Life Is A Lesson

Intro: 24 Counts
Restart 1 - Wall 3 after 12 Counts
Restart 2 - Wall 6 after 24 Counts
Tag - Wall 8 after 12 Counts

• Step, Touch, Hold, Back, Sweep Back
1Step Forward on LF

2Touch RF to R side

3Pause

4Step back on RF

5Sweep LF from front to back

6Continue to sweep (option to dance the sweep with an elegant hitch to finish)

• Behind, Side Rock, Recover, Behind, Sway, Sway
1Cross LF behind RF

2Rock RF to R side

3Recover onto LF (opening body slightly to R)

4Cross RF behind LF

5Step LF to L side and sway to L (bringing body back to front wall)

6Sway to R

***Restart here on wall 3 (facing 6:00)***
***Add Tag here on wall 8 (facing 12:00) then start the dance from the beginning***

• Side, Rock Back, Recover, 1/4 turn R, 1/4 turn R with point, Hold
1Take a big step to L with LF

2Make a small rock back on RF

3Recover onto LF

4Make a 1/4 turn and step forward on RF (facing 3:00)

5Make a 1/4 turn R and touch LF to L side (facing 6:00)

6Pause

• 1/4 turn L, Step, Pivot L, Step, Full Turn R
1Make a 1/4 turn L and step forward on LF (facing 3:00)

2Step forward on RF

3Make a 1/2 turn pivot L (facing 9:00)

4Step forward on RF

5Make a 1/2 turn R and step back on LF (facing 3:00)

6Make a 1/2 turn R and step forward on RF (facing 9:00)

***Restart here on wall 6 (facing 9:00)***

• Waltz Basic Forward, Back Sweeps x3
1Step forward on LF

2Close RF next to LF (Can be danced as a LITTLE rock forward if you prefer)

3Close LF next to RF (If you danced a LITTLE rock above this would be a recover)

4Step back on RF and sweep LF from front to back

5Step back on LF and sweep RF from front to back

6Step back on RF and sweep LF from front to back

• Behind, Side, Cross, Side, Hold x2
1Cross LF behind RF

2Step RF to R side

3Cross LF In front of RF

4Step RF to R side (Counts 5-6 can be danced with a little Improvisation and drama, we like to raise our R hand from bottom to top, towards R diagonal)

5Pause

6Pause

• Cross Rock, Recover, Back, 1/2 turn R, Step, Pivot 1/2 turn R
1Cross Rock LF In front of RF (facing 10:30)

2Recover onto RF

3Take a step back on LF in the direction 4:30

4Make a 1/2 turn R and step forward on RF (facing 4:30)

5Step forward on LF

6Make a 1/2 turn pivot R (Facing 10:30)

• Cross, Side, Back with 1/4 turn L, Back, 1/4 turn L into Sway x2
1Cross LF In front of RF

2Step RF to R side (Squaring up to face 9:00)

3Make a 1/4 turn L and step back on LF (Facing 6:00)

4Step back on RF

5Make a 1/4 turn L and step LF to L side Swaying to L (Facing 9:00)

6Sway to R

TAG (danced on wall 8 after 12 Counts facing 12:00)
• Sway L, Sway R
1-3Slowly sway to L

4-6Slowly sway to R