High Time Swing

Choreographer	Niels B. Poulsen (Denmark) niels@love-to-dance.dk - www.love-to-dance.dk - November 30
Description 	48 counts, 4 wall east coast swing Beg/int line dance
Music		High time for getting down’ by Travis Tritt (Album: ‘The Storm’ from August 2007).
		1 restart: On 3 rd  wall you have a restart after 16 counts, which will bring you back to 12:00.
		Intro: 32 counts from very first beat in music, app. 11 secs. into track.
		Floor-split: For a more difficult version than my dance do Neville and Julie’s great dance: ‘High time’

1 – 8

R Chassé, L back kick ball change, ¼ shuffle back, rock back

1&2

Step R to R side, bring L next to R, step R to R side

3&4

Kick L backwards, step onto L, change weight to R (easy option: L back rock on 3-4)

5&6

Turn ¼ R stepping back on L, bring R next to L, step back on L

7 – 8

Rock back on R, recover weight to L


9 – 16


R Chassé, L back kick ball change, ¼ shuffle back, rock back

1&2

Step R to R side, bring L next to R, step R to R side

3&4

Kick L backwards, step onto L, change weight to R (easy option: L back rock on 3-4)

5&6

Turn ¼ R stepping back on L, bring R next to L, step back on L

7 – 8

Rock back on R, recover weight to L
* Restart here on 3rd wall (restart facing 12:00)


17 – 24


R kick ball step X 2, rock R fw, chasse ¼ R

1&2

Kick R diagonally fwd (towards 7:30), step R next to L, step fw on L

3&4

Kick R diagonally fwd (towards 7:30), step R next to L, step fw on L

5 – 6

Rock fwd R, recover weight back to L

7&8

Turn ¼ R stepping R to R side, bring L next to R, step R to R side


25 – 32


Cross kick, side kick, back touch, diagonal L kick, back touch, touch together, chasse L

1 – 2

Cross kick L over R, kick L to L side

3 – 4

Touch L behind R, kick L diagonally fwd (towards 7:30)

5 – 6

Touch L behind R, touch L next to R (and hitch L knee to prepare for chasse)

7&8

Step L to L side, bring R next to L, step L to L side


33 – 40


Cross kick, side kick, back touch, diagonal R kick, back touch, touch together, chasse R

1 – 2

Cross kick R over L, kick R to R side

3 – 4

Touch R behind L, kick R diagonally fwd (towards 10:30)

5 – 6

Touch R behind L, touch R next to L (and hitch R knee to prepare for chasse)

7&8

Step R to R side, bring L next to R, step R to R side


41 – 48


Bring together, Jump R, hold 3 counts, 4 hip bumps

&1

Bring L next to R, Push off both feet jumping both feet apart and to R side

2 – 4

Hold, hold, hold (weight L) ... Styling: try to be cool while holding! Be creative…

5 – 6

Bump hips to R side, bump hips to L side

7 – 8

Bump hips to R side, bump hips to L side
BEGIN AGAIN… and… Let’s ROCK ‘N’ ROLL!!!


FINISH


On 9th wall: Do the first 24 counts of the dance. Music will start to fade out. On count 25: cross R over L and unwind ½ turn R to face 12:00
December 2008