MONSTER MASH

CHOREOGRAPHER: Peter Heath
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
MUSIC: Monster Mash by Bobby (Boris) Pickett
	Everybody (Backstreet's Back) by Backstreet Boys

SYNCOPATED VINE 4, POINT SIDE / CLOSE; SYNCOPATED MONTEREY TURN

1-2&3	Step left foot to left,
	cross right foot behind left foot
	step left foot to left,
	cross right foot in front of left foot
4&	Point left toe to left
	close left foot to right foot
5-6&	Point right toe to right, hold
	turning 1/2 right close right foot to left foot
7-8&	Point left toe to left, hold
	close left foot to right foot

NEW YORKER CHA

9-10	Rock right foot in front of left foot, recover left foot
11&12	Step right foot to right / close left foot to right foot,
	step right foot small step to right side,

TURN 1/4 RIGHT & HITCH, FORWARD & TURN 1/2 LEFT & HITCH

13-14	Step left foot to left,
	turning 1/4 left hitch right knee while leaning back
	Optional styling: raise both hands and arms up above
	the head with fingers pointing forward like a scary monster
15-16	Step right foot forward,
	turning 1/2 left hitch right knee while leaning back
	Optional styling: raise both hands and arms up above
	the head with fingers pointing forward like a scary monster

FORWARD ROCK 2 / CLOSE, FORWARD ROCK 2

17-18&	Rock forward on left foot swinging pelvis forward
	(optional styling: elbows at side and fists clenched
	pointing forward swing them forward with the hips),
	recover right foot
	close left foot to right foot
19-20	Rock forward right foot swinging pelvis forward
	(optional styling: elbows at side and fists clenched
	pointing forward swing them forward with the hips),
	recover left foot

KICK, ROCK CHANGE, KICK, BACK ROCK

21-22&	Kick right foot forward, rock right foot back
	recover left foot
	Optional steps for following 2 beats: 1&2& kick rock change
	close
23-24	Kick right foot forward,
	rock back right foot (left) forward, hold
	close, twice
	Optional styling: lurch forward as in The
	Hunchback Of Notre Dame dipping the left shoulder down
	and up during the next 4 beats
25-26&	Step left foot forward, hold
	close right foot to left foot
27-28&	Repeat beats 25-26

FORWARD ROCK 2 & TURN 1/2 LEFT, FORWARD, CLOSE

29-30	Rock forward left foot, turning 1/2 left recover right foot
31-32	Step left foot forward, close right foot to left foot

REPEAT

During the "Monster Mash" song there are a number of "breaks"
during beats 25-28 use them to your advantage to add to the
dance with forward, draw 3 or some such Have fun!

During the "Everybody" song there is a break sequence of 8 beats.
Complete wall 9 and then do 4 side leans (as in beats 13-16 but
without any overall turn). On the end of the dance complete the
sequence beats 29-32 with an extra 1/4 left turn, then lean back
onto left foot with arms raised to scare!

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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