Funky Pump Mix

Count: 64              Wall: 4                   Level: Intermediate
Choreographer: Michele Perron, DANCE Expressions (May 2012)
Music: Can’t Take My Hands Off You (Funky Pump Mix) – Soultans. Album: Can’t Take My Hands Off You (126 bpm)

Introduction: 32 Counts - CCW Rotation,

Sec. I (1- 8) WALK/ACROSS, HOLD, WALK/ACROSS, HOLD, WALK, WALK, FORWARD-TOG-ACROSS
1,2                          RIGHT Step forward & across front of L, HOLD
3,4                          LEFT Step forward & across front of R, HOLD
5,6                          RIGHT, LEFT Steps forward
&,7,8                       RIGHT Step forward diagonal R , LEFT Step beside R, RIGHT Step across front of L

Sec. II (9-16) TURN, SIDE, ACROSS-RECOVER-SIDE, ACROSS-RECOVER-SIDE, ACROSS, UNWIND/TURN
1,2                          Turn 1/4 R with LEFT Step back & crossed behind R, RIGHT Step side R [3 o’clock]
3,&,4                       LEFT Step across front of R, RIGHT Recover/Step behind L [back], LEFT Step side L
5,&,6                       RIGHT Step across front of L, LEFT Recover/Step behind R [back], RIGHT Step side R
7,8                          LEFT Toe/Ball across front of R, Unwind 1/2 Turn R, transfer weight to RIGHT [9 o’clock]

Sec.III (17-24) ACROSS, SIDE, BACK-TOG-FORWARD, ACROSS, SIDE, BACK-TOG-FORWARD
1,2                          LEFT Step across front of R, RIGHT Step side R & slightly back
&,3,4                       LEFT Step back, RIGHT Step beside L, LEFT Step forward
5,6                          RIGHT Step across front of L, LEFT Step side L & slightly back
&,7,8                       RIGHT Step back, LEFT Step beside R, RIGHT Step forward

Sec.IV (25-32) FORWARD, TURN, WALK, WALK, FORWARD-TOG-BACK, BACK, TURN
1,2                          LEFT Step forward, Turn 1/2 R with RIGHT Step forward [in place] [3 o’clock]
3,4                          LEFT, RIGHT Steps forward
&,5,6                       LEFT Step forward, RIGHT Step beside L, LEFT Step back
7,8                          RIGHT Step back, Turn 1/4 L with LEFT Step side L [12 o’clock]

Sec V (33-40) ACROSS, HOLD, BACK-BACK-FORWARD: REPEAT
1,2                          RIGHT Step across front of L, HOLD
&,3,4                       LEFT Recover/Step back & behind R, RIGHT Rock/Step back & behind L, LEFT Recover/Step forward
5,6                          RIGHT Step across front of L, HOLD
&,7,8                       LEFT Recover/Step back & behind R, RIGHT Rock/Step back & behind L, LEFT Recover/Step forward
(Note: this section should face diagonal L on every count]

Sec VI (41-48) ROCK/ACROSS, RECOVER/BACK, TURN, TURN, TRIPLE TURN, ACROSS, TOGETHER
1,2                          RIGHT Rock/Step across front of L, LEFT Recover/Step back & behind R
3,4                          Turn 1/4 R with RIGHT Step forward, Turn 1/2 R with LEFT Step back
5,&,6                       Turn 1/4 R with RIGHT Triple to side R [12 o’clock]
7,8                          LEFT Step across front of R, RIGHT Step beside L [feet together]

Sec VII (48-56) DIP, STRAIGHTEN, SHOULDERS:UP, DOWN; SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CLAP, CLAP
1,2                          Bend knees, Straighten knees [Styling Option: Pop heels of floor on Count 1]
3,4                          Shoulders raise up [shoulder shrug], Shoulders lower [or “alternate”:R shoulder shrug then L shoulder shrug]
5,6                          LEFT Step side L, RIGHT Step crossed behind L
7,&,8                       LEFT Step side L, Two Hand Claps to side L [face diagonal L]

Sec VIII (57-64) CROSS/ROCK, RECOVER/BACK, R TRIPLE, CROSS/ROCK, RECOVER/BACK, TRIPLE TURN
1,2                          RIGHT Rock/Step across front of L, LEFT Recover/Step back & behind R
3,&,4                       RIGHT Triple side R
5,6                          LEFT Rock/Step across front of R, RIGHT Recover/Step back & behind L
7,&,8                       Turn 1/4 L with LEFT Triple side L [9 o’clock]

Begin Again

Ending: You will be facing 3 o’clock wall on Sec 1, Counts 1,2,3,4 as usual, then Right Step forward (5), Turn 1/4 L with Left side L (6), Right Step across front of L into a POSE.

Split Floor Line Dance suggestion: Bossy...a little bit