Beautiful Monster


Beautiful Monster


Count:  64

Wall:  2

Level:  Intermediate

Choreographer:  Niels Poulsen (Denmark) Oct 2010

Music:  Beautiful Monster by Ne-Yo. Track length: 4.14 mins


Intro: 32 counts from first beat in music (16 secs into track). start on word knife. weight on l
 

1 – 8

R side rock, together, l side rock, l cross shuffle, & l cross rock

1 – 2& Rock r to r side (1), recover on l (2), bring r next to l (&) 12:00
3 – 4 Rock l to l side (3), recover on r (4)
5&6& Cross l over r (5), step r to r side (&), cross l over r (6), step r to r side (&)
7 – 8 Cross rock l over r (7), recover on r (8) [12:00]
 

9 – 16

L chassé ¼ l, step ½ l, l full turn, step ½ l

1&2 Step l to l side, bring r next to l, turn ¼ l stepping fw on l [9:00]
3 – 4 Step fw on r, turn ½ l stepping onto l
5 – 6 Turn ½ l stepping back on r (5), turn ½ l stepping fw on l (6) – (non-turny option: walk r, walk l) [3:00]
7 – 8 Step fw on r, turn ½ l stepping onto l
 

17 – 24

Fw r, kick l fw, ¼ l side step, point r, side r, l touch ball cross, ¼ r back on l

1 – 2 Step fw on r, kick l fw [9:00]
3 – 4 – 5 Turn ¼ l stepping l to l side, point r to r side, step r to r side
6&7 Touch l next to r, step back on ball of l foot, cross r over l [6:00]
8 Turn ¼ r stepping back on l [9:00]
 

25 – 32

R back rock, ½ l, ¼ l side, r jazz box, cross

1 – 2 Rock back on r, recover on l 9:00
3 – 4 Turn ½ l stepping back on r, turn ¼ l stepping l to l side
5 – 6 Cross r over l, step back on l
7 – 8 Step r to r side, cross l over r – * restart here on wall 7, facing 6:00
 

33 – 40

Big step r, drag, l ball cross, l side step, r back rock, r kick ball cross

1 – 2 Step r a big step to r side, drag l towards r
&3 – 4 Step small step back on ball of l foot, cross r over l, step l to l side
5 – 6 Rock back on r, recover on l
7&8 Kick r fw (7), step back on r (&), cross l over r (8) – * restart here on wall 3, facing 12:00
 

41 – 48

R side rock, r back rock, ¾ box turn, side l

1 – 2 Rock r to r side, recover on l
3 – 4 Rock back on r, recover on l [12:00]
5 – 6 Turn ¼ l stepping back on r, turn ¼ l stepping fw on l – styling: try to turn stiff-legged/robotic [6:00]
7 – 8 Turn ¼ l stepping back on r, step l to l side – styling: try to turn stiff-legged/robotic
 

49 – 56

R cross rock, ¼ r fw r, ¼ r side l, r back rock, ¼ l back r, ¼ l side l

1 – 2 Cross rock r over l, recover on l [3:00]
3 – 4 Turn ¼ r stepping fw on r, turn ¼ r stepping l to l side
5 – 6 Rock back on r, recover on l [9:00]
7 – 8 Turn ¼ l stepping back on r, turn ¼ l stepping l to l side
 

57 – 64

R jazz box, r chasse ¼ r, l rock fw, l coaster cross

1 – 2 Cross r over l, step back on l [3:00]
3&4 Step r to r side, bring l next to r, turn ¼ r stepping fw on r
5 – 6 Rock fw on l, recover on r
7&8 Step back on l, step r next to l, cross l over r [6:00]
 
Begin again!…
 
2 restarts:
 
1st restart on wall 3 after 40 counts, facing [12:00].
 
2nd restart on wall 7, after 32 counts, facing [6:00]
 
Contact: niels@love-to-dance.dk – www.love-to-dance.dk