As Good As I Once Was
Count:
0
Wall:
4
Level:
Improver
Choreographer:
Dennis Duke (USA) & Ruthie Duke (USA)
Music:
As Good As I Once Was - Toby Keith
Sequence: A, A, Pause, A, A, Tag, A, A, Pause, A, A, A, Pause, A, A, A
PART A
HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, HOOK, SHUFFLE
1-2Touch right heel forward, step right beside left
3-4Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
5-6Touch right heel forward, hook right heel in front of left knee
7-8Shuffle forward (right-left-right)
HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, HOOK, SHUFFLE
9-10Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
11-12Touch right heel forward, step right beside left
13-14Touch left heel forward, hook left heel in front of right knee
15-16Shuffle forward (left-right-left)
STEP, TURN, SHUFFLE, STEP, TURN, SHUFFLE
17-18Step right forward, pivot ½ to the left putting weight on left
19-20Shuffle forward (right-left-right)
21-22Step left forward, pivot ½ to the right putting weight on right
23-24Shuffle forward (left-right-left)
KICK TWICE, ¼ RIGHT, ¼ LEFT, ¼ RIGHT
25-26Kick right forward twice
27-28Step right ¼ turn to right (turning body to right), touch left next to right
29-30Step left ¼ turn to left (turning body to left), touch right next to left
31-32Step right ¼ turn to right (turning body to right), step left next to right
TAG
VINE RIGHT WITH ½ TURN, VINE LEFT, VINE RIGHT WITH ½ TURN, VINE LEFT
1-2Step right to right, step left behind right
3-4Step right to right with ½ turn to right (to the right), touch left beside right
5-8Step left to left, step right behind left, step left to left, touch right beside left
9-10Step right to right, step left behind right
11-12Step right to right with ½ turn to right (to the right), touch left beside right
13-16Step left to left, step right behind left, step left to left, touch right beside left
After each pause, the dance begins again on the word "once" with Right heel forward. This would be an easy/beginner line dance with the part A step pattern, but the sequence (pauses and tag) bring it closer to an intermediate dance.
PART A
HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, HOOK, SHUFFLE
1-2Touch right heel forward, step right beside left
3-4Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
5-6Touch right heel forward, hook right heel in front of left knee
7-8Shuffle forward (right-left-right)
HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, HOOK, SHUFFLE
9-10Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
11-12Touch right heel forward, step right beside left
13-14Touch left heel forward, hook left heel in front of right knee
15-16Shuffle forward (left-right-left)
STEP, TURN, SHUFFLE, STEP, TURN, SHUFFLE
17-18Step right forward, pivot ½ to the left putting weight on left
19-20Shuffle forward (right-left-right)
21-22Step left forward, pivot ½ to the right putting weight on right
23-24Shuffle forward (left-right-left)
KICK TWICE, ¼ RIGHT, ¼ LEFT, ¼ RIGHT
25-26Kick right forward twice
27-28Step right ¼ turn to right (turning body to right), touch left next to right
29-30Step left ¼ turn to left (turning body to left), touch right next to left
31-32Step right ¼ turn to right (turning body to right), step left next to right
TAG
VINE RIGHT WITH ½ TURN, VINE LEFT, VINE RIGHT WITH ½ TURN, VINE LEFT
1-2Step right to right, step left behind right
3-4Step right to right with ½ turn to right (to the right), touch left beside right
5-8Step left to left, step right behind left, step left to left, touch right beside left
9-10Step right to right, step left behind right
11-12Step right to right with ½ turn to right (to the right), touch left beside right
13-16Step left to left, step right behind left, step left to left, touch right beside left
After each pause, the dance begins again on the word "once" with Right heel forward. This would be an easy/beginner line dance with the part A step pattern, but the sequence (pauses and tag) bring it closer to an intermediate dance.