New Lease

Choreographed by Aurora de Jong🇺🇸 & Linda Scott🇺🇸
Music: New Lease on Life by MercyMe
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Created: May 1, 2025
Step Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
Dance begins after 8 counts of the hard drum beat.
Music:  Hip to be Square - Huey Lewis
Hot Stuff - Donna Summers
NO TAGS - NO RESTARTS
 
[1-8]: ¼ right R step right, point L to left, step L forward ¼ left, point R to right, ¼ right jazz box
1-2
Step R to right, turning ¼ right to 3:00 (1), point L out to left (2)
3-4
Step L forward, turning ¼ left back to 12:00 (3), point R out to right (4)
5-6
Step R across L (5), step L back (6)
7-8
Step R to right, turning ¼ right (7), step L forward(8) (3:00)
 
[9-16]: Walk, Walk, Rocking Chair, Walk, Walk
1-2
Step R forward (1), step L forward (2)
3-4
Rock R forward (3), Recover to L (4)
5-6
Rock R back (5) , Recover to L (6)
7-8
Step R forward (7), step L forward (8)
 
[17-24]: Forward step touch, step back with ¼ right hitch, ¼ right shuffle, ½ shuffle
1-2
Step R forward (1), touch L to R (2)
3-4
Step L back (3), hitch R, turning ¼ right (going into to the turning shuffles)(4) (6:00)
5&6
Step R forward, turning ¼ right (5), step ball of L to R (6) step R forward (9:00)
7&8
Continue turning right, step L to left, turning ¼ right (7), step ball of R to L (&), step L back finishing right turn to 3:00 (8)
 
[25-32]: Big step R to right, making ¼ turn right, L back rock/recover, weave to left
1-2
Step R big step to ¼ right (1), drag L to R (2) (6:00)
3-4
Rock L back (3), recover to R (4)
5-6
Step L to left (5), step R behind L (6)
7-8
Step L to left (7), cross R over L (8)
 
[33-40]: Step L to left while bending knees, hitch R with ¼ right turn, R back rock/recover, R lock step forward
1-2
Step L to left, bending knees (1), pivot ¼ right and hitch R, keeping weight on L (9:00)
3-4
Rock R back (3), Recover to L (4)
5-6
Right lock step: Step R forward (5), step L behind R (6)
7-8
Step R forward (7), scuff L forward (8)
 
[41-48]: Diagonal hops forward (3x) - (can do diagonal step touches here instead), Step/touch with ¼ left turn
&1-2
Step L forward to the diagonal (&), step R to L (1), clap (2)
&3-4
Step R forward to the diagonal (&), step L to R (3), clap (4)
&5-6
Step L forward to the diagonal (&), step R to L (5), clap (6)
7-8
Step R forward to the diagonal (7), touch L to R, turning ¼ left (8) (6:00)
 
[49-56]: Lindy 2X
1&2
Step L to left (1), step ball of R to L (&), step L to left (2)
3-4
Rock step R behind L (3), recover to L (4)
5&6
Step R to right (5), step ball of L to R (&), step R to right (6)
7-8
Rock step L behind R (7), recover to R (8)
 
[57-64]: L chase turn, R modified chase turn (can do rocking chairs here instead of turning)
1-2
Step L forward (1), pivot ½ right (2)
3-4
Step L forward (3), hold (4)
5-6
Step R forward (5), pivot ½ left (6)
7-8
Rock R forward (7), recover (8)
 
The dance ends at the front (12:00) after completing Wall 6!
 
Enjoy!
 
Questions: aurora.dejong@gmail.com or kickinitwithlinda.com
 
Last Update: 3 Jun 2025
 
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