HANGIN' TOUGH

CHOREOGRAPHER: Anita Ludlow
COUNT: 48 Phrased
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
MUSIC: Life Or Love by Alan Jackson

A & B

PART A
SWITCH HEELS, SWIVELS, 1/4 TURN MAMBO CROSS

1	Weight on Left, dig Right heel forward
&2	Step Right next to Left, Dig Left heel forward
&3	Step Left next to Right, Small step forward on Right (weight on both feet now)
&4	Swivel both heels to Right, swivel both heels back centre
5-6	Swivel both heels to Right, swivel both heels back centre
7&8	Rock Right to Right side, 1/4 turn Left recovering weight on Left, cross Right over Left

MAMBO CROSS, ROCK FORWARD, 1/2 TURN TRIPLE, FULL TURN TRIPLE

1&2 	Rock Left to Left side, recover weight on Right, cross Left over Right
3-4	Rock forward on Right, recover weight on Left
5&6	Triple step Right, Left, Right turning 1/2 turn Right
7&8	Triple step Left, Right, Left completing a full turn Right
	(this can be replaced by a straight shuffle forward on Left)

MAMBO FORWARD, 2 X LOCK SHUFFLES BACK, MAMBO BACK

1&2	Rock forward on Right, recover weight on Left, step back on Right
3&4	Step Left back, cross Right over Left, step back on Left
5&6	Step back on Right, cross Left over Right, step back on Right
7&8	Rock back on Left, recover weight on Right, step forward on Left

SWITCH HEELS & STEP SLIDE, CHASSE LEFT, SAILOR SHUFFLE

1	Dig Right heel forward
&2	Step Right next to Left, dig Left heel forward
&3	Step Left next to Right, Take a large step to Right
4	Drag Left in to touch next to Right
5&6	Step Left to Left side, step Right next to Left, step Left to Left side
7&8	Swing Right behind Left, step Left in place, step Right next to Left

SAILOR SHUFFLE, BEHIND UNWIND, CROSSING SHUFFLE, MAMBO WITH 1/4 TURN

1&2	Swing Left behind Right, step Right in place, step Left next to Right
3-4	Sweep Right behind Left 1/2 turning Right by swivelling on ball of Left
	(weight now on Right)
5&6	Step Left across Right, step Right to Right side, step Left across Right
7&8	Rock Right to Right side, recover weight on Left turning 1/4 Left, step Right next to Left

HALF PIVOT TURN, HALF TRIPLE TURN, STEP OUT/OUT IN/IN, TAP HEELS X 2

1-2	Step forward on Left, 1/2 turn Right stepping onto Right
3&4	Triple step Left, Right, Left complete another 1/2 turn Right
&5	Step small step out to Right on Right, step small step out to Left on Left
&6	Step Right back in, step Left next to Right (weight now on both feet)
7-8	Tap both heels twice

PART B

LUNGE ROCK WITH TWO JAB PUNCHES X2

1-2	Lunge rock Right out to Right side, bring weight back centre replacing Right next to Left
3-4	Jab punch Right fist forward twice
5-6	Lunge rock Right out to Right side, bring weight back centre replacing Right next to Left
7-8	Jab punch Right fist forward twice

STEP FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT, SHUFFLE FORWARD RIGHT & LEFT, SYNCOPATED PIVOTS

9-10	Step forward on Right, step forward on Left
11&12	Shuffle forward on Right
13&14	Step forward on Right, 1/2 turn Left stepping onto Left, step forward on Right
15&16&	1/2 turn Left swivelling on ball of Right foot lifting Left leg forward
	(the count is 15&16& and these pivots will be repeated when
	Part B is danced for second time)

COASTER STEP, SHUFFLE FORWARD RIGHT & LEFT

17&18	Step back on Left, step Right next to Left, step forward on Left
19&20	Shuffle forward on Right
21&22	Shuffle forward on Left

To be danced A B A B (but add counts 15 -22 once more PLUS
the last four counts from Section A) Finish the dance with A A

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