GONNA STRAIGHTEN UP
CHOREOGRAPHER: Pepper Siquieros, Pepper@RedHotCountry.com
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: If You're Gonna Straighten Up by Travis Tritt-118 BPM (Start on vocals) (CD: Strong Enough)
KICK FRONT, KICK SIDE, BEHIND, 1/4 TURN, STEP FORWARD,
STEP, PIVOT 1/2, 1/4 TURN, TOUCH, 1/4 TURN, TOUCH
1-2 Kick Right diagonally forward and across left leg, Kick Right out to right side
3&4 Cross Right behind Left, Step Left into 1/4 turn right, Step forward on Right
5-6 Step forward on Left, Pivot 1/2 turn right (weight on Right)
&7 Turn 1/4 right on right, Touch left toe to left side
&8 Turn 1/4 right on right, Touch left toe to left side
CROSS SIDE SHUFFLE, BACK, BACK, CROSS SIDE SHUFFLE, BACK, 1/4 TURN
1&2 Cross Left over Right and cross shuffle to the right side stepping Left, Right, Left
3-4 Step back on Right, Step back on Left
5&6 Cross Right over Left and cross shuffle to the left side stepping Right, Left, Right
7-8 Step back on Left, Step Right 1/4 turn right
STEP, KICK, JUMP BACK, CLAP; JUMP 1/4 TURN, CLAP, REPEAT
1-2 Step forward on Left, Kick Right forward
&3-4 Jump back onto Right, Step Left next to Right foot, Hold/Clap
&5-6 Turn 1/4 left and jump Right to right side, Touch Left next to Right, Hold/Clap
&7-8 Turn 1/4 left and jump forward on Left, Touch Right next to Left, Hold/Clap
STEP PIVOT 1/2, 1/4 TURN LUNGE, ROCK BACK & STEP, TOUCH BACK, UNWIND 1/2
1-2 Step forward on Right, Pivot 1/2 turn left (weight on Left)
&3 Turn 1/4 left on Left, Lunge big step to right side on Right
(if you can, bend right knee and raise right shoulder)
with left leg stretched out to left side
4 Rise up dragging left toe to touch next to right instep
5&6 Cross rock/step Left behind Right, Bring weight onto Right, Big step Left to left side
7-8 Cross touch right toe back behind Left, Unwind 1/2 turn right keeping weight on Left
START AGAIN
From: Pepper@redhotcountry.com (Pepper Siquieros)
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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