SHAPPENS: 32/2 Intermediate (music by Sugarland)

SHAPPENS

Choreographed by:- William Sevone. August 15th 2008
Choreographed to:- "It happens" (90/180 bpm)... Sugarland ("Love On The Inside")
Two Wall Line Dance:- 32 count – Intermediate
Choreographers note:- The short wall restart couldn’t be helped - neither could putting in the Mule Kick on counts 31&32 [he says with a smile on his face].
Not a ‘new’ move as its been in a few other dances such as XROADS from 1997.
As for the title… wellllllll, as they say in the song “ ..s**t(e) happens…”Always remember - 'The beat may reach your feet - but the rhythm should electrify your soul'.
Dance starts on the vocals after slide guitar, feet together with weight on the left.


3X HITCH TURNS. LONG FOOT SWITCH (12:00)
1–2 Hitch right knee. Turn ¼ right & step right next to left.
3–4 Hitch left knee. Turn ½ left & step left next to right.
5–6 Hitch right knee. Turn ¼ right & step right next to left.
7&8 Strong/long touch left to left side, step left next to right, strong/long touch right to right side.


CROSS. FULL TURN LEFT. LONG CHARLESTON. FWD. 1/4 LEFT FWD SAILOR (9:00)
9–10 Cross right over left. Unwind full turn left (12) (weight on left)
11–12 Kick right foot forward. Step right foot backward.
13–14 Strong/long touch left backward. Step left forward.
15&16 Step right behind left, turn ¼ left & step left next to right, step forward onto right.


FWD. KICK. WALK BWD. 1/2 LEFT. KICK-1/4 RIGHT ROCKS (6:00)
17–18 Step forward onto left. Kick right forward.
19–20 Walk backward: Right-Left.
21–22 Walk back onto right. Turn 1/2 left & step forward onto left (3).
23&24 Kick right forward, turn 1/4 right & rock onto right, recover onto left.
RESTART: Short wall on the 3rd – restart dance from count 1 (facing 6:00)


2X ARM/HIP OR OPTION. CROSS TOUCH. SIDE. CROSS TOUCH. MULE KICK (6:00)
25–26 Transferring weight to right - punch right arm up to right with right hip bump.
Transferring weight to left - punch left arm up to left with left hip bump.
or
25–26 Transferring weight to right - with hands on hips, push bum backward to right.
Transferring weight to left - with hands on hips, push bum backward to left.
27–28 Leaning upper body to right - cross touch right over left with right arm up, left arm down.
Arms down - step right to right side.
29–30 Leaning upper body to left - cross touch left over right with left arm up, right arm down
Arms down - step left to left side.
31&32 (31) Jumping up with feet backward - slap right foot with right hand, (&) then left foot with left
hand whilst stepping right foot to floor (32) step left foot down to floor.