Choreographed by Gary O’Reilly (Ire) (May 2017)
64 Count, 2/4 Wall High Improver level line dance.
Choreographed to: “A Friend Like You” by Andy Grammer
Available from iTunes
16 count intro on lyrics
Sequence: 64, 58, 58, 32, 64, 58, 58, 32, 72, 58, 58, 32(ending)
Or, my dance class prefer to remember it like this:
Tag, No Tag, No Tag, Restart
Tag, No Tag, No Tag, Restart
Double Tag, No tag, No Tag, Finish
Section 1: R Side Toe Strut, L Crossing Toe Strut, R Side Rock Cross, Hold
1 2 Touch R toe to R side (1), drop R heel (2)
3 4 Touch L toe across R (3), drop L heel (4)
5 6 Rock R to R side (5), recover on L (6)
7 8 Cross R over L (7), Hold (8)
Section 2: L Side Toe Strut, R Crossing Toe Strut, L Side Rock 1/4 Fwd, Scuff
1 2 Touch L toe to L side (1), drop L heel (2)
3 4 Touch R toe across L (3), drop R heel (4)
5 6 Rock L to L side (5), recover on R making ¼ turn R (6) [3:00]
7 8 Step forward on L (7), scuff R forward (8)
Section 3: R Step/Lock/Step, Hold L Step ½ ½, Hold
1 2 Step forward on R (1), lock L behind R (2)
3 4 Step forward on R (3), hold (4)
5 6 Step forward on L (5), ½ R stepping forward on R (6) [9:00]
7 8 ½ R stepping back on L (7), Hold (8) [3:00]
Section 4: R Back/Lock/Back, Hold, L Coaster Cross, Hold
1 2 Step back on R (1), lock L over R (2)
3 4 Step back on R (2), Hold (4)
5 6 Step back on L (5), step R next to L (6)
7 8 Cross L over R (7), Hold (8) **Restart during Wall 4 facing (9:00) & Wall 8 facing (6:00)
Section 5: R Side Rock Cross, Hold, Triple Full Turn L-R-L, Hold
1 2 Rock R to R side (1), recover on L (2)
3 4 Cross R over L (3), hold (4)
5 6 ¼ R stepping back on L (5), ½ R stepping forward on R (6) [12:00] *** Ending
7 8 ¼ R stepping L to L side (7), Hold (8) [3:00]
Section 6: R Rock Back Kick Step, L Rock Back Kick Step
1 2 Rock back on R while on a slight diagonal R (1), recover on L (still on diagonal) (2)
3 4 Low kick R forward (still on diagonal) (3), step R in place (squaring up to 3:00) (4)
5 6 Rock back on L while on slight diagonal L (5), recover on R (still on diagonal) (6)
7 8 Low kick L forward (still on diagonal) (7), step L in place (8) [3:00]
Section 7: R Cross, Hold, Back ¼, Cross-Side-Cross, Hold
1 2 Cross R over L (1), hold (2)
3 4 Step back on L (3), ¼ R stepping R to R side (4) [3:00]
5 6 Cross L over R (5), step R to R side (6)
7 8 Cross L over R (7), hold (8)
*Tag:
End of wall 1 facing (6:00)
End of wall 5 facing (3:00)
End of wall 9 facing (12:00) the DOUBLE tag, where the 8 count tag is danced twice.
Tag: Making a full turn L creating a large circle – Walk R, Hold, Run L, Run R, Walk L, Hold, Run R, Run L
1 2 Starting to turn L walk forward on R towards L diagonal (1), Hold (2) [4.30]
3 4 Small run forward on L continuing turn L (3), small run forward on R completing ½ turn (4) [12.00]
5 6 Continue turning L walk forward on L towards L diagonal (5), Hold (6) [10.30]
7 8 Small run forward on R continuing turn L (7), small run forward on L completing ½ turn (8) [6:00]
**Restarts:
During wall 4 facing (9:00) & wall 8 facing (6:00) restart after 32 counts
*** Ending: (continue to dance up-to count 6 of section 5 and then step forward on L to finish on 12:00)