HIGHER 'N' HIGHER

CHOREOGRAPHER: 'The Lady In Black' http://www.lady-in-black.co.uk
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher by Jackie Wilson
	Lovin' All Night by Rodney Crowell
	I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried by Rodney Crowell (Teach)

(choreographed for the New Year Bash 2001)

FORWARD & BACK TOUCHES WITH CLAPS/STEP TOGETHER STEP

1-2	Step Right forward to right diagonal, Touch Left next to Right and clap
3-4	Step back Left, Touch Right next to Left and clap
5-6	Step forward Right to right diagonal, Step Left next to Right
7-8	Step forward Right to right diagonal, Touch Left next to Right
	(All 8 counts are travelling forward and back to the right diagonal
	leading with right shoulder at 2:00)

FORWARD & BACK TOUCHES WITH CLAPS/STEP TOGETHER STEP

1-2	Step Left forward to Left diagonal, Touch Right next to Left and clap
3-4	Step back Right, Touch Left next to Right and clap
5-6	Step forward Left to left diagonal, Step Right next to Left
7-8	Step forward Left to left diagonal, Touch Right next to Left
	(All 8 counts are travelling forward and back to the left diagonal
	leading with Left shoulder at 10:00)

BACK & FORWARD TOUCHES WITH CLAPS/STEP TOGETHER STEP

1-2	Step back Right to right diagonal, Touch Left next to Right and clap
3-4	Step forward Left, Touch Right next to Left and clap
5-6	Step back Right to right diagonal, Step Left next to Right
7-8	Step back Right to right diagonal, Touch Left next to Right
	(All 8 counts are travelling back and forward to the right diagonal
	leading with Right shoulder at 4:00)

BACK & FORWARD TOUCHES WITH CLAPS/STEP TOGETHER STEP

1-2	Step back Left to left diagonal, Touch Right next to Left and clap
3-4	Step forward Right, Touch Left next to Right and clap
5-6	Step back Left to left diagonal, Step Right next to Left
7-8	Step back Left to left diagonal, Touch Right next to Left (squaring up to home wall)
	(All 8 counts are travelling back and forward to the left diagonal
	leading with Left shoulder at 8:00)

EXTENDED WEAVE RIGHT

1-2	Step Right to right, Cross Left behind Right
3-4	Step Right to right, Cross Left in front of Right
5-6	Step Right to right, Cross Left behind Right
7-8	Step Right to right, Cross Left in front of Right

STEP/PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT/PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT WITH TOE STRUTS BACK X 3

1-2	Step Right forward, Pivot 1/2 turn Left (weight forward on left)
3-4	Pivot 1/2 turn on Left stepping Right back with Right toe, drop right heel
5-6	Step back on Left with left toe, drop Left heel
7-8	Step back on Right with right toe, drop Right heel (keep weight on right)

EXTENDED WEAVE LEFT WITH 1/4 TURN LEFT

1-2	Step Left to Left, Cross Right behind Left
3-4	Step Left to Left, Cross right in front of Left
5-6	Step Left to Left, Cross Right behind Left
7-8	Step Left 1/4 turn Left, Step Right next to Left

SWIVETS RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT

1-2	Right Swivet: with weight on left toes and right heel
	swivel both feet to the right and back to centre
3-4	Left Swivet: with weight on right toes and left heel
	swivel both feet to the left and back to centre
5-6	Right Swivet: with weight on left toes and right heel
	swivel both feet to the right and back to centre
7-8	Right Swivet: with weight on left toes and right heel
	swivel both feet to the right and back to centre

Choreographers note:
(Alternative step for the beginner)
Replace Swivets counts 1,8 with

1-2	Swivel both heels Left, Hold
3-4	Swivel both heels Right, Hold
5-6	Swivel both heels Left, Right
7-8	Swivel both heels Left, Hold

Enjoy and begin again!

From:    june@applejack79.freeserve.co.uk ('The Lady In Black')

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm


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