THRILLER
CHOREOGRAPHER: Calamity Jane Newhard, Erie, PA 814-838-9101
calamity98@hotmail.com
COUNT: 40
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Easy Intermediate
MUSIC: Thriller by Michael Jackson
Move This by Technotronic
You Can't Go by That by Ricochet
See Rock City by Rick Trevino
WALK FORWARD, POINT, WALK BACK, POINT
1-3 Walk forward Right-Left-Right
4 Point Left to left side while
extending Right arm straight up clenched fist
5 Lower right arm, Walk back Left
6-7 Walk back Right-Left
8 Touch Right to right side while
extending Left arm straight up clenched fist
VINE LEFT, UPPERBODY ROCKS
9 Lower Right arm, Cross step Right over Left
10 Step Left to left side
11 Step Right behind left
12 Point Left to left side while extending left arm
straight out to left "fingers pointed out" and
(hold left arm out to left and keep looking to left
for next 4 counts while:)
13-16 Keep feet on floor, but shifting weight;
move upper body sideways Left-Right-Left-Right
WEAVE RIGHT, 1/4 TURN RIGHT (CW)
17 Lower left arm while cross step Left behind right
18 Step Right to right side
19 Cross step Left over right
20 Step Right to right side
21 Cross step Left behind right
22 Step Right while turning 1/4 turn right (CW)
23 Step Left beside right
24 Touch Right toe beside left (keep right heel raised)
SHOULDER SHRUGS, MOONWALK****
25 Keeping right heel raised,
raise Left shoulder while lowering Right shoulder
26 Raise Right shoulder while lowering Left shoulder
27 Raise Left shoulder while lowering Right shoulder
28 Raise Right shoulder while lowering Right shoulder
*29 With right heel raised, Drag Right toe back as you step back
(as you step back, Right heel lowers - pop Left heel off floor)
*30 With left heel raised, Drag Left toe back as you step back
(as you step back, Left heel lowers - pop Right heel off floor)
*31 With right heel raised, Drag Right toe back as you step back
(as you step back, Right heel lowers - pop Left heel off floor)
*32 With left heel raised, Drag Left toe back as you step back
(as you step back, Left heel lowers - pop Right heel off floor)
SHIMMY RIGHT, SHIMMY LEFT, ALA DOWN & DIRTY
33 Step Right to right side
34 Shimmy
35 Shimmy
36 Touch Left beside right
37 Step Left to left side
38 Shimmy
39 Shimmy
40 Touch Right beside left
Repeat dance starting at new wall
**** optional: replace moonwalks with a simple
walk back Right, Left, Right, Left
From: cwdancer@erie.net (George De Virgilio)
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm
Step sheet presentation copyright ©1997 by Don & Patti Brown.
All rights reserved.
Copyright for the dance remains with the original choreographer.
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