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SOUL OF A SAILOR

SONG:              SOUL OF A SAILOR   

ARTIST:            KENNY CHESNEY

ALBUM:             BE AS YOU ARE

CHOREOGRAPHER:     NOEL BRADEY, Sydney, April 2005

ORIGINAL POSITION: Feet together, Weight on Left foot

DANCE STARTS:      On Vocals after 16 count introduction 

BEATS:  STEPS:  TWO WALL INTERMEDIATE LINE DANCE          Version: 1:01

1-8 1/4 FWD, FWD, 1/2 PIVOT, SIDE, BEHIND, 1/4 FWD, FWD, BACK, CROSS, BACK, 1/2, FWD,

1/4 PIVOT 

1       Turn 90° right stepping R fwd (3:00)   

2&3     Step L fwd, Pivot turn 180° right, Step L to left dragging R heel (9:00)

4&5     Cross/step R behind L, Turn 90° left stepping L fwd, Rock/step R fwd (6:00)

6&7     (Travelling back on left diagonal) Step L back at 45°, Cross/step R over L,

        Step L back at 45° (6:00)

&8&     Turn 180° R to step R fwd, Step L fwd,(**) Pivot turn 90° R (wt R) (3:00)

9-16 CROSS, REPLACE, BALL, CROSS, FULL UNWIND, CROSS, REPLACE, BALL, 3/4 UNWIND

1,2     Cross/rock L over R, Replace weight to R

&3,4    Step on ball of L beside R, Cross/touch R over L, Unwind 360° L (wt L) (3:00)

5,6     Cross/rock R over L, Replace weight to L

&7,8    Step on ball of R beside L, Cross/touch L over R, Unwind 270° R (wt R) (12:00)

17-24 BALL, BEHIND, 1/4, 1/4, BEHIND, SIDE, 1/2, 1/4 SAILOR, 3/4 SAILOR

&1&2    Step on ball of L beside R, Cross/step R behind L, Turn 90° left stepping L

        fwd, Turn 90° left stepping R to right side dragging L  (6:00)

3&4     Cross/step L behind R, Step R to right side, Turn 180° right stepping L to

        left dragging R (12:00)

5&6     Cross/step R behind L, Turn 90° R stepping L to L, Replace weight to R (3:00)

7&8     Turning 270° L cross/step L behind R, Step R to R, Replace weight to L (6:00)

25-32 OVER, SIDE, BEHIND, 1/4 SWEEP, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, TOUCH SIDE, SWEEP BEHIND,

SWEEP BEHIND, SAILOR STEP

1&2&    Cross/step R over L, Step L to left, Cross/step R behind L, Sweep L around

        into a 90° turn left ## (3:00)

3&4&    Cross/step L behind R, Step R to R, Cross/step L over R,

        Touch R toe to R side

5,6     Sweep/step R to behind L, Sweep/step L to behind R

7&8     Cross/step R behind L, Step on ball of L to left, Replace weight to R

33-40 BEHIND, REPLACE, SIDE, 1/2 HINGE, SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS, 1/4 TURN, BACK, COASTER

1&2     Cross/rock L behind R, Replace weight to R, Step L to left side

&3&4    Hinge turn 180° right stepping R to right, Cross/shuffle, L over R,

        step R to right, L over R (9:00)

5&6     Cross/step R over L, Turn 90° right stepping back on L, Step R back (12:00)

7&8     Step L back, Step R beside L, Step L fwd

41-48 FWD, REPLACE, BESIDE, TOUCH BACK, 1/2 REVERSE PIVOT, 2 X SYNCOPATED PIVOTS,

SAILOR STEP, BESIDE

1,2&3,4 Rock/step R fwd, Replace weight to L, Step R beside L, Touch L toe back,

        Reverse pivot turn 180° left (wt L)

&5&6    Step R fwd, Pivot turn 180° left, Step R fwd, Pivot turn 180° left (6:00)

7&8     Cross/step R behind L, Step on ball of L to left, replace weight to R

&       Step on ball of L beside R

48  start again in new direction

** RESTART: On Wall 3, dance to count 8 - you will be facing 12:00.  Start again.

TO FINISH - You will be on Wall 7 -Dance to count (##) 27 and sweep around without

the ¼ turn (you will be facing front)

Choreographers Note: Dedicated to Lynny Wong who has looked after the soul of many a

sailor!

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