TOUGH ENOUGH?

Choreographed by: Ari Salonen
Music: Garth Brooks: Ain't Goin' Down ( 176)
Counts: 118
Type: 4 wall line dance - Advanced

Note:   For song "Ain't Goin' Down" dance sections in this order.
  For any other song dance sections A,B+,C and repeat that.
 
Section A
 
HIP BUMPS
1-2  Hip bumps right, hold
3-4  Hip bumps left, hold
5-6  Hip bumps rights, left, bending knees little
7-8  Hip bumps right, left, bend knees (little more)
 
FORWARD CROSS JUMPS, BODY ROLL UP
9-10  Jump forward open legs, jump forward cross legs Right foot over Left
11-12  Jumps back open legs, jump back cross legs Right foot behind Left
13-14  Turning 1/4 right body roll up (knees bended, thrust hips forward and straighten knees, pull hips back
  and bend knees, keep weight on right foot)
15-16  Body roll up (like above, weight still on right foot)
 
PIVOT TURNS WITH CLAP
17-18  Left step back, Right step back front of Left foot
19-20  1/2 pivot left, hip bumps to right (weight on Left foot) and clap
21-22  Right step forward, Left step forward behind Right foot
23-24  1/2 pivot left, hip bumps to right (weight on Left foot) and clap
 
BACKWARD TOE HEEL STRUTS, ROCK STEP
25-26  Right toe back, heel down and snap fingers
27-28  Left toe back, heel down and snap fingers
29-30  Right toe back, heel down and snap fingers
31-32  Rock Left foot back, rock back to Right foot while turning 1/4 right
 
FORWARD TOE HEEL STRUTS
33-34  Touch Left toe forward, heel down snap fingers
35-36  Touch Right toe forward, heel down snap fingers
37-38  Touch Left toe forward, heel down snap fingers
39-40  Touch Right toe forward, heel down snap fingers
 
CROSS GRAPEVINE
41-42  Step Left to right over Right foot, step Right to right next to Left
43-44  Step Left to right behind Right foot, clap
45-46  Step Right to left behind Left foot, step Left to left next to Right foot
47-48  Step Right to left over Left foot, clap
 
Section B
 
1/2 PIVOT, ROCK STEPS
1-2  Left step forward, 1/2 pivot right
3-4  Left step forward, 1/2 pivot right
5-6  Rock step Left foot forward, rock step back to Right foot
7-8  Rock step Left foot back, rock step back to Right foot
 
SLOW CROSS GRAPEVINE
9-10  Step Left foot right over Right foot, hold
11-12  Step Right foot right next to Left foot, hold
13-14  Step Left foot right behind Right foot, hold
15-16  Stomp Right foot next to Left, stomp Left foot
 
REPEAT Section A
 
Section C
 
APPLE JACKS
1-2  Fan Left toe and Right heel to left side, fan Left toe and Right heel to right side
3-4  Fan Right toe and Left heel to right side, fan Right toe and Left heel to left side
5  Fan Right toe and Left heel to right side
&  Fan Right toe and Left heel to left side
6  Fan Left toe and Right heel to left side
&  Fan Left toe and Right heel to right side
7  Fan Right toe and Left heel to right side
&  Fan Right toe and Left heel to left side
8  Fan Right toe to right side and hook Left heel across in front of right leg
 
STOMPS, JUMPING JACKS
9-10  Stomp Left foot forward left, hold
11-12  Stomp Right foot next to Left and bend knees, straighten knees and step Right foot back right
13-14  Jump Left foot backward left and touch Right heel forward right, jump feets together
15-16  Jump Left foot backward left and touch Right heel forward right, jump feet together crossing
  legs Right foot over Left
 
1/2 PIVOTS, JUMPING JACKS
17-18  1/2 pivot left and hip bumps to right
19-20  Jump Right foot backward right and touch Left heel forward left, jump feets together
21-22  Jump Right foot backward right and touch Left heel forward left, jump feets together crossing
  legs Left foot over Right
23-24  1/2 pivot right and hip bumps to left
 
BACKWARD TOE HEEL STRUTS, ROCK STEP
25-26  Right toe back, heel down and snap fingers
27-28  Left toe back, heel down and snap fingers
29-30  Right toe back, heel down and snap fingers
31-32  Rock Left foot back, rock back to Right foot while turning 1/4 right
 
FORWARD TOE HEEL STRUTS
33-34   Left toe forward, heel down snap fingers
35-36  Right toe forward, heel down snap fingers
37-38  Left toe forward, heel down snap fingers (keep weight on Right foot)
39-40  Stomp Left foot forward left, hold
 
STOMP, JUMPING JACKS
41-42  Stomp Right foot next to Left bending knees, straighten knees and step Right foot back right
43-44  Jump Left foot backward left and touch Right heel forward right, jump feets together
45-46  Jump Left foot backward left and touch Right heel forward right, jump feets together
 
REPEAT SECTION A TWO TIMES
NOTE: The last steps (47-48) stomp Left foot next to Right so you can start section A:s hip bumps
 
REPEAT SECTION A STEPS 1-26
NOTE: Step the last toe heel strut next to left foot so you can start apple jacks
 
REPEAT SECTION C
 
REPEAT SECTION B
 
REPEAT SECTION A
 
REPEAT SECTION B WITH STEPS: (B+)
17-18  Step Right foot left behind Left foot, hold
19-20  Step Left foot left next to Right foot, hold
21-22  Step Right foot left over Left foot, hold
23-24  Stomp Left foot next to Right foot, stomp Right foot
 
REPEAT SECTION C


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