ANIMAL INSTINCTS

CHOREOGRAPHER: Dean Stroeder
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: The Animal Song by Savage Garden

Dance starts after 32 count "drum" intro, when the music kicks in!

DOUBLE KNEE POPS (HEEL LIFTS); SYNCOPATED CROSS ROCK STEPS

&1&2&3&4	With feet slightly apart, lift both heels off floor
	causing both knees to pop forward on the & counts,
	drop both heels to floor on the number counts
	(end with weight on left foot)
5	Cross right foot in front of left rocking forward
&	Recover weight to left foot
6	Step right foot to side
7	Cross left foot in front of right rocking forward
&	Recover weight to right foot
8	Step left foot to side, still facing 12:00

CHUG 3/4 TURN LEFT; SYNCOPATED ROCK STEPS FORWARD & BACK

&1&2&3&4	With weight on ball of left foot, lift right knee up on the &
	counts and touch the right foot to side on the number counts
	as you pivot in the left foot 3/4 to left. Touch toes to floor
	for balance. You will not be scooting forward.
5	Rock forward on right foot
&	Recover weight to left foot
6	Step right foot next to left
7	Rock back on left foot
&	Recover weight to right foot
8	Step left foot next to right, now facing 3:00

3/8 TURN LEFT; HEEL SWIVELS; 3/8 TURN LEFT WITH HOOK; SHUFFLE FORWARD

1	Step forward on right foot,
2	Turn 3/8 left on balls of both feet while
	twisting both heels to right (facing 10:30)
3&4	With weight on balls of both feet,
	twist both heels left, right, left
	On the heel swivels, your body will be angled in opposite
	direction of heels, facing 1:30, 10:30, 1:30
5	Twist heels to right while turning 3/8 left (to 10:30)
6	Hook left leg in front of right while
	completing the 1/2 turn toward 9:00
7&8	Shuffle forward left, right, left
	(for styling this can be done as a lock step)

ROCK FORWARD; MASHED POTATOES BACK; REVERSE RIGHT 1/2 TURN;
SYNCOPATED ROCK STEP FORWARD

1	Rock forward on right foot
2	Recover weight to left foot
&	With weight on ball of left foot twist both heels out
3	Step back on ball of right foot while twisting both heels in
&	Twist both heels out
4	Step back ball of left foot while twisting both heels in
5	With weight on left foot, step back on ball of right foot
6	Turn 1/2 right taking weight on right foot
7	Rock forward on left foot
&	Recover weight to right foot
8	Step left foot slightly to side

REPEAT

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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