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June 1999

Islands In the Stream

CHOREOGRAPHER(S)
Karen Jones
Level:
Easy Intermediate
Count:
32
Wall:
4
Tags/Restarts/Bridges etc;
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Music

Title:
Artist:
'Islands in the Stream'
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers
Album:
Greatest Hits
Duration:
4:11
Genre:
Country
First Taught:

Music

Demo

Date Added:
17 October 2022

Intro: - 


S1: SIDE, BACK ROCK, RECOVER, CHASSE RIGHT, CROSS, FULL TURN, CHASSE LEFT

1,2,3 | Step left to side, cross/rock right behind left, recover to left

4&5 | Step right to side, step left together, step right to side

6,7 | Cross left over right, unwind a full turn right (weight to right) {12:00}

8&1 | Step left to side, step right together, step left to side


S2: BACK ROCK, RECOVER, KICK BALL CROSS, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, RIGHT SAILOR STEP

2,3 | Cross/rock right behind left, recover to left

4&5 | Kick right diagonally forward, step right slightly back, cross left over right

6,7 | Rock right to side, recover to left

8&1 | Cross right behind left, rock left to side, recover to right


S3: LEFT SAILOR WITH TURN ¼ LEFT, RIGHT FORWARD SHUFFLE, TURN ½ BACK TO RIGHT, HOLD, ROCK BACK, RECOVER FORWARD

2&3 | Cross left behind right, turn ¼ left and rock right to side, recover to left (3:00)

4&5 | Shuffle forward right, left, right

6,7 | Turn ½ right and step left back, hold (9:00)

8,1 | Rock right back, recover to left


S4: PRISSY WALK RIGHT, LEFT, REVERSE SAILOR STEP, SYNCOPATED JAZZ BOX

2,3 | Step right forward and across, step left forward and across

Alternative: just walk forward right left on balls of feet to enable the angling of the body

4&5 | Cross right over left, step left to side, step right to side

Alternative: triple in place right, left, right

6,7 | Cross left over right, step right back

&8 | Step left back, cross right over left

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