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HOKONUI

November 98

SONG             Hokonui Hills

ARTIST           Craig Giles

ALBUM            Ghost On The Highway

DESCRIPTION      64 count dance, 16 beat intro

CHOREOGRAPHED by Carol Green, Adelaide, South Australia

                 Phone/fax 08 8386 1796

Beats                       Steps

4 BACK TRAVELLING SHUFFLES

1&2   Cross R foot behind L foot, rock L foot to L, recover R foot

1&2   Cross L foot behind R foot, rock R foot to R, recover L foot

1-4   Repeat above 4 counts

REVERSE BASKETBALL 4; 2 BACK TOE STRUTS

1-2   Rock R foot back, turning 1/2 R recover L foot

1-2   Repeat above 2 counts

1-4   Touch R toe back, transferring weight to R foot drop R heel,

      Touch L toe back, transferring weight to L foot drop L heel

FORWARD, LOCK, FORWARD, BRUSH, TWICE SLOW PADDLE TURN 4

1-8   Step R foot forward, lock L foot behind R foot,

      step R foot forward, brush L foot past R foot,

      step L foot forward, lock R foot behind L foot,

      step L foot forward, brush R foot past L foot

1-4   Rock R foot forward, hold, turning 1/4 L recover L foot, hold

1-4   Repeat above 4 counts

R HEEL DROP 4, L HEEL DROP 4, 4 BACK CROSSED TOE STRUTS

1-4   With ball of R foot still on floor,

      turn diagonally R & drop R heel 4 times

1-4   With ball of L foot still on floor,

      turn diagonally L & drop L heel 4 times

1-2   Turning to face front swing R foot behind L foot and touch R toe back,

      transfer weight to R foot, dropping the R heel

1-2   Turning to face front swing L foot behind R foot and touch L toe back,

      transfer weight to L foot, dropping the L heel

1-4   Repeat above 4 counts

RUN BACK 2, COASTER STEP, FORWARD RUN 2, CLOSE, DUAL HEEL DROP

1-2   Step Back R foot, step back L foot

1&2   Step R foot back, close L foot to R foot, step R foot forward

1-2   Step forward L foot, step forward R foot

1-2   Close L foot to R foot, raise both heels, drop both heels

4 SLOW FORWARD STOMPS WITH ARM JIVE

1-2   Bending knees slightly stomp R foot forward and at the same time pushing R arm

      out from waist height with palm down and shaking hand slightly, hold

1-2   Stomp L foot forward (so feet are shoulder width apart) and at the same time

      pushing L arm out from waist height with palm down & shaking hand slightly, hold

1-2   Stomp R foot forward with L arm still extended slap top of L arm with R hand,

      hold

1-2   Stomp L foot forward extending R arm again and slap top of R arm with L hand,

      hold

64    Begin Dance Again

Note 1 This dance was written to utilize the feel of the music which is Maori

(New Zealand) in flavour. The hand jive section is similar to the Maori Haka Dance.

Note 2 Bridge in the 4th sequence do the dance to beat 32 and then do beats 57-64 then

start the dance again

Note 3 In the final (7th) sequence do the dance to beat 12, then bending the knees

slightly do the following;

Ending  1-8  Stomp R foot to R, hold, stomp L foot to L, hold, straighten legs stomp

             stomp R foot to centre, hold, stomp L foot along side R foot, hold