A Few Good Stories

Choreographed by 	Hana Ries (January 2020) : hana.ries@yahoo.com
Description 	4 Wall, 32 Count Beginner Line Dance
Music 		A Few Good Stories - Brett Kissel
Alt. 		Dance Monkey - Tones and I (No restart)
		Start dancing on the word "put"- 1 Restart. CCW

	STOMP, CLAP, CLAP, STOMP, CLAP, CLAP, ROCKING CHAIR
1&2 	Stomp R, hold and clap hands, clap hands
3&4 	Stomp L, hold and clap hands, clap hands
5-8 	Rock R forward, Recover to L, Rock R back, Recover to L
Styling: 	Hands up for claps, bounce during stomps.

	KICK-BALL-CHANGE, SHUFFLE FWD, ½ PIVOT, SHUFFLE FWD
1&2 	Kick R forward, Step ball of R slightly back, Step L in place
3&4 	Step R forward, Step L next to R, Step R forward
5-6 	Step L forward, ½ Turn right stepping R forward
5&6 	Step L forward, Step R next to L, Step L forward (6:00)

	POINT PADDLE TURN, CROSSING SHUFFLE, POINT PADDLE TURN,
	CROSS ROCK/RECOVER
1&2& 	Point R to right, Turn 1/8 left, Point R to right, Turn 1/8 left (3:00)
3&4 	Cross R over L, Step L slightly to left, Cross R over L (3:00)
5&6& 	Point L to left, Turn 1/8 right, Point L to left, Turn 1/8 right (6:00)
7-8 	Cross rock L over R, Recover to R (6:00)
Option: 	Counts 1&2 and 5&6 (=paddle turns) are written as ¼ turns but you can make
	them as big or as small as you like.Make sure on count 8 you are facing the
	same wall you started this section from (6:00)

	SHUFFLE ¼ TURN LEFT, SHUFFLE ½ TURN LEFT, COASTER, WALK
1&2 	Step L to left, Step R next to L, Turn ¼ left stepping L forward
3&4 	Step R forward, Turn ¼ left stepping L next to R, Turn ¼ left stepping R back
5&6 	Step L back, Step R next to L, Step L forward
7-8 	Step R forward, Step L forward
Styling: 	Raise your hands up overhead on counts 7-8, "catwalk" ☺January 2020