HOW LONG

Choreographed by: Jo Thompson Szymanski

Description: 32 count, 4 wall, beginner line dance

Music: How Long by The Eagles [CD: Long Road Out Of Eden]

HEEL, TOGETHER 4 TIMES

1-2     Touch right heel forward, step right foot together

3-4     Touch left heel forward, step left foot together

5-6     Touch right heel forward, step right foot together

7-8     Touch left heel forward, step left foot together

VINE RIGHT, TOUCH, VINE LEFT, TURN 1/4 LEFT, TOUCH

1-2     Step right foot to right side, step left foot crossed behind right

3-4     Step right foot to right side, touch left foot together

5-6     Step left foot to left side, step right foot crossed behind left

7-8     Turn 1/4 left and step forward with left, touch right foot together

DIAGONAL STEP TOUCH FORWARD, BACK, BACK, FORWARD

1        Step right foot to right front diagonal

2        Touch left foot together, clap hands

3        Step left foot to left back diagonal

4        Touch right foot together, clap hands

5        Step right foot to right back diagonal

6        Touch left foot together, clap hands

7        Step left foot to left front diagonal

8        Touch right foot together, clap hands

ROCK, RECOVER, BACK, HITCH, SLOW COASTER STEP, STOMP

1-2     Rock forward with right foot, recover back to left foot

3-4     Step back with right foot, hitch left knee and drop right heel (will feel like a small hop on the right foot with the left knee up)

5-6     Step back with left foot, step together with right foot

7-8     Step forward with left foot, stomp right foot together keeping weight on left foot (sometimes called a "stomp up")

REPEAT

TAG

When using the song "How Long" by Eagles, after the 3rd wall, insert this 4-count tag

1-4     Touch right heel forward, step right foot together . Touch left heel forward, step left foot together. Then restart the dance as normal. In other words on the 4th wall, you will do a total of 6 heel touches