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Intermediate

Animal Instincts

Choreographed by Dean Stroeder🇨🇦
Music: The Animal Song by Savage Garden
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Created: 12/30/1999
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32 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
Dance starts after 32 count "drum" intro, when the music kicks in!
DOUBLE KNEE POPS (HEEL LIFTS); SYNCOPATED CROSS ROCK STEPS
&1&2&3&4
With feet slightly apart, lift both heels off floor causing both knees to pop forward on the & counts, drop both heels to floor on the number counts (end with weight on left foot)
5&6
Cross right foot in front of left rocking forward, recover weight to left foot, step right foot to side
7&8
Cross left foot in front of right rocking forward, recover weight to right foot, step left foot to side
Still facing 12:00
CHUG ¾ TURN LEFT; SYNCOPATED ROCK STEPS FORWARD & BACK
&1&2&3&4
With weight on ball of left foot, lift right knee up on the & counts and touch the right foot to side on the number counts as you pivot in the left foot ¾ to left
Touch toes to floor for balance. You will not be scooting forward
5&6
Rock forward on right foot, recover weight to left foot, step right foot next to left
7&8
Rock back on left foot, recover weight to right foot, step left foot next to right
Now facing 3:00
3/8 TURN LEFT; HEEL SWIVELS; 3/8 TURN LEFT WITH HOOK; SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2
Step forward on right foot, turn 3/8 left on balls of both feet while twisting both heels to right (facing 10:30)
3&4
With weight on balls of both feet, twist both heels left, right, left
On the heel swivels, your body will be angled in opposite direction of heels, facing 1:30, 10:30, 1:30
5-6
Twist heels to right while turning 3/8 left (to 10:30), hook left leg in front of right while completing the ½ turn toward 9:00
7&8
Shuffle forward left, right, left (for styling this can be done as a lock step)
ROCK FORWARD; MASHED POTATOES BACK; REVERSE RIGHT ½ TURN; SYNCOPATED ROCK STEP FORWARD
1-2
Rock forward on right foot, recover weight to left foot
&3&4
With weight on ball of left foot twist both heels out, step back on ball of right foot while twisting both heels in; twist both heels out; step back ball of left foot while twisting both heels in
5-6
With weight on left foot, step back on ball of right foot, turn ½ right taking weight on right foot
7&8
Rock forward on left foot, recover weight to right foot, step left foot slightly to side
REPEAT