Rise And Shine

Choreographed by Al And Sandy Ord
Description: 96 count partner dance
Position: Man facing LOD. Lady RLOD in front and offset. Right
shoulder to right shoulder, right palm to right palm
Music: "Happy Ever After" by T. Graham Brown; "Juanita" by
Shania Twain; "Live, Laugh, Love" by Clay Walker; "Ain't It
Funny" by Jennifer Lopez

Counts    Step Descriptions

FORWARD LOCK FORWARD, FORWARD LOCK FORWARD, FORWARD LOCK
FORWARD, ROCK FORWARD RECOVER / LADY: BACK LOCK BACK, BACK LOCK
BACK, BACK LOCK BACK, ROCK BACK RECOVER
1&2	MAN: Step forward right, & lock left behind right, step
forward right
	LADY: Step back right, & lock left across right, step back right
3&4	MAN: Step forward left, & lock right behind left, step
forward left
	LADY: Step back left, & lock right across left, step back left
5&6	MAN: Step forward right, & lock left behind right, step
forward right
	LADY: Step back right, & lock left across right, step back right
7-8	MAN: Rock forward left, rock back right
	LADY: Rock back left, rock forward right
/On right lock steps angle body ILOD and on left lock steps
angle body OLOD

MAN: BACK LOCK BACK, BACK LOCK BACK, BACK LOCK BACK, ROCK BACK
RECOVER / LADY: FORWARD LOCK FORWARD, FORWARD LOCK FORWARD,
FORWARD LOCK FORWARD, STEP 1/2 PIVOT
9&10	MAN: Step back left, & lock right across left, step back
left
	LADY: Step forward left, & lock right behind left, step forward
left
11&12	MAN: Step back right, & lock left across right, step back
right
	LADY: Step forward right, & lock left behind right, step
forward right
13&14	MAN: Step back left, & lock right across left, step back
left
	LADY: Step forward left, & lock right behind left, step forward
left
17-18	MAN: Rock back right, rock forward left
	LADY: Step forward right, pivot 1/2 turn left on left lock
angle body ILOD, right lock angle OLOD
/On pivot raise right over lady's head and keep raised

FORWARD SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN TWICE, FORWARD LOCK FORWARD TWICE (BOTH
STEPS ARE THE SAME)
17&18	Forward right shuffle making 1/2 turn left
19&20	Forward left shuffle making further 1/2 turn left
21&22	Step forward right, & lock left behind right, step forward
right
23&24	Step forward left, & lock right behind left, step forward
left
/Keep right hand raised on shuffle turns and take over lady's on
lock step to hold in front at hip height

ROCK 1/4 & CROSS, SIDE ROCK & CROSS, SIDE BEHIND SHUFFLE FORWARD
1/4 TURN (BOTH STEPS ARE THE SAME)
25&26	Rock onto right making 1/4 turn to ILOD, & step left
beside right crossing right over left (1/4 turn scissor step)
27&28	Rock left to left side, & step right beside left crossing
left over right (scissor step)
29-30	Step right to right side, step left behind right
31&32	Right side shuffle making 1/4 turn right to LOD
/On rock 1/4 turn, hold right only in Reverse Indian at hip. On
shuffle take right hand over lady's head to hip height

ROCK 1/4 & CROSS, SIDE ROCK & CROSS, SIDE BEHIND SHUFFLE FORWARD
1/4 TURN (BOTH STEPS ARE THE SAME)
33&34	Rock onto left making 1/4 turn to OLOD, & step right
beside left crossing left over right (1/4 turn scissor step)
35&36	Rock right to right side, & step left beside right
crossing right over left (scissor step)
37-38	Step left to left side, step right behind left
39&40	Left side shuffle making 1/4 turn left to LOD
/On shuffle take right hand over lady's head and lower in front
to hip height

TRAVELING SIDE ROCK & CROSS TWICE, MAN: STEP FORWARD 1/2 PIVOT
TOUCH RIGHT / LADY: SIDE LEFT TOUCH RIGHT
41&42	Rock right diagonally forward & step left beside right
crossing right over left (both steps are the same)
43&44	Rock left diagonally forward & step right beside left
crossing left over right (both steps are the same)
45&46	Rock right diagonally forward & step left beside right
crossing right over left (both steps are the same)
47-48	MAN: Step forward left pivoting 1/2 turn right on left,
touch right beside left
	LADY: Step big step left to left side, touch right beside left
/On pivot raise right hands back to shoulder height palm to palm
as for start of dance. Lady now facing LOD. Man now facing RLOD

49-96	Repeat steps 1-48 but with man and lady in reverse roles.
Man facing RLOD and moving back

REPEAT

TAG
/Jo Lo track requires a 4 count hold after step 48 (man's pivot
touch) on 3rd sequence of dance

Prep: 04/27/08   13:47
Page Layout © 1999, 2008 Westy