CONSTANTINOPLE

CHOREOGRAPHER: Robert Rice & Joan Price (December 2004) USA
		Contact c/o Joan Price, www.joanprice.com, 1-888-BFITTER, joan@joanprice.com
COUNT: 32 & 1 easy tag
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Easy Beginner
MUSIC: Istanbul by Trevor Horn Orchestra-156 bpm (CD: Mona Lisa Smile)

Choreographers' note: After teaching It's Istanbul (chor. Jo and John Kinser) to our intermediate
dancers, we wanted a super simple dance to this delightful song for our new dancers. (We used the
Kinsers' tag so that we'd be doing the same steps at that point when we danced a split floor.)

RIGHT SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, HEEL; STEP + HEEL X 3

1-2	Step Right to Right side, step Left beside Right
3-4	Step Right to Right side, tap Left heel forward on Left diagonal with leg extended
5-6	Step Left to Left side, tap Right heel forward
7-8	Step Right to Right side, tap Left heel forward

LEFT SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, HEEL; STEP + HEEL X 3

1-2	Step Left to Left side, step Right beside Left
3-4	Step Left to Left side, tap Right heel forward on Right diagonal with leg extended
5-6	Step Right to Right side, tap Left heel forward
7-8	Step Left to Left side, tap Right heel forward

Styling suggestion for steps 4,6,8 of sections 1 & 2: extend arms towards heel and click fingers.

FORWARD LOCK STEP BRUSH RIGHT, LEFT

1-2	Step Right forward on Right diagonal, slide Left behind Right
3-4	Step Right forward on Right diagonal, brush Left forward
5-6	Step Left forward on Left diagonal, slide Right behind Left
7-8	Step Left forward on Left diagonal, brush Right forward

1/4 TURN PIVOTS X 2

1-2	Step forward Right, hold
3-4	Turn 1/4 Left shifting weight to Left (9:00)
5-6	Step forward Right, hold
7-8	Turn 1/4 Left shifting weight to Left (6:00)

START AGAIN!

TAG: STEP BACK, DRAG HEEL X 4

1-2	Step back Right on Right diagonal, drag Left heel to Right, clap
3-4	Step back Left on Left diagonal, drag Right heel to Left, clap
5-6	Step back Right on Right diagonal, drag Left heel to Right, clap
7-8	Step back Left on Left diagonal, drag Right heel to Left, clap

This tag happens after 4 repetitions of the dance, where the song goes,
"It's nobody's business but the Turks."

Note: This dance may be danced contra. Enjoy!

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