Whatever Happens

Count:
48
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Liz Bogan (USA) & Ron Kline (USA)
Music:
Whatever Happens - Michael Jackson
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CROSS, TURN, TURN, RIGHT CALYPSO STEP, CROSS TURN, TURN TOGETHER SIDE
1-3Cross step left over right, turning ¼ left step back right, turning another ¼ left step side left (6:00)
4&5Cross step right over left, step side left on ball of left, step side right
6-7Cross step left over right, turning ¼ left step back right
8&1Turning another ¼ left step side left, step right next to left, step side left

WALK FORWARD, SIDE TOGETHER SIDE, BACK BACK TURN, STEP FORWARD
2-3Walk forward right, left
4&5Step side right, step left next to right, step side right
6&7Step back left, step back right, turning ¼ left step side left (9:00)
8Step forward right

TURN/STEP BACK, BACK CROSS BACK, TURN & POINT, TURN & FLICK, CHA-CHA, LOCK FORWARD, TURN /TOUCH SIDE
1Turning ½ right step back left (3:00)
2&3Angling body right step back right, cross step left back over right, step back right
&4Turning ¼ left step side left (12:00), point (touch) side right
&5Turning ¼ right step right in place (3:00), flick left back
6&7Step forward left, lock step right behind left, step forward left
8Turning ¼ left touch side right (12:00)

CROSS, TOUCH, STEP, CHA-CHA LOCK FORWARD, ROCK STEP, BACK CROSS BACK
1-3Cross step right over left forward diagonally left, touch side left, step forward left
4&5Step forward right, lock step left behind right, step forward right
6-7Rock forward left, recover weight right
8&1Step back left, cross step right back over left, step back left

SWEEP/TURN, STEP, CHA-CHA LOCK FORWARD, TOUCH SIDE, DIAGONAL STEP FORWARD, SIDE TURN TOGETHER STEP
2-3Turn ½ right sweeping right toe out and around, step right in place (6:00)
4&5Step forward left, lock step right behind left, step forward left
6-7(Angling body left for styling) touch wide side right, step right forward diagonally left
8&1(Straightening forward) step side left, turning ¼ right step right next to left, step forward left (9:00)

STEP TURN CROSS, STEP TURN CROSS, FIGURE FOUR TURN, STEP, SIDE TOGETHER
2&3Step forward right, pivoting ½ left step left in place, large step right forward diagonally left
4&5Step forward left, pivoting ½ right step right in place, large step left forward diagonally right
You will be facing 3:00 & 9:00 traveling back towards 12:00 with these steps (2-5)
6-7Turn ¼ left (6:00) raising right knee with ankle next to left knee, step right in place
8&Step side left, angling body right step right next to left

REPEAT

RESTART
During wall 4 (facing 6:00), restart the dance from the beginning after count 24. Instead of touching on count 24, step side right with the ¼ turn. You will then step across with the left to start that wall again from count 1 of the dance.

TAG
During wall 8, replace counts 1-3 with the following:

1-3Cross step left over right, turning ¼ left step back right, turning another ¼ left step side left (6:00)

4&5Cross step right over left, step side left on ball of left (the music break comes in here), step wide side right

6-8Hold drawing left slightly towards right
1-3(Traveling left) turning ¼ left step forward left, turning ½ left step back right, turning ¼ left step side left (6:00)
Then continue the dance as usual with the "Calypso Step" counts 4&5.