A Man After Midnight
Choreographed by Jo Hough🇦🇺
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Step Sheet
60 Count, 4 Wall
9/26/2025
Dance starts: 40 counts after heavy beats after “half past twelve”.
Sec 1: PIVOT ½, PIVOT ½. HIPS RLRL.
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Step R fwd. pivot ½ L, step R fwd, and pivot ½ L.
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Push hips forward and back RLRL.
Sec 2: SAILOR, 3/4 UNWIND. MAMBO CROSS. MAMBO TOGETHER. (3)
1&2
Back sailor R stepping RLR.
3-4
Touch L foot behind R, ¾ turn L unwind take weight L.(3)
&5-6
Side mambo R, take weight L, cross R over L.
&7-8
Side mambo L, take weight R, step L next to R.
Sec 3: ACROSS BACK, BACK ACROSS. (moving backwards) . SIDE ROCK ¼ TURN SHUFFLE (12)
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Step R across L, step L diagonally back. Step R diagonally back to R, Step L across R.
5-6
Rock step R to R side. ¼ step forward L.
7&8
Shuffle forward RLR (12)
Step L forward ½ pivot step R.(6:00)
Sec 4: STEP HALF PIVOT. SHUFFLE. FULL TURN STEP TOUCH (6)
1-2
Step L forward ½ pivot step R.(6:00)
3&4
Shuffle forward LRL
5-6
Full turn L stepping RL
7-8
Step forward R touch L next to R
Sec 5: STEP SCUFF. ½ PIVOT. ROCK RECOVER ½ TURN SHUFFLE (6) **
1-2
Step forward on L scuff R forward
3-4
1/2 pivot L stepping forward on R. Take weight on L (12)
5-6
Rock forward on R take weight L
7&8
½ turn backwards shuffle R stepping RLR (6)**
Sec 6: FULL TURN. SHUFFLE. ¼ PIVOT CROSS SHUFFLE. (3)
1-2
Full turn R stepping forward LR
3&4
Shuffle forward LRL
5-6
Step forward on R ¼ turn L pivot, take weight L. (3)
7&8
Cross shuffle RLR
¼ R Step back on L, step ¼ forward step R (9:00)
Sec 7: TURN ¼, ¼ SHUFFLE FORWARD. STEP. ROCK RECOVER, ROCK RECOVER
1-2
¼ R Step back on L, step ¼ forward step R (9:00)
3&4&
shuffle forward LRL. Step R together. (&)
5-6&
Rock forward on L, step R to R, step L together.
7-8&
Rock forward on R, step L to L, step R together.
Sec 8: BACK BACK ¼ turn COASTER (6)
1-2
Walk back L R
3&-4
¼ turn L coaster stepping LRL (6)
Restarts.
Tag # 1: AT end of wall 2 facing (12)
CROSS POINT. CROSS POINT. ACROSS SIDE BEHIND SWEEP.
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Cross R over L point L to L. Cross L over R point R to R
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Step R across L. Step L to L. Step R behind L. Sweep L behind R.
BEHIND SIDE ACROSS TOUCH.
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Step L behind R, step R to R, step L across R, touch R.
Tag # 2: Starts 12 o’clock wall after end of section 5 add a full turn R triple stepping LRL to face back wall add:
CROSS POINT. CROSS POINT. ACROSS SIDE BEHIND SWEEP.
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Cross R over L point L to L. Cross L over R point R to R
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Step R across L. Step L to L. Step R behind L. Sweep L behind R.
BEHIND SIDE ACROSS SCUFF STEP. ROCK ½ shuffle.
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Step L behind R. Step R to R. Step L across. Scuff R forward.
5-6
Rock forward on R. Recover weight L.
7&8
½ turn shuffle R stepping forward RLR
½ PIVOT STEP. SHUFFLE. FULL TURN. WALK WALK.
1-2
½ turn pivot R stepping forward on L take weight R.
3&4
Shuffle forward LRL
5&6
Full turn forward L stepping RL
7-8
Walk forward R, L
Thank you to my sheet scrutineer Michelle who provided significant input to the dance and tech guru Helen and to Cher for the music.
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