Masquerade

Masquerade

                                Count: 64              Wall: 2                   Level: Intermediate
                Choreographer: Anthony Nieto , Marquet Aurélien (2012)
                                Music: Masquerade by Eric Saade

Intro: 32 count

Kick Step Point, Repeat, Jazz-Box Turn 1/4 Right
1&2                         Kick right forward, step right together, touch left side
3&4                         Kick left forward, step left together, touch right side
5-6                          Cross right over, step left back
7-8                          Turn 1/4 right and step right forward (3:00), step left forward

Turn 1/2 Left, Right Shuffle Forward, Full Turn Right, Left Slide Forward, Drag, Touch
1-2                          Step right forward, turn 1/2 left (weight to left) (9:00)
3&4                         Chassé forward right-left-right
5-6                          Turn 1/2 right and step left back, turn 1/2 left and step right forward
7-8                          Big step left forward, drag/touch right together

Syncopated Rock Steps Left Shuffle Back, Touch Back Turn 1/4 Right
1-2                          Rock right forward, recover to left
&3-4                       Step right together, rock left forward, recover to right
5&6                         Chassé back left-right-left
7-8                          Touch right back, turn 1/4 right (weight to right) (12:00)

Switch Steps Back Touch Turn 1/2 Left, Sailor Step 1/4 Turn Left
1&2&                      Touch left side, step left together, touch right side, step right together
3&4&                      Touch left heel forward, step left together, touch right heel forward, step right together
5-6                          Touch left back, turn 1/2 left (weight to left) (6:00)
7&8                         Step left back, turn 1/4 left (weight to right) (3:00), step left side

Right Stomp, Hold, Behind Side Cross, Repeat
1-2                          Stomp right side, hold
3&4                         Behind-side-cross left-right-left
5-6                          Stomp right side, hold
7&8                         Behind-side-cross left-right-left

Right Side Rock, Cross Shuffle Right, Left Vine Syncopated
1-2                          Rock right side, recover to left
3&4                         Crossing chassé right-left-right
5-6                          Step left side, cross right behind
&7-8                       Step left side, cross right over, step left side

Rock Back, Right Kick Ball Cross Twice, Right Slide 1/4 Turn
1-2                          Rock right back, recover to left
3&4                         Right kick ball cross
5&6                         Right kick ball cross
7-8                          Big step right side, turn 1/4 right and slide/touch left together (6:00)
Restart: on Walls 2 and 4

Point Right, Hold Point Left, Hold, Heel Switches, Clap
1-2&                       Touch right side, hold, step right together
3-4&                       Touch left side, hold, step left together
5&6&                      Touch right heel forward, step right together, touch left heel forward, step left together
7-8                          Touch right heel forward, clap

Repeat

Tag & Restart: On Wall 6, after count 40, rock step turn 1/4 left (6:00), step turn 1/2 turn to the left (12:00), jazz box and restart the dance at count 1.
(musical landmark: the singer repeats the word "masquerade" several times and the music is a little softer)

Restart: On 2nd and 4th Wall, omit the last 8 counts of the dance