Higher Ground

Choreographed by Alan G. Birchall
Description: 64 count, 2 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder

Counts    Step Descriptions

HEEL GRIND 1/4 TURN, COASTER STEP TWICE
1-2	Twist grind right heel, making 1/4 turn right (facing 3:00)
3&4	Step back on right, step left by right, step forward on right
5-6	Twist 'grind' left heel, making 1/4 turn left (facing 12:00)
7&8	Step back on left, step right by left, step forward on left

STEP, 1/4 PIVOT, CROSS 1/4 TURN BACKWARDS, 1/2 TURN, KICK BALL
STEP
9-10	Step forward on right, 1/4 pivot left (facing 9:00)
11-12	Cross right over left, step back on left making 1/4 turn
right (facing 12:00)
13-14	Making 1/2 turn right step forward on right, step forward
on left (facing 6:00)
15&16	Kick right foot forward, step right by left, step forward
on left

MAMBO FORWARD, MAMBO BACK, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS, 3/4 TURN
BACKWARDS
17&18	Rock forward on right, recover on left, step back on right
19&20	Rock back on left, recover on right, step forward on left
21&22	Rock right to right, recover on left, cross right over left
23-24	Making 1/4 turn right step back on left, making 1/2 turn
right step forward on right (facing 3:00)

ROCK, RECOVER, STEP, ROCK, RECOVER, STEP, ROCK, RECOVER
25-26	Rock forward on left diagonal (1:00), recover on right
&27-28	Step left by right, rock back on right diagonal (7:00),
recover on left
29-30	Rock forward on right diagonal (5:00), recover on left
&31-32	Step right by left, rock back on left diagonal (11:00),
recover on right

STEP, 3/4 TURN, BACKWARDS, SIDE SHUFFLE, RIGHT SAILOR, LEFT
SAILOR
33-34	Step forward on left, make 3/4 turn right (facing 12:00)
35&36	Step left to left, right by left, step left to left
37&38	Cross right behind left, step left in place, step right by
left
39&40	Cross left behind right, step right to right, step left in
place

STEP, 1/2 PIVOT TWICE, RIGHT SHUFFLE, MAMBO STEP
41-42	Step forward on right, 1/2 pivot left (6:00)
43-44	Step forward on right, 1/2 pivot left (12:00)
45&46	Step forward on right, step left by right, step forward on
right
47&48	Rock forward on left, recover on right, step back on left
/During the third wall, restart here at start of 4th verse
(facing 12:00)

RIGHT SHUFFLE, COASTER STEP, STEP, 1/2 PIVOT TWICE
49&50	Step back on right, step left by right, step back on right
51&52	Step back on left, step right by left, step forward on left
53-54	Step forward on right, 1/2 pivot left (6:00)
55-56	Step forward on right, 1/2 pivot left (12:00)

HEEL SWITCH'S, STEP, 1/4 PIVOT LEFT TWICE
57&58	Touch right heel forward, step right by left, touch left
heel forward
&59-60	Step left by right, step forward on right, 1/4 pivot left
(facing 9:00)
61&62	Touch right heel forward, step right by left, touch left
heel forward
&63-64	Step left by right, step forward on right, 1/4 pivot left
(facing 6:00)

REPEAT

RESTART
/Restart after count 48 during 3rd wall

Prep: 04/09/02   23:16
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