a.k.a. Some Days We Gotta DanceGotta Dance For Us
Choreographed by Michael Schmidt 12/2016 - Rev. 1 adapted from the line dance "Some Days You Gotta Dance" Description: 64 count / Intermediate Partner Dance Position: R Shoulder to R Shoulder, slightly diagonal, holding Right Hands Man facing LOD, Lady in front of Man facing RLOD,Same footwork except where noted Music: Some Days You Gotta Dance - Keith Urban [176 bpm] (1997) – restart Alternative: Bing Bang Boom - Highway 101 [173 bpm] (NO restart) Video https://youtu.be/gOH1PpMeriw Info: "Some Days You Gotta Dance" Start after 48 counts (or 8 counts after vocals "ahaa") There is a restart for "Some Days You Gotta Dance" only !
Sec 1 M: Right Rock, Recover, Back, Hold, Left Coaster Step, Scuff L: Right Rock Back, Recover, Step, Hold, ¼ Turn, ¼ Turn, Together, Scuff 1-4 M: Rock Right forward, Recover Weight onto Left, Step Right next to Left, Hold L: Rock Right back, Recover Weight onto Left, Step Right next to Left, Hold 5-8 M: Step Left Back, Recover Weight onto Right, Step Left forward, Scuff Right forward L: ¼ Turn left stepping Left forward, ¼ Turn left stepping back on Right (the Lady turns towards Man’s right side), Step Left next to Right, Scuff Right forward (LOD) * keep right Hands & join left Hands after Lady’s turn ending in Sweetheart Position
Sec 2 Right Step Lock Step, Scuff, Left Step Lock Step, Scuff 1-4 Step Right forward, Lock Left behind Right, Step Right forward, Scuff Left forward 5-8 Step Light forward, Lock Right behind Left, Step Left forward, Scuff Right forward Sec 3 ½ Turn Back, Hold, Back Lock Back, Kick (Hitch) 1-4 ¼ Turn left stepping Right to right side, Step Left next to Right, ¼ Turn left stepping Right back, Hold (RLOD) 5-8 Step back on Left, Lock Right in front of Left, Step back on Left, Kick Right slightly forward (Option for count 8: Lift Right Knee) * release left Hands on count 1, raise right Arms over Lady’s Head, rejoin left Hands in front after theTurn (Reverse Hammerlock), both facing RLOD Sec 4 Right Coaster Step, Hold, Step ¼ Turn Cross, Hold 1-4 Step Right Back, Step Left next to Right, Step Right forward, Hold 5-6 Step Left forward, ¼ Turn Right (weight onto Right) (ILOD) 7-8 Cross Left over Right, Hold * keep Hands turning into Indian Reverse Position (the Lady behind the Man), both facing inside Sec 5 Side, Touch, ¼ Turn, Scuff, ¼ Turn, Touch, ¼ Turn, Scuff 1-2 Step Right to right side, Touch Left beside Right 3-4 ¼ Turn left stepping forward onto Left, Scuff Right forward (RLOD) 5-6 ¼ Turn left stepping Right to right side, Touch Left beside Right (OLOD) 7-8 ¼ left stepping forward onto Left, Scuff Right forward (LOD) * release right Hands on count 3, raise left Arms back over Lady’s Head, rejoin right Hands on count 5 back into Sweetheart Position Sec 6 Run Run Run, Kick, M: Back Back Back, Hold ( L: ¼ Turn, Together, ¼ Turn, Hold ) 1-4 3 small Steps (Runs) forward (R-L-R), Kick Left forward 5-8 M: 3 small Steps back (L-R-L), Hold L: ¼ Turn left stepping Left slightly to left side, Step Right next to Left, ¼ Turn left stepping slightly forward onto Left, Hold (RLOD) * keep Hands, on count 5 raise right Arms over Lady’s Head, the Lady is (slightly diagonal) in front of the Man, finish Hands crossed in front, right Hands on top Sec 7 Scissor Step Right, Hold, Scissor Step Left, Hold 1-4 Step Right to right side, Step Left next to Right, Cross Right over Left, Hold 5-8 Step Left to left side, Step Right next to Left, Cross Left over Right, Hold * release left Hands on count 4, keep right Hands ending into Start Position facing each other *** Restart here in Round 2 (ONLY for the main title "Some Days You Gotta Dance" see note below) Sec 8 Jazzbox with Toe Struts 1-2 Cross Right Toe over Left, Drop Right Heel down 3-4 Touch Left Toe back, Drop Left Heel down 5-6 Touch Right Toe to right side, Drop Right Heel down 7-8 Touch Left Toe next to Right, Drop Left Heel down hold your girl, smile & have fun *** Restart: [ Note: for "Some Days You Gotta Dance" only ] ( easy restart ) Round 2 – restart after 56 Counts ( for harmonic split floor with the line dance version "Some Days You Gotta Dance" by Michael Schmidt )