BETTER LIFE

CHOREOGRAPHER: Peter Metelnick (September 2004)
petermetelnick@btinternet.com, www.linedance.biz
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Better Life by Keith Urban (start after 24 count intro)

1-8 RIGHT & LEFT HEEL SWITCHES, LEFT BALL CROSS, 1/4 RIGHT & KICK,
RIGHT BALL CROSS, 3/4 TURN LEFT INTO FORWARD SHUFFLE
1& Touch Right heel forward, step Right together
2& Touch Left heel forward, step Left together
3&4 Cross step Right over Left, turning 1/4 right step Left back, kick Right on Right diagonal
&5-6 Step Right back, cross step Left over Right, turning 1/4 left step Right back
7&8 Turning 1/2 left step Left forward, step Right together, step Left forward

9-16 RIGHT & LEFT HEEL SWITCHES, LEFT BALL CROSS, 1/4 RIGHT & KICK,
RIGHT BALL CROSS, 1/2 TURN LEFT INTO SIDE SHUFFLE
1& Touch Right heel forward, step Right together
2& Touch Left heel forward, step Left together
3&4 Cross step Right over Left, turning 1/4 right step Left back, kick Right on Right diagonal
&5-6 Step Right back, cross step Left over Right, turning 1/4 left step Right back
7&8 Turning 1/4 left step Left to left, step Right together, step Left to left

17-24 SYNCOPATED RIGHT CROSS ROCK & RECOVER, WEAVE RIGHT 2,
LEFT SAILOR, RIGHT CROSS BEHIND & UNWIND 3/4 RIGHT
1&2 Cross step Right over Left, recover weight on Left, step Right to right
3-4 Cross step Left over Right, step Right to right
5&6 Cross step Left behind Right, step Right to right, step Left to left
7-8 Touch Right behind Left, unwind 3/4 Right with weight ending on Right

25-32 LEFT FORWARD ROCK & RECOVER, 1/2 LEFT SHUFFLE, RIGHT FORWARD,
1/2 LEFT PIVOT TURN, RIGHT KICK BALL TOUCH
1-2 Rock Left forward, recover weight on Right
3&4 Turning 1/2 left step Left forward, step Right together, step Left forward
5-6 Step Right forward, pivot 1/2 left
7&8 Kick Right forward, step Right together, touch Left to left

33-40 LEFT SAILOR WITH 1/4 RIGHT TURN, RIGHT SAILOR HEEL,
RIGHT BALL CROSS INTO LEFT CROSS SHUFFLE, 1/2 LEFT TURN
1&2 Cross step Left behind Right, turning 1/4 right step Right to right, step Left to left
3&4 Cross step Right behind Left, step Left to left,
touch Right heel forward on Right diagonal
&5 Step Right back, cross step Left over Right
6& Step Right to Right, cross step Left over Right
7-8 Turning 1/4 left step Right back, turning 1/4 left step Left to left

41-48 RIGHT FORWARD, TOUCH LEFT TOGETHER, LEFT BALL HEEL, RIGHT BACK,
LEFT FORWARD, RIGHT FORWARD, 1/2 LEFT PIVOT TURN, RIGHT KICK BALL STEP
1-2 Step Right forward, touch Left together
&3 Step Left back, touch Right heel forward
4& Step Right back, step Left forward
5-6 Step Right forward, pivot 1/2 left
7&8 Kick Right forward, step Right together, step Left forward