No I-Dea!
Compte:
64
Mur:
2
Niveau:
Intermediate contra dance
Chorégraphe:
Chris Peel (UK)
Musique:
Ain't Got No Idea - Pirates of the Mississippi
Position: In two lines facing gap between dancer on the opposite side
No intro. Count "6,7,8" and begin dance on the "i" from the initial sentence: "Ain't got no i-dea"
WALKING STEPS FORWARD, KICK, WALKING STEPS BACK, TOUCH
1-4Step right forward, step left forward, step right forward, kick left forward
5-8Step left back, step right back, step left back, touch right beside left
PIVOT ½ TURN LEFT (TWICE), WALKING STEPS FORWARD, KICK
9-10Step right forward into ½ turn pivot left, switch weight forward onto left
11-12Step right forward into ½ turn pivot left, switch weight forward onto left
13-16Step forward right, step forward left, step forward right, kick left forward
STEPS BACK WITH POINTS, STEPS BACK WITH CROSS KICKS
17-20Step left back, touch right toe to side, step right back, touch left toe to side
21-24Step left back, kick right across left, step right back kick left across right
CROSS ROCKS, KICK, STEP, PIVOT ¼ TURN LEFT
25-26Step left across right (maintaining diagonal to right), rock weight back onto right
27-28Cross rock weight forward onto left, rock weight back onto right
29-30Kick left across right, step left beside right (adjusting to center)
31-32Step right forward into pivot ¼ turn left, switch weight to side onto left (now aim for the gap to your right)
BIG SIDE STEPS TO RIGHT, STEP TOGETHER (THREE TIMES), PIVOT ¼ TURN LEFT
33-36Big side step right, step left beside right, big side step right, step left beside right
37-38Big side step right, step left beside right
39-40Step right forward into pivot ¼ turn left, switch weight to side onto left (now facing opposite number)
CROSS KICK, STEP (LEADING RIGHT, THEN LEFT), SIDE JACK (ON THE BEAT)
41-42Kick right across left, step right forward (adjusting to center)
43-44Kick left across right, step left forward (adjusting to center)
45-46Side step right, side step left (feet, shoulder width apart)
47-48Step right home, step left beside right
WEAVE LEFT, KICK, SIDE STEP, STEP TOGETHER, SIDE STEP
49-52Step right across left, side step left, step right behind left, side step left
53-54Kick right across left, side step right (adjusting to center)
55-56Step left beside right, side step right (feet slightly less than shoulder-width apart)
WEAVE RIGHT, KICK, SIDE STEP, STEP TOGETHER, SIDE STEP
57-60Step left across right, side step right, step left behind right, side step right
61-62Kick left across right, side step left (adjusting to center)
63-64Step right beside left, side step left (feet slightly less than shoulder-width apart)
REPEAT
OPTIONAL TAG
Only for third repetition: dance beats 1-32 and return to the beginning, to cover the 8-bar section preceding the instrumental verse. Change beats 31-32 to
31-32Step right forward, step left beside right omitting the turn
The steps work well without the tag but phrasing with the lyrics is not maintained.
No intro. Count "6,7,8" and begin dance on the "i" from the initial sentence: "Ain't got no i-dea"
WALKING STEPS FORWARD, KICK, WALKING STEPS BACK, TOUCH
1-4Step right forward, step left forward, step right forward, kick left forward
5-8Step left back, step right back, step left back, touch right beside left
PIVOT ½ TURN LEFT (TWICE), WALKING STEPS FORWARD, KICK
9-10Step right forward into ½ turn pivot left, switch weight forward onto left
11-12Step right forward into ½ turn pivot left, switch weight forward onto left
13-16Step forward right, step forward left, step forward right, kick left forward
STEPS BACK WITH POINTS, STEPS BACK WITH CROSS KICKS
17-20Step left back, touch right toe to side, step right back, touch left toe to side
21-24Step left back, kick right across left, step right back kick left across right
CROSS ROCKS, KICK, STEP, PIVOT ¼ TURN LEFT
25-26Step left across right (maintaining diagonal to right), rock weight back onto right
27-28Cross rock weight forward onto left, rock weight back onto right
29-30Kick left across right, step left beside right (adjusting to center)
31-32Step right forward into pivot ¼ turn left, switch weight to side onto left (now aim for the gap to your right)
BIG SIDE STEPS TO RIGHT, STEP TOGETHER (THREE TIMES), PIVOT ¼ TURN LEFT
33-36Big side step right, step left beside right, big side step right, step left beside right
37-38Big side step right, step left beside right
39-40Step right forward into pivot ¼ turn left, switch weight to side onto left (now facing opposite number)
CROSS KICK, STEP (LEADING RIGHT, THEN LEFT), SIDE JACK (ON THE BEAT)
41-42Kick right across left, step right forward (adjusting to center)
43-44Kick left across right, step left forward (adjusting to center)
45-46Side step right, side step left (feet, shoulder width apart)
47-48Step right home, step left beside right
WEAVE LEFT, KICK, SIDE STEP, STEP TOGETHER, SIDE STEP
49-52Step right across left, side step left, step right behind left, side step left
53-54Kick right across left, side step right (adjusting to center)
55-56Step left beside right, side step right (feet slightly less than shoulder-width apart)
WEAVE RIGHT, KICK, SIDE STEP, STEP TOGETHER, SIDE STEP
57-60Step left across right, side step right, step left behind right, side step right
61-62Kick left across right, side step left (adjusting to center)
63-64Step right beside left, side step left (feet slightly less than shoulder-width apart)
REPEAT
OPTIONAL TAG
Only for third repetition: dance beats 1-32 and return to the beginning, to cover the 8-bar section preceding the instrumental verse. Change beats 31-32 to
31-32Step right forward, step left beside right omitting the turn
The steps work well without the tag but phrasing with the lyrics is not maintained.