It’s Hard To Be A Hippie
Choreographed by Diana Dawson (Nov 2013) - 01896 756244 www.silverstarswesterndancers.com dianadawson@btinternet.com Description 4-wall, 32 counts, easy improver line dance; Music Hard To Be A Hippie - Billy Currington & Willie Nelson (98bpm) CD: We Are Tonight - 16 count intro – start on vocals Video http://youtu.be/BkcaOEEF8rs
Sect 1 SIDE SWITCHES, HEEL SWITCHES, STEP, HALF TURN, SHUFFLE HALF TURN 1& Point right toes to right side, step right beside left. 2& Point left toes to left side, step left beside right 3& Tap right heel forward, step right beside left 4& Tap left heel forward, step left beside right] 5-6 Step forward on right foot, pivot half turn left stepping forward onto left [6.00] 7&8 Shuffle half turn left, stepping Right-Left-Right [12.00]
Sect 2 COASTER STEP, WALK FORWARD, MAMBO FORWARD, BACK LOCK BACK 1&2 Step back on left foot, step right beside left, step forward on left 3-4 Walk forward right – left 5&6 Rock forward on right, recover onto left, step back on right 7&8 Step back on left, lock step right over left, step back on left
Sect 3 BACK, ROCK, HEEL STRUT (Right & Left), SAILOR QUARTER TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD 1& Rock back on right foot(slightly behind left), recover onto left 2& Touch right heel out to right side, snap toes to floor 3& Rock back on left foot (slightly behind right), recover onto right 4& Touch left heel out to left side, snap toes to floor 5&6 Step right behind left, quarter turn left stepping left to left side, step right to right side 7&8 Left shuffle forward, stepping Left-Right-Left [9.00]
Sect 4 ROCK FORWARD, HALF TURN SHUFFLE, JAZZBOX TOUCH 1-2 Rock forward on right foot, recover onto left 3&4 Shuffle half turn right, stepping Right-Left-Right [3.00] 5-8 Cross left over right, step back on right, step left to left side, touch right beside left. Begin again
Ending – the dance/music finishes at the end of Sect 1 facing 6 o’clock. Replace the half turn shuffle (steps 7&8) with a simple Right Shuffle Forward facing 12 o’clock
My thanks to Glennys Croston for bringing this track to my attention! January 2014