Intermediate

Wonderful Life

Choreographed by Peter Metelnick🇬🇧 & Alison Metelnick🇬🇧
Music: Your Song by Elton John
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Created: September 1, 2023
Step Sheet
34 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
Start after 8 count intro – approx. 08.9secs – 128bpm – 4.02mins - Available: Amazon
 
[1-8&] R fwd, L fwd, ½ R pivot, L fwd, ½ L, R back, ½ L, L fwd, R fwd, L fwd rock/recover, L NC basic
1
Step R forward
2&3
Step L forward, pivot ½ right, step L forward (extended 5th L toes turned out)
4&5
Turning ½ left step R back, turning ½ left step L forward, step R forward (6 o’clock)
Non-turning option – run forward R/L/R
6&
Rock L forward, recover weight on R
7-8&
Step L side (big step), rock R back, recover weight on L
WALL 4 RESTART – DANCE UP TO HERE AND RESTART THE DANCE FACING FRONT WALL (Musical cue – It happens during the instrumental)
 
[9-16&] Turning to diagonal R fwd, L fwd rock/recover, ⅜ L, L fwd, ½ L, R back, ½ L, L fwd, ¼ L, R NC basic, L side, cross R behind L, ¼ L, L fwd
1
Step R side turning to face back diagonal (7 o’clock)
2&
Rock L forward, recover weight on R
3
Turning ⅜ left step L forward (3 o’clock)
4&5
Turning ½ left step R back, turning ½ left step L forward, turning ¼ left step R side (12 o’clock)
Non-turning option step R forward, step L forward, turning ÂĽ right step R side
6&7
Rock L back, recover weight on R, step L side (big step)
8&
Cross step R behind L, turning ¼ left step L forward (9 o’clock)
 
[17-24&] R fwd, L fwd, ¼ R pivot, R syncopated weave, L cross rock/recover, step L side, cross R over L, turn ½ L, L hook, step fwd L/R
1
Step R forward
2&
Step L forward, pivot ¼ right (12 o’clock)
3&
Cross step L over R, step R side
4&
Cross step L behind R, step R side
5-6
Cross rock L over R, recover weight on R
&7
Step L to left side, cross step R over L turning ½ left as you make a L hook (6 o’clock)
8&
Step L forward, step R forward
WALL 8 ENDING – DANCE UP TO HERE, STEP L FWD AND STRIKE A WONDERFUL POSE!
 
[25-32&] WALKABOUT – First 5 counts are a big circle turn ¾ L ending facing side wall, L fwd rock/recover, ½ L, L fwd, R fwd rock/recover
1-2
Turning ⅛ left step L forward (5 o’clock), turning ⅛ left step R forward (3 o’clock)
3&4
Turning ⅛ left step L forward (1 o’clock), turning ⅛ left step R forward (12 o’clock), turning ⅛ left step L forward (11 o’clock)
5
Turning ⅛ left step R forward (9 o’clock)
6&7
Rock L forward, recover weight on R, turning ½ left step L forward (3 o’clock)
8&
Rock R forward, recover weight on L
 
[33-34] ÂĽ R, R side sway, L sway
1-2
Turning ¼ right step R side and sway, sway hips left with weight ending on L (6 o’clock)
 
WALLS 3 & 7 – 2 COUNT TAG: FACING BACK WALL – SWAY HIPS R/L
(Happens during first 2 choruses of the song after he sings “How wonderful life is while you’re in the world”)
 
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