TURN OFF THE LIGHTS

CHOREOGRAPHER: Jo & John Kinser
COUNT: Phrased
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Turn Off The Lights by Nelly Furtado

Sequence: AAB, AAB, A, Tag, A to the end

SECTION A
RIGHT KICK OUT, OUT, PUNCH, PUNCH, BLOCK, 1/4 ROCK - STEP LEFT, PIVOT 1/2, BEND KNEES

1	Kick right diagonally forward left
&	Step right to right side (touch right hand on right hip)
2	Step left to left side (touch left hand on left hip)
3&	Punch right fist straight out, punch left fist over and across the right
4	(Bring left hand down to left thigh with right hand palm up next to left shoulder)
	shift weight right
5&6	Pivot 1/4 left on right rocking back on left, place weight right, step left to left side
7	Pivot 1/2 turn on left (crossing arms up in front of body)
8	Step right to right side bending knees
	(crossing arms down in front of body hands touching knees)

RIGHT FLICK, STEP IN PLACE RIGHT, LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT,
1/4 RIGHT, LEFT KICK BALL STEP, PIVOT 1/2, 1/2

1	Straighten up leaving weight left while flicking right behind left heel
&	Replace weight right
2	Replace weight left
3	Touch right next to left bringing right arm up and over
	clenching right fist down to left hip
4	Step on right 1/4 right (bring right arm up and over onto right hip)
5&6	Kick left diagonally low forward, step back on left, replace weight right
7	Turning 1/2 right step back on left (weight left)
8	Pivot on left 1/2 right (weight right)

HEELS RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT WALK FORWARD LEFT, RIGHT,
HEELS RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, 1/4 RIGHT TOUCH - CLAP, FLICK

1&2	Twist heels right, left, right (weight right)
3-4	Step left forward and look back over left shoulder, step forward on right and look forward
5&6	Twist heels right, left, right (weight right)
7-8	Pivot on right 1/4 right touching left next to right and clap, flick left up

LEFT CROSS, BACK, HEEL TOUCH, KNEE-UP, HEEL TOUCH FORWARD,
LEFT ROCK AND TOUCH, SQUAT, TOUCH TOGETHER

1&2	Cross left over right, step back on right, touch left heel forward
	(palms at shoulders facing forward)
3-4	Bring left knee up (compress shoulders forward), touch left heel back down
	(shoulders back palms at shoulders facing forward)
5&6	Rock left to left side, replace weight right, touch left next to right
7-8	Step left a big step to left side bending knees, touch right together straightening up

SECTION B
RIGHT COASTER WITH A 1/4 RIGHT, PIVOT RIGHT 1/4, 1/2,
LEFT ROCK CROSS, REPLACE, 1/4 LEFT, PIVOT LEFT 1/4, 1/2

1&2	Step back on right, back on left, step right 1/4 right
3-4	Pivot on right 1/4 right (weight left), pivot on left 1/2 right (weight right)
5&6	Rock left across and over right, replace weight right, step left 1/4 left
7-8	Pivot on left 1/4 left (weight right), pivot on right 1/2 left (weight left)

JAZZ BOX WITH A 1/4 RIGHT, WALK AROUND LEFT, RIGHT,
JAZZ KICK, STEP LEFT TO LEFT SIDE, TOUCH RIGHT

1&2	Cross right over left, step back on left, step right 1/4 right
3-4	Pivot on right 1/2 right stepping forward on left, step forward on right 1/4 right
	(face front)
5&6	Kick left heel forward low, cross left over right, step back on right
7-8	Step left to left side, touch right next to left
	(knees comes together look down arms crossed in front of body)

TAG
RIGHT HANDS GOES UP FOR TWO AND DOWN FOR TWO

1-4	Right hand goes straight up for two counts, and straight back down for two counts

From: "Jo Kinser" 

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