Don't Close My Eyes
Choreographed by Paul Turney🇬🇧
Step Sheet
32 Count, 2 Wall
This dance is aimed at being an improver floor split for Rachael McEnaney’s Intermediate/Advanced dance
“Don’t Miss A Thing”
Dance begins on vocals first step is on “Stay” – approx 30 seconds from start of track, or 32 counts
SECTION 1 : SIDE, ROCK, RECOVER, ¼ TURN, FULL TURN, ¼ TURN SAILOR, CROSS, SIDE
SECTION 2 : ROCK, RECOVER & ROCK, RECOVER, STEP, COASTER STEP, RUN RIGHT, LEFT
SECTION 3 : RIGHT SIDE BASIC, LEFT SIDE BASIC, ¼ TURN LEFT RIGHT SIDE BASIC, ¼ TURN LEFT, STEP, PIVOT, TOUCH
SECTION 4 : ROCK RIGHT, RECOVER, CROSS, ROCK LEFT, RECOVER, CROSS, STEP RIGHT, BEHIND, RIGHT, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER
TAG : The tag comes at the end of the 5th wall when you will be facing the back, add in the 2 counts below and rejoin the dance from Count 5 in the first section,
ie you miss out the first 4 counts of the normal dance.
You will then go into the dance as normal at count 5 of section 1 as follows :-
Continue as normal till the end ...... (The tag is a lot easier to dance than explain! Trust me)
Alternative music: Lost In Your Eyes by Debbie Gibson, CD: Greatest Hits, 73bpm, 16 count intro and DON’T do the tag
www.danceinline.co.uk - email paul@danceinline.co.uk
“Don’t Miss A Thing”
Dance begins on vocals first step is on “Stay” – approx 30 seconds from start of track, or 32 counts
SECTION 1 : SIDE, ROCK, RECOVER, ¼ TURN, FULL TURN, ¼ TURN SAILOR, CROSS, SIDE
1-2 &Step left to left side. Cross rock forward on right over left. Recover onto left. [12:00]
3Turn ¼ right stepping onto right. [3:00]
4 & 5Turn ½ right stepping back on left. Turn ½ right stepping fwd on right. Step fwd on left. [3:00]
6 & 7Turn ¼ right crossing right behind left. Small step left to left side. Step right to place. [6:00]
8 &Cross step left over right. Step right to right side
Option Replace counts 4&5 with a left shuffle forward to avoid the full turnSECTION 2 : ROCK, RECOVER & ROCK, RECOVER, STEP, COASTER STEP, RUN RIGHT, LEFT
1-2 &Cross rock left over right. Recover onto right. Step left in place next to right.
3-4Cross rock right over left. Recover onto left.
5Step back onto right.
6 & 7Step back on left. Step right next to left. Step forward on left.
8 &Run forward on right. Run forward on left crossing slightly in front of right.
NB : After coaster step let upper body start to fall forward as you go into run right, left.SECTION 3 : RIGHT SIDE BASIC, LEFT SIDE BASIC, ¼ TURN LEFT RIGHT SIDE BASIC, ¼ TURN LEFT, STEP, PIVOT, TOUCH
1-2 &Step right to right side. Close left slightly behind right. Recover onto right (fwd & slightly across left)
3-4 &Step left to left side. Close right slightly behind left. Recover onto left (fwd & slightly across right)
5-6 &¼ turn left stepping right to right side. Close left slightly behind right. Recover onto right (fwd & slightly across left) [3:00]
7Turn ¼ left stepping forward on left. [12:00]
8 & 1Step forward onto right. Pivot ½ turn left. Touch right next to left. [6:00]
SECTION 4 : ROCK RIGHT, RECOVER, CROSS, ROCK LEFT, RECOVER, CROSS, STEP RIGHT, BEHIND, RIGHT, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER
2 & 3Rock right to right side. Recover onto left. Cross step right over left.
4 & 5Rock left to left side. Recover onto right. Cross step left over right.
6 & 7Step right to right side. Cross left behind right. Step right to right side.
8 &Cross rock left over right. Recover onto right. [6:00]
TAG : The tag comes at the end of the 5th wall when you will be facing the back, add in the 2 counts below and rejoin the dance from Count 5 in the first section,
ie you miss out the first 4 counts of the normal dance.
1 - 2Rock back onto left [6:00] Recover onto right completing a quarter turn right. [9:00]
You will then go into the dance as normal at count 5 of section 1 as follows :-
5Step forward onto left.
6 & 7Turn ¼ right crossing right behind left. Small step left to left side. Step right to place. [12:00]
8 &Cross step left over right. Step right to right side
Continue as normal till the end ...... (The tag is a lot easier to dance than explain! Trust me)
Alternative music: Lost In Your Eyes by Debbie Gibson, CD: Greatest Hits, 73bpm, 16 count intro and DON’T do the tag
www.danceinline.co.uk - email paul@danceinline.co.uk
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