Indian Summer 1977
Compte:
40
Mur:
4
Niveau:
Improver
Chorégraphe:
Ari-Jukka Eskelinen (FIN)
Musique:
Indian Summer - Poco
POINT & CROSS STEP
1-2Point right to right, step right cross in front of left and shift weight on it
3-4Point left to left, step left cross in front of right and shift weight on it
5-6Point right to right, step right cross in front of left and shift weight on it
7-8Point left to left, step left cross in front of right and shift weight on it
MONTERREY ½ TURN, CROSS TOE-HEELS STRUTS
9-10Point right toe right, turn ½ right on left foot and bring right together
11-12Point left toe left, left together
13-14Cross right over left ball touching only, drop right heel down and shift weight on right
15-16Step left (left ball touching only), drop left heel and sift weight on left
CROSS ROCK STEP, ¼ TURN RIGHT, SCUFF, STEP, LOCKSTEP, STEP, HOLD
17-18Step right forward diagonally over left, return weight on left
19-20Step right to right and turn ¼ to right, scuff left
21-22Step left forward, lockstep right behind left
23-24Step left forward, hold
HIP BUMPS, MODIFIED CHARLESTON
25-26Step right slightly forward & hip bumps right twice
27-28Hip bumps left twice
29-30Step right slightly forward, kick left forward
31-32Step left back, touch right toe back
½ PIVOT, STEP RIGHT, STEP LEFT
33-34Step right forward, make ½ pivot turn left
35-36Step right forward, step left forward
¼ PIVOT TURN TWICE
37-38Step right forward, turn ¼ left
39-40Step right forward, turn ¼ left
REPEAT
TAG
After ending the 1st, 2nd, 4th wall for the first time do a modified Charleston once
1-4Step right forward, kick left forward, step left back, touch right toe back
RESTART
Dancing the 2nd wall for the second time (after the long instrumental part) leave out the counts 25-32 (hip bumps & modified Charleston) in order to start the 3rd wall in time
ENDING
Starting the first wall for the third time dance 1-20 as they should. The song ends on beat 21 with a long note. Cross the scuffing left over the right, turn ¼ right and shift your weight to left and cross your arms on your chest (look cool & relaxed)
SIMPLE VERSION
The description above is the (full) version that allows you to start the dance from the beginning at the beginning of each verse. You can simplify the dance by doing the tag just once after ending the 4th wall for the first time (in the beginning of the instrumental part or, if you miss it, after the next 1st wall in the end of the instrumental part). You leave out the restart completely. In this version ending is the same as in full version
SIMPLEST VERSION
You can dance the whole song without any tag or restart. In this version the ending changes, because in the last wall (1st wall for the third time) lasts 6 whole bars instead of 5. You dance counts 1-24 as they should, the last four being left step, right lock-step, left step, hold. On the beat 25 you step right to right turning simultaneously ¼ right and cross your arms on your chest (look cool & relaxed)
This dance is dedicated to my older brother Markku and the memory of summer 1977, and of course our theme song of that summer and every summer since: Indian Summer by Poco.
1-2Point right to right, step right cross in front of left and shift weight on it
3-4Point left to left, step left cross in front of right and shift weight on it
5-6Point right to right, step right cross in front of left and shift weight on it
7-8Point left to left, step left cross in front of right and shift weight on it
MONTERREY ½ TURN, CROSS TOE-HEELS STRUTS
9-10Point right toe right, turn ½ right on left foot and bring right together
11-12Point left toe left, left together
13-14Cross right over left ball touching only, drop right heel down and shift weight on right
15-16Step left (left ball touching only), drop left heel and sift weight on left
CROSS ROCK STEP, ¼ TURN RIGHT, SCUFF, STEP, LOCKSTEP, STEP, HOLD
17-18Step right forward diagonally over left, return weight on left
19-20Step right to right and turn ¼ to right, scuff left
21-22Step left forward, lockstep right behind left
23-24Step left forward, hold
HIP BUMPS, MODIFIED CHARLESTON
25-26Step right slightly forward & hip bumps right twice
27-28Hip bumps left twice
29-30Step right slightly forward, kick left forward
31-32Step left back, touch right toe back
½ PIVOT, STEP RIGHT, STEP LEFT
33-34Step right forward, make ½ pivot turn left
35-36Step right forward, step left forward
¼ PIVOT TURN TWICE
37-38Step right forward, turn ¼ left
39-40Step right forward, turn ¼ left
REPEAT
TAG
After ending the 1st, 2nd, 4th wall for the first time do a modified Charleston once
1-4Step right forward, kick left forward, step left back, touch right toe back
RESTART
Dancing the 2nd wall for the second time (after the long instrumental part) leave out the counts 25-32 (hip bumps & modified Charleston) in order to start the 3rd wall in time
ENDING
Starting the first wall for the third time dance 1-20 as they should. The song ends on beat 21 with a long note. Cross the scuffing left over the right, turn ¼ right and shift your weight to left and cross your arms on your chest (look cool & relaxed)
SIMPLE VERSION
The description above is the (full) version that allows you to start the dance from the beginning at the beginning of each verse. You can simplify the dance by doing the tag just once after ending the 4th wall for the first time (in the beginning of the instrumental part or, if you miss it, after the next 1st wall in the end of the instrumental part). You leave out the restart completely. In this version ending is the same as in full version
SIMPLEST VERSION
You can dance the whole song without any tag or restart. In this version the ending changes, because in the last wall (1st wall for the third time) lasts 6 whole bars instead of 5. You dance counts 1-24 as they should, the last four being left step, right lock-step, left step, hold. On the beat 25 you step right to right turning simultaneously ¼ right and cross your arms on your chest (look cool & relaxed)
This dance is dedicated to my older brother Markku and the memory of summer 1977, and of course our theme song of that summer and every summer since: Indian Summer by Poco.