TROUBLE IS!
Choreography by: Scott Blevins
A -- 48 count, 4 wall, Advanced level line dance
Music: Trouble Is by Allison Iraheta
| SECTION ONE (Steps 1 - 8) | |
| 1 - 2 & | 1) Large step side R; 2) Step on ball of L behind R; &) Small step R across L |
| 3 - 4 & | 3) Large step side L opening slightly to right diagonal starting 1/2 turn right [1:00]; 4) Finish 1/2 turn right stepping forward R [6:00]; &) Small step forward L |
| 5 - 7 | 5) Step forward on R; 6) Turn 1/2 left recovering weight on L [12:00]; 7) Step forward R |
| & 8 & | &) Turn 1/2 right stepping back L [6:00]; 8) Turn 1/2 right stepping forward R [12:00]; &) Step forward L |
| SECTION TWO (Steps 9 - 16) | |
| 1 - 2 | 1) Rock forward R; 2) Recover weight back on L |
| 3 & 4 & | These counts move you back towards 6:00: 3) Step back R; &) "Lock" step L back across R; 4) Step back R; &)"Lock" step L back across R L |
| 5 - 7 | These counts travel in a small clockwise circle: 5) Turn 1/2 right with small step forward R [6:00]; 6) Turn 1/4 right stepping forward L [9:00]; 7) Turn 1/8 right stepping forward R [11:00 diagonal] |
| & 8 & | &) Step forward L; 8) Turn 1/2 left stepping back R [5:00 diagonal]; &) Turn 1/2 left [11:00 diagonal] stepping forward |
| SECTION THREE (Steps 17 - 24) | |
| 1 - 2 | 1) Rock forward R; 2) Recover weight back on L [12:00] |
| 3 & 4 & | 3) Square up to 12:00 stepping side R; &) Step L across R; 4) Step side R; &) Step L behind R |
| 5 - 6 | 5) Step side R; 6) Leave both feet in place and take weight on L as you turn 1/2 right on ball of L to create a "spiral" effect [6:00] while your head continues looking towards 1:00 over left shoulder (i.e. your body makes a reverse spiral turn towards 6:00 while your head lingers towards 1:00) |
| 7 & 8 & | 7) Turn 1/8 right stepping forward R [7:00 diagonal]; &) Turn 1/2 right stepping back L [1:00diagonal]; 8) Turn 1/8 right stepping side R [3:00]; &) Step L across R |
| ***RESTART on rotation 5*** | |
| SECTION FOUR (Steps 25 - 32) | |
| 1 - 2 & | 1) Large step side R; 2) Step on ball of L behind R; &) Small step R across L |
| 3 - 4 & | 3) Turn 1/4 right stepping back L [6:00]; 4) Turn 3/8 right stepping forward R [11:00 diagonal]; &) Step forward L |
| 5 & 6 & | 5) Step forward R; &) Rock forward L; 6) Recover weight back on R; &) Step back L |
| 7 & 8 | 7) Turn 3/8 right stepping forward R [3:00]; &) Turn 1/2 right stepping back L [9:00]; 8) Turn 1/4 right stepping side R [12:00] |
| SECTION FIVE (Steps 33 - 40) | |
| * & / 1 * - 2 | This first step happens on the "1" count during the verse and on the "&" count, holding count "1" during the chorus: &/1) Rock step L across R; 2) Recover weight back on R |
| 3 & 4 | 1/4 Turning Sailor: 3) Turn 1/4 left sweeping L counterclockwise from front to back and step behind R [9:00]; &) Small step side R; 4) Small step forward L |
| & 5 - 6 | &) Step forward R; 5) Turn 1/4 right sweeping L clockwise from back to front [12:00]; 6) Step L across R Note: Bend deeper into R knee on counts &5 for broader sweep using your arms for counterbalance. |
| 7 & 8 & | 7) Turn 1/4 right stepping forward R; &) Turn 1/2 right stepping back L; 8) Turn 1/4 right stepping side R; &) Step L across R [12:00] |
| ***RESTART on rotation 2*** | |
| SECTION 6 (Steps 41 - 48) | |
| 1 - 2 & 3 | 1) Large step side R; 2) Turn 1/4 left stepping back L [9:00]; &) Step R next to L; 3) Step forward L |
| 4 & 5 | 4) Turn 1/4 right stepping R across L [12:00]; &) Small step back L; 5) Step back R opening slightly to right diagonal |
| & 6 | &) Cross L over R; 6) Unwind a bit more than a full turn right ending with weight on R [2:00] |
| 7 & 8 | 7) Rock step side L to square up to [3:00]; &) Recover weight on R; 8) Step L across R |
| BEGIN AGAIN & ENJOY! | |
Step sheet provided courtesy of:
BRONTE BOOTS 'N SPURS LINE DANCING --- WWW.BOOTSNSPURS.COM
