Danse La Vie
Level:
Phrased Intermediate
Choreographer:
José Miguel Belloque Vane (NL) & Roy Verdonk (NL) - June 2025
Music:
C'est La Vie - Claude
Intro: Start Intro on Vocal “La Vie”
Sequence: Intro, A B, B, A, B, B, B, Tag, A
Intro Danced on Vocals
“La Vie” Step right to right opening both arms to sides
“Sang To Me” Recover weight to left stepping right beside left crossing arms over chest
“Je Me Rappelle” Step right forward, pivot ½ left transferring weight onto left,
Step right forward, pivot ½ left transferring weight onto left
“J’etais Petit” Step right beside left pushing hands down to sides
“Oh I Was” Hold
“Just” Step right forward
“A Little” Hold
“Boy” Step left forward
“But I Remember” Step right to right raising right hand up to right diagonal
“La Melodie” Circle right hand anticlockwise
“La Melodie” Circle right hand anticlockwise
Part A
SEC 1 Full Diamond, Step Hitch, Step, 1½ Run Around
1&aCross left over right, step right to right, turn ⅛ left step left back (10:30)
2&aStep right back, turn ⅛ left step left to left, turn ⅛ left step right forward (7:30)
3&aStep left forward, turn ⅛ left step right to right, turn ⅛ left step left back (4:30)
4&aStep right back, turn ⅛ left step left to left, turn ¼ left step right forward (12:00)
5-6Step left forward raising up onto toes hitching right knee, step right forward
7&aTurn ¼ left step left forward, turn ¼ left step right forward, turn ¼ left step left forward (3:00)
8&aTurn ¼ left step right forward, turn ¼ left step left forward, turn ¼ left step right forward (6:00)
SEC 2 Step Sweep, ½ Twinkle, ⅛ Walk, Walk, Back Hook, Step ½ Lift, Back ½ Lift, Step Lift
1Step left forward sweeping right from back to front
2&aCross right over left, turn ¼ right step left to left, turn ¼ right step right to right (12:00)
3-4Turn ⅛ right step left forward, step right forward (1:30)
5Step left back hooking right over left
6Step right forward turn ½ right lifting left back (7:30)
7Step left back turn ½ right lifting right forward (1:30)
8Step right forward lifting left back
Part B
SEC 1 Cross Rock, Side Shuffle, Cross, Hold, Side Rock, ¼ Recover
1-2Cross rock left over right, recover weight on to right
3&4Step left to left, step right beside left, step left to left
5-6Cross right over left, hold
7-8Rock left to left, turn ¼ right recover weight on to right (3:00)
SEC 2 Shuffle, Full Turn, Stomp, Hold, Step, ½ Pivot
1&2Step left forward, step right beside left, step left forward
3-4Turn ½ left step right back, turn ½ left step left forward (3:00)
5-6Stomp right forward, hold
7-8Step left forward, pivot ½ right transferring weight onto right (9:00)
SEC 3 ½ Shuffle, ½ Shuffle, Rock, Coaster Step
1&2Turn ¼ right step left to left, step right beside left, turn ¼ right step left back (3:00)
3&4Turn ¼ right step right to right, step left beside right, turn ¼ right step right forward (9:00)
5-6Rock left forward, recover weight on to right
7&8Step left back, step right beside left, step left forward
SEC 4 Step, ½ Pivot, Step, ¼ Pivot, Side, Hold
1-2Step right forward, pivot ½ left transferring weight onto left (3:00)
3-4Step right forward, pivot ¼ left transferring weight onto left (12:00)
5Step right to right
Arms Open arms to sides
6-7-8Hold for 3 counts
Tag
¼ Recover, Step ½ Pivot x3, ¼ Side, Hold, Arms
&1-2Turn ¼ left recover weight on to left, step right forward, pivot ½ left transferring weight onto left
3-4Step right forward, pivot ½ left transferring weight onto left
5-6Step right forward, pivot ½ left transferring weight onto left
7-8Turn ¼ left step right to right, hold
Arms 7 Open arms to sides