Living For The Jive
Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Easy Improver
Choreographer:
Yvonne Anderson (SCO) - June 2016
Music:
Living For the Jive - Johnny Brady : (iTunes & amazon)
Notes: Start on vocal, 1 restart wall 3 and 1 tag (2 counts) at end of wall 6. Dance ends facing forward
[1-8] TOUCH RIGHT TOES OUT-IN, RIGHT HEEL FORWARD, TOGETHER, LEFT HEEL-BALL-STEP, TOUCH LEFT TOES OUT-IN, LEFT HEEL FORWARD, TOGETHER, RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2&Touch R toes to right, (&) Touch R toes beside left, Touch R heel forward, (&) Step R beside left [12]
3&4Touch L heel forward, (&) Step L beside right, Step R forward [12]
5&6&Touch L toes to left, (&) Touch L toes beside right, Touch L heel forward, (&) Step L beside right [12]
7&8Shuffle forward stepping R, L, R [12]
[9-16] STEP ½ TURN RIGHT, ½ TURN RIGHT, BACK-LOCK-BACK, 1/ 4 TURN LEFT, TOUCH, STEP, KICK, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS
1&2Step L forward, (&) Make ½ turn right taking weight on R, Make ½ turn right stepping L back [12]
3&4Step R back, (&) Lock L across right, Step R back [12]
5&.Make ¼ turn left stepping L to left, (&) Touch R beside left [9]
***RESTART during wall 3, dance to count 5&…pause, Restart facing 3 o’clock ***
6&Step R to right, (&) Kick L forward to left [9]
7&8Step L behind right, (&) Step R to right, Step L across right [9]
[17-24] SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS ROCK-RECOVER-SIDE ROCK-RECOVER, SAILOR STEP ¼ LEFT, FULL TRIPLE TURN LEFT (travels forward)
1&2Step R to right, (&) Step L beside right, Step R to right [9]
3&4&Rock L across right, (&) Recover weight on R, Rock L to left, (&) Recover weight on R [9]
5&6Step L behind right, (&) Make ¼ turn left stepping R to right, Step L to left [6]
7&8Make ½ turn left stepping R back, (&) Make ½ turn left stepping L forward, step R forward [6]
[25-32] WALK L, WALK R, RUN ( walks and run make a smooth arc 3/4 turn left) CHARLESTON
1-2Make 1/8 turn left stepping L forward, Make 1/8 left stepping R forward (3)
3&4Make ½ turn left stepping L, R, L[9]
(Counts 1-4 make a smooth arc turn)
5-8Swing R toes forward to touch, Step R beside left, Swing l toes back to touch behind, Step L beside right [9]
REPEAT
TAG wall 6: At the end of wall SIX facing 6 o’clock add the following 2 counts…
1-2Step R forward, Make ½ turn left taking weight on L now facing 12 o’clock
Last Update - 4th Aug 2016
[1-8] TOUCH RIGHT TOES OUT-IN, RIGHT HEEL FORWARD, TOGETHER, LEFT HEEL-BALL-STEP, TOUCH LEFT TOES OUT-IN, LEFT HEEL FORWARD, TOGETHER, RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2&Touch R toes to right, (&) Touch R toes beside left, Touch R heel forward, (&) Step R beside left [12]
3&4Touch L heel forward, (&) Step L beside right, Step R forward [12]
5&6&Touch L toes to left, (&) Touch L toes beside right, Touch L heel forward, (&) Step L beside right [12]
7&8Shuffle forward stepping R, L, R [12]
[9-16] STEP ½ TURN RIGHT, ½ TURN RIGHT, BACK-LOCK-BACK, 1/ 4 TURN LEFT, TOUCH, STEP, KICK, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS
1&2Step L forward, (&) Make ½ turn right taking weight on R, Make ½ turn right stepping L back [12]
3&4Step R back, (&) Lock L across right, Step R back [12]
5&.Make ¼ turn left stepping L to left, (&) Touch R beside left [9]
***RESTART during wall 3, dance to count 5&…pause, Restart facing 3 o’clock ***
6&Step R to right, (&) Kick L forward to left [9]
7&8Step L behind right, (&) Step R to right, Step L across right [9]
[17-24] SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS ROCK-RECOVER-SIDE ROCK-RECOVER, SAILOR STEP ¼ LEFT, FULL TRIPLE TURN LEFT (travels forward)
1&2Step R to right, (&) Step L beside right, Step R to right [9]
3&4&Rock L across right, (&) Recover weight on R, Rock L to left, (&) Recover weight on R [9]
5&6Step L behind right, (&) Make ¼ turn left stepping R to right, Step L to left [6]
7&8Make ½ turn left stepping R back, (&) Make ½ turn left stepping L forward, step R forward [6]
[25-32] WALK L, WALK R, RUN ( walks and run make a smooth arc 3/4 turn left) CHARLESTON
1-2Make 1/8 turn left stepping L forward, Make 1/8 left stepping R forward (3)
3&4Make ½ turn left stepping L, R, L[9]
(Counts 1-4 make a smooth arc turn)
5-8Swing R toes forward to touch, Step R beside left, Swing l toes back to touch behind, Step L beside right [9]
REPEAT
TAG wall 6: At the end of wall SIX facing 6 o’clock add the following 2 counts…
1-2Step R forward, Make ½ turn left taking weight on L now facing 12 o’clock
Last Update - 4th Aug 2016