Dangerous
CHOREOGRAPHED FEBRUARY 1998 BY JOHN H. ROBINSON, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, USA
MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING CHOREOGRAPHER, INSTRUCTOR & LINE DANCE CHAMPION
DESCRIPTION: 4-Wall Funky Line Dance, High Intermediate; 64 Counts, 86 Movements (including hand motions)
MUSIC: Rhythm Nation (choreographed to this song) or Control by Janet Jackson; Are You Jimmy Ray? Xenomania Club Mix by Jimmy Ray (CD single, the
most popular track, be sure to use the version specified); Remember The Time or In The Closet by Michael Jackson; One Night In Heaven by M People.
Country selections: I Am A Simple Man by Ricky Van Shelton; Catahoula by Bellamy Brothers; Texas-Size Heartache by Joe Diffie; That Girl’s Been
Spying On Me (Dance Mix) by Billy Dean; I Said A Prayer by Pam Tillis.
COUNT/CALL/DESCRIPTION
SYNCOPATED JUMPS, TOE TAPS, & KNEE POPS
1&2 Out-in-out Jump feet apart (1), jump feet together (&), jump feet apart placing weight on L (2)
(Low impact option: syncopated heel splits)
3&4 Tap-tap-touch R tap next to L twice (3&), R touch out side right (4)
5,6 Knee in, out R knee pop in toward L leg; R knee pop out (6)
7&8 In & in R knee pop in (7), R knee pop out (&), R knee pop in (8)
KICKS & POINTS, HEEL SWITCH, FORWARD HOPS
1&2 Kick & point R kick forward (1), R step next to L (&), L toe point side left (2)
3&4 Kick & point L kick forward (3), L step next to R (&), R toe point side right (4)
5&6 Heel & heel R heel tap forward (5), R step next to L (&), L heel tap forward (6)
&7&8 & Step, hop-hop L step next to R (&), R step forward (7); R hop forward twice with L foot raised behind you parallel to floor (8)
SIDE, BEHIND, QUICK VINE, 1/4 PIVOT LEFT, HIP SHAKE
1,2 Side, behind L step side left (1); R step behind L (2)
3&4 Side-behind-side L step side left (3), R step behind left (&), L step side left (4)
Styling: Execute shoulder shrugs on the previous 4 counts. Tilt left shoulder down on left steps; tilt right shoulder down on right steps.
5,6 Touch, turn R touch forward (5); pivot 1/4 left, weight stays on L (6)
7&8 Bump & bump Shake hips right (7), left (&), right shifting weight to R (8)
ELECTRIC KICKS & HOP FORWARD, STEP, SLIDE, STEP, SYNCOPATED CLAPS
1&2& Forward & back & L rock forward ball of foot (1), recover to R (&), L rock back ball of foot (2), recover to R (&)
3&4 Step, hop-hop L step forward (3), L hop forward twice with R foot raised behind you parallel to floor (&4)
5,6 Step, slide R small step side right (5); L slide next to R with weight (6)
7&8 Step, clap-clap R small step side right (7); two quick claps (&8)
SYNCOPATED JUMP TURNING 1/4 LEFT, ANGLED TRIPLE LOCK, ANGLED STEP SLIDES
1&2 Jump-turn-step Jump feet apart (1), jump turning 1/4 left hooking R foot behind L calf (&), jump feet apart placing weight on R (&)
3&4 Triple step L step forward angling left (3), R lock behind L sliding forward to left side of R heel (&), L step forward angling left (4)
5,6 Step, slide R step forward angling 45 right (5); L slide/touch next to R (6)
7,8 Step, slide L step forward angling 45 left (7); R slide/touch next to L (8)
STEP SIDE, CROSS FRONT, ROMP, STOMP, HEEL SWITCH, TOE TOUCH
1,2 Side, cross R step side right (1); L step across right (2)
&3&4 & Heel & toe R step slightly back (&), L heel tap forward (3), L step to center (&), R toe touch behind L heel (4)
5,6 Stomp, heel R stomp up next to L (5); R heel tap forward (6)
&7&8 & Heel & touch R step next to L (&), L heel tap forward (7), L step next to R (&), R toe touch next to L (8)
MONTEREY TURN, HAND JIVE
1,2 Touch, turn R touch out side right (1); pivot 1/2 right stepping R next to L (2)
3,4 Touch, together L touch out side left (3); L step together (4)
Hand styling for next four counts: Keep hands stiff with fingers “glued” together
5&6 Left-right-down R hand touch front of L shoulder (5), R hand touch front of R shoulder (&), R hand drop straight down to R side (6)
7&8 Right-left-down L hand touch front of R shoulder (7), L hand touch front of L shoulder (&), L hand drop straight down to L side (8)
Styling: Turn head and look left, right, straight down for 5&6; raise head and look right, left, straight down for 7&8.
ARMS CROSS, DROP, SYNCOPATED KNEE PUMPS, STEP SLIDES TURNING ¼ RIGHT
1,2 Cross, drop Make fists and cross arms R over L in front of chest (1); drop hands straight down to sides, keeping fists (2)
Styling:Raise head on 1; drop chin to chest on 2; then raise head for remainder of dance.
3&4 Pump the knee Pump L fist down and R fist up while raising R knee (3), pump L fist up and R fist down while lowering R knee but
keeping foot off floor (&), pump L fist down and R fist up while raising R knee (4)
Styling tip: Right hand should appear to “pull” right knee up, as if on a puppet’s string
5,6 Step, slide R step forward angling 45 right (5); L slide/touch next to R (6)
7,8 Step, slide L step forward angling 45 right, squaring up to new wall (7); R slide/touch next to L (8)
START AGAIN AND ENJOY!
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