Step description provided by The Information Super Dance Floor

CLOSE TO THE FLOOR Choreographed August, 1999 by: Gerard Murphy, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA, murphydance@ns.sympatico.ca (902) 826-7076 and Lana Harvey, 825 W Calle Ranunculo, Tucson, AZ, 85704 Phone: (520) 797-7295 ~ Email: keedance@junocom Homepage: www.apci.net/~drdeyne/keedance.htm

Description: 32-count, 4-wall, intermediate line dance

Music: Other:

Call To Dance, Leahy, 120 to 134 BPM, CD: Leahy (For information on Leahy, contact Christine Quigley, RR#4 Lakefield, Ontario, Canada, K0l 2H0) Paddy McCarthy, Corrs, 100 BPM, CD: Talk On Corners Lonesome Reuben, Randy Scruggs, 125 BPM, CD: Crown of Jewels That's Where I Draw The Line, Palomino Road, 125 BPM, CD: Most Awsome 3 (UK Compilation) Traveller's Ridge, Mark O'Conner, 124 BPM, CD: New Naashville Cats I Don't Know How To Fix It, Steve Wariner, 115 BPM, CD: Burning The Road House Down Shuffle music, bluegrass, fiddle tunes, etc. should work for this dance.

POINT, HOOK, POINT-BALL-CROSS, ROCK, RECOVER, SAILOR STEP
1-2	Point R toe forward to 2 o'clock, hook R heel to L knee, 
3	Point R toe back to 2 o'clock
&4	Step R back with weight on ball of R, cross step L over R
5-6	Rock R to right,  rock weight back to L
7&8	Step R behind L, step L to left, step R next to L

POINT, HOOK, POINT-BALL-CROSS, ROCK, RECOVER 1/4 R, SHUFFLE FWD
9-10	Point L toe forward to 10 o'clock, hook L heel to R knee, 
12	Point L toe back to 10 o'clock
&12 	Step L back with weight on ball of L, cross step R over L
13-14	Rock L to left, Step 1/4 turn right with R
15&16	Shuffle forward LRL

HEEL SWITCHES, CROSS, BACK, CLOSE, HEEL SWITCHES, BRUSH, HITCH, CROSS
17& 	Touch R heel fwd, step R slightly forward
18& 	Touch L heel fwd, step L slightly forward
19&	Cross step ball of R over L, step ball of L in place
20	Step R next to L with weight
21&	Touch L heel fwd, step L slightly forward
22&	Touch R heel fwd, step R slightly forward
23& 	Brush L across R, hitch L and tap R heel
24	Cross L over R

BACK, TOUCH, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, FORWARD, CLOSE, HEEL SPLIT, BACK, POINT, STEP
25-26	Step back R, touch L toe in front of R toe
27&28	Shuffle LRL making 1/2 turn to right
29-30	Step forward R, step L next to R
&31	Heel split - swivel heels out (&) in (31)
&32	Step back on R, point L toe forward to 10 o'clock,
&	Step L back in place while raising R heel off the floor.

End: There's an extra beat at end of song - end with Point R toe forward to 2 o'clock, as if starting again & hold...
Dance Note: Keep toe touches and heels close. Fast footwork is done more easily on balls of feet.
Title Note: In Newfoundland, Canada, if you are at a party or dance and want the DJ or musicians to play something fast to get your feet really moving you might shout, "PLAY SOMETHING CLOSE TO THE FLOOR!"