Dennis & Ruthie Duke Choreograph
As Good As I Once Was
A -- 48 count, 4 wall, Beg/Int level line dance
To the Music: As Good As I Once Was by Toby Keith
| Sequence: A, A, Pause, A, A, Tag, A, A, Pause, A, A, A, Pause, A, A, A | |
| PART A 32 Count | |
| HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, HOOK, SHUFFLE | |
| 1 - 2 | Touch right heel forward, step right beside left |
| 3 - 4 | Touch left heel forward, step left beside right |
| 5 - 6 | Touch right heel forward, hook right heel in front of left knee |
| 7 - 8 | Shuffle forward (right-left-right) |
| HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, TOGETHER, HEEL, HOOK, SHUFFLE | |
| 1 - 2 | Touch left heel forward, step left beside right |
| 3 - 4 | Touch right heel forward, step right beside left |
| 5 - 6 | Touch left heel forward, hook left heel in front of right knee |
| 7 - 8 | Shuffle forward (left-right-left) |
| STEP, TURN, SHUFFLE, STEP, TURN, SHUFFLE | |
| 1 - 2 | Step right forward, pivot ½ to the left putting weight on left |
| 3 - 4 | Shuffle forward (right-left-right) |
| 5 - 6 | Step left forward, pivot ½ to the right putting weight on right |
| 7 - 8 | Shuffle forward (left-right-left) |
| KICK TWICE, ¼ RIGHT, ¼ LEFT, ¼ RIGHT | |
| 1 - 2 | Kick right forward twice |
| 3 - 4 | Step right ¼ turn to right (turning body to right), touch left next to right |
| 5 - 6 | Step left ¼ turn to left (turning body to left), touch right next to left |
| 7 - 8 | Step right ¼ turn to right (turning body to right), step left next to right |
| TAG 16 Count | |
| VINE RIGHT WITH ½ TURN, VINE LEFT, REPEAT | |
| 1 - 2 | Step right to right, step left behind right |
| 3 - 4 | Step right to right with ½ turn to right (to the right), touch left beside right |
| 5 - 8 | Step left to left, step right behind left, step left to left, touch right beside left |
| 9 - 10 | Step right to right, step left behind right |
| 11 - 12 | Step right to right with ½ turn to right (to the right), touch left beside right |
| 13 - 16 | Step left to left, step right behind left, step left to left, touch right beside left |
| After each pause, the dance begins again on the word "once" with Right heel forward. This would be an easy/beginner line dance with the part A step pattern, but the sequence (pauses and tag) bring it closer to an intermediate dance. | |
Step sheet provided courtesy of:
ELYSIUM DANCE DESIGNS LLC --- WWW.AZBODYDANCE.COM
