LAZY RIVER

CHOREOGRAPHER: William Sevone (WM '71) (September 29th 2002) Fremantle, Australia
		email: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: Lazy River by Bobby Darin-140 bpm ('Best Of' / 'Greatest Hits'')

Choreographer's note: Had this guy lived I reckon he could have taken Frank
Sinatra's crown (now that statement is going to upset a lot of people). The song is
very Vaudeville in its style. It would sit just as well within a stage musical as
it would in an intimate small club atmosphere. The dance itself is pure Vaudeville
Showboating...with, I hope you will agree, a 'fun' feel.

Dance starts on the vocal 'Lazy' as in 'Lazy river in the noon day sun....'
with feet together and weight on left

4X SIDE TOE TOUCH-FORWARD CROSS STEP

1-2	Touch right toe to right side, Cross right forward over left
3-4	Touch left toe to left side, Cross left forward over right
5-6	Touch right toe to right side, Cross right forward over left
7-8	Touch left toe to left side, Cross left forward over right

ROCK FORWARD-BACKWARD WITH EXPRESSION, 3X CROUCHING BACKWARD TOE STRUTS WITH EXPRESSION

9-10	Rock forward onto right, Rock onto left
11-12	Step backward onto right toe, Drop right heel to floor
13-14	Step backward onto left toe, Drop left heel to floor
15-16	Step backward onto right toe, Drop right heel to floor
	Dance note: Counts 9-16: crouching forward at all times
	Counts 11-16: military arm swings with finger clicks (both hands),
	ie 11-12 left arm forward, right arm backward

STEP BACKWARD, 1/2 LEFT STEP FORWARD, 3/4 LEFT SIDE STEP,
CROSS TOE TOUCH, SYNCOPATED WEAVE, SIDE TOE TOUCH

17-18	(straighten up) Step backward onto left, Turn 1/2 left and step forward onto right
19-20	Turn 3/4 left and step left to left side, Cross touch right toe over left
&21	Step right next to left, cross step left over right
&22	Step right next to left, cross step left behind right
&23	Step right next to left, cross step left over right
24	Touch right toe to right side

SLOW JAZZ BOX WITH STEP FORWARD AND EXPRESSION

25-26	Cross step right toe over left, Drop right heel to floor
27-28	Step backward onto left toe, Drop left heel to floor
29-30	Step right toe to right side, Drop right heel to floor
31-32	Step forward onto left heel, Drop left toe to floor
	Dance note: Counts 25-30: crouching forward with finger clicks (both hands) on 25,27,29
	Counts 31-32: straighten up with finger click (both hands) on 31

SIDE KICK, STEP BEHIND, TOGETHER-1/4 LEFT STEP FORWARD,
STEP FORWARD, TOE TOUCH WITH FINGER CLICKS AND EXPRESSION

33-34	Flick kick right to right side, Cross step right behind left
&35	Step left next to right, turn 1/4 left and step forward onto right
36	Step forward onto left
37-38	(both knees slightly bent forward)
	Touch right toe next to left and click fingers, Click fingers
	Dance note: Counts 37-38: Both hands at sides of (lowered) head
	- flick click fingers forward
39-40	Turn 1/4 right and step right to right side, Cross step left over right

TOE STRUT GRAPEVINE

41-42	Step right toe to right side, Drop right heel to floor
43-44	Cross step left toe behind right, Drop left heel to floor
45-46	Step right toe to right side, Drop right heel to floor
47-48	Cross step left toe over right, Drop left heel to floor

TOE TOUCH: SIDE-FORWARD CROSS-SIDE-BACKWARD CROSS,
SIDE STEP, 1/4 LEFT TOE TOUCH, WALK FORWARD (L-R)

49-50	Touch right toe to right side, Cross touch right toe over left
51-52	Touch right toe to right side, Cross touch right toe behind left
53-54	Step right to right side, Turn 1/4 left and touch left toe backward
55-56	Step forward onto left, Step forward onto right

3X VAUDEVILLE KICKS, CROSS STEP, UNWIND 3/4 LEFT

57-58	Kick left diagonally forward right, Step right next to left
59-60	Kick right diagonally forward left, Step left next to right
61-62	Kick left diagonally forward right, Step right next to left
63-64	Cross step right over left, Unwind 3/4 left (weight on left)

DANCE FINISH (1): At the end of wall 5 replace count with the following -

64	Unwind 1/2 left with right hand on hat brim and left hand behind back

DANCE FINISH (2): At the end of wall 5 replace counts 63-64 with the following -

63	Cross step right over left with right hand on hat
64	Unwind 1/2 left with arms extended upwards and hat in right hand

From: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au (William Sevone)

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