Close to paradise (May'11)

Close To Paradise
Count: 64
Wall: 2
Level: Intermediate
Choreographer: Hazel Pace (UK)
Music: One Step From Paradise by Malena Ernman. (130bpm)

Intro: 48 Counts. 33 Seconds.

[1 – 8] Step Lock, Step Lock Step, Rock Recover, Triple 1/2 Turn Left.
1 – 2                Step forward on right facing right diagonal, lock left behind right.
3 & 4                Step forward on right, lock left behind right, forward on right.
5 – 6                Rock forward on left, recover on right.
7 & 8                Triple 1/2 turn left on left, right, left. (6.00).

[9 – 16] `Side Behind, Side Together Side, Cross Rock, Recover, 3/4 Turn Left.
1 – 2                step right to right side, left behind right.
3 & 4                Right to right side, left beside right, right to right side.
5 – 6                Cross rock left over right, recover on right.
7 – 8                Make 1/4 turn left stepping forward on left, 1/2 turn left, stepping back on right. (9.00).

[17 – 24] Back, Touch Out, Cross, Flick 1/4 Turn Right, Rock Recover, Left Shuffle Back.
1 – 2                Step back on left, touch tight out to right side.
3 – 4                Cross step right over left, flick left out as you turn 1/4 right. (12.00).
5 – 6                Rock forward on left, recover on right.
7 & 8                Step back on left, right beside left, back on left.

[25 – 32] Rock Back, Recover, Stomp Forward, HOLD, & Step, Full Turn, Touch Out.
1 – 2                Rock back on right, recover on left.
3 – 4                Stomp forward on right, HOLD.
& 5                   Step left beside right, step forward on right.
6 – 7                Make 1/2 turn right stepping back on left, 1/2 turn right stepping forward on right. (12.00).
(Easier option, walk forward on left, right).
8                      Touch left out to left side.

[33 – 40] Cross 1/4 Turn Left, 1/4 Turn Left, Touch Out, Cross 1/4 Turn Right, 1/4 Turn Right, Touch.
(This section travels to right side).
1 – 2                Cross left over right, make 1/4 turn left stepping back on right. (9.00).
3 – 4                Make 1/4 turn left stepping left to left side, touch right out to right side. (6.00).
5 – 6                Cross right over left, make 1/4 turn right stepping back on left. (9.00).
7 – 8                Make 1/4 turn right stepping right to right side, touch left beside right. (12.00).

[41 – 48] Hip Sways Left, Right, 1/2 Turn Left Hitch, Hip Sways Right, Left, 1/4 Turn Right, HOLD. (Slow Section).
1 – 2                Sway hips to left side, sway hips to right side.
3 – 4                Sway onto left making 1/2 turn left, hitch right. (6.00).
5 – 6                Sway hips to right side, sway hips to left side.
7 – 8                Sway onto right making 1/4 turn right, HOLD. (9.00).

[49 – 56] Step 1/2 Turn Right, Step, HOLD, 3/4 Turn Left, Crossing Shuffle.
1 – 2                Step forward on left, make 1/2 pivot right. (3.00)
3 – 4                Step forward on left, HOLD.
5 – 6                Make 1/2 turn left stepping back on right, 1/4 turn left stepping left to left side. (6.00).
7 & 8                Cross right over left, left to left side, cross right over left.

[57 – 64] Side Rock recover, Cross, HOLD, Side Rock, Recover 1/4 Turn Left, 3/4 Turn Left.
1 – 2                Rock left to left side, recover on right.
3 – 4                Cross left over right, HOLD.
5 – 6                Rock right to right side, recover on left making 1/4 turn left.
7 – 8                Make 1/2 turn left stepping back on right, 1/4 turn left stepping left to left side. (6.00).
(Easy Option for Last 2 Counts, Rock forward on right, recover on left making 1/4 turn right).

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