COPACABANA
SONG: COPACABANA, BY BARRY MANILOW (REMIX VERSION)
CHOREOGRAPHED BY: STEPHEN PATERSON (N.Z) & TRACIE LEE (AUS) AUGUST 2001
ORIGINAL POSITION: FEET TOGETHER, WEIGHT ON LEFT
Dance starts on lyrics after 48 count intro
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BEATS STEPS A TWO WALL LINE DANCE
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1-4 ROCK R FWD ACROSS L, RECOVER ONTO L, TURN 1/4 TURN R & STEP R FWD, STEP L BESIDE R
&5-6 ROCK BACK ON R, RECOVER ONTO L IN PLACE, STEP R FWD
&7&8 TURN 1/4 TURN R, STEP L OUT TO L SIDE & BUMP HIPS L,R,L
1&2 ROCK R ACROSS L, RECOVER ONTO L, STEP R BESIDE L
3&4 ROCK L ACROSS R, RECOVER ONTO R, TURN 1/4 TURN L & STEP L FWD
&5&6 STEP R FWD, PIVOT 1/4 TURN L, STEP R FWD, PIVOT 1/4 TURN L TAKING WEIGHT TO L (PADDLE TURNS)
7-8 SASSY WALK FWD RIGHT THEN LEFT
1&2 STEP R FWD, STEP L BESIDE R, STEP R BACK
3&4 STEP L BACK, STEP R BESIDE L, STEP L FWD
5&6 STEP R FWD, STEP L BESIDE R, STEP R BACK
7&8 STEP L BACK, STEP R BESIDE L, STEP L FWD
&1&2& LIFT R KNEE ACROSS L, TOUCH R TOE TO R SIDE, HITCH R ACROSS L WITH 1/8 TURN L, TOUCH R TOE TO R SIDE, HITCH R ACROSS L WITH 1/8 TURN L
3&4 STEP R TO R SIDE & BUMP HIPS R,L,R
&5&6& LIFT L KNEE ACROSS R, TOUCH L TOE TO L SIDE, HITCH L ACROSS R WITH 1/4 TURN R, TOUCH L TOE TO L SIDE, HITCH L ACROSS R WITH 1/4 TURN R
7&8 STEP L TO L SIDE & BUMP HIPS L,R,L
1-2 STEP R TO R SIDE, SLIDE L BESIDE R TAKING WEIGHT TO L
&3&4 STEP R HEEL AT 45 DEG R, STEP L BEHIND R, STEP BACK ON BALL OF R, STEP L BESIDE R
5-8 REPEAT ABOVE 4 COUNTS
&1&2 SCUFF R BESIDE L, TURN 1/4 TURN R & STEP DOWN ON R, STEP BALL OF L BESIDE R, TURN 1/4 TURN R & STEP DOWN ONTO R ,
&3-4 STEP BALL OF L BESIDE R, STEP R A BIG STEP FWD, SLIDE L BESIDE R TAKING WEIGHT TO L
5-6 STEP FWD ON R, PIVOT 1/2 TURN L TAKING WEIGHT TO L
7-8 STEP FWD ON R, PIVOT 1/2 TURN L LEAPING ONTO L FOOT WHILE FLICKING R FOOT BACK
RESTART
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NOTE: THERE IS AN 8 COUNT TAG AT THE END OF WALLS 2,4,5,7 AS FOLLOWS......
This will be at the end of each chorus and the end of the semi instrumental section.
1-2 STEP R FWD, PIVOT 1/4 TURN TO L WHILE GIRATING HIPS ANTICLOCKWISE
3-8 REPEAT THE 1/4 PADDLE TURN THREE MORE TIMES - you should total a full turn left
STEPHEN PATERSON TRACIE LEE
Line Dance Ashburton, New Zealand Southern Cross Line Dancers, Sydney, Australia
steve.cowboy@xtra.co.nz tracielee01@bigpond.com