Thriller

Choreography: Arne & Jessica Stakkestad, based on the movie: “13 going on 30”

Music: Thriller, Michael Jackson

Counts: intro 32 counts, part A 64 counts, chorus 48 counts

Type: 1 wall phrased linedance, intermediate

      Info: after 48 counts, intro 32, A64, C48, A64, C48, A28, A64, C40, C48, A64, A64, A32, HAHA

 Intro: 32 counts

       Holds, head nods, arms up, holds

1-4      Hold for 3 counts, nod head to right side

5-8        Hold for 3 counts, nod head to right side

9-12      Hold for 3 counts, nod head to right side

13-16    Arms up, hold for 3 counts (weight on Left)

Wave arms and bump hips right 8x, wave arms and bump hips left 8x

17-24 8 x hips and arms to right side (arms stay up)

25-32    8 x hips and arms to left side (arms stay up)

Part A 64 counts

Sidestep and wave right arm with hip bumps

1-8      Step Right to right side with Right arm up, and 8 x hips and Right arm to right side

Jump together, walk, jump apart, jump together and bend forward,  straighten up, clap

9-12    jump together Left, Right, 3 steps forward Left, Right, Left

13-14    Jump open Right, Left, jump together Right, Left (bend forward, head down)

15-16    Straighten up arms up, clap above head (weiht on left)

Sidesteps, touch, sidesteps, beside with claps above head

17-18    Sidestep Right, Left beside Right and clap above head

19-20    Sidestep Right, Left touch beside Right and clap above head

21-22    Sidestep Left, Right beside Left and clap above head

23-24    Sidestep Left, Right beside Left and clap above head

¼ left, ½ right, “Thriller walk”, ½ left, ½ right

Rarm in front of chest, fingers forward, Larm further forward, fingers forward

&25     ¼ left with Left hitch, step Left forward

Larm in front of chest, fingers forward, Rarm further forward, fingers forward

&26      ½ right with Right hitch, step Right forward

27-28        Step forward Left, Right

29-30        Step forward Left, Right

 Rarm in front of chest, fingers forward, Larm further forward, fingers forward

&31      ½  left with Left hitch, step Left forward,

Larm in front of chest, fingers forward, Rarm further forward, fingers forward

&32     ½ right with Right hitch step Right forward

½ left, “Thriller walk”, ½ right, ½ left, ¼ left and sidestep and bow knees with hands on thighs

Rarm in front of chest, fingers forward, Larm further forward, fingers forward

&33&34  ½  left with Left hitch, step Left forward, step Right forward

35-36   Step forward Left, Right

37                  Step forward Left

Larm in front of chest, fingers forward, Rarm further forward, fingers forward

&38      ½ right with Right hitch, step Right forward

  Rarm in front of chest, fingers forward, Larm further forward, fingers forward

&39-40 ½  left with Left hitch, step Left forward, ¼ left and sidestep right with bent knees, hands on thighs,

 weight on Left

Diagonal steps with knees bowed and hands on thighs, hold and look back

41-42    Step diagonally forward Right, Left (with bent knees, hands on thighs),

43-44    Step diagonally forward Right, hold and look left behind

Diagonal steps with knees bowed and hands on thighs, jump ½ right with clap above head

45-46    Step diagonally forward Left, Right

47-48  Step diagonally forward Left, jump ½ right with Right, Left and clap above head

Diagonally forward with shimmy shoulders, step beside, hold and clap x 2

49-50    Step diagonally forward Right, hold (shimmy shoulders)

51-52    Touch Left beside Right, hold and clap

53-54    Step diagonally forward Left, hold (shimmy shoulders)

55-56    Touch Right beside Left, hold and clap

      Rolling vine right, touch and clap above head, Rolling vine left, touch and clap above head

      57-58  ¼ right and Right forward, ½ right and Left back

59-60  ¼ right and sidestep Right, touch Left beside Right and clap above head

61-62   ¼ left and Left forward, ½ left and Right back

63-64   ¼ left and sidestep Left, touch Right beside Left and clap above head

       C chorus: 48 counts

       Sidestep, hold, beside, hold, sidestep, hold, beside, hold with left arm forward and right arm backwards

1-2    Sidestep Right, hold ( Leftarm forward and Rightarm backwards, shimmy shoulders, look forward)

3-4  Left beside Right, hold (Leftarm forward and Rightarm backwards, look forward)

5-6  Sidestep Right, hold ( Leftarm forward and Rightarm backwards, shimmy shoulders, look forward)

7-8      Left beside Right, hold (Leftarm forward and Rightarm backwards, look forward)

Sidestep, beside, sidestep, touch, ½ right and sidestep, beside, sidestep, touch with swim movement

9-10    Sidestep Right (hipbump) Left beside Right (arms forward and open, swim movement)

11-12    Sidestep Right (hipbump), Left touch beside Right (arms forward and open, swim movement)

13-14    ½ right Sidestep Left (hipbump) Right beside Left (arms forward and open, swim movement)

15-16  Sidestep Left (hipbump), Right touch beside Left (arms forward and open, swim movement)

      17-32 repeat this 16 counts

       Jump ½ right and wave arms in front of chest and bump hips x 4

      33-36  jump ½ right and bump hips and wave arms right, left, right, left

37-40    jump ½ right and bump hips and wave arms right, left, right, left

41-44    jump ½ right and bump hips and wave arms right, left, right, left

45-48  jump ½ right and bump hips and wave arms right, left, right, left

At A28: on count 28 ¼ left and sidestep Right (weight on Left)