Tonight Is The Night
Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Improver
Choreographer:
LTD Tucker (BEL) & Gaye Teather (UK) - February 2023
Music:
Tonight Is The Night - The Mavericks
(16 count intro) Track available from iTunes, Amazon etc
Sway Right. Slide together. Right shuffle back. Sway Left. Slide together. Left shuffle forward
1 – 2Step Right to Right side swaying Right. Slide Left beside Right (weight on Left)
3&4Step back on Right. Step Left beside Right. Step back on Right
5 – 6Step Left to Left side swaying Left. Slide Right beside Left (weight on Right)
7&8Step forward on Left. Step Right beside Left. Step forward on Left
*Restart from beginning at this point during wall 9. Easy to spot as it follows the instrumental break
Step. Pivot 1 / 4 turn Left. Cross shuffle. Side rock. Recover. Cross shuffle
1 – 2Step forward on Right. Pivot 1 / 4 turn Left (Facing 9 o’clock)
3&4Cross Right over Left. Step Left to Left side. Cross Right over Left
5 – 6Rock Left to Left side. Recover onto Right
7&8Cross Left over Right. Step Right to Right side. Cross Left over Right
Sway Right. 1 / 4 turn Left. Cha cha 1 / 2 turn Left. Step back. Sway forward (with hip pushes). Sway back. Drag
1 – 2Sway Right to Right side. Recover onto Left making 1 / 4 turn Left
3&4 1/ 4 turn Left stepping Right to Right side. Step Left beside Right 1 / 4 turn Left stepping back on Right (Facing 12 o’clock)
5 – 6Step back on Left pushing Left hip back. Recover on Right pushing Right hip forward
7 – 8Sway back on Left. Drag Right foot towards Left hooking in front of Left shin
Step. Lock. Step-lock-step (turning 1 / 4 Right). Forward rock. Coaster cross
1 – 2(Starting the 1 / 4 turn Right) Step Right foot diagonally forward Right. Lock Left behind Right
3&4Step Right foot forward towards 3 o’clock (completing the 1 / 4 turn Right). Lock Left behind Right. Step forward on Right
5 – 6Rock forward on Left. Recover onto Right
7&8Step back on Left. Step Right beside Left. Cross step Left over Right
Start again
Notes: This is a long track of music so if preferred you could fade the music during the instrumental during walls 7 & 8 thereby avoiding the need for a restart.
If you dance to the end of the track it finishes at count 8 of section 3 (drag Right in front of Left). Bring Right arm across body for a nice final flourish facing the front wall!!
Last Update - 17 Feb 2022
Sway Right. Slide together. Right shuffle back. Sway Left. Slide together. Left shuffle forward
1 – 2Step Right to Right side swaying Right. Slide Left beside Right (weight on Left)
3&4Step back on Right. Step Left beside Right. Step back on Right
5 – 6Step Left to Left side swaying Left. Slide Right beside Left (weight on Right)
7&8Step forward on Left. Step Right beside Left. Step forward on Left
*Restart from beginning at this point during wall 9. Easy to spot as it follows the instrumental break
Step. Pivot 1 / 4 turn Left. Cross shuffle. Side rock. Recover. Cross shuffle
1 – 2Step forward on Right. Pivot 1 / 4 turn Left (Facing 9 o’clock)
3&4Cross Right over Left. Step Left to Left side. Cross Right over Left
5 – 6Rock Left to Left side. Recover onto Right
7&8Cross Left over Right. Step Right to Right side. Cross Left over Right
Sway Right. 1 / 4 turn Left. Cha cha 1 / 2 turn Left. Step back. Sway forward (with hip pushes). Sway back. Drag
1 – 2Sway Right to Right side. Recover onto Left making 1 / 4 turn Left
3&4 1/ 4 turn Left stepping Right to Right side. Step Left beside Right 1 / 4 turn Left stepping back on Right (Facing 12 o’clock)
5 – 6Step back on Left pushing Left hip back. Recover on Right pushing Right hip forward
7 – 8Sway back on Left. Drag Right foot towards Left hooking in front of Left shin
Step. Lock. Step-lock-step (turning 1 / 4 Right). Forward rock. Coaster cross
1 – 2(Starting the 1 / 4 turn Right) Step Right foot diagonally forward Right. Lock Left behind Right
3&4Step Right foot forward towards 3 o’clock (completing the 1 / 4 turn Right). Lock Left behind Right. Step forward on Right
5 – 6Rock forward on Left. Recover onto Right
7&8Step back on Left. Step Right beside Left. Cross step Left over Right
Start again
Notes: This is a long track of music so if preferred you could fade the music during the instrumental during walls 7 & 8 thereby avoiding the need for a restart.
If you dance to the end of the track it finishes at count 8 of section 3 (drag Right in front of Left). Bring Right arm across body for a nice final flourish facing the front wall!!
Last Update - 17 Feb 2022