Count:
-
Wall:
2
Level:
Improver
Sequence: AB, AB (no Aloha), AA, dropping Canoeing the 2nd time, End with Aloha
ALOHA! The dance calls for hula-styling with slightly flexed knees. Use your hips
SECTION A
AROUND THE WORLD: PADDLE, TURN, REPEAT 3 TIMES. DO HIP ROLLS TO RIGHT, THEN LEFT, AS YOU TURN
1-2Right toe forward push into (hips right), left swivel step ¼ turn to left with weight (hips left)
3-8Repeat counts 1-2 three times completing full turn turn.
Optional: hands on hips assisting hip rolls. Prep for hand rolls at waist in next set
SWAY HIPS: DOWN, DOWN, UP, UP, OUT, OUT, IN, IN, DO SOFT HIP MOVEMENTS
1-2Right step in place bending knee down. Left step in place bending knees down
3-4Right step in place /straighten knee slightly, left step in place/fully straighten knees
5-6Right small sway/step to right side, left small sway/step to left side
7-8Right sway/step to center, left sway/step together
Optional: hands rolling (no fists!) At waist level (above belly button!), close to body, let shoulders shift naturally. Prep for arms to right side in next set
HULA CHASSES: SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOUCH. REPEAT. DO SOFT HIP ROLLS
1-2Right heel angled to left/right toe step to side, swinging left heel to left and swiveling right foot to right push off with left slide/step together to right (right & left feet together, angled left, weight left)
3-4Repeat count 1 ending with a left toe touch next to right instep on ct 4, facing LOD (weight right)
5-8Repeat to left counts 1-4
Optional: hands and arms flexing out-in-out-in, at waist level, side right for counts 1-4, side left out-in-out-in for counts 5-8. Prep for arms over head in next set.
HAWAIIAN GREETING: RIGHT, DROP, LEFT, DROP, REPEAT
1-4Right sway/step to side, lift up left hip/left toe pushes up, drop weight to left, lift up right hip/right toe pushes up
5-8Repeat counts 1-4
Optional: arms above head, shoulder width apart, with palms turned inward, wave from left to right on 1-2, then right to left on 3-4. Repeat for 5-8. Prepare for netting by extending right arm forward and to the left and left arm back in next set
HAULING NETS: BACK, LOCK, BACK, HOLD. REPEAT. BODY FACES LOD
1-2Right step back diagonal right (body slightly facing left), left drag/step across right
3-4Right step back diagonal right, hold
5-8Repeat to left counts 33-36 . (4th time thru start Aloha here.)
Optional: stretch forward with right hand/left hand back (both softly fisted) on left side, draw in to left side as in "left over right, hand over hand" pulling a rope. Repeat. Prepare for canoeing with fists together at left hip in next set
CANOEING: FORWARD, LOCK, FORWARD, HOLD. REPEAT. BODY FACES LOD
1-4Right step diagonal forward, left lock behind, right step diagonal forward, hold
5-8Repeat to left counts 41-44. (3rd time thru restart with around the world.)
Optional: right & left hand and arm movements. Fists together and gripped, right above left. Extend outward and upward to the right, starting paddle stroke for counts 1-2. Then, draw back crossing to right hip on counts 3-4. Reversing, to left for counts 5-8. Prepare for hand rolls at waist in next set
SECTION B
SWIVEL & HULA: TOE (FORWARD), SWIVEL (½), HULA RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT, OUT, OUT, IN, IN
1-2-3&4Right toe step forward, swivel turn ½ to left with weight forward on left, right-left-right in place. (think pivot turn with hips added for cts 1-2, cha-cha-cha with hips for cts 3 & 4)
5-6-7-8Left small sway/step to left side, right small sway/step to right side, left sway/step to center, right small sway/step together
Optional: hands rolling (no fists!) Waist level (above the belly button!), close to body, let shoulders shift naturally. Prepare hands for "fish" in next set
SWIVEL & HULA
1-8Reversing footwork repeat previous 8 counts
HIPS & FISH: SIDE, SLIDE, LIFT, RELEASE, SIDE, SLIDE, LIFT, RELEASE
1-4Right step to side, slide left toe to right instep/pushing right hip to right, keeping weight right/raise left hip pushing up with left toe, release hip and step down on left. (think "Rumba Maria" hips.)
5-8Left step to side, slide right toe to left instep/pushing left hip to left, keeping weight left/raise right hip pushing up with right toe, release hip and step down on right
Optional: on counts 1-8 use a fish swimming motion with palms together, fingers forward (no sharks, thumbs flat), move hands at waist level with a side to side rocking motion. Let the shoulders move naturally
HIPS & FISH: ½, SLIDE, LIFT, RELEASE, SIDE, SLIDE, LIFT, RELEASE. DO USE HIPS
1-4Right step ½ turn to right, left toe drag up to right instep/pushing right hip to right, keeping weight right/raise left hip pushing up with left toe, release hip and step down on left
5-8Repeat counts 1-4
Optional: on counts 1-8 use a fish swimming motion with palms together, fingers forward (no sharks, thumbs flat!), move hands forward from waist with a side to side rocking motion. Let the shoulders move naturally. Prepare for hands on hips for next set.
THE ALOHA
This is where the tempo changes and the words tell you when to move. You already know it, as it is a restart of the first 12 counts of Section A, and then 4 counts of Hawaiian greeting, but slowly and smoothly, please.
"1 PADDLE"
1-4Right large sway/step forward, pivot ¼ left with weight on left (think flexed knees, use them!)
Optional: hands on hips assisting hip rolls
"2. PADDLE"
1-4Repeat paddle turn
"3. PADDLE"
1-4Repeat paddle turn
PAUSE
1-4Repeat paddle turn (dance thru pause "count"), completing full turn turn by word "4"
"FOUR, TO, TAKE, ME"
1-4Right step in place bending knee down, left step in place bending knees down, right step in place/straighten knee slightly, left step in place/fully straighten knees
Arms up here. (description same as Hawaiian greeting.)
"HOOOO"
1-4Right sway/step to side, lift up left hip/left toe pushes up. Drop weight to left, lift up right hip/right toe pushes up
"OME" (POSE)
5LADY: Crossed arms, left over right at shoulders, with palms flat, and head bowed
MAN: Fold arms in "strongman" pose, chest height, hands on biceps, with chin lifted.
ALOHA! The dance calls for hula-styling with slightly flexed knees. Use your hips
SECTION A
AROUND THE WORLD: PADDLE, TURN, REPEAT 3 TIMES. DO HIP ROLLS TO RIGHT, THEN LEFT, AS YOU TURN
1-2Right toe forward push into (hips right), left swivel step ¼ turn to left with weight (hips left)
3-8Repeat counts 1-2 three times completing full turn turn.
Optional: hands on hips assisting hip rolls. Prep for hand rolls at waist in next set
SWAY HIPS: DOWN, DOWN, UP, UP, OUT, OUT, IN, IN, DO SOFT HIP MOVEMENTS
1-2Right step in place bending knee down. Left step in place bending knees down
3-4Right step in place /straighten knee slightly, left step in place/fully straighten knees
5-6Right small sway/step to right side, left small sway/step to left side
7-8Right sway/step to center, left sway/step together
Optional: hands rolling (no fists!) At waist level (above belly button!), close to body, let shoulders shift naturally. Prep for arms to right side in next set
HULA CHASSES: SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOUCH. REPEAT. DO SOFT HIP ROLLS
1-2Right heel angled to left/right toe step to side, swinging left heel to left and swiveling right foot to right push off with left slide/step together to right (right & left feet together, angled left, weight left)
3-4Repeat count 1 ending with a left toe touch next to right instep on ct 4, facing LOD (weight right)
5-8Repeat to left counts 1-4
Optional: hands and arms flexing out-in-out-in, at waist level, side right for counts 1-4, side left out-in-out-in for counts 5-8. Prep for arms over head in next set.
HAWAIIAN GREETING: RIGHT, DROP, LEFT, DROP, REPEAT
1-4Right sway/step to side, lift up left hip/left toe pushes up, drop weight to left, lift up right hip/right toe pushes up
5-8Repeat counts 1-4
Optional: arms above head, shoulder width apart, with palms turned inward, wave from left to right on 1-2, then right to left on 3-4. Repeat for 5-8. Prepare for netting by extending right arm forward and to the left and left arm back in next set
HAULING NETS: BACK, LOCK, BACK, HOLD. REPEAT. BODY FACES LOD
1-2Right step back diagonal right (body slightly facing left), left drag/step across right
3-4Right step back diagonal right, hold
5-8Repeat to left counts 33-36 . (4th time thru start Aloha here.)
Optional: stretch forward with right hand/left hand back (both softly fisted) on left side, draw in to left side as in "left over right, hand over hand" pulling a rope. Repeat. Prepare for canoeing with fists together at left hip in next set
CANOEING: FORWARD, LOCK, FORWARD, HOLD. REPEAT. BODY FACES LOD
1-4Right step diagonal forward, left lock behind, right step diagonal forward, hold
5-8Repeat to left counts 41-44. (3rd time thru restart with around the world.)
Optional: right & left hand and arm movements. Fists together and gripped, right above left. Extend outward and upward to the right, starting paddle stroke for counts 1-2. Then, draw back crossing to right hip on counts 3-4. Reversing, to left for counts 5-8. Prepare for hand rolls at waist in next set
SECTION B
SWIVEL & HULA: TOE (FORWARD), SWIVEL (½), HULA RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT, OUT, OUT, IN, IN
1-2-3&4Right toe step forward, swivel turn ½ to left with weight forward on left, right-left-right in place. (think pivot turn with hips added for cts 1-2, cha-cha-cha with hips for cts 3 & 4)
5-6-7-8Left small sway/step to left side, right small sway/step to right side, left sway/step to center, right small sway/step together
Optional: hands rolling (no fists!) Waist level (above the belly button!), close to body, let shoulders shift naturally. Prepare hands for "fish" in next set
SWIVEL & HULA
1-8Reversing footwork repeat previous 8 counts
HIPS & FISH: SIDE, SLIDE, LIFT, RELEASE, SIDE, SLIDE, LIFT, RELEASE
1-4Right step to side, slide left toe to right instep/pushing right hip to right, keeping weight right/raise left hip pushing up with left toe, release hip and step down on left. (think "Rumba Maria" hips.)
5-8Left step to side, slide right toe to left instep/pushing left hip to left, keeping weight left/raise right hip pushing up with right toe, release hip and step down on right
Optional: on counts 1-8 use a fish swimming motion with palms together, fingers forward (no sharks, thumbs flat), move hands at waist level with a side to side rocking motion. Let the shoulders move naturally
HIPS & FISH: ½, SLIDE, LIFT, RELEASE, SIDE, SLIDE, LIFT, RELEASE. DO USE HIPS
1-4Right step ½ turn to right, left toe drag up to right instep/pushing right hip to right, keeping weight right/raise left hip pushing up with left toe, release hip and step down on left
5-8Repeat counts 1-4
Optional: on counts 1-8 use a fish swimming motion with palms together, fingers forward (no sharks, thumbs flat!), move hands forward from waist with a side to side rocking motion. Let the shoulders move naturally. Prepare for hands on hips for next set.
THE ALOHA
This is where the tempo changes and the words tell you when to move. You already know it, as it is a restart of the first 12 counts of Section A, and then 4 counts of Hawaiian greeting, but slowly and smoothly, please.
"1 PADDLE"
1-4Right large sway/step forward, pivot ¼ left with weight on left (think flexed knees, use them!)
Optional: hands on hips assisting hip rolls
"2. PADDLE"
1-4Repeat paddle turn
"3. PADDLE"
1-4Repeat paddle turn
PAUSE
1-4Repeat paddle turn (dance thru pause "count"), completing full turn turn by word "4"
"FOUR, TO, TAKE, ME"
1-4Right step in place bending knee down, left step in place bending knees down, right step in place/straighten knee slightly, left step in place/fully straighten knees
Arms up here. (description same as Hawaiian greeting.)
"HOOOO"
1-4Right sway/step to side, lift up left hip/left toe pushes up. Drop weight to left, lift up right hip/right toe pushes up
"OME" (POSE)
5LADY: Crossed arms, left over right at shoulders, with palms flat, and head bowed
MAN: Fold arms in "strongman" pose, chest height, hands on biceps, with chin lifted.
