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REAL LIFE

SONG: REAL LIFE (I never was the same) (86 BPM)

ARTIST: JEFF CARSON

ALBUM: REAL LIFE

CHOREOGRAPHER: NOEL BRADEY, Sydney, Australia, April 2003

ORIGINAL POSITION: Feet together, weight on Left foot

DANCE STARTS: 18 Count Into - start on word "young"

BEATS: STEPS: Two Wall Intermediate Line Dance Version: 1:01

1-8 FWD, REPLACE, DIAG BACK, CROSS/ BACK, 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, BESIDE, ROCK,

REPLACE

1&2 Rock/step fwd on R, Replace weight to L, Step back R on right diagonal,

&3,4 Cross/step L over R, Step back R on R diagonal, Turn 180º L to step fwd on L

(6:00)

5&6&7,8 Turn 180º left shuffling R-L-R, Step on ball of L beside R,

Cross/rock R over L, Replace weight to L (12:00)

9-16 BESIDE, CROSS, REPLACE, 1/4 TURN, FWD, 1/2 TURN SWING, SYNCOPATED SAILORS x 2,

BALL, CROSS

&1,2 Step on ball of R beside L, Cross/rock L over R, Replace weight to R

&3,4 Turn 90º L stepping fwd on L, step fwd on R, Turn 180º L on R swinging L

around (3:00)

&5&6 Cross/step L behind R, Step R to R, Replace weight to L,

Cross/step R behind L

&7&8 Step L to left, Replace weight to R, Step on ball of L beside R,

Cross/step R over L (3:00)

17-24 FWD, REPLACE, DIAG BACK, CROSS/ BACK, 1/2 TURN, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, BESIDE, ROCK,

REPLACE

1&2 Rock/step fwd on L, Replace weight to R, Step back L on left diagonal,

&3,4 Cross/step R over L, Step back L on left diagonal, Turn 180º right to step

fwd on R (9:00)

5&6&7,8 Turn 180º right shuffling L-R-L, Step on ball of R beside L,

Cross/rock L over R, Replace weight to R (3:00)

25-32 BESIDE, CROSS, REPLACE, 1/4 TURN, FWD, 1/2 TURN SWING, SYNCOPATED SAILORS x 2,

BALL, CROSS

&1,2 Step on ball of L beside R, Cross/rock R over L, Replace weight to L

&3,4 Turn 90º right stepping fwd on R, step fwd on L, Turn 180º right on L

swinging R around (12:00)

&5&6 Cross/step R behind L, Step L to left, Replace weight to R,

Cross/step L behind R

&7&8 Step R to right, Replace weight to L, Step on ball of R beside L,

Cross/step L over R (12:00)

33-40 1/4 TURN, 1/2 TURN, COASTER 1/4 TURN CROSS, HIP SWAYS, SIDE SHUFFLE

1,2 (Travelling right) Turn 90º right stepping fwd on R, Turn 180º right stepping

back on L (9:00)

3&4 Step back on R, Step on L beside R turning 90º right, Cross/step R over L

(12:00)

5,6,7&8 Stepping L to left sway hips left, Sway hips to right,

Side shuffle to left stepping L-R-L (12:00)

41-48 SIDE, BEHIND, 1/4, FWD, 1/2 PIVOT, FWD, LOCK STEP, 3/4 COASTER TURN

1,2 Step R to right, Cross/step L behind R

3&4 Turning 90º right stepping fwd on R, Step fwd on L, Pivot turn 180º right

(end wt on R) (9:00)

5,6 Step fwd on L, Lock/step R behind L

7&8* Turn 90º right stepping back on L, Turn 180º right stepping R beside L,

Step fwd on L * (6:00)

49-56 BALL CHANGE, KICK, 1/4 LOCK SHUFFLE BACK, ROCK FWD, BACK, 1 1/2 TRIPLE BACK

&1,2,3&4 Step back on ball of R, Step fwd on L, Kick R fwd diagonally to right,

Turn 90º R to cross/step R over L, Step back on L, Cross/step R over L (9:00)

5,6,7&8 ## Rock/step fwd on L, replace weight to R, (travelling backwards) Turn 180º

left stepping fwd on L, Turn 180º left stepping back on R, Turn 180º left

stepping fwd on L ## (3:00)

57-64 BALL STEP, 1/2 PIVOT, 1/4 RUN FWD, FWD, REPLACE. 1/2 TURN FWD, FWD

&1,2,3&4 Step on ball of R beside L, Step fwd on L, 180º pivot turn right,

Turn 90º right small run fwd L, R, L(12:00)

5,6,7,8 Rock/step fwd on R, Replace weight to L, Turn 180º right to step fwd on R,

Step fwd on L (6:00)

64 Restart dance in new direction

Please Note: There is a restart on Wall 2 - dance to count 48 (*) and start again.

On Wall 5 - dance to count 56 (##), Hold for 2 counts, then dance counts 57-64

To End dance: Last Wall - Wall 6, Dance to count 32, then slow unwind 180º right to

face front

NOEL BRADEY - 0412317589/MICHAEL VERA-LOBOS - 0412317588

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