Meant 2 Be (Aug11)

Meant 2 Be
Count: 48
Wall: 2
Level: Intermediate
Choreographer: Johanna Barnes
Music: Misery by Pink feat. Steven Tyler

Start facing 1:00, using corners as regular walls

[1~6]: R REACH BACK, 1/2 TURN R, SLOW HESITATION TURN ¼ R
1                              R reach and step back (toward 7:00)
2                              L step back, then rotate ¼ R
3                              R step ¼ R (face 7:00)
4                              L step forward
5                              rotate ¼ R on ball of L (face 11:00)
6                              R take weight

[7~12]: SYNCOPATED WEAVE R, L STEP, R SWEEP AROUND, R STEP ACROSS
1                              L step across R
&                              R step to R side
2                              L cross step behind R
3                              R step to R side
4                              L step across R
5                              R sweep to cross L
6                              R step across L (prep) (move toward 1:00 (w/hip rotation) while facing 11:00)

[13~18]: 1¾ TRAVELING TURN R, L CHECK/PREP, ARMS DEVELOP
1                              L step ¼ back R (toward 7:00, face 1:00)
2                              R step forward ½ R (face 7:00)
&                              L step back ½ R (toward 7:00, face 1:00)
3                              R step forward ½ R (face 7:00)
4                              L step forward, R arm behind, L in front
5                              R arm circles across counter-clockwise, fwd L arm circles counter-clockwise, backward
6                              settle weight onto L, into slight bent L knee

[19~24]: FULL RONDÉ R, SWEEP/TUCK BEHIND, R REVERSE TWINKLE
1                              full rotation turn R, weight on L (L knee bent for stability, pull torso up)
2                              continue leg rotation w/ R sweep/rondé
3                              finish with R sweep or bend & tuck behind L
4                              R cross step behind L (still facing 7:00)
5                              L slight push (back) L, on L ball of foot
6                              return weight back/ slight step R onto R

[25~30]: L BEHIND, R SIDE CHASSÉ, L CHECK STEP ACROSS/ FORWARD
1                              L cross step behind R (move toward 11:00)
2                              R step to R side (toward 11:00)
&                              L step next to R
3                              R step to R side
4                              L step across, and forward, push into L
5                              return weight back to R
6                              L step to L side (still facing 7:00)

[31~36]: HESITATION TWINKLE x2 (R/L), OR VARIATION OF*
1                              R step across L
2                              L touch to L side, making slight rotation R
3                              hold
4                              L step across R
5                              R touch to R side, making slight rotation L
6                              hold
* An option: Non-traveling twinkles; R across, L push out L, return R then, L across, R push out R, return L

[37~42]: REVERSE TRAVELING WEAVE x2
1                              R step across L
2                              L step back & slightly out L, then rotate R
3                              R step back and out to R
4                              L step across R
5                              R step back and slightly out R, then rotate L
6                              L step back and out to L (w/o full weight back) (body opens, over-rotates outward toward 5:00 and 11:00 during this movement)

[43~48]: R STEP, FULL TURN R, L CHECK STEP FORWARD, HESITATION, PREP
1                              R step forward (toward 7:00)
2                              L step back ½ R (toward 7:00, face 1:00)
3                              R step forward ½ R (toward 7:00, face 7:00)
4                              L step forward
5                              continue movement slightly forward, weight L. Arms can develop, R arm forward, L back.
6                              weight and hold L, w/ bent L knee, prepare to step/push back R

(BEGIN AGAIN, and most certainly Dance What You Feel!)

** Restart occurs after 36 counts (after 6 sets of 6) of the 6th phrase.

It will help to change the last 3 counts (34-36) to reset for the beginning of the 7th phrase.
Easiest option: after the L check step (28-30), do a R twinkle (31-33), and a L check forward (34-36)
same as the last 3 counts of the complete phrase (46-48).
Weight will need to be on your left to start/restart the dance, consider always starting your movement
on the last 4-6 counts, as you teach, learn, and practice this choreography.