WHAT HURTS THE MOST

CHOREOGRAPHER: Kash Bane
COUNT: 144
TYPE: 1 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: What Hurts The Most by Rascal Flatts

1/2 MONTEREY TURN, FULL TURN, STEP, HOLD

1-2	Point right toe to right side, turn 1/2 over right shoulder stepping right next to left
3-4	Point left toe to left side, return next to right
5-6	1/2 turn left stepping back on right, 1/2 turn stepping forward on left
7-8	Step forward on right, Hold

1/4 TURNING SAILOR FLICK, SWEEP, BACK ROCK, SLIDE

1-2	Step left behind right, step right to right side
3	1/4 turn right hopping onto left and kicking right foot forward
4	Sweep right foot behind left
5-6	Rock right behind left, recover onto left
7-8	Take a large step right on right, slide left next to right

BACK ROCK, 3/4 SWEEP TURN, WALK, WALK, POINT, HOLD

1-2	Rock left behind right, recover onto right
3-4	1/4 turn right stepping left back, 1/2 turn right sweeping right leg out
5-6	Step down onto right, step forward on left
7-8	Point right toe forward bending right knee, Hold

COASTER STEP, HOLD, 1/2 TURN, BACK ROCK, SCUFF

1-2	Step right back, close left to right
3-4	Step right forward, Hold
5-6	1/2 turn right stepping back on left, rock right back
7-8	Recover onto left, scuff right forward

3x FULL TURNS, STEP, HOLD

1-2	1/2 turn left stepping back on right, 1/2 turn left stepping forward on left
3-4	1/2 turn left stepping back on right, 1/2 turn left stepping forward on left
5-6	1/2 turn left stepping back on right, 1/2 turn left stepping forward on left
7-8	Step right to right side, Hold

1/4 TURNING SAILOR STEP, HOLD, COASTER STEP, HOLD

1-2	Step left behind right, turning 1/4 left step right to right side
3-4	Step left to left side, Hold
5-6	Step right back, close left next to right
7-8	Step forward on right, Hold

STEP, BICYCLE KNEES, WEAVE, HOLD

1-2	Step left forward, hitch right knee
3-4	Switch knees by hitching left knee and stepping down on right, lower left knee
5-6	Step right behind left, step left to left side
7-8	Cross right over left, Hold

ROCK AND CROSS, HOLD, STEP, 1/2 HINGE TURN, CROSS, ROCK

1-2	Rock left to left side, recover onto right
3-4	Cross left over right, Hold
5-6	Step right to right side, 1/2 turn left stepping left to left side
7-8	Cross right over left, rock left out to left side

RECOVER, CROSS, SWEEP, CROSS, ROCK, CROSS, UNWIND

1-2	Recover onto right, cross left over right
3-4	Sweep right foot out and in front of left, cross right over left
5-6	Rock to left side on left, recover onto right
7-8	Cross left over right, unwind a full turn

1/4 TURN STEP, KICK, BACK ROCK, 1/4 TURN POINT, HOLD, BACK ROCK

1-2	1/4 turn right stepping back on left, kick right forward
3-4	Rock back onto right, recover onto left
5-6	1/4 turn left pointing right toe to right side, Hold
7-8	Rock back onto right, recover onto left

HEEL, 1/4 TURN FLICK, CROSS, HOLD, SWEEP, CROSS, SWEEP, CROSS

1-2	Touch right heel forward, Turning 1/4 left on ball of left foot flick right backward
3-4	Cross right over left, Hold
5-6	Sweep left foot from behind right and cross over right
7-8	Sweep right foot out from behind left and cross over left

COASTER STEP, HOLD, ROCK AND 1/2 TURN, HOLD

1-2	Step left back, close right next to left
3-4	Step left forward, Hold
5-6	Rock forward on right, recover onto left
7-8	1/2 turn over right shoulder stepping forward on right, Hold

FULL TURN, STEP, HOLD, 1/4 TURN HOP AND FLICK, CROSS, 1/4 TURN STEP, HOLD

1-2	1/2 turn right stepping back on left, 1/2 turn right stepping forward on right
3-4	Step forward on left, Hold
5	Hopping on left (in place) turn 1/4 left swinging right foot out to right side
6	Cross right over left
7-8	1/4 turn left stepping forward on left, Hold

SCUFF, STEP, TAP, HOLD, STEP, TOGETHER, SLIDE

1-2	Scuff right beside left, step back onto right
3-4	Tap right toe backward, Hold
5-6	Step left forward, step right next to left
7-8	Take a large step back on left, slide right next to left

STEP, 3/4 UNWIND, STEP, HOLD, CROSS SWING WITH 1/2 HITCH

1-2	Step right behind left, unwind 3/4 turn
3-4	Step left to left side, Hold
5-6	Swing right leg out and across left leg
7-8	Sweep right leg out and round turning 1/2 right and bringing up into hitch

SHUFFLE, HOLD, POINT, POINT, HOLD

1-2	Step forward on right, close left next to right
3-4	Step forward on right, Hold
5-6	Point left toe to left side, bring back to centre
7-8	Point right toe to right side, Hold

1/4 TURN PRESS, DRAG, SHUFFLE, HOLD

1-2	Put weight onto right point, 1/4 turn left and bend knee
3-4	Release press and slide right foot back toward you
5-6	Step forward on right, close left next to right
7-8	Step forward on right, Hold

SHUFFLE, HOLD, ROCK, 1/2 TURN, STEP

1-2	Step forward on left, close right next to left
3-4	Step forward on left, Hold
5-6	Rock forward onto right, recover back onto left
7-8	1/2 turn over right shoulder stepping forward on right, step forward on left

REPEAT

!TAG!
Add after you have danced through twice
Repeat counts 1-24 (step, step, point, hold)
The add these four counts:

1-2	Place weight onto right, 1/4 turn left stepping forward on left
3-4	Cross right over left, rock out to left side on left

Continue the dance from Count 65 (recover, cross, sweep...)

The dance should end on count 28 (The coaster step)

From: kashb_87@yahoo.co.uk

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