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Intermediate

Close To Midnight

Choreographed by Karen Dower🇬🇧
Music: Thriller by Michael Jackson
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
MONTEREY TURNS
1-4
Touch right out to right side, close right to left making ½ turn right, touch left out to left side, close left to right
5-8
Repeat steps 1-4
CROSS POINTS
9-12
Cross right over left, point left to left side, cross left over right, point right to right side
13-16
Repeat steps 9-12
RIGHT SHIMMY (CLAP), LEFT SHIMMY (CLAP)
17-20
Take a large step to right with right foot, shimmy shoulders and slide left foot beside right (clap)
21-24
Take a large step to left with left foot, shimmy shoulders and slide right foot beside left (clap)
RIGHT SAILOR, LEFT SAILOR, JAZZ BOX ¼ TURN RIGHT
25&26-27&28
Cross right behind left, step left to left side, step right in place cross left behind right, step right to right side, step left in place
29-32
Cross right over left, step back left, step right ¼ turn right stepping right to right side, touch left beside right
FORWARD LEFT SHUFFLE, RIGHT ROCK REPLACE, ½ TURN SHUFFLE RIGHT, FORWARD LEFT SHUFFLE
33&34-35-36
Shuffle forward- left, right, left, rock forward right, replace weight onto left
37&38-39&40
½ turn right, shuffle right, left, right, shuffle forward- left, right, left
RIGHT ROCK REPLACE, RIGHT COASTER STEP, LEFT KICK & POINT RIGHT, RIGHT KICK & POINT LEFT
41-42-43&44
Rock forward right, replace weight onto left, step back on right, step left beside right, step forward right
45&46-47&48
Kick left forward, step left beside right, point right to right side, kick right forward, step right beside left, point left to left side
KNEE POP ¼ TURN LEFT, LEFT COASTER STEP, RIGHT FORWARD (RIGHT DIAGONAL) SHIMMY
49-50-51&52
Pop left knee in, pop left knee out making ¼ turn left, step back left, step right beside left, step left forward
53-54-55-56
Step right to right diagonal, slide left beside right (shimmy optional)
LEFT FORWARD (LEFT DIAGONAL) SHIMMY, HEEL SWITCHES TWICE, TOUCH, HOLD
57-58-59-60
Step left to left diagonal, slide right beside left (shimmy optional)
61&62&63-64
Touch right heel forward, step right beside left, touch left heel forward, step left beside right, touch right beside left, hold
REPEAT