SMOOTH CRIMINAL

CHOREOGRAPHER: Barry Porter & Paul Hulatt
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson (Bad Album)

CROSS, 1/2 TURN, KICK STEP STEP, ATTITUDE HIP BUMPS

1-2	Cross right over left touching right toe 1/2 turn left
	(weight ends up on left - right heel raised)
3&4	Kick right forward, step right slightly back, step left slightly forward
&5	Push hips back, bending both knees push both knees forward
&6	Straighten legs as you push hips back - with legs straight push hips forward
&7	Push hips back, bending both knees push both knees forward
&8	Straighten legs as you push hips back - with legs straight push hips forward

STEP, WALK WALK, KICK BALL CROSS, HEEL TAPS, FINGER CLICKS

&9-10	Step left next to right, walk forward right, walk forward left
11&12	Kick right forward, step back slightly with right on ball of foot, cross left over right
13	Step right to right side
14	Tap left heel clicking fingers of right hand down to right side
15	Tap left heel raising right hand to chest
16	Tap left heel clicking fingers to right down to right side

KICK BALL CROSS, STEP SLIDE, TOUCH HITCH TOUCH, 1/2 TURN STEP STEP

17&18	Kick left forward, step back slightly on ball of left foot, cross right over left
19-20	Step left to left side, slide right to left
21&22	Touch right to right side, hitch right knee across left, touch right to right side
&23-24	Hitch right knee turning 1/2 right, step right next to left, step left to left side

SNAKE ROLL TO LEFT STEP STEP X 2, CROSS BEHIND, HOLD, TOUCH HITCH TOUCH

&25	Snake roll left (using your head as lead)
&26	Step right beside left, step left to left side
&27	Snake roll left (using your head as lead)
&28	Step right beside left, step left to left side
29-30	Cross right behind left touching with right toe and
	point both left and right hands down to left side - hold
31&32	Touch right toe to right side, hitch right knee across left, touch right toe to right side

CROSS 1/2 TURN, MODIFIED MOON WALKS, 1/2 TURN LEFT

33-34	Cross right over left touching right toe, 1/2 turn left
	(weight ends up on left, right heel raised)
35	Drop right heel as you slide left toe beside right heel
36	Drop left heel as you slide right toe beside left heel
37	Drop right heel as you slide left toe beside right heel
38	Drop left heel as you slide right toe beside left heel
39	Drop right heel as you slide left toe beside right heel
40	On balls of both feet 1/2 turn left dropping left heel raising right heel

KICK BALL TOUCH, TOE TOUCHES, KICK BALL CROSS, TOUCH HOLD

41&42	Kick right forward, step back slightly on ball of right foot, cross left over right
43&44	Touch right toe to right side, hitch right knee across left, touch right to right side
45&46	Kick right forward, step back slightly on ball of right foot, cross left over right
47-48	Touch right toe to right side, left hand out to left side,
	right hand out to right side - fingers open palms facing down, hold

WEAVE TO LEFT - TOUCH HOLD CROSS 3/4 TURN

49&	Cross right behind left, step left to left side
50&	Cross right over front of left, step left to left side
51&	Cross right behind left, step left to left side
52	Cross right over in front of left
53-54	Touch left to left side, hold
55-56	Cross left over right, 3/4 turn right weight ends up on left

KICK BALL SIDE, HANDS, SLIDE STEP, HOLD STEP TOUCH

57&58	Kick right forward, step back on right to right side, step back on left to left side
	(shoulder width apart)
59&60	Touch right fingers to left shoulder, flick right hand out to
	right side palm facing forward - slap right hand side of right leg
61-62	Slide right towards left, with weight still on left step right
	to right side hitching knee as if stepping over something on floor
63&64	Hold - step left next to right - point right to right side

REPEAT

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From:	Barry@porter5678.freeserve.co.uk (Barry Porter)

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