IT COULDN'T BEEN BETTER

CHOREOGRAPHER: Peter Thijssen ("Pistol Pete") - NL (August 2007)
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance (1 TAG of 12 counts)
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: It Couldn't Have Been Any Better by Johnny Duncan-132 bpm (16 count intro = start 3 counts before vocals) (CD It Could'nt Have Been Any Better)

CW-direction

SECTION 1
SIDE, TOGETHER, SHUFFLE FORWARD, SIDE TOGETHER, SHUFFLE BACKWARD

1-2	Step right to right side, close left next to right
3&4	Step right forward, close left next to right, step right forward
5-6	Step left to left side, close right next to left
7&8	Step left backward, close right next to left, step left backward

SECTION 2
ROCK BACK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE FORWARD, STEP, PIVOT 1/2, STEP, SCUFF

9-10	Rock right back, recover onto left
11&12 	Step right forward, close left next to right, step right forward
13-14	Step left forward, 1/2 turn right (weight on right)
15-16	Step left forward, scuff right forward

SECTION 3
STEP FORWARD, TOE TOUCH BEHIND, STEP BACK, 1/2 TURN RIGHT STEP FORWARD,
TOE TOUCH BEHIND, STEP BACK, 1/4 TURN LEFT

17-18	Step forward on right, touch left toe behind right heel
21-22	Step back on left, 1/2 turn right and right step forward
23-24	Step left forward, touch right toe behind left heel
25-26	Step back on right, 1/4 turn left and left step to left side

SECTION 4
WEAVE LEFT, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, CHASSE RIGHT

25-26	Cross step right over left, step left to left side
27-28	Cross step right behind left, step left to left side
29-30	Cross step right over left, recover onto left
31&32	Step right to right side, close left next to right, step right to right side

SECTION 5
CROSS STEP, 1/4 TURN LEFT, CHASSE LEFT, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, CHASSE RIGHT WITH 1/4 TURN RIGHT

33-34	Cross step left over right, 1/4 turn left on right
35&36	Step left to left side, close right next to left, step left to left side
37-38	Cross step right over left, recover onto left
39&40	Step right to right side, close left next to right, turn 1/4 right and right step forward

SECTION 6
ROCK FORWARD, COASTER STEP, KICK, KICK, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS

41-42	Rock forward on left, recover onto right
43&44	Step back on left, close right next to left, step forward on left
45-46	Kick right diagonally to right side, kick right diagonally to right side
47&48	Cross step right behind left, step left to left side, cross step right over left

SECTION 7
KICK, KICK, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS, STEP FORWARD, PIVOT 1/2, LOCK STEP FORWARD

49-50	Kick left diagonally to left side, kick left diagonally to left side
51&52	Cross step left behind right, step right to right side, cross step left over right
53-54	Step forward on right, 1/2 turn left (weight on left)
55&56	Step forward on right, lock left behind right, step forward on right

SECTION 8
ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, COASTER STEP, ROCKING CHAIR

57-58	Rock forward on left, recover onto right
59&60	Step back on left, close right next to left, step forward on left
61-62	Rock forward on right, recover onto left
63-64	Rock back on right, recover onto left

BEGIN AGAIN

TAG (12 counts after wall 3 (09:00))
KICK, KICK, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS, KICK, KICK, BEHIND-SIDE-CROSS

1-2	Kick right diagonally to right side, kick right diagonally to right side
3&4	Cross step right behind left, step left to left side, cross step right over left
5-6	Kick left diagonally to left side, kick left diagonally to left side
7&8	Cross step left behind right, step right to right side, cross step left over right

ROCKING CHAIR

9-10	Rock forward on right, recover onto left
11-12	Rock back on right, recover onto left

ENDING ON FRONT WALL (12:00)
The last time the dance starts on wall 6 (3:00)
Dance up to counts 29-30 (section 4)
Replace counts 31&32 in 31-32 "step right to right side; close left next to right" = the end !

From: peterthijssen@orange.nl

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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