Close To Paradise

Choreographer: Hazel Pace (UK)

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Intro: 48 Counts. 33 Seconds.

[1 – 8] Step Lock, Step Lock Step, Rock Recover, Triple 1/2 Turn Left.
1 – 2Step forward on right facing right diagonal, lock left behind right.

3 & 4Step forward on right, lock left behind right, forward on right.

5 – 6Rock forward on left, recover on right.

7 & 8Triple 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 – 2step right to right side, left behind right.

3 & 4Right to right side, left beside right, right to right side.

5 – 6Cross rock left over right, recover on right.

7 – 8Make 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 – 2Step back on left, touch tight out to right side.

3 – 4Cross step right over left, flick left out as you turn 1/4 right. (12.00).

5 – 6Rock forward on left, recover on right.

7 & 8Step back on left, right beside left, back on left.

[25 – 32] Rock Back, Recover, Stomp Forward, HOLD, & Step, Full Turn, Touch Out.
1 – 2Rock back on right, recover on left.

3 – 4Stomp forward on right, HOLD.

& 5Step left beside right, step forward on right.

6 – 7Make 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).
8Touch 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 – 2Cross left over right, make 1/4 turn left stepping back on right. (9.00).

3 – 4Make 1/4 turn left stepping left to left side, touch right out to right side. (6.00).

5 – 6Cross right over left, make 1/4 turn right stepping back on left. (9.00).

7 – 8Make 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 – 2Sway hips to left side, sway hips to right side.

3 – 4Sway onto left making 1/2 turn left, hitch right. (6.00).

5 – 6Sway hips to right side, sway hips to left side.

7 – 8Sway 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 – 2Step forward on left, make 1/2 pivot right. (3.00)

3 – 4Step forward on left, HOLD.

5 – 6Make 1/2 turn left stepping back on right, 1/4 turn left stepping left to left side. (6.00).

7 & 8Cross 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 – 2Rock left to left side, recover on right.

3 – 4Cross left over right, HOLD.

5 – 6Rock right to right side, recover on left making 1/4 turn left.

7 – 8Make 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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Contact: Email: HAZEL.PACE@sky.com - 01538 360886 - Mobile 0793 0690002

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About the Choreographer

Hazel Pace (UK)

Hazel Pace is a dynamic choreographer from the UK, celebrated for her innovative dance style and captivating performances. With six remarkable dances featured in our archive, she continues to inspire audiences and artists alike with her boundless creativity and passion for movement.

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