Dance: Live it Up
Song: Let's Live it Up
Artist: Paul Brandt
Album: That's The Truth
Choreography & copyright: Terry Hogan & Simon Ward; June 2000
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Level: Intermediate
Walls: 2
Count: 64
Bridge/restart: two restarts
Dance Beat: 92 b/m (but a fast dance)
Start: Weight on left foot

* Side rock-step, cross, scuff, "vine" left:
 1- 2 Rock RIGHT onto RIGHT foot, replace weight onto LEFT,
 3- 4 Cross RIGHT foot in front of LEFT, scuff LEFT beside RIGHT,
 5- 8 Step LEFT with LEFT, cross RIGHT in front of LEFT,
      step LEFT with LEFT, cross RIGHT in front of LEFT,

* 1/4 turn, toe strut & 1/4 turn, heel strut & 1/4 turn,
              toe strut & 1/4 turn:
 9-10 Step LEFT with LEFT making 1/4 turn LEFT on ball of RIGHT, hold
11-12 Touch back with RIGHT toes making 1/4 turn LEFT on ball of LEFT,
      drop RIGHT heel,
13-14 Touch LEFT with LEFT heel making 1/4 turn LEFT on ball of RIGHT,
      drop LEFT toes,
15-16 Touch back with RIGHT toes making 1/4 turn LEFT on ball of LEFT,
      drop RIGHT heel,

* Toe strut, together, step, step, side, knee pop:
17-18 Touch LEFT toes back, drop RIGHT heel,
19-20 Step RIGHT foot beside LEFT, step LEFT forward,
21-22 Step RIGHT slightly forward and slightly to RIGHT,
      step LEFT level with RIGHT, feet apart,
23-24 Push RIGHT knee forward to the LEFT, lifting RIGHT heel off
      floor, drop heel (weight onto RIGHT),

* Rock, cross, side, hitch back, side, hold, swivel heel, hold:
25-26 Weight onto LEFT foot, cross RIGHT in front of LEFT,
27-28 Step LEFT to LEFT, hitch RIGHT leg behind LEFT knee,
29-30 Step RIGHT to RIGHT, hold,
31-32 Swivel RIGHT heel to RIGHT side turning knee to LEFT, hold,

* Knee pop, knee pop, 1/4 turn, together, swivet right, centre:
33-34 Bend RIGHT knee, just crossing in front of LEFT knee,
      straighten RIGHT knee (LEFT leg stays straight: this will cause
      a hip drop and the RIGHT side of the body to swing forward. The
      RIGHT toe is turned in),
35-36 Bend RIGHT knee, just crossing in front of LEFT knee,
      straighten RIGHT knee,
37-38 Step LEFT to LEFT side making 1/4 turn LEFT,
      step RIGHT beside LEFT but slightly apart,
39-40 On ball of LEFT foot and heel of RIGHT fan both feet RIGHT,
      both feet back to centre,

* Side, cross, side, side, cross, side, side, cross:
41-43 Step LEFT to LEFT, cross RIGHT behind LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT,
44-46 Step RIGHT to RIGHT, cross LEFT behind RIGHT, step RIGHT to
      RIGHT,
47-48 Step LEFT to LEFT, cross RIGHT in front of LEFT,

* 1/4 turn, hold, 1/2 turn, hold, slow coaster, scuff:
49-50 Step LEFT to LEFT making 1/4 turn LEFT on ball of RIGHT, hold,
51-52 Step back on RIGHT making 1/2 turn LEFT on ball of LEFT, hold,
53-56 Step LEFT back, RIGHT together, step LEFT forward, scuff RIGHT,

* Lock-vine forward, step, scuff, 1/2 turn, touch:
57-60 Step RIGHT forward, lock step LEFT behind RIGHT,
      step RIGHT forward, lock step LEFT behind RIGHT,
61-62 Step RIGHT forward, scuff LEFT,
63-64 Step LEFT forward & make 1/2 turn RIGHT,
      touch RIGHT beside LEFT.

Repeat


Restart: (during 3rd and 7th walls) Do counts 1-35 as per the step
-------  sheet, hold for count 36 and restart the dance from count 1.

Choreographer's note: The suggested song is quite fast, but almost any
slower 2 step rhythm will work. Try "Doctor Time" by Rick Trevino.

Transcribed: David Powell, 16th November, 2000.
http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance