Beautiful Monster
Wall: 2
Level: Intermediate
Choreographer: Niels Poulsen (Denmark) Oct 2010
Music: Beautiful Monster by Ne-Yo. Track length: 4.14 mins
| Intro: 32 counts from first beat in music (16 secs into track). start on word knife. weight on l | |
1 – 8 |
R side rock, together, l side rock, l cross shuffle, & l cross rock |
| 1 – 2& | Rock r to r side (1), recover on l (2), bring r next to l (&) 12:00 |
| 3 – 4 | Rock l to l side (3), recover on r (4) |
| 5&6& | Cross l over r (5), step r to r side (&), cross l over r (6), step r to r side (&) |
| 7 – 8 | Cross rock l over r (7), recover on r (8) [12:00] |
9 – 16 |
L chassé ¼ l, step ½ l, l full turn, step ½ l |
| 1&2 | Step l to l side, bring r next to l, turn ¼ l stepping fw on l [9:00] |
| 3 – 4 | Step fw on r, turn ½ l stepping onto l |
| 5 – 6 | Turn ½ l stepping back on r (5), turn ½ l stepping fw on l (6) – (non-turny option: walk r, walk l) [3:00] |
| 7 – 8 | Step fw on r, turn ½ l stepping onto l |
17 – 24 |
Fw r, kick l fw, ¼ l side step, point r, side r, l touch ball cross, ¼ r back on l |
| 1 – 2 | Step fw on r, kick l fw [9:00] |
| 3 – 4 – 5 | Turn ¼ l stepping l to l side, point r to r side, step r to r side |
| 6&7 | Touch l next to r, step back on ball of l foot, cross r over l [6:00] |
| 8 | Turn ¼ r stepping back on l [9:00] |
25 – 32 |
R back rock, ½ l, ¼ l side, r jazz box, cross |
| 1 – 2 | Rock back on r, recover on l 9:00 |
| 3 – 4 | Turn ½ l stepping back on r, turn ¼ l stepping l to l side |
| 5 – 6 | Cross r over l, step back on l |
| 7 – 8 | Step r to r side, cross l over r – * restart here on wall 7, facing 6:00 |
33 – 40 |
Big step r, drag, l ball cross, l side step, r back rock, r kick ball cross |
| 1 – 2 | Step r a big step to r side, drag l towards r |
| &3 – 4 | Step small step back on ball of l foot, cross r over l, step l to l side |
| 5 – 6 | Rock back on r, recover on l |
| 7&8 | Kick r fw (7), step back on r (&), cross l over r (8) – * restart here on wall 3, facing 12:00 |
41 – 48 |
R side rock, r back rock, ¾ box turn, side l |
| 1 – 2 | Rock r to r side, recover on l |
| 3 – 4 | Rock back on r, recover on l [12:00] |
| 5 – 6 | Turn ¼ l stepping back on r, turn ¼ l stepping fw on l – styling: try to turn stiff-legged/robotic [6:00] |
| 7 – 8 | Turn ¼ l stepping back on r, step l to l side – styling: try to turn stiff-legged/robotic |
49 – 56 |
R cross rock, ¼ r fw r, ¼ r side l, r back rock, ¼ l back r, ¼ l side l |
| 1 – 2 | Cross rock r over l, recover on l [3:00] |
| 3 – 4 | Turn ¼ r stepping fw on r, turn ¼ r stepping l to l side |
| 5 – 6 | Rock back on r, recover on l [9:00] |
| 7 – 8 | Turn ¼ l stepping back on r, turn ¼ l stepping l to l side |
57 – 64 |
R jazz box, r chasse ¼ r, l rock fw, l coaster cross |
| 1 – 2 | Cross r over l, step back on l [3:00] |
| 3&4 | Step r to r side, bring l next to r, turn ¼ r stepping fw on r |
| 5 – 6 | Rock fw on l, recover on r |
| 7&8 | Step back on l, step r next to l, cross l over r [6:00] |
| Begin again!… | |
| 2 restarts: | |
| 1st restart on wall 3 after 40 counts, facing [12:00]. | |
| 2nd restart on wall 7, after 32 counts, facing [6:00] | |
| Contact: niels@love-to-dance.dk – www.love-to-dance.dk | |
