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Doin’ Alright!
32 count 4 wall Hustle/West Coast Swing style intermediate line dance
Choreographed 8/07 by Jo Thompson Szymanski
Music: “Alright” by Elliott Yamin

      HUSTLE BALL CHANGES RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, WEAVE & ¼ TURN

&1-2    Rock ball of Right foot back crossed slightly behind Left, allowing body to face slightly Right (&),
           Replace weight forward to Left foot (1), Step Right foot to Right side, squaring body to front (2).
&3-4    Rock ball of Left foot back crossed slightly behind Right, allowing body to face slightly Left (&),
           Replace weight forward to Right foot (3), Step Left foot to Left side, squaring body to front (4).
&5-6    Rock ball of Right foot back crossed slightly behind Left, allowing body to face slightly Right (&),
          Replace weight forward to Left foot (5), Step Right foot to Right side, squaring body to front (6).
7&8     Step Left foot crossed behind Right (7), Turn ¼ Right, Step forward with Right foot (&), Step forward
           with Left foot (8)

            Optional Arm Styling:  For the ladies, you may do a hairbrush with each ball change above.  On &1, brush the Right hand behind the head and reach the Left arm forward, on &3, brush the Left hand behind the head and reach the Right arm forward, on &5, brush the Right hand behind the head and reach the left arm forward.  The men can do a similar styling without the hairbrush.  On &1, pull the Right elbow back, reach the left arm forward like pulling a bow and arrow, on &3, pull the Left elbow back and reach the Right arm forward, on &5, pull the Right elbow back and reach the Left arm forward.  This arm styling is optional of course. 

FORWARD COASTER, BACK COASTER, STEP, ½ TURN, TRIPLE

1&2     Step forward with Right foot (1), Step together with Left foot (&), Step back with Right foot (2).
3&4     Step back with Left foot (3), Step together with Right, (&), Step forward with Left (4).
5-6       Step forward with Right (5), Turn ½ Left, shift weight forward to Left foot (6).
7&8     Step forward with Right (7), Step together with Left (&), Step forward with Right (8).
           Option:  Add a full turn Left on counts 7&8 by doing this:
           Turn ½ Left, Step back with Right foot (7), Turn ½ Left, Step forward with Left foot (&),
           Step forward with Right foot (8).

SIDE, RECOVER, CROSSING TRIPLE, ½ TURN, CROSSING TRIPLE

1-2       Rock Left foot to Left side (1), Recover weight to Right foot (2).
3&4      Step Left foot across in front of Right (3), Step Right foot to Right side (&),
           Step Left foot across in front of Right (4).
5-6      Turn ¼ Left, step back on Right foot (5), Turn ¼ Left, Step Left foot to Left side (6).
7&8     Step Right foot across in front of Left (7), Step Left foot to Left side (&),
           Step Right foot across in front of Left (8).

 SIDE, RECOVER, CROSSING TRIPLE, SCISSORS, STEP, KICK

1-2       Rock Left foot to Left side (1), Recover weight to Right foot (2).
3&4     Step Left foot across in front of Right (3), Step Right foot to Right side (&),
          Step Left foot across in front of Right (4).
5&6     Step Right foot to Right side (5), Step together with Left foot (&), Step Right
          foot across in front of Left (6).
7-8       Step Left foot to Left side (7), Kick Right foot to Right front diagonal (8).

 Start again from the beginning.