Creepin' Up On You

Count: 48              Wall: 4                   Level: Intermediate
Choreographer: Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs, TheDanceFactoryUK, (Feb 2012)   Music: Creepin’ Up On You – Darren Hayes

** Celebrating 20 Years of Dance **

Counting from when the heavy beat starts, begin the dance after 48 counts on the word ‘YOU’ when he sings ‘Creepin’ Up on You’ [107bpm – 4:55mins]

[1-8] R step drag, L ball cross side, R behind & hold, L ball cross, L ball cross
1-2                          Step R side taking a big step, slide L together keeping weight on R
&3-4                       Step L back, cross step R over L, step L side
5-6                          Cross step R behind L, hold
&7&8                      Step L side, cross step R over L, step L side, cross step R over L

[9-16] L side rock/recover, L behind-side-cross/unwind ½ R, R back rock/recover
1-2                          Rock L side, recover weight on R
3&4                         Cross step L behind R, step R side, cross step left over right & unwind ½ R (weight on L) (6 o’clock)
5-6                          Rock R back, recover weight on L
7&                           Cross rock R over L, recover weight on L
8&                           Rock R back on right back diagonal, recover weight on L

[17-24] R cross step, L side point, L samba, ¼ R jazz ball cross side
1-2                          Cross step R over L, point L side
3&4                         Cross step L over R, rock R side, recover weight on L
5-6                          Cross step R over L, turning ¼ right step L back (9 o’clock)
&7-8                       Step R side, cross step L over R, step R side

[25-32] L cross rock/recover, ¼ L shuffle, ¼ L & prissy/cross walk fwd 3 ‘Creepin’), L fwd rock/recover
1-2                          Cross rock L over R, recover weight on R
3&4                         Turning ¼ left step L forward, step R together, step L forward (6 o’clock)
5-7                          Turning ¼ left prissy walk R, L, R (‘Creepin’ steps forward) (3 o’clock)
8&                           Rock L forward, recover weight on R

[33-40] L full turn back, sweep back into L sailor, R cross rock/recover, R chasse
1-2                          Turning ½ left step L forward, turning ½ left step R back (or walk back 2) (3 o’clock)
&3&4                      Sweep L from front to back, step L behind R, step R side, step L side
5-6                          Cross rock R over L, recover weight on L
7&8                         Step R side, step L together, step R side

[41-48] L cross rock/recover, L back, R sailor, ½ L sailor, R cross rock/recover
1-3                          Cross rock L over R, recover weight on R, step L back slightly
4&5                         Cross step R behind L, step L side, step R side
6&7                         Turning ½ left step L behind R, step R side, step L side (9 o’clock)
8&                           Cross rock R over L, recover weight on L