Dear Life
32 count 4 wall Inter/Adv
Choreographed By Guyton Mundy
Music “Dear Life” by Anthony Hamilton

(From the motion picture “Step Up” soundtrack)

1-9          Side, back, back, full turn, back, back, back, rock recover, walk, cross, 1/4 back

1-2&3    Step L to L; walk back R, L; 1/2 turn R stepping forward on R while slightly hitching up L completing full turn ending on the 12:00 wall

4&5        Walk back L,R,L

6-7          Rock back on R, recover L

8&1        Step forward R; cross L over R; 1/4 turn L stepping back on R

10-17     half, half, half, full spiral, back, back, half, sweep

2-3          1/2 turn L stepping forward on L, 1/2 turn L stepping back on R

&4&       1/2 turn L stepping forward on L, cross R over L, full spiral L (keeping weight on L)

5-6-7-8-1 Step back R, L; 1/2 turn R stepping forward on R; sweep little less than 1/2 over R shoulder        ending on 1:30 wall with weight on L foot extending arms forward

18-25     hold, half turn weave, behind forward with 1/4, sweep, cross, back ,back with sweep

2-3          With weight still on L foot draw arms into body

4&5        Step back on R, making little more than 1/4 step forward on L ending on 9:00 wall; 1/4 turn L stepping R to R side

6&7        Step L behind R, 1/4 turn to R stepping forward on R, sweep L around in front of right

8&1        Cross L over R, step back R, step back on L as you sweep R around coming behind L

26-32     sweep back, sweep back, sailor 1/4, 1/4 back 1/4, 1/4 , side touch

2-3          Step back R as you sweep L around coming behind R; step back on L as you sweep R around coming behind L

4&5        Step R behind L, 1/4 turn L stepping forward on L; step R to R

6&7        1/4 turn L stepping back on L, back on R, 1/4 turn L stepping L to L

8&          1/4 turn L stepping R to R, touch L next to R

This timing on this would be slow, quick, quick, slow.