TAKE CONTROL

CHOREOGRAPHER: Dee Musk (UK) (June 2007) deemusk@btinternet.com
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance (* Two Restarts, walls 2 and 4)
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Take Control by Amerie (48 Count Intro start on main vocals when Amerie sings "I said Baby") (CD Single)

LEFT, RIGHT SHOULDER POPS, TOGETHER, KICK, CROSS, BACK, SIDE,
CROSS, TOUCH, HIP BUMPS WITH 1/4 LEFT

1&2	Raise and pop Left shoulder, raise and pop Right shoulder,
	step Left beside Right and kick Right to Right diagonal
3&4	Cross Right over Left, step back on Left, step Right to Right side
5-6	Cross Left over Right, touch Right toe to Right diagonal
7&8	Bump hips Right, Left, bump hip to the Right turning 1/4 Left (weight back on Right) 9:00

STEP, 1/4 REVERSE TURN LEFT, 1/4 REVERSE TURN LEFT, CROSS, TOUCH, HITCH, TOUCH, CROSS, TOUCH

1-2	Step forward on Left, reverse 1/4 turn Left touching Right to Right side
3-4	On ball of Left reverse 1/4 turn Left and touch Right to Right side, cross Right over Left
5&6	Touch Left toe out to Left, hitch Left leg positioning Left heel in toward Right leg,
	touch Left toe out to Left side
7-8	Cross Left over Right, touch Right toe out to Right diagonal 3:00

HEEL TWIST, BACK FLICK, CROSS, 1/4 TURN RIGHT,
1/4 TURN RIGHT, STEP FORWARD, STEP SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, SIDE

1&2	Twist Right heel out, twist Right heel in,
	angling body to Left diagonal flick Right foot back
3-4	Cross Right over Left, turning 1/4 Right step back on Left
5-6	Turning 1/4 Right step forward on Right, step Left to Left side
7&8	Hold, step Right beside Left, step Left to Left side
	(Both feet now shoulder width apart with weight on Left) 9:00

RIGHT AND LEFT KNEE POPS, HOLD, TOGETHER, STEP,
BRUSH, HITCH, BACK TOUCH, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, 1/2 TURN RIGHT

&1	Pop Right knee in, pop Right knee back to centre
&2	Pop Left knee in, pop Left knee back to centre
3&4	Hold, step Right beside Left, step forward on Left
5&6	Brush Right forward, hitch Right knee, touch Right toe back
7	Travelling back turn 1/2 Right stepping on Right
8	Turn 1/2 Right stepping back to Left 9:00

BACK, BACK, HOLD, TOGETHER, STEP, TOUCH, HEEL TWIST, HITCH, TOGETHER, TOUCH, HITCH, CROSS

&1-2	Step back Right, step back Left (feet shoulder width apart), hold (weight on Left)
&3-4	Step Right beside Left, step forward on Left, touch Right toe forward
5&6	Twist Right heel out, twist Right heel back to centre, hitch Right knee
&7	Step Right beside Left, touch Left toe out to Left side
&8	Hitch Left knee, cross Left over Right 9:00

SIDE, TOUCH, CHASSE 1/4 TURN LEFT, FULL BOX TURN LEFT

1-2	Step Right to Right side, touch Left beside Right
3&4	Step Left to Left side, close Right beside Left, turning 1/4 Left step forward on Left
5	On ball of Left turn 1/4 Left stepping Right to Right side
6	On ball of Right turn 1/4 Left stepping Left to Left side
7	On ball of Left turn 1/4 Left stepping Right to Right side
8	On ball of Right turn 1/4 Left stepping Left to Left side (Feet shoulder width apart)
** Restarts From Here 6:00

HEELS, TOES, HEELS (TRAVELLING LEFT), BACK ROCK, TOUCH OUT, TOUCH IN,
SIDE STEP, DRAG TOGETHER, CROSS, UNWIND 1/2 TURN LEFT

1&2	Travelling Left split toes with both heels pointing in,
	travelling Left split heels with both toes pointing in,
	travelling Left split toes with both heels pointing in (weight on Left)
3&	Cross rock Right behind Left, recover weight to Left
4&	Touch Right toe to Right side, touch Right toe in beside Left
5-6&	Step Right out to Right side, drag Left in beside Right, step Left beside Right
7-8	Cross Right over Left, unwind 1/2 turn Left (weight on Right) 12:00

LEFT MAMBO FORWARD, RIGHT MAMBO BACK, CROSS UNWIND 1/2 TURN RIGHT, OUT OUT HIP PUSH

1&2	Rock forward on Left, recover weight to Right, step back on Left
3&4	Rock back on Right, recover weight to Left, step forward on Right
5-6	Cross Left over Right, unwind 1/2 turn Right (weight on Left)
&7-8	Step out Right, step out Left, push Left hip to Left side 6:00

RESTARTS on walls 2 & 4 both facing 12:00 - dance up to count 48 then start from count 1

END Facing 12:00 wall and on last count of the box turn feet should be shoulder width apart,
drop head for a big finish on the word HEY!!

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