Need a Beat

Musik:Let the Music Play - Beds and Beats
Koreograf:Fred Whitehouse (IRE) - June 2026

Intro: 16 Counts, Start at approx 8 secs

Sequence: Tag, A, B, B, A, Tag (16 Counts), A, B, B, A

Tag
SEC 1 Arms
1Place right hand over face left hand to side

2&Look right, look forward

3Place left hand on right dropping left elbow right elbow to right side

4-5Pull right elbow to right side over 2 counts

6-7&Push right to left, pull right elbow to right side, pull right elbow to right side

8&Place right arm to side, place left arm to side

SEC 2 Nightclub Basic, Side, Hold, Rolling Vine
1-2-3-4Step right to right, hold, step left beside right, cross right over left

Arms: Pull both arms down to sides
5-6Step left to left, hold

Arms: Roll both hands up in front of face
7-8-1Turn ¼ right step right forward, turn ½ right step left back, turn ¼ right step right to right (12:00)

Arms: Open arms to sides

Restart Here 2nd time Tag is danced

SEC 3 Hold, Together, Cross, Side, Hold, Behind, Side
2-3-4Hold, step left beside right, cross right over left

5-6Step left to left, hold

Arms: Push left arm to right
7-8Step right behind left, step left to left

SEC 4 Cross Rock, Side Rock, Touch Behind, Hold, Full Rolling Turn
1-2Cross rock right over left, recover weight on to left

3-4Rock right to right, recover weight on to left

5-6Touch right behind left, hold

Arms: Pull hands to sides in front of eyes
7-8Turn ½ right step right to right, turn ½ right step left beside right (12:00)

Part A: 32c
SEC 1 Side, Sailor Step, Behind, Side, ⅛ Step Sweep, Cross, Side, Back, Hitch
1Step right to right

2&3Step left behind right, step right to right, step left to left

4&Step right behind left, step left to left

5-6Turn ⅛ left step right forward sweeping left from back to front over 2 counts (10:30)

7&8&Cross left over right, step right to right, step left back, hitch right

SEC 2 Back, ⅛ Side, Cross Shuffle, Side Rock, Weave
1-2Step right back, turn ⅛ left step left to left (9:00)

3&4Cross right over left, step left beside right, cross right over left

5-6Rock left to left, recover weight on to right

7&8Step left behind right, step right to right, cross left over right

SEC 3 Samba Whisk, ¼ Samba Whisk, ¼ Samba Whisk, ¼ Side, Behind, Side
1-2&Step right to right, rock left back, recover weight on to right

3-4&Turn ¼ right step left to left, rock right back, recover weight on to left (12:00)

5-6&Turn ¼ right step right to right, rock left back, recover weight on to right (3:00)

7-8&Turn ¼ right step left to left, step right behind left, step left to left (6:00)

SEC 4 Syncopated Cross Rocks, Step, ½ Pivot, Full Turn Together, Jump
1-2&Cross rock right over left, recover weight on to left, step right beside left

3-4&Cross rock left over right, recover weight on to right, step left beside right

5-6Step right forward, pivot ½ left transferring weight onto left (6:00)

7-8Full turn left step right beside left, jump both feet forward (6:00)

Option: 7-8 Turn ½ left step right back, turn ½ left step left forward

Part B: 32c
SEC 1 Stomp Side, Behind, Side, Cross Shuffle, Ball Point, Side Flick, Weave
1Stomp right to right

2&Step left behind right, step right to right

3&4Cross left over right, step right beside left, cross left over right

&5-6Step right to right, point left to left, step left to left, flick right back

7&8&Cross right over left, step left to left, step right behind left, step left to left

SEC 2 ⅛ Heel Grind, Heel Switches, Rock, ½ Shuffle
1-2Touch right heel forward, turn ⅛ right grinding heel step left back (1:30)

&3Step right beside left, touch left heel forward

&4&Step left beside right, touch right heel forward, step right beside left

5-6Rock left forward, recover weight on to right

7&8Turn ¼ right step left to left, step right beside left, turn ¼ right step left forward (7:30)

SEC 3 ⅝ Hitch, Stomp Side, Hold, Swivel Heels Toes, Together, Side Rock, Side Shuffle
&1-2Turn ⅝ left hitch right, stomp right to right, hold (12:00)

&3-4Swivel both heels out, swivel both toes out, bring feet together

5-6Rock right to right, recover weight on to left

7&8Step right to right, step left beside right, step right to right

Styling: Pop shoulders to right

SEC 4 ½ Hitch, Stomp Side, Hold, Knee Pops, Side Press, Recover, Side, Cross
&1-2Turn ½ right hitch left, stomp left to left, hold (6:00)

&3-4Pop right knee in, pop left knee in, pop right knee in

5-6Press right to right, recover weight on to left

7-8Step right to right, cross left over right

Last Update: 7 Jul 2026

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