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Intermediate

Wanna Be Starting Somethin'

Choreographed by Amy Christian🇺🇸
Music: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson
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Created: 5/1/2012
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Step Sheet
80 Count, 1 Wall
9/27/2025
The floor is split right in the middle in 2, the left half is Team 1 & the right half is Team 2.
SEQUENCE – AB, AB, AAB, AB, AB, AB, AB all the way, till the end. (Watch video).
 
PART A – 48 Counts. (Part A has Contra parts)
1st EIGHT for EVERYBODY (Both Teams do the same thing)
WALK, WALK, ROCKING CHAIR, PIVOT ½,
1-8
Walk fwd, R, L, Rock fwd on R, Recover, Rock Back, Recover, Step fwd on R, Pivot ½ turn left on L,(6:00)
 
2nd EIGHT for Team 1 (Group on Left Side)
PIVOT ½, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, BACK, TOGETHER, CROSS, TOUCH OUT,
1-4
Step fwd on R, Pivot ½ turn left on L, (12:00) Rock fwd on R, Recover on L,
5-8
Step back on R, Step L next to R, Cross R over L, Touch L out to left side,
 
2nd EIGHT for Team 2 (Group on Right Side)
PIVOT ½, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, BACK, BACK, TOUCH IN, TOUCH OUT,
1-4
Step fwd on R, Pivot ½ turn left on L, (12:00) Rock fwd on R, Recover on L,
5-8
Step back on R, Step back on L, Touch R next to L, Touch R out to right side,
 
3rd EIGHT for Team 1
ACROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE ROCK, SAILOR ¼. ½ TURN, ½ TURN,
1&2
Step L across R, Step R to right side, Step L behind R,
3-4
Rock R out to right side, Recover on L,
5&6
¼ R Sailor Step turning right, (3:00)
7-8
½ Turn right, stepping back on L, ½ Turn right, stepping fwd on R, (3:00)
 
3rd EIGHT for Team 2
BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE ROCK, SAILOR ¼. ½ TURN, ½ TURN,
1&2
Step R behind L, Step L to left side, Cross R over L,
3-4
Rock L out to left side, Recover on R,
5&6
¼ L Sailor Step turning left, (9:00)
7-8
½ Turn left, stepping back on R, ½ Turn left, stepping fwd on L, (9:00)
 
4th EIGHT for Team 1
SHUFFLE FWD, SHUFFLE FWD, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, ½ TURN, TOUCH,
1&2
Shuffle fwd, L,R,L,
3&4
Shuffle fwd, R,L,R,
5-8
Rock fwd on L, Recover on R, ½ Turn left on L, Touch R next to L, (9:00)
 
4th EIGHT for Team 2
SHUFFLE FWD, SHUFFLE FWD, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, ½ TURN, STEP,
1&2
Shuffle fwd, R,L,R,
3&4
Shuffle fwd, L,R,L,
5-8
Rock fwd on R, Recover on L, ½ Turn right on R, Step L next to R, (3:00)
 
5th EIGHT for EVERYBODY
PONY/SHUFFLE STEPS X 4 with arms, (Team 1 & 2 will be facing each other & weaving through here)
(Team 1’s arms start downwards, while Team 2’s arms start upwards – watch video)
1&2-3&4
Pony Steps (or Shuffle fwd) R,L,R, Pony Steps (or Shuffle fwd) L,R,L, Travelling fwd,
5&6-7&8
Pony steps (or Shuffle fwd) R,L,R, Pony steps (or Shuffle fwd) L,R,L, Travelling fwd,
 
6th EIGHT for EVERYBODY
KICKBALL CHANGE, PIVOT 1/2, STEP FWD, PRESS, SLIDE ¼, STEP OUT,
1&2
R Kickball change,
3-4
Step fwd on R, Pivot ½ turn left stepping forward on L, (Both teams should be facing each other),
5-6
Step fwd on R (Team 1 Steps diagonally fwd to be in line with Team 2,) Press L next to R,
7
Slide R foot back and into a ¼ turn facing 12:00, Team 1 turns ¼ left, as Team 2 turns ¼ right, both facing the front wall.
8
Team 1 - Step L out to left side, Team 2 - Recover on L foot,
Ready to go into Part B.
 
PART B - 32 Counts. No contra parts. So both teams do the same thing.
ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ¼ HITCH, COASTER STEP, BIG STEP FWD, TOGETHER,
1-4
Step R to right side as you rock out, Recover on L, Rock out to R on R, ¼ left, Hitching L (9:00),
5&6
L Coaster Step,
7-8
Big step fwd on R, Step L next to R,
 
COASTER STEP, PIVOT ¼, CROSS, TOGETHER, POP KNEES OPEN,
1&2
R Coaster Step,
3-6
Step fwd on L, Pivot ¼ turn right, stepping R to right side(12:00), Cross L over R, Step R next to L,
7-8
Bending knees, Lifting your heels, Pop knees open(7), Straighten up(8), (Weight on L)
 
¼ ROCK FWD, RECOVER (Body Roll), R COASTER STEP, ROCK FWD, RECOVER, ¼ , CROSS,
1-2
¼ Turn right stepping fwd on R, Recover on L (Do a fwd Body Roll) (3:00),
3&4
R Coaster step,
5-8
Rock fwd on L, Recover back on R, ¼ Turn left on L(12:00), Cross R over L,
 
¼ ROCK FWD, RECOVER (Body Roll), L COASTER STEP, JAZZ BOX ¼,
1-2
¼ Turn left, Rock fwd on L(9:00), Recover back on R (Do a fwd Body Roll),
3&4
L Coaster step,
5-8
¼ Jazz Box turning right (12:00). (Cross R over L, ¼ turn right, stepping back on L, Step side on R, Step L next to R),
 
Begin again!
 
SEQUENCE – AB, AB, AA (On this extra A, the lyrics start with “You’re A Vegetable….”) B, AB, Repeat AB till the end. Music is really long, so if you would like to cut the music shorter, I suggest you cut it off or fade it off at 3.47secs. Watch the teach video for the edited ending.
 
ENDING – I have the song edited to fade off at 3.47mins. So on this edited version on that last A, You will hear “Hee Haa!” just before the Pony Steps. Shout out “Hee Haa!” & throw arms up in the air & then do the Pony Steps all the way out of the dance floor, in any direction. ?
 
Enjoy!
 
Contact: Website: www.linefusiondance.com - Email: amy@linefusiondance.com