Higher Ground

Choreographed by Nancy A. Morgan-Fletcher
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate, east coast
swing line dance
Music: "Higher Ground" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

Counts    Step Descriptions

HEEL AND HEEL AND KICK, KICK, REPEAT
1&2	Touch right heel forward, put right next to left as you
touch left heel forward
&3-4	Put left next to right as you kick your right foot forward
twice
&5&6	Put right foot next to left as you touch left heel forward,
put left next to right as you touch right heel forward
&7-8	Put right next to left as you kick your left foot forward
twice

FORWARD ROCK, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, JAZZ BOX SQUARE WITH A TOUCH
&1-2	Put left next to right as you rock-step forward on right
and back on left
3&4	As you turn 1/2 turn to your right, shuffle forward
5-6-7-8	Cross left over right, step back on right, step left to
left side, touch right foot next to left

SIDE SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP, VINE LEFT WITH 1/4 TURN
1&2	Side shuffle to right - step right to right side, step left
next to right, step right to right side
3-4	Rock back on left and for on right
5-6-7-8	Vine left with 1/4 turn - step left to left side, step
right behind left, step left foot forward as you turn 1/4 turn
to your right, slightly brush right foot forward

HEEL AND HEEL AND KICK FORWARD, KICK BACK, 1/2 TURN STEP, LOCK,
STEP, STOMP
1&2	Touch right heel forward, put right next to left as you
touch left heel forward
&3	Put left next to right as you kick your right foot forward as
you lean your body back
4	Kick your right foot straight back as you lean your body
forward (this is to counter your balance)
5-6-7-8	As you turn 1/2 turn to your right, set right foot down,
lock left foot behind right, step right foot forward, stomp left
next to right

REPEAT

Prep: 10/18/06   20:19
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