Dance: Life is Fun
Music: Life is Fun - Amica [single], medium b/m
Choreography & copyright: Linda & Mitchell Burgess; 3/2003
              email:keithb@lesnies.com.au
Level: Intermediate
Walls: 2
Count: 64
Bridge/restart: 3 restarts
Start: Feet together, weight on left foot

* Hip bumps, rock, recover, shuffle fwd & 3/2L:
  1- 2 (Using Hips) Rock/step RIGHT forward, rock LEFT back,
  3& 4 (Using Hips) Rock RIGHT forward, rock LEFT back,
       rock RIGHT forward,
  5- 6 Rock/step LEFT forward, recover weight onto RIGHT,
  7& 8 Shuffle forward (L,R,L) & 3/2 turn LEFT,
       (easy option: 1/2 turn) [6:00]

* Step, 1/2L pivot & kick, coaster, dorothy, dorothy:
  9-10 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT & kick LEFT forward,
 11&12 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT together, step LEFT forward, [12:00]
13-14& Step RIGHT forward RIGHT to RIGHT diagonal,
       lock LEFT behind RIGHT, step RIGHT beside LEFT (on &),
15-16& Step LEFT forward LEFT to LEFT diagonal,
       lock RIGHT behind LEFT, step LEFT beside RIGHT (on &), ***

* Cross-rock, recover, cha & 3/4R, cross-samba, kick-ball-change:
 17-18 Cross-rock/step RIGHT over LEFT, recover weight onto LEFT,
 19&20 Cha-cha (R,L,R) & 3/4 turn RIGHT, [9:00]
 21&22 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, rock/step RIGHT to RIGHT side,
       replace weight onto LEFT,
 23&24 Kick RIGHT forward to LEFT diagonal,
       step RIGHT ball slightly to RIGHT side, step LEFT in place,

* Cross-samba & 1/4R, shuffle fwd, step, 1/2L pivot, out-out, in-in:
 25&26 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, 1/4 turn RIGHT & step LEFT ball back,
       step RIGHT in place, [12:00]
 27&28 Shuffle forward (L,R,L),
 29-30 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT, [6:00]
&31&32 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side, step LEFT to LEFT side,
       step RIGHT to centre, touch LEFT beside RIGHT,

* Step, step, step-1/2-change, step, step, step-1/2-change:
 33-34 Step LEFT forward, step RIGHT forward,
 35&36 Step LEFT forward,
       make 1/2 turn LEFT (on LEFT) & step RIGHT ball back,
       step LEFT in place, [12:00] **
 37-38 Step RIGHT forward, step LEFT forward,
 39&40 Step RIGHT forward,
       make 1/2 turn RIGHT (on RIGHT) & step LEFT ball back,
       step RIGHT in place, [6:00]

* Cross, flick, cross, flick, touch fwd, back, fwd, back:
 41-44 Cross LEFT over RIGHT,
       flick RIGHT foot back & click fingers above head,
       cross RIGHT over LEFT,
       flick LEFT foot back & click fingers above head,
 45-46 Angle body to RIGHT diagonal & touch LEFT forward to RIGHT
       diagonal (lean body slightly back),
       touch LEFT back to LEFT diagonal (lean body slightly forward),
         (Style option: clench fists & lift RIGHT arm above head &
          LEFT arm near waist area on touch forward, change arms on
          touch back)
 47-48 Repeat last 2 counts,

* Cross-ball-cross-ball-cross-ball-cross, rolling vine & ball-change:
 49&50 Travelling back to RIGHT diagonal: cross LEFT over RIGHT,
       step RIGHT ball back (on &), cross LEFT over RIGHT,
&51&52 Travelling back to RIGHT diagonal: step RIGHT ball back (on &),
       cross LEFT over RIGHT, step RIGHT ball back (on &),
       cross LEFT over RIGHT, [6:00] *
 53-54 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side & 1/2 turn RIGHT,
       step LEFT to LEFT & 1/2 turn RIGHT,
 55&56 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side, step back on ball of LEFT foot,
       step RIGHT in place,

* Side, behind, ball-cross, side, sailor, coaster:
 57-58 Step LEFT to LEFT side, cross RIGHT behind LEFT,
&59-60 Step LEFT to LEFT side (on &), cross RIGHT over LEFT,
       step LEFT to LEFT side,
 61&62 Cross RIGHT behind LEFT, step LEFT ball to LEFT side,
       step RIGHT in place,
 63&64 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT beside LEFT, step LEFT forward.

Repeat
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Restarts: Wall 1 - dance up to count 52 (*) & restart facing the back.
--------  Wall 3 - dance up to count 36 (**) & restart facing front.
          Wall 5 - facing back, dance up to count 16 (***) then add:
                    1-4 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side & bump hips R,L,R,L,
                        clapping hands
                   then restart facing back wall.

Finish: LEFT Coaster with 1/2 turn LEFT- to face the front.
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Transcribed: David Powell, 24th May, 2003.
http://triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance