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Southern Cross Line Dancers
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
      




 

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