FUNKY PARADISE

CHOREOGRAPHER: Robin Sin
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COUNT: 48
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: Shining Star by Ruben Studdard (32 counts intro, start on main vocal)

SIDE, TOGETHER, APPLEJACKS, TRAVELLING SWIVEL

1-2	Step right to right, step left beside right
&3	Weight on ball of right foot and left heel swivel right heel and left toe to left,
	swivel back to center
&4	Weight on ball of left foot and right heel swivel left heel and right toe to right,
	swivel back to center
5	On ball of right foot and left heel swivel right heel and left toe to left
6	On ball of left foot and right heel swivel left heel and right toe to left
7	On ball of right foot and left heel swivel right heel and left toe to left
&	on ball of left foot and right heel swivel left heel and right toe to left
8	on ball of right foot and left heel swivel right heel and left toe to left
&	On ball of left foot swivel left heel to left hitching right facing diagonally right 12:00

BEHIND SIDE CROSS, BUMPS WITH 1/4 TURN LEFT, STEP PIVOT 1/2 STEP, FULL TURN SHUFFLE FORWARD

1&2	Step right behind left, step left to the left, cross right over left
3&4	Touch left toe to the left bumping hips left, right, left turning 1/4 left
5&6	Step right forward, pivot 1/2 turn left, step forward on right
7&8	Turning 1/2 right step back on left, turning 1/4 right step right beside left,
	turning 1/4 right step forward on left 3:00

KICK OUT OUT, ROCK RECOVER SIDE X 2, HEEL JACK, TOUCH

1&2	Kick right across left digonally left, step right to right, step left to left, feet apart
3&4	Rock right behind left, recover on left, step right to right side
5&6	Rock left behind right, recover on right, step left to left side
&7	Step back on right, touch left heel forward
&8	Step down on left, touch right toe beside left

PIVOT 3/4 TURN SIDE, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, LUNGE BEHIND SIDE X2

1&2	Step forward on right, pivot 3/4 turn left, step right to side
3&4	Step left behind right, step right to right, cross left over right
5&6&	Lunge right to the right, recover on left, step right behind left, step left to side
7&8&	Lunge right to the right, recover on left, step right behind left, step left to side

SIDE, KICK & KICK & CROSS, SIDE ROCK, BEHIND, 1/4 TURN LEFT, FORWARD

1	Step right to side
2&	Kick left across right diagonally right, step left beside right
3&4	Kick right across left diagonally left, step right slightly back, cross left over right
5-6	Rock right to side, recover on left
7&8	Step right behind left, turning 1/4 left step forward on left, step forward on right

HEEL, TOE, PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT, PIVOT 1/2 TURN RIGHT, STEP PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT, MAMBO STEP

1-2	Touch left heel forward, touch left toe back
3	On ball of right foot pivot 1/2 turn left, weight on left popping right knee toward left
4	On ball of left foot pivot 1/2 turn right, weight on right popping left knee toward right
5-6	Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 turn right
7&8	Rock forward on left, recover on right, step left beside right

START AGAIN!

RESTARTS
On Wall 2 & 5, dance up to 32 counts and start the dance again
Both restarts facing 3:00

From: TKANDR@aol.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm