“My Better Half”
Intermediate 4 Wall Line Dance (64 Counts)
Choreographer: Robbie McGowan Hickie (UK) September 2004
Suggested Music: “Call On Me” by Glenn Frey (128 bpm…64 Count intro) CD…“Solo
Collection”
Alternatives: “The Natural Thing” by Bryan White (120 bpm…32 Count intro)
CD…“The Right Place”
“My Best Drinkin’” by Mark Chesnutt (118 bpm…16 Count intro) CD…“Savin’
The Honky Tonk”
“You’re My Better Half” by Keith Urban (118 bpm…32 Count intro – Start
on vocals) CD…“Be Here”
Cross. Side. Behind. & Cross. Right Side Rock. Right Cross Shuffle.
1 – 2 Cross step Left over Right. Step Right to Right side.
3&4 Cross Left behind Right. Step Right to Right side.
Cross step Left over Right.
5 – 6 Rock Right out to Right side. Recover weight on Left.
7&8 Cross step Right over Left. Step Left to Left side.
Cross step Right over Left.
Side. Behind. & Cross Toe Strut. Left Side Rock. Left Sailor Quarter
Turn Left.
1 – 2 Step Left to Left side. Cross Right behind Left.
&3 – 4 Step Left to Left side. Cross Right toe over
Left. Drop Right heel to floor.
5 – 6 Rock Left out to Left side. Recover weight on Right.
7&8 Sweep Left out and behind Right turning 1/4 turn
Left. Step Right beside Left. Step forward on Left.
Forward Rock. Right Shuffle Half Turn Right. Forward Rock. Left Coaster Cross.
1 – 2 Rock forward on Right. Rock back on Left. (Facing
9 o’clock)
3&4 Right shuffle back turning 1/2 turn Right stepping
Right. Left. Right.
5 – 6 Rock forward on Left. Rock back on Right.
7&8 Step back on Left. Step Right beside Left. Cross
step Left over Right. (Facing 3 o’clock)
Toe Point Right. Hold and Clap. Side Toe Switches. Toe Point Left. Hold and
Clap. Cross Rock Back.
1 – 2 Point Right toe out to Right side. Hold and Clap.
&3 Step Right beside Left. Point Left toe out to Left
side.
&4 Step Left beside Right. Point Right toe out to Right
side.
&5 – 6 Step Right beside Left. Point Left toe out to
Left side. Hold and Clap.
7 – 8 Cross rock back Left behind Right. Rock forward on
Right.
Chasse Left. Cross Rock Back. Chasse Quarter Turn Right. Step. Pivot Half
Turn Right.
1&2 Step Left to Left side. Close Right beside Left.
Step Left to Left side.
3 – 4 Cross rock back Right behind Left. Rock forward on
Left.
5&6 Step Right to Right side. Close Left beside Right.
Turn 1/4 turn Right stepping forward on Right.
7 – 8 Step forward on Left. Pivot 1/2 turn Right. (Facing
12 o’clock)
Left Shuffle Forward. Forward Rock. & Heel Jack. Hold and Clap. &
Right Toe Strut Forward.
1&2 Left shuffle forward stepping Left. Right. Left.
3 – 4 Rock forward on Right. Rock back on Left.
&5 – 6 Step back on Right. Touch Left heel forward
(Lean back). Hold and Clap.
&7 – 8 Step Left beside Right. Step forward on Right
toe. Drop Right heel to floor.
Step. Pivot Quarter Turn Right. Left Cross Shuffle. 2 x Quarter Turns Left.
Forward Rock.
1 – 2 Step forward on Left. Pivot 1/4 turn Right. (Facing
3 o’clock)
3&4 Cross step Left over Right. Step Right to Right
side. Cross step Left over Right.
5 – 6 Turn 1/4 turn Left stepping back on Right. Turn 1/4
turn Left stepping Left to Left side.
7 – 8 Rock forward on Right. Rock back on Left. (Facing
9 o’clock)
2 x Half Turns Right (Travelling Back). Right Shuffle Back. Back Rock. 2
x Walks Forward.
1 – 2 Turn 1/2 turn Right stepping forward on Right. Turn
1/2 turn Right stepping back on Left.
3&4 Right shuffle back stepping Right. Left. Right.
5 – 6 Rock back on Left. Rock forward on Right.
7 – 8 Walk forward on Left. Step slightly forward on Right.
(Facing 9 o’clock)
Start Again
Note: When dancing to “ My Best Drinkin” OR “You’re My Better Half” … an
8 Count Tag is needed at the End of Wall 2
8 Count Tag: Cross Rock Forward. Chasse Left. Cross Rock Forward. Chasse
Right. (Facing 6 o’clock)
1 – 2 Cross rock forward Left over Right. Rock back on
Right.
3&4 Step Left to Left side. Close Right beside Left.
Step Left to Left side.
5 – 6 Cross rock forward Right over Left. Rock back on
Left.
7&8 Step Right to Right side. Close Left beside Right.
Step Right to Right side.