Dance: It's a Heartache
Music: It's a Heartache - Trick Pony [RIDE]; medium b/m
Choreographer: Michael vera-Lobos, 7/2005
Description: 4 wall, 64 count Improver line dance
Tags/Restarts: 2 restarts
Starts: Feet together, weight on left foot. Start after word's "It's a..."

* 1-8: Cross rock, recover, side, cross, side-ball-cross, 1/4R, 1/2R:
1-2 Rock/step RIGHT over LEFT, recover weight onto LEFT,
3-4 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side, cross LEFT over RIGHT,
5&6 Rock/step RIGHT to RIGHT side, replace weight onto LEFT, cross RIGHT over LEFT,
7-8 Make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back, 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward,

* 9-16: Rock fwd, recover, coaster, step, 1/4R pivot, step, 1/4R pivot:
1-2 Rock/step LEFT forward, replace weight onto RIGHT,
3&4 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT beside LEFT, step LEFT forward,
5-6 Step RIGHT forward, 1/4 pivot turn LEFT,
7-8 Step RIGHT forward, 1/4 pivot turn LEFT, **

* 17-24: Cross, 1/4R, rock back, recover, full L turn fwd, step, 1/4L pivot:
1-2 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, 1/4 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back,
3-4 Rock/step RIGHT back, replace weight onto LEFT,
5-6 Full LEFT turn moving forward & stepping RIGHT, LEFT,
7-8 Step RIGHT forward, 1/4 pivot turn LEFT, [3:00]

* 25-32: Cross, side, sailor, tap back, 1/2L unwind, step, 1/2L pivot:
1-2 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side,
3&4 Cross RIGHT behind LEFT, rock/step LEFT to LEFT side, replace weight onto RIGHT,
5-6 Touch LEFT toe behind RIGHT, 1/2 unwind turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT),
7-8 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT, [3:00]

* 33-40: Rock fwd, recover, shuffle back, rock back, recover, 1/2R, 1/4R:
1-2 Rock/step RIGHT forward, replace weight onto LEFT,
3&4 Shuffle back (R,L,R),
5-6 Rock/step LEFT back, replace weight onto RIGHT,
7-8 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back, 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT to RIGHT side,

* 41-48: Cross rock, recover, side, cross, shuffle L & 1/4R, 1/4R & side rock, recover:
1-2 Rock/step LEFT over RIGHT, replace weight onto RIGHT,
3-4 Step LEFT to LEFT side, cross RIGHT over LEFT,
5&6 Shuffle to LEFT side (L,R,L) & 1/4 turn RIGHT on last step,
7-8 Make 1/4 turn RIGHT & rock/step RIGHT to RIGHT side, replace weight onto LEFT,

* 49-56: Cross, hold, ball-cross, side, behind, hold, ball-cross, 3/4L unwind:
 1-2 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, hold,
&3-4 Step LEFT slightly to LEFT side, cross RIGHT over LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side,
 5-6 Cross RIGHT behind LEFT, hold,
&7-8 Step LEFT slightly to LEFT side, touch RIGHT over LEFT,
     make 3/4 unwind turn LEFT (onto LEFT), [9:00] ***

* 57-64: Rock fwd, recover, coaster, step, 1/2L, 1/2L & shuffle fwd:
1-2 Rock/step RIGHT forward, replace weight onto LEFT,
3&4 Step RIGHT back, step LEFT beside RIGHT, step RIGHT forward,
5-6 Step LEFT forward, 1/2 turn LEFT & step RIGHT back,
7&8 Make 1/2 turn LEFT & shuffle forward (L,R,L). [9:00]

Repeat
******

Restarts: On 3rd wall, dance to count 16 (**) & restart.
--------  On 5th wall, dance to count 56 (***) & restart.

Formatted 15th September, 2005; http://triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance