Larger Than Life
Choreographed by Simon Ward
Description: 48 count, 2 wall, advanced line dance
Music: “Larger Than Life” by The Backstreet Boys
WALK FORWARD, RIGHT,LEFT,
JUMPING JACKS AT ANGLE, SHUFFLE FORWARD, HALF TURN, STEP
1-2 Walk forward right, left
3&4& Turning body to
45 degrees left, jump feet apart; turning body to center, jump feet at center;
turning body at 45 degrees right,
jump feet apart; facing front wall, hop left back to
center, raising right foot off the ground
5&6 Shuffle forward
right, left, right
7&8 Step left forward,
pivot ½ turn right taking weight onto right, step left slightly forward
SHUFFLE FORWARD, ½ TURN RIGHT, SHUFFLE BACKWARD, BALL
JACK, DROP RIGHT HEEL,
STEP BACK & TOUCH RIGHT
HEEL
1&2& Shuffle forward,
right, left, right, make ½ turn right on right foot
3&4 Shuffle backward
left, right, left
&5&6 Step right
slightly back, touch left heel forward, step left down at center, touch right next to left (ball jack)
7&8 Drop weight onto
right bumping hip to right on same count, step slightly back on left, touch
right heel forward
DROP RIGHT HEEL, STEP LEFT, BRUSH RIGHT, SLAP RIGHT
KNEE, TOUCH RIGHT, SLAP BOOT, STEP RIGHT,
SLAP LEFT KNEE, STEP LEFT,
REPEAT
&1&2 Step right down
at center, step left slightly forward, brush right heel forward, raise right
knee and slap knee with right hand
&3&4 Touch right heel
forward, raise right foot out to right and slap outside of right foot with
right hand, step slightly forward,
raise left knee and slap with left hand
& Step down on left
5&6& Brush right heel
forward, raise right knee and slap knee with right hand, touch right heel
forward,
raise right foot out to right and slap outside of right
foot with right hand
7&8 Step right slightly
forward, raise left knee and slap left knee with left hand, step down on left
STEP RIGHT, ¼ TURN LEFT, CROSS SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP
LEFT, RECOVER, TWIST HEELS RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT, MAKING ¼ TURN TO RIGHT
1-2 Step right forward, pivot
¼ turn left, taking weight on left
3&4 Cross/step right over
left, step left to left, cross/step right over left
5&6 Rock left to left,
rock/return right to center, cross/step left over right
7&8 Step right to right,
twist heels to right, twist heels to left making a ¼ turn right (weight
finishes on right)
STEP LEFT, PIVOT ½ TURN RIGHT, BUMP HIPS
LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT; TURN ½ LEFT, BUMP HIPS RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT; TURN ½ LEFT, TRIPLE
STEP FORWARD
1-2 Step left forward, pivot
½ turn right taking weight onto right
3&4 Step left forward
bumping hips left, right, left (forward, back, forward)
&5&6 Turn a ½ turn
left on left foot, step right back bumping hips right, left, right (back,
forward, back)
&7&8 Turn a ½ turn left on right foot, triple step forward left,
right, left
STEP, TURN ½ LEFT, TRIPLE
STEP, CHUGS FORWARD
1-2 Step right forward, pivot
½ turn left taking weight onto left
3&4 Triple step forward
right, left, right
5&6&7&Touch left
heel forward, slightly slide right toward left, repeat 2 more times
8 Step left foot forward,
turn ½ turn right on left foot to restart dance (this turn happens on count 1
of dance)
START AGAIN!
On 2nd wall, leave
out the last 8 counts. After count 40, start dance again going forward. (facing front wall)
5TH WALL FUN:
Now you are going to kill me,
but it is really cool so give it a try. This is where the music changes.
You will go into the dance
like you normally would. (you should be facing the
front wall)
1-8 Step right forward,
extend arms out and up slowly for 8 counts (fists closed)
1-8 Step left forward, with
arms extended out slowly bring them down for 8 counts (hands open up)
1-8 Step right to right and
extend arms out and up slowly for 8 counts (fists closed)
1-4 With
arms extended out, slowly bring them down for 4 counts (hands open up)
1-8 Tap
both heels on the spot for 8 counts -- arms by sides
1-4 Walk forward right, left,
right, pivot ½ turn left taking weight onto left and punching right arm up
Restart dance
This dance is dedicated to
all the Americans that I met during my stay in August through November 1999.
Thank you so much for
everything, I had a BLAST. You are all