A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND
Choreographer: Kirsi-Marja Vinberg
Music: A Good Man is Hard To Find by Brenda Lee
Counts: 56 and 3 restarts
Type: 4 wall high beginner line dance with 3 restarts
Note: All the shuffles and triple steps have the rhythm 1 a2 (like in boogie woogie triple step) in this dance.
BOOGIE WOOGIE 8 COUNT BASIC (USING SHUFFLE STEP AND ROCK STEP) TURNING ¼ LEFT
1-2 Step right across left, step left in place
3&4 Step right to side, left together, right to side
5-6 Step left across right, step right in place
7&8 Step left to side, right together, left to side turning ¼ left
2 STEPS FORWARD, TRIPLE IN PLACE MOVING SLIGHTLY BACKWARDS, 2 STEPS BACK, TRIPLE IN PLACE MOVING SLIGHTLY BACKWARDS
1-2 Step forward right, left
3&4 Triple step: step in place right, left, right little backwards
5-6 Step backwards left, right
7&8 Triple step in place: left, right, left little backwards
ROCK STEP BACK, STEP FORWARD, HOLD, ROCK STEP FORWARD, STEP BACK, HOLD (AKA SHORT GROOVE WALK)
1-2 Rock right foot back, step left in place
3-4 Step right foot forward, hold with snap
5-6 Rock left foot forward, step right in place
7-8 Step left back, hold with snap
BREAK: STEP OUT OUT, HOLD X3, TRAVELLING SWIVELS TOGETHER
&1 Step right to side, step left to side (hands: spread hands to the side)
2-4 Hold
5-8 Lift toes to your center, then heels, toes, heels (now feet are together). Hand gestures: twist your fingers pointing down, up, down, up
Obs. Restarts after first, third and fifth repetitions (after dancing 32 counts). Third and fifth repetitions start facing 12.00 o´clock wall.
STOMP R, HOLD, SWIVEL STEPS GOING FORWARD, STOMP L, HOLD, SWIVEL STEPS FORWARD
1-2 Stomp right foot diagonally forward right, hold with snap
3-4 Swivel steps: left to diagonally left forward, right to diagonally right forward
5-6 Stomp left to diagonally left forward, hold with snap
7-8 Swivel steps: right to diagonally forward right, left to diagonally left forward
TOE TOUCHES AND SIDE STEPS TURNING ½ L
1-2 touch right toe in front of the left foot, step right foot to side and turn ¼ left
3-4 touch left toe in front of the right foot, step left to side
5-8 repeat 1-4
DIAGONAL STEP, SLIDE TOGETHER X 2 (AKA DUCK WALK), DIAGONAL R SHUFFLE STEP FORWARD, DIAGONAL L SHUFFLE STEP FORWARD
1-2 Step right foot to right diagonal forward (heel-flat), slide left foot together
3-4 Repeat 1-2
5&6 Step right to right diagonal forward, left together, right to right diagonal forward
7&8 Step left to left diagonal forward, right together, left to left diagonal forward
Repeat