Waltzin' the Hard Way

Choreographer: Jan Wyllie
Dance: 72 counts, 2 walls, 144 bpm, 24 count intro, Intermediate Level Waltz
Music: I'm Finding Out - What Livin's All About by Rhett Akins

ONE TAG

1/2 Waltz Fwd, Back Touch Unwind 1/2, 1/2 Waltz Fwd, 1/4 Side Rock Replace
1,2,3 Step fwd on L, Making 1/2 left step RL together (1/2 waltz)
4,5,6 Step back on R, Touch L toe back, Unwind 1/2 left keeping weight on R
7,8,9 Step fwd on L, Making 1/2 left step RL together (1/2 waltz)
10,11,12 Step back on R, Making 1/4 left rock/step L to left, Rock/replace weight sideways onto R

Behind Side Side x2 Behind 1/4 Rock Replace 1/4 Slide Touch
13,14,15 Step L behind R, Step R to right, Step L to left
16,17,18 Step R behind L, Step L to left, Step R to right
(Move back slightly on the above Serpentine steps)
19,20,21 Step L behind R, Making 1/4 right rock/step fwd on R, Replace weight back on L
22,23,24 Making 1/4 right step R to right, Slide L to R, Touch L beside R

Step Step Pivot 1/4, Across Side Behind, Side 1/4 Hold Hold, 1/2 Waltz Back
25,26,27 Step fwd on L, Step fwd on R, Pivot 1/4 left transferring wt to L
28,39,40 Step R across L, Step L to left, Step R behind L
31,32,33 Big step to left on L keeping R toe in place, Turn 1/4 left and hold the pose for 2 counts
34,35,36 Step back on R, Making 1/2 left step LR together (1/2 waltz)

Fwd Hold Hold, 1/4 Waltz, Step Slide Hold, Step Step Pivot 1/4
37,38,39 Big step fwd on L keeping R toe in place, Hold for 2 counts
40,41,42 Step back R, Making 1/4 left step LR together (1/4 waltz)
43,44,45 Step fwd on L, Slide R to left taking 2 counts
46,47,48 Step fwd on R, Step fwd on L, Pivot 1/4 right transferring wt to R

Cross Waltz Cross Waltz Across 1/4 Together, 1/4 Waltz Back
49,50,51 Step L across R, Step R to right, Step L beside R
52,53,54 Step R across L, Step L to left, Step R beside L
55,56,57 Step L across R, Making 1/4 left step back on R, Step L beside R
58,59,60 Step back on R, Making 1/4 left step L, R together

1/4 Waltz Fwd, Waltz Back, Fwd Touch Hold, Back Sweep 1/2 Touch
61,62,63 Step fwd on L, Making 1/4 left step RL together
64,65,66 Step back on R, Step LR together
67,68,69 Step fwd on L, Touch R beside L, Hold
70,71,72 Step back on R, Making 1/2 left sweep L around, Touch L beside R

*There is a tag at the end of wall 2 - You will be facing the front.
Cross Waltz, Cross Waltz, Fwd Touch, Back Touch
Cross Waltz, Cross Waltz, Fwd Touch, Back 1/2 Sweep Touch
1,2,3 Step L across R, Step R to right, Step L beside R
4,5,6 Step R across L, Step L to left, Step R beside L
7,8,9 Step fwd on L, Touch R beside L, Hold
10,11,12 Step back on R, Touch L beside R, Hold
13-21 Repeat above steps to count 9
22,23,24 Step back on R, Making 1/2 left sweep L around, Touch L beside R

Enjoy Waltzin’ The Hard Way. See you on the floor sometime. Jan