Lay It Back A Little

Count:
64
Wall:
2
Level:
Improver
Choreographer:
Lisa McCammon (USA) - October 2017
Music:
Perm - Bruno Mars : (CD: 24K Magic)
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Start after heavy beats, approx 13 seconds in - Start weight on L

NOTE: This can be a floor split for harder dances to this track, and owes much to the advanced phrased dance by Shane McKeever, Fred Whitehouse, and Guyton Mundy. Although this dance is long, it's straight counts until the last set and has No Tags Or Restarts. See also Hot Cold Hot for slightly harder options.

[S1] HITCH, SIDE, BACK ROCK, RECOVER; VINE L, CROSS
1-4Hitch R, step R to side, rock back L, recover R
5-8Step L to side, step R behind, step L to side, cross R

[S2] TURN, HITCH, TOUCH TOES BACK, HITCH; BACK, HITCH, BACK, HITCH
1-4Turn left ¼ [9] stepping forward L, hitch R, touch R toes back, hitch R
5-8Step back R, hitch L, step back L, hitch R (styling: hitches for 5-8 are low)

[S3] ¼ STOMP, HOLD, STOMP, HOLD, LEAN FWD, HOLD, LEAN BACK, HOLD
1-2Turn right ¼ squaring to [12] stomping side R, HOLD
3-4Stomp L in place, HOLD (feet are slightly apart, weight on L)
5-6Step R forward to right diagonal, leaning forward, HOLD
7-8Lean back onto L, HOLD (prepare to rock BACK)

[S4] BACK ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE, TOUCH L BEHIND; PULSE UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN
1-2Rock R back, recover L
3-4Step R to side, touch L toes behind R, bending knees (snap on touch)
5-6Keeping feet in same position, rise slightly by straightening knees, bend knees/snap
7-8Repeat 5-6 (weight still on R)

[S5] VINE L, TOUCH; BOOTY SWING R, L
1-4Step L to side, step R behind, step L to side, touch R home
5-6Step to R whilst swinging booty counterclockwise for two counts ending weight R
7-8Swing booty around clockwise for two counts, ending weight L
(Note: when doing counts 5-8, imagine "cleaning the fishbowl" by swiping booty back and to the right, then back and to the left to get what you missed . Your momentum should be slightly forward after the last swipe.)

[S6] CROSS, POINT, CROSS, POINT; ROCKING CHAIR
1-4Step R forward, point L toes to side; step L forward, point R toes to side
5-8Rock forward R, recover L, rock back R, recover L

[S7] BIG STEP FORWARD, HOLD, ROCK, RECOVER; BACK, TOUCH, BACK, TOUCH
1-4Big step forward R, HOLD, rock forward L, recover R
5-8Step back L, touch R home, step back R, touch L home

[S8] BACK ROCK, RECOVER, TRIPLE RIGHT ½; BACK ROCK, RECOVER, KICK-BALL-CHANGE
1-2Rock back L, recover R (prep turn to right)
3&4Turn right ¼ [3] stepping L to side, close R, turn right ¼ [6] stepping back L
5-6Rock back R, recover L
7&8Kick R, step R home, step L home (prepare to hitch R)

ENDING: The dance will end with the ¼ turn right stomp on count 1 of the third set. When you step to the side, fling hands out, elbows in, palms down—BAM!

All rights reserved, October 2017. This step sheet is not authorized for publication on Kickit. If you have a script of this dance with the Kickit logo it should be destroyed, because it has been posted without permission or proper credit, and may have been altered without my knowledge or consent. Contact Lisa at dancinsfun@gmail.com or visit www.peterlisamcc.com