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NEXT TO ME
Count: 80. Wall: 2. Level: Intermediate
Choreographer: Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs
Music: Next To Me by Ilse DeLange


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SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOUCH, ROCK LEFT, RECOVER, SAILOR
1,2     Step R to right, Hold
&3,4  Step L beside R, Step R to right, Touch L beside R
5,6     Rock L to left, Recover onto R
7&8   Step L behind R, Step R to right, Step L beside R

WEAVE LEFT(4), CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, 1/2 RIGHT SHUFFLE
1-6     Cross R over L, Step L to left, Step R behind L, Step L to left, Cross Rock R over L, Recover onto L
7&8   Turn ½ right step R forward, Step L beside R, Step R forward [6:00]

SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOUCH, ROCK RIGHT, RECOVER, SAILOR
1,2     Step L to left, Hold
&3-6  Step R beside L, Step L to left, Touch R beside L, Rock R to right, Recover onto L
7&8   Step R behind L, Step L to left, Step R beside L

WEAVE RIGHT(4), CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, SHUFFLE 1/4 LEFT
1-6     Cross L over R, Step R to right, Step L behind R, Step R to right, Cross Rock L over R, Recover onto R
7&8   Turn ¼ left step L forward, Step R beside L, Step L forward [3:00]

WALK, WALK (OR FULL TURN), STEP, PIVOT 1/2 LEFT, SHUFFLE, STEP, PIVOT 1/4 RIGHT
1-4     Step R forward, Step L forward (or full turn left), Step R forward, Pivot ½ left [9:00]
5&6   Step R forward, Step L beside R, Step R forward
7,8     Step L forward, Pivot ¼ right [12:00]

CROSS, SIDE, SAILOR, CROSS, BACK, BACK, CROSS
1,2     Cross L over R, Step R to right
3&4   Step L behind R, Step R to right, Step L beside R
5-8     Cross R over L, Step L back, Step R back, Cross L over R (all traveling back)

BACK, 1/4 LEFT, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, CHASSE RIGHT, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER
1-4     Step R back, Turn ¼ left step L to left, Cross Rock R over L, Recover onto L [9:00]
5&6   Step R to right, Step L beside R, Step R to right
7,8     Cross Rock L over R, Recover onto R

BACK, TOUCH, BACK, TOUCH, ROCK BACK, RECOVER, DIAGONAL SHUFFLE
1-6     Step L back 45° left, Touch R beside L, Step R back 45° right, Touch L beside R, Rock L back, Recover onto R
7&8   Step L forward 45° left, Step R beside L, Step L forward

ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, CHASSE 1/4 RIGHT, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, SHUFFLE 1/2 LEFT
1,2     Towards 7:30 Rock R forward, Recover onto L [7:30]
3&4   Turn ¼ right step R forward, Step L beside R, Step R forward [11:30]
5,6     Rock L forward, recover onto R
7&8   Turn ¼ left step L to left, Step R beside L, Turn ¼ left Step L forward [5:30]

ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER, SHUFFLE 1/2 RIGHT, STEP, PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT, SHUFFLE
1,2     Rock R forward, recover onto L
3&4   Turn ¼ right step R to right, Step L beside R, Turn ¼ right step R forward [12:00]
5,6     Step L forward, Pivot ½ right [6:00]
7&8   Step L forward, step R beside L, step L beside R

80      REPEAT