I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY

CHOREOGRAPHER: Virginia Tsui (May 29, 2001)
COUNT: 80
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston (Tubthumping "Chumbesamba" CD Football 98)

WALK FORWARD, KICK, WALK BACK, AND TOUCH

1-2	Step Right forward, step Left forward
3-4	Step Right forward, kick Left forward
5-6	Step Left back, step Right back
7-8	Step Left back, touch Right toe next to Left

DISCO, PADDLE TURN

9-10	Step Right to right side, touch Left next to Right
11-12	Step Right to right side, touch Left next to Right
13-14	Step Right to right side on ball of Right foot, step Left next to Right turning 1/8 left
15-16	Step Right to right side on ball of Right foot, step Left next to Right turning 1/8 left

DISCO, PADDLE TURN

17-18	Step Right to right side, touch Left next to Right
19-20	Step Right to right side, touch Left next to Right
21-22	Step Right to right side on ball of Right foot, step Left next to Right turning 1/8 left
23-24	Step Right to right side on ball of Right foot, step Left next to Right turning 1/8 left

TOUCH FORWARD, TOUCH BACKWARD, SHUFFLE FORWARD

25-26	Touch Right toe forward, touch Right toe back
27&28	Step Right forward, step Left next to Right, step Right forward

TOUCH FORWARD, TOUCH BACKWARD, 1/4 LEFT TURN CHA-CHA TO SIDE

29-30	Touch Left toe forward, touch Left toe back
31	Turn 1/4 left stepping Left to left side
&	Step Right next to Left
32	Step Left foot to left side

SYNCOPATED STEP, KICK, BASIC SIDE STEP, CLAP

33-34	Step Right in place, kick Left forward
35-36	Step Left next to Right, kick Right forward
37-38	Step Right to right side, step Left next to Right
39&40	Step Right to right side, clap hands, clap hands

SYNCOPATED STEP, KICK, BASIC SIDE STEP, CLAP

41-42	Step Left in place, kick Right forward
43-44	Step Right next to Left, kick Left forward
45-46	Step Left to left side, step Right next to Left
47&48	Step Left to left side, clap hands, clap hands

STEP RIGHT FORWARD, SCUFF, STEP LEFT FORWARD, SCUFF, VINE RIGHT, SCUFF

49-50	Step Right forward, scuff Left heel forward
51-52	Step Left forward, scuff Right heel forward
53-54	Step Right to right side, step Left cross behind Right
55-56	Step Right to right side, scuff Left heel diagonal to right side

SYNCOPATED BACKWARD, TOUCH, VINE LEFT, TOUCH

57-58	Step Left back, touch Right toe next to Left
59-60	Step Right back, touch Left toe next to Right
61-62	Step Left to left side, step Right cross behind Left
63-64	Step Left to left side, touch Right toe next to Left

STEP RIGHT SIDE, SLIDE, CLAP HANDS, SYNCOPATED SWIVEL HEELS

65-66	Step Right big step to right side, slide Left toe beside Right over one beat
67-68	Step Left next to Right (shimmy shoulders while sliding), Clap hands
69-70	Swivel both heels out, swivel both heels in
71-72	Swivel both heels out, swivel both heels in

STEP LEFT SIDE, SLIDE, CLAP HANDS, SYNCOPATED SWIVEL HEELS

73-74	Step Left big step to left side, slide Right toe beside Left over one beat
75-76	Step Right next to Left (shimmy shoulders while sliding), Clap hands
77-78	Swivel both heels out, swivel both heels in
79-80	Swivel both heels out, swivel both heels in

HAVE FUN!!!

From: goezpatricia@hotmail.com (Patricia Ngai)

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