAIR

1-4   Rock R forward, Recover onto L, Rock R back, Recover onto L

ENDING: Finish Wall 10 (starts at 9:00), now facing 6:00 then:
Step R forward, Pivot ½ left, Step R forward [12:00]