DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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CLOSER

August 1997

SONG           "Closer"

ARTIST          Thrasher Shiver

ALBUM           Warner Music Country Sampler No 1

DESCRIPTION     64 beat, 4 wall dance

CHOREOGRAPHER   Lance Pritchard & Kath Macmanamon, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Beats:                    Steps:

1,2    Step on R to R, drag L toe beside R

3&4    Tap L heel twice & step on L next to R

5,6    Step on R to R, drag L toe beside R

7&8    Tap L heel 3 times [weight ends on R]

1-8    Repeat first 8 steps to L side [weight ends on L]

&      Rising on ball of L, lift & point R toe to R side

1      Place L heel down & touch R toe forward

&      Rising on ball of L, lift & point R toe to R side

2      Step back on R

&      Rising on ball of R, lift & point L toe to L side

3      Place R heel down & touch L toe back

&      Rising on ball of R, lift & point L toe to L side

4      Step forward on L

1-4    Repeat above &1&2&3&4 Again

1&2    Shuffle forward R-L-R

3&4    Shuffle forward L-R-L

5,6    Touch R toe forward, pivot turn 1/2 to L on L

7      Turning 1/4 to L, step onto R

8      Turning 3/4 to L on ball of R hitch L knee

1&2    Shuffle forward L-R-L

3&4    Shuffle forward R-L-R

5,6    Touch L toe forward, pivot turn 1/2 to R on R

7      Turning 1/4 to R, step onto L

8      Turning 1/2 to R on ball of L hitch R knee

1-3&4  Rock forward on R, rock back on L, turning 1/2 to R step R-L-R on spot

5-7&8  Rock forward on L, rock back on R, turning 3/4 to L step L-R-L on spot

1-4    Step to R on R, hold, step to L on L, Hold

&5     Step to centre on L, to centre on R

&6     Step out on L, step out on R

&7,8   Step to centre on L, to centre on R, Clap

&1     Jump back on L, touch R heel forward at 45 deg

&2     Step to centre on R, to centre on L

&3     Jump back on R, touch L heel forward at 45 deg

&4     Step to centre on L, to centre on R

5-7    Repeat steps &5 &6 &7 above

&8     Step to centre on L, touch R to centre

64      Begin Dance Again

Note Dance starts on Lyrics . At end of wall 2 [before commencing wall 3] there is a

4 count music break = Fill this in as follows ;Counts 1,2 Clap ,Clap = Counts 3&4

Clap, Clap, Clap. Then restart dance step R to R side-Listen to words of song and do

appropriate hand movements to "You & Me", "Blanket Of  Stars" , Quilt On Ground",

"You All Alone In The Dark" , " Just Want To Hold You Till I Feel The Beat Of Your

Heart" ****At end of dance finish with clap sequence