9 Lives

Count:
48
Wall:
2
Level:
High Intermediate
Choreographer:
Hanna Pitkänen (FIN) & Laura Hannele Pitkänen (FIN) - 7 January 2022
Music:
9 Lives - Mad Sin
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Restart on walls 1 & 3 after 32 counts and tag after wall 5
Intro: 8 counts

[1-8]: Rock step, ball, back, touch, ¼ turn with a look, ¼ turn, forward, ½ turning shuffle
1Step right forward
2&3Recover weight back to left, step right next to left, step left back
4,5Touch right back, ¼ turn right stepping right to side & looking to right
6,7¼ turn left recovering weight back to left, step right forward
8&1½ turn right stepping left back, step right next to left, step left back

[9-16] Back rock, step, sweep, cross, ¼ turn, coaster step
2&3Step right back, recover weight back to left, step right forward
4,5Sweep left from back to front, cross left over right
6¼ turn left stepping right back
7&8step left back, step right next to left, step left forward

[17-24] ½ turn, ¼ turn, cross & cross & cross, side, ¼ turn, ¼ turn
1,2½ turn left stepping right back, ¼ turn left stepping left to side
3&4Cross right over left, step left next to right, cross right over left
&5Step left next to right, cross right over left
6,7Step left to side, ¼ turn right stepping right to side
8¼ turn right stepping left to side
You can add optional touches for styling on counts 6-8&:
6&7Step left to side, touch right next to left, ¼ turn right stepping right to side
&8&Touch left next to right, ¼ turn right stepping left to side, touch right next to left

[25-32] ½ turn strut, cross strut, big side step, slide, coaster step
1,2½ turn right touching right to side, step down on right
3,4Touch left over right, step down on left
5,6Big step to side with right, slide left next to right
7&Step right back, step left next to right
8Step right forward
** Restart here on walls 1 and 3, step right next to left on & count to restart the dance

[33-40]: Sweep, reverse sailor step, kick across, kick to side, ¼ coaster step, step
1,Sweep left from back to front
2&3Cross left over right, step right to diagonal back, step left to side
4,5,Kick right across left, kick right to right side
6&7¼ turn to right stepping right back, step left next to right, step right forward
8Step left forward

[41-48] Kick, ¼ turn kick, coaster step, ½ turning swivels
1,2Kick right forward, ¼ turn right kick right forward
3&4Step right back, step left next to right, step right forward
5&6¼ turn right swiveling both heels to right, swivel both heels left ¼ turn right swiveling both heels to left (weight ends on right)
7&8Step left back, step right next to left, step left forward

Start again

TAG: After wall 5, when you have done the last 16 counts facing the back wall for the first time, do an 8 count long tag:
Walk half circle left, left, shuffle step, cross point, side point, sailor step
1,2¼ turn left stepping right forward, ¼ turn left stepping left forward
3&4Step right forward, step left next to right, step right forward
5,6Point left across right, point left to side
7&8Step right behind left, step left next to right, step right to diagonal forward

Have fun dancing!