Dance: Best Day Song: The Best Day Artist: George Strait Album: Latest Greatest Straitest Hits Choreography & copyright: Stephen Paterson, 3/2000, http://www.nzld.net.nz/stephen.htm Level: Intermediate Walls: 4 Count: 64 Bridge/restart: 3 tags Dance Beat: moderate Start: Weight on right foot Note: Timing throughout dance is 1, hold, 3, hold &5, 6, 7, 8 * Rock, hold, rock, hold, &ball-cross, rock-step, cross: 1- 2 Rock LEFT foot forward, hold, 3- 4 Recover weight onto RIGHT foot, hold, &5 Step slightly back onto LEFT (on &), cross RIGHT over LEFT, 6- 7 Rock LEFT to LEFT side, recover weight onto RIGHT foot, 8 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, * 1/4 turn, hold, 1/2 turn, hold, &step, 1/2 pivot, step, 1/2 turn, 1/4 turn: 9-10 Make 1/4 turn LEFT & step RIGHT foot back, hold, 11-12 Make 1/2 turn LEFT & step LEFt foot forward, hold, &13-14 Step RIGHT forward (on &), make 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT), step RIGHT forward, 15-16 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back, make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT to RIGHT side, * Rock, hold, rock, hold, &side-cross, side, behind, side: 17-18 Cross-rock LEFT over RIGHT to RIGHT diagonal, hold, 19-20 Recover weight onto RIGHT foot, hold, &21 Step LEFT to LEFT side (on &), cross RIGHT in front of LEFT, 22-24 Step LEFT to LEFT side, cross RIGHT behind LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side, * Rock, hold, rock, hold, &side-cross, side, behind, 1/4 turn: 25-26 Cross-rock RIGHT over LEFT to LEFT diagonal, hold, 27-28 Recover weight onto LEFT foot, hold, &29 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side (on &), cross LEFT over RIGHT, 30-32 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side, cross LEFT behind RIGHT, make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, * Sway forward, hold, back, hold, &ball-change, 1/2 turn, step, step: 33-34 Step LEFT forward & sway hips LEFT, hold, 35-36 Rock back onto RIGHT foot, hold, &37-38 Step forward onto LEFT ball (on &), pushing off with LEFT recover weight onto RIGHT foot, make 1/2 turn LEFT (on RIGHT) & step LEFT forward, 39-40 Walk forward RIGHT, LEFT, * Sway forward, hold, back, hold, &ball-change, 1/2 turn, step, step: 41-42 Step RIGHT forward & sway hips RIGHT, hold, 43-44 Rock back onto LEFT foot, hold, &45-46 Step forward onto RIGHT ball (on &), pushing off with RIGHT recover weight onto LEFT foot, make 1/2 turn RIGHT (on LEFT) & step RIGHT forward, 47-48 Walk forward LEFT, RIGHT, * Rock, hold, rock, hold, &cross, 1/4 turn, setp, 1/2 pivot, step: 49-50 Rock LEFT to LEFT side, hold, 51-52 Recover weight onto RIGHT, hold, &53 Cross LEFT behind RIGHT (on &), make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, 54-55 Step LEFT forward, make 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight onto LEFT), 56 Step LEFT forward, * Rock, hold, rock, hold, &cross, 1/4 turn, setp, 1/2 pivot, 1/4 turn: 57-58 Rock RIGHT to RIGHT side, hold, 59-60 Recover weight onto LEFT, hold, &61 Cross RIGHT behind LEFT (on &), make 1/4 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward, 62-63 Step RIGHT forward, make 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight on RIGHT), 64 Make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT to RIGHT side. Repeat Tag1: After the 2nd wall (facing the front): ---- 1-4 Rock LEFT forward, hold, recover weight back onto RIGHT & 1/2 turn LEFT, step LEFT forward, 5-8 Rock RIGHT forward, hold, recover weight back onto LEFT & 1/2 turn RIGHT, step RIGHT forward, 9-10 Step LEFT forward, make 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight on right) 11-12 Step LEFT forward, make 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight on right) Tag2: After the 4th wall (facing the front): ---- 1-2 Step LEFT forward, make 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight on right) 3-4 Step LEFT forward, make 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight on right) Tag3: During the 5th wall - dance up to count 32, hold for four counts, ---- then carry on from 33 to end of music. Transcribed: David Powell, 24th January, 2001. http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance