Samurai
Count:
64
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Brian Harrison (UK)
Music:
Big In Japan - Alphaville
STEP, KICK, BACKWARD SHUFFLE, STEP PIVOT, STEP PIVOT
1-2Step forward on right foot, kick left foot forward
3&4Shuffle backwards, stepping left, right, left
5-6Step forward on right foot, pivot ¼ turn left
7-8Step forward on right foot, pivot ¼ turn left
TOE TOUCHES, STEP BEHIND, TURN, STEP, TOGETHER, HEEL SPLITS
9-10Touch right toe in front of left, touch right toe to side
11-12Step right foot behind left, pivot ½ turn right (leaving weight on right foot)
13-14Step forward on left foot, step right next to left
&15&16Swivel heels apart, together, apart, together
RIGHT & LEFT ROLLING VINES, WITH HIP BUMPS
17-18Step ¼ turn right on right foot, make ½ turn right stepping back on left foot
19Make ¼ turn right stepping right foot to right side, (completing full turn right rolling vine)
&20Bump hips to left, bump hips to right
21-22Step ¼ turn left on left foot, make ½ turn left, stepping back on right foot
23Make ¼ turn left, stepping left foot to left side, (completing full turn left rolling vine)
&24Bump hips to right, bumps hips to left
FORWARD LOCK STEPS, ROCK, ROCK, TRIPLE ½ TURN
25-26Step forward on right foot, lock left foot behind right
27&28Step forward on right foot, lock left foot behind right, step forward on right foot
29-30Rock forward on left foot, rock back on right foot
31&32Triple step ½ turn left stepping left right left
STEP ¼, HOLD, STEP ½, HOLD, CROSS, BACK, SIDE SHUFFLE
33-34Step ¼ turn right on right foot, hold
35-36Step ½ turn left on left foot, hold
37-38Cross right foot over left, step back on left foot
39&40Step right foot to side, step left foot next to right, step right foot to side
Optional arm movements on counts 33-40 (the warrior) on wall 2 only: clasp hands together level with face, elbows bent, as if wielding a sword
STEP FORWARD, PIVOT ½ TURN, FORWARD SHUFFLE, CROSS, BACK, SIDE, TOGETHER
41-42Step forward on left foot, pivot half turn right
43&44Shuffle forward, left right left
45-46Step right foot over left, step left foot back
47-48Step right foot to side, step left foot next to right
RIGHT & LEFT HEEL TAPS, FORWARD & BACK ROCK STEPS
49&50Tap right heel 3 times (leave ball of right foot in contact with floor while tapping heel)
51&52Tap left heel 3 times (leave ball of left foot in contact with floor while tapping heel)
53&Step forward on right foot, rock weight back on to left foot
54&Step backwards on right foot, rock weight forward onto left foot
55&Step forward on right foot, rock weight back onto left foot
56Step right foot beside left
HEEL SWIVELS, SIDE STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE
57-58Swivel heels to right, swivel heels to left
59&60Swivel heels to right, swivel heels to left, swivel heels to center
61-62Step right foot to right side, touch left foot next to right
63&64Step left foot to left side, step right foot next to left, step left foot to left side
REPEAT
1-2Step forward on right foot, kick left foot forward
3&4Shuffle backwards, stepping left, right, left
5-6Step forward on right foot, pivot ¼ turn left
7-8Step forward on right foot, pivot ¼ turn left
TOE TOUCHES, STEP BEHIND, TURN, STEP, TOGETHER, HEEL SPLITS
9-10Touch right toe in front of left, touch right toe to side
11-12Step right foot behind left, pivot ½ turn right (leaving weight on right foot)
13-14Step forward on left foot, step right next to left
&15&16Swivel heels apart, together, apart, together
RIGHT & LEFT ROLLING VINES, WITH HIP BUMPS
17-18Step ¼ turn right on right foot, make ½ turn right stepping back on left foot
19Make ¼ turn right stepping right foot to right side, (completing full turn right rolling vine)
&20Bump hips to left, bump hips to right
21-22Step ¼ turn left on left foot, make ½ turn left, stepping back on right foot
23Make ¼ turn left, stepping left foot to left side, (completing full turn left rolling vine)
&24Bump hips to right, bumps hips to left
FORWARD LOCK STEPS, ROCK, ROCK, TRIPLE ½ TURN
25-26Step forward on right foot, lock left foot behind right
27&28Step forward on right foot, lock left foot behind right, step forward on right foot
29-30Rock forward on left foot, rock back on right foot
31&32Triple step ½ turn left stepping left right left
STEP ¼, HOLD, STEP ½, HOLD, CROSS, BACK, SIDE SHUFFLE
33-34Step ¼ turn right on right foot, hold
35-36Step ½ turn left on left foot, hold
37-38Cross right foot over left, step back on left foot
39&40Step right foot to side, step left foot next to right, step right foot to side
Optional arm movements on counts 33-40 (the warrior) on wall 2 only: clasp hands together level with face, elbows bent, as if wielding a sword
STEP FORWARD, PIVOT ½ TURN, FORWARD SHUFFLE, CROSS, BACK, SIDE, TOGETHER
41-42Step forward on left foot, pivot half turn right
43&44Shuffle forward, left right left
45-46Step right foot over left, step left foot back
47-48Step right foot to side, step left foot next to right
RIGHT & LEFT HEEL TAPS, FORWARD & BACK ROCK STEPS
49&50Tap right heel 3 times (leave ball of right foot in contact with floor while tapping heel)
51&52Tap left heel 3 times (leave ball of left foot in contact with floor while tapping heel)
53&Step forward on right foot, rock weight back on to left foot
54&Step backwards on right foot, rock weight forward onto left foot
55&Step forward on right foot, rock weight back onto left foot
56Step right foot beside left
HEEL SWIVELS, SIDE STEP, SIDE SHUFFLE
57-58Swivel heels to right, swivel heels to left
59&60Swivel heels to right, swivel heels to left, swivel heels to center
61-62Step right foot to right side, touch left foot next to right
63&64Step left foot to left side, step right foot next to left, step left foot to left side
REPEAT