IT’S GOOD TO BE US

Choreographed by Lynne Martino, 6/21/07

Email: Wiska51@aol.com

Level:Intermediate, 64 ct, 4W, 1 restart

Music: “It’s Good To Be Us’ by Bucky Covington,from the CD “Bucky Covington”2007

1-8               RIGHT KICK FORWARD 2x,  BALL CROSS, STEP RIGHT, LEFT TOUCH  & KICK , ¼ LEFT SHUFFLE, L,R,L

1,2          Kick R foot 2X

&3,4       Step on ball of R foot, cross L over R, Step on R

5,6          Touch L to left side, & kick L once

7&8        Making a ¼ turn left, shuffle L,R,L

9-16            STEP RIGHT FORWARD, ½ PIVOT TURN LEFT STEPPING FORWARD ON LEFT, ROCK FORWARD ON                 RIGHT, RECOVER LEFT, RIGHT COASTER STEP, ROCK LEFT FORWARD, RECOVER RIGHT

1-4               Step R forward, make a ½ pivot turn left, stepping forward on L, rock R forward, recover L

5&6        Step back on R, step L next to R, step R forward

7,8          Rock L forward, recover on R

17-24        POINT L OUT & IN, ¼ TURN RIGHT MONTEREY, POINT R OUT & IN

1,2          Point L out to L side and next to R

3,4          Point R out to right side and next to L

5,6          Making a ¼ turn right, point L out to left side and next to R

7,8          Point R out to right side and next to L

25-32        2 WALKS L,R,ROCK LEFT FORWARD,RECOVER RIGHT,ROCK LEFT BACK, RECOVER RIGHT, STEP LEFT FORWARD, ½ PIVOT TURN RIGHT STEPPING  FORWARD ON RIGHT

1,2          Walk forward L,R

3,4          Rock L forward, recover R

5,6          Rock L back, recover R

7,8          Step L forward, make  a ½ pivot turn right, stepping forward on R

33-40        L & R HEELS, LONG STEP TO LEFT ON LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT NEXT TO LEFT, POINT RIGHT TO RIGHT SIDE  & NEXT TO LEFT

1-4          Present L heel forward and step on L, present R heel forward and step on R

5,6          Step a long step to left on L and touch R next to L

7,8          Point R to right side and next to L

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41-48        VINE  RIGHT WITH A ¼ TURN RIGHT, ½ PIVOT TURN RIGHT,STEPPING FORWARD ON RIGHT, LEFT FORWARD LOCK STEP

1-4               Step R to right side, step L behind R, step ¼ turn right on R, step forward on L

5-8               Making a ½ pivot turn right, step forward on R, step forward on L, step R next to L, step forward

On L

49-56        STEP ON R,R & L HIP BUMPS 2x, ROCK RIGHT BACK, TOUCH LEFT, LEFT

                COAST ER STEP

1-4               Step R forward on a 45 degree angle(1 o’clock) and bump R hip forward twice, recover weight on L and bump L hip back twice

5,6          Step back on R and touch L next to R

7&8        Step L back, step R next to L, step L forward

56-64        STOMP R, L, SLAP LEGS R,L, CLAP HANDS 2x(RIGHT OVER LEFT AND LEFT OVER RIGHT, 2 THUMBS UP!(R,L)

1,2          Stomp R,L

3,4          Slap R leg and L leg

5,6          Clap R hand over L, and L hand over R

7,8          Thumbs Up – R & L

Restart: On the second wall, after dancing the first 48 cts (right after the vine, lock step combo) restart dance.

Ending: You will be facing the back wall on the last 8 cts. To get to the front to finish, do the last 8 cts and then cross right over left and make a ½ turn left  keeping thumbs up. This will put you on the front wall exactly when the music finishes.