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Count: 64 Wall: 2 Level: Intermediate
Choreographer: Alison Biggs & Peter Metelnick, TheDanceFactoryUK - Nov 2014
Music: Up by Olly Murs (feat. Demi Lovato)
INTRO: 16 count - approx. 9 secs into song - [3mins 40secs - 115 bpm]
STEP, SAILOR, SAILOR (travelling forward), MAMBO 1/2 LEFT
1 Step R forward on slight right diagonal
2&3 Step L behind R, Step R to right, Step L forward on slight left diagonal
4&5 Step R behind L, Step L to left, Step R forward on slight right diagonal
6-8 Rock L forward, Recover onto R, Turn ½ left step L forward [6:00]
1/2 LEFT, BACK, COASTER BACK, STEP, HEEL-&-TOUCH, HEEL-&-TOUCH
1,2 Turn ½ left step R back, Step L back [12:00]
3&4 Step R back, Step L beside R, Step R forward
5 Step L forward
6&7 Touch R heel forward, Step R beside L, Touch L beside R
8&1 Touch L heel forward, Step L beside R, Touch R beside L
KICK-&-POINT-&-POINT, SAILOR, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS
2& Kick R forward, Step R beside L
3&4 Touch L to left, Step L beside R, Touch R to right
5&6 Step R behind L, Step L to left, Step R to right
7&8 Step L behind R, Step R to right, Cross L over R
SIDE, HOLD-&-CHASSE RIGHT, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, 1/4 LEFT SHUFFLE
1,2& Step R to right, Hold, Step L beside R
3&4 Step R to right, Step L beside R, Step R to right
5,6 Cross Rock L over R, Recover onto R
7&8 Turn ¼ left step L forward, Step R beside L, Step L forward [9:00]
1/2 LEFT, 1/2 LEFT, SHUFFLE, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER-&-STEP, PIVOT 1/4 LEFT
1,2 Turn ½ left step R back, Turn ½ left step L forward (or WALK, WALK) [9:00]
3&4 Step R forward, Step L beside R, Step R forward
5,6& Rock L forward, Recover onto R, Step L beside R
7,8 Step R forward, Pivot ¼ left [6:00]
CROSS, BACK-&-CROSS, SIDE, 1/4 LEFT COASTER, 1/2 LEFT, 1/2 LEFT
1,2 Cross R over L, Step L back
&3,4 Step R to right, Cross L over R, Step R to right
5&6 Turn ¼ left step L back, Step R beside L, Step L forward
7,8 Turn ½ left step R back, Turn ½ left step L forward (or WALK, WALK) [3:00]
STEP, PIVOT 1/4 LEFT, CROSS SHUFFLE, 1/4 RIGHT, 1/4 RIGHT, CROSS SHUFFLE
1,2 Step R forward, Pivot ¼ left [12:00]
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
7&8 Cross L over R, Step R to right, Cross L over R [6:00]
ROCK RIGHT, RECOVER-&-ROCK LEFT, RECOVER, TOUCH FORWARD, SIDE, COASTER BACK
1,2& Rock R to right, Recover onto L, Step R beside L
3,4 Rock L to left, Recover onto R
5,6 Touch L toes forward, Touch L toes to left
7&8 Step L back, Step R beside L, Step L forward
64 REPEAT
TAGS:
End of Wall 1 and Wall 3 (facing 6:00): Repeat last 8 counts of dance and restart
End of Wall 2: ROCKING CHAIR
as you rock forward you can push both arms up and look up (As they sing the word "UP")
BIG ENDING: End of wall 6: STEP R FORWARD and bring arms up and look up. Ta Da!