Hollywood Line Hustle

It's been quite some time since I did any disco line dances, but here's one for the folks who love these session at the Dance Flurry.  Sadly, I'm not teaching there this year, but you can do this one on your own!

Unusually for one of these dances, I actually have it in two different sources: The Complete Book on Disco and Ballroom Dancing (1979) by Ann T. Kilbride and A. Algoso, and The Complete Guide to Disco Dancing (1978) by Karen Lustgarten.  The sequence is almost exactly the same in both books.  Kilbride and Algoso mention alternate names: the L.A. Line Dance or L.A. Line Hustle and note that it was popular in a particular area of the country, presumably southern Califoria.  Lustgarten calls it "one of the most popular line dances" and suggests disco hits to dance it to: Boz Skaggs' "Lowdown" for a slow version, and Vickie Sue Robinson's "Turn The Beat Around" for a faster one.

The Hollywood Line Hustle (32 beats)

1-2-3-4  5-6-7-8
Backward and forward walks (R back, L back, R back, L touch; L fwd, R fwd, L fwd, R touch)

1-2-3-4  5-6-7&8
Side steps and in place with triple step (R side, L touch, L side, R touch; stepping in place R, L, R-L-R)

1-2-3-4 
Pivot turn (L across the R foot stepping diagonally forward, R swings across L for a half turn, L swings behind R and across it for another half turn, close R to L and face forward)

Note: the above is from Kilbride/Algoso; Lustgarten gives a slight variation with the turns on the same axis as the first part of the dance: (L forward, step on R pivoting halfway around on the L foot, L forward, close R pivoting halfway around on the L foot).  The placement of the right foot on count 2 is not specified.  I prefer the former version.

5-6-7-8  1-2-3-4  5-6-7-8
Toe taps and final turn (step in place L, R, touch L side, touch L close; touch L side, touch L close, forward L, step in place R; back L, touch R close, touch R side, kick R pivoting 1/4 to L on L foot)

The last six beats (3-4 5-6-7-8) may be thought of as "forward, rock, back, touch, side, kick".

Repeat until the end of the music, making a quarter turn to the left each time.