BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
CHOREOGRAPHER: Lewis Lee (CA)
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do by Muffs featuring Brenda-142 bpm (CD: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do)
Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! by Vengaboys-139 bpm (CD: Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!)
Doctor Jones by Aqua-140 bpm (CD: Single)
1-8 WEAVE RIGHT, TOUCH, WEAVE LEFT, STEP
1-2 Cross left over right, step right to right side
3-4 Cross left behind right, touch right toe to right side
5-6 Cross right behind left, step left to left side
7-8 Cross right over left, step left to left side
9-16 SWAY HIPS, SHUFFLE DIAGONAL FORWARD
1-2 Sway hips right, sway hips left
3&4 Shuffle forward right, left, right on 45 degrees right
5-6 Step left to left side and sway hips left, sway hips right
7&8 Shuffle forward left, right, left on 45 degrees Left
17-24 SCOOTS: (BACK AND FORWARD) X3, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, TOUCH
&1-2 Lift up right forward, scoot right back lifting up left back,
scoot left forward lifting up right forward
3-4 Scoot right back lifting up left back, scoot left forward lifting up right forward
5-6 Scoot right back lifting up left back, scoot left forward lifting up right forward
7-8 Turning 1/2 right step right in place, touch left next to right
25-32 SWAY HIPS, SHUFFLE DIAGONAL FORWARD
1-2 Step left to left side and sway hips left, sway hips right
3&4 Shuffle forward left, right, left on 45 degrees left
5-6 Step right to right side and sway hips right, sway hips left
7&8 Shuffle forward right, left, right on 45 degrees right
33-40 SCOOTS: (BACK AND FORWARD) X3, 1/4 TURN LEFT, SCUFF
&1-2 Lift up left forward, scoot left back lifting up right back,
scoot right forward lifting up left forward
3-4 Scoot left back lifting up right back, scoot right forward lifting up left forward
5-6 Scoot left back lifting up right back, scoot right forward lifting up left forward
7-8 Turning 1/4 left step left in place, scuff right forward
41-48 JAZZ BOX, 3X HEEL SWITCHES, HOLD
1-2 Cross right over left, left step back
3-4 Step right to right side, step left next to right
5& Touch right heel forward, step right next to left
6& Touch left heel forward, step left next to right
7-8 Touch right heel forward, hold
49-56 MODIFIED VAUDEVILLES
&1&2 Step right back, cross left over right, step right to left, cross left over right
&3-4 Step right to side, touch left heel to left side at a slightly angle forward, hold
&5&6 Step left back, cross right over left, step left to side, cross right over left
&7-8 Step left to side, touch right heel to right side at a slightly angle forward, hold
57-64 DIAGONAL STEP WITH TOUCH AND DOUBLE CLAP, DIAGONAL STEP WITH TOUCH AND SINGLE CLAP, SCUFF
&1-2 Step right next to left, step left diagonal forward left,
touch right next to left with double clap
3-4 Step right diagonal back right, touch left next to right with single clap
5-6 Step left diagonal back left, touch right next to left with double clap
7-8 Step right diagonal forward right, scuff left forward with single clap
START AGAIN AND ENJOY!
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Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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