DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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JAMAICAN JIVE

SONG           Almost Jamaica

ARTIST         The Bellamy Brothers

ALBUM          The Reggae Cowboys

DESCRIPTION    32 count, 2 wall intermediate dance

CHOREOGRAPHER: Jan Wyllie, 4 Pebble Ct. Torquay, Hervey Bay 4655,

               Queensland, Australia

               Phone/Fax 0741 255534   

               Email: janwyllie@iinet.net.au

               Web Site: http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~janwyllie/

Beats                   Steps

1,2    Stride step forward R-L

3&4    Shuffle R-L-R

5,6    Rock forward on L, rock back on R

7&8    Making 1/4 turn L shuffle to the left L-R-L

9&10   Rock R across L, step L in place, step R to R side

11&12  Rock L across R, step R in place, step l to L side making 1/4 turn L

13,14  Step forward on R & pivot 1/2 turn L transferring weight to L

15&16  Shuffle forward R-L-R

17,18  Rock forward on L, rock back on R

19&20  Making 3/4 turn L step L-R-L

&21    Step back on R at 45 deg R, touch L heel forward at 45 deg L

&22    Step L to centre, step R forward

23,24  Pivot 1/2 turn L transferring weight to L, stamp R beside L

&25,28 Repeat previous 4 counts (&21 to 24)

29&30  Making 1/4 turn L shuffle backwards R-L-R

31&32  Making 1/2 turn L shuffle forward L-R-L

32     Begin Dance Again

Choreographers Note; I wrote this dance to teach at a workshop in Adelaide during the

98 Great Southern Roundup (C.W.D.I.). It started out to be a beginner dance, but

somehow I think the heel jack/pivot steps and the final backward shuffle step have

eliminated it from that category. Track 5 on the same CD "Some Broken Hearts"

Is a good slower alternative for learning or for those who find the turns make them a

bit giddy. I hope you enjoy this little dance with a reggae beat.

Thank you to Merle for the music suggestion.