THIS IS US

CHOREOGRAPHER: Paul Farrugia & Sharon Kendrick
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: This Is Us by Emmylou Harris & Mark Knopfler (Dance begins on vocals)

2 LOCK STEPS FORWARD, 2 WALKS BACK AND COASTER STEP

1&2	Step left forward, lock right behind left, step left forward
3&4	Step right forward, lock left behind right, Step right forward
5,6	Step back on Left, Step back on Right
7&8	Step left back, step right beside left, step left forward

EXTENDED WEAVE, SIDE ROCK RECOVER, CROSS SHUFFLE, 3/4 SHUFFLE LEFT TURN

1&2	Cross Right over left, step left to left side, cross right behind left
&3	Step left to left side, cross right over left
&4	Rock out left to left side, recover onto right
5&6	Cross left over right and cross shuffle
7&8	1/4 turn left stepping back on right, 1/2 turn left stepping on left, step forward right

MAMBO FORWARD, MAMBO BACK, LEFT 1/4 TURN 1/2 TURN 1/4 TURN SIDE SHUFFLE

1&2	Rock forward left, recover back on right, step left next to right
3&4	Rock back right, recover forward on left, step right next to left
5,6	1/4 turn left stepping on left, 1/2 turn left stepping back on right
7&8	1/4 turn left stepping left to left side, step right next to left, step left to left side

KICK BALL CHANGE AND 2 TOE STRUTS X 2

1&2	Kick right forward, step right next to left, step left
3&4&	Step forward on right toe, drop right heel, step forward left toe, drop left heel
5&6	Kick right forward, step right next to left, step left
7&8	Step forward on right toe, drop right heel, step forward left toe, drop left heel

2 X HEEL HOOK, BACK SHUFFLE, 2 X HEEL HOOK, FORWARD SHUFFLE

1&	Point right heel forward, hook right foot across left leg
2&	Point right heel forward, hook right foot across left leg
3&4	Step back on right, step left next to right, step back on right
5&	Point left heel forward, hook left foot across right leg
6&	Point left heel forward, hook left foot across right leg
7&8	Step forward left, step right next to left, step forward left

STEP 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, COASTER STEP, STEP TOUCH

1,2	Step forward on right, left 1/2 turn weight onto left
3&4	Turning 1/4 left step onto right, turning 1/4 left step left next to right,
	step right slightly back
5&6	Step back on left, step right next to left, step forward left
7,8	Step forward right, touch left next to right

REPEAT

From: GlynnHolt6@aol.com

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