ISLAND MIXER

TYPE: Couples Mixer Cha Cha
COUNT: 32
CHOREOGRAPHER: Pete & Wanda McCracken
MUSIC: Island by Eddy Raven

Starting Position: Closed dance position with man facing RLOD

NOTE: the following section is done only once at beginning of dance, start
after first eight counts of introduction.

BREAK, ROCK, CHA CHA CHA, BREAK, ROCK, CHA CHA CHA

		MEN					LADIES

1	Left break forward			Right break back
2	Rock back on Right			Rock forward on Left
3&4	Cha cha cha (LRL) in place		Cha cha cha (RLR) in place
5	Right break back			Left break forward
6	Rock forward on Left			Rock back on Right
7&8	Cha cha cha (RLR) in place		Cha cha cha (LRL) in place

NOTE: Remainder of dance starts here

BREAK, ROCK, 1/2 TURN CHA CHA CHA, WALK, WALK, CHA CHA CHA

9	Left step forward			Right Step back
10	Right rock back slightly to right	Left rock forward in place
11&12	Left step diagonally left starting  	Turning 1/2 left, right step back
	1/2 left turn releasing Right Hand 	diagonally right; Turning 1/2 left,
	and Left Hand holding lady's Right 	left step in LOD; 
	Hand; Right step next to left 		Right step next to left
	continuing turn; Left step next to   
	right facing LOD holding lady's Right  
	Hand in man's left extended forward 
	in LOD
13	Right step forward			Left step forward
14	Left step forward			Right step forward
15&16	Cha cha cha (RLR) 			Cha cha cha (LRL)
	moving slightly forward			moving slightly forward

        NOTE: Lady can do an additional turn on counts 12 and 13 in
        which case Man would 'halo' Lady's head with his Left Hand as
        she turns.

BREAK, ROCK, CHA CHA CHA, 1/4 TURN, 1/2 TURN, CHA CHA CHA

17	Left break forward extending 		Right break forward extending 
	Left Hand forward			Right Hand forward on man's left
18	Rock back on right turning 1/4 left	Rock back on Left turning 1/4 right
	to face partner in two Hand open 	to face partner in two Hand open
	position				position
19&20	Cha cha cha (LRL) in place		Cha cha cha (RLR) in place
21	Turning 1/4 left (facing RLOD) step 	Turning 1/4 right (facing RLOD) step
	Right releasing Left Hand and 		Left releasing Right Hand and extending
	extending Right Hand to RLOD		Left Hand in RLOD on man's Right Hand
22	Turning 1/2 right (facing LOD) step 	Turning 1/2 left (facing LOD) step
	back Left releasing Right Hand and 	back Right releasing Left Hand and
	recovering lady's right with left Hand 	recovering Right Hand on man's left
	extended in LOD				extended in LOD
23&24	Cha cha cha (RLR) 			Cha cha cha (LRL)
	moving slightly backward		moving slightly backward
	
BREAK, ROCK, CHA CHA CHA, 360  ROLL, CHA CHA CHA

25	Left step back				Right step back
26	Right rock forward			Left rock forward
27&28	Cha cha cha (LRL) 			Cha cha cha (RLR)
	moving slightly forward			moving slightly forward
29	Turning 1/2 left, Right step back 	Turning 1/2 right, Left step back
30	Turning 1/2 left, Left step forward	Turning 1/2 right, Right step forward
31&32	Cha cha cha (RLR) 			Cha cha cha (LRL)
	moving slightly forward			moving slightly forward

BREAK, ROCK, CHA CHA CHA, PARTNER CHANGE W/TURNS

33	Left step forward			Right step forward
34	Right rock back turning 1/4 left	Left rock back turning 1/4 right
	into Open Two Hand position		into Open Two Hand position
35&36	Cha cha cha (LRL)			Cha cha cha (RLR)
37	Turning 1/4 right, Right step in place	Turning 1/2 left, Right step in LOD
38	Turning 1/2 right, Left step forward 	Turning 3/4 left, Left step in LOD
	(RLOD) to new partner
39&40	Joining new partner in closed 		Joining new partner in closed 
	position, cha cha cha (RLR) in place	position, cha cha cha (LRL) in place

REPEAT FROM STEP 9