Smooth Criminal

Count:
64
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Barry Porter (UK) & Paul Hulatt (UK)
Music:
Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
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CROSS, ½ TURN, KICK STEP STEP, ATTITUDE HIP BUMPS
1-2Cross right over left touching right toe ½ turn left (weight ends up on left with right heel raised)
3&4Kick right forward, step right slightly back, step left slightly forward
&5Push hips back, bending both knees push both knees forward ("sit")
&6Straighten legs as you push hips back - with legs straight push hips forward ("stand")
&7&8Repeat steps &5&6

STEP, WALK WALK, KICK BALL CROSS, HEEL TAPS, FINGER CLICKS
&9-10Step left next to right, walk forward right, walk forward left
11&12Kick right forward, step back slightly with right on ball of foot, cross left over right
13-14Step right to right side, tap left heel as you click fingers of right hand down to right side
15Tap left heel as you raise right hand to chest
16Tap left heel as you click fingers to right down to right side

KICK BALL CROSS, STEP SLIDE, TOUCH HITCH TOUCH, ½ TURN STEP STEP
17&18Kick left forward, step back slightly on ball of left foot, cross right over left
19-20Step left to left side, slide right to left
21&22Touch right to right side, hitch right knee across left, touch right to right side
&23-24Hitch right knee making ½ turn right, step right next to left, step left to left side

SNAKE ROLL TO LEFT STEP STEP TWICE, CROSS BEHIND, HOLD, TOUCH HITCH TOUCH
&25Snake roll left (using your head as lead)
&26Step right beside left, step left to left side
&27&28Repeat steps &25-&26
29-30Cross right behind left touching with right toe and point both left and right hands down to left side, hold
31&32Touch right toe to right side, hitch right knee across left, touch right toe to right side

CROSS ½ TURN, MODIFIED MOON WALKS, ½ TURN LEFT
33-34Cross right over left touching right toe, ½ turn left (weight ends up on left, right heel raised)
35Drop right heel as you slide your unweighted left toe beside right heel
36Drop left heel as you slide right toe beside left heel
37Repeat step 35
38Repeat step 36
39Repeat step 35 crossing left foot behind right
40On balls of both feet turn ½ turn left dropping left heel and raising right heel

KICK BALL TOUCH, TOE TOUCHES, KICK BALL CROSS, TOUCH HOLD
41&42Kick right forward, step back slightly on ball of right foot, cross left over right
43&44Touch right toe to right side, hitch right knee across left, touch right to right side
45&46Repeat steps 41 & 42
47Touch right toe to right side, left hand out to left side, right hand out to right side with fingers open and palms facing down
48Hold

WEAVE TO LEFT - TOUCH HOLD CROSS ¾ 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
52Cross right over in front of left
53Touch left to left side
54Hold
55Cross left over right
56¾ turn right weight ends up on left

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

REPEAT