NKALAKATHA

CHOREOGRAPHER: Craig @ Border-Line
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner
MUSIC: Nkalakatha by Mandoza

1-8	STEP LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT FORWARD, TOUCH, RIGHT BACK, TOUCH

1-2	With knees bent into crouch step left to left, right to right
3-4	Step left to left, right to right
	This is done with a rolling ankle action
5-6	Step left forward, touch right next to left
7-8	Step back right, touch left next to right
	This can be done with an imaginary spear action with right hand

9-16	LEFT FORWARD SHUFFLE (LRL), ROCK, RECOVER, ROLLING VINE BACK (1/4, 1/2, 1/2), TOUCH

1&2	Shuffle left, right, left
3-4	Rock forward on right, recover weight onto left
	Again, imaginary spear action with right hand
5-6	Step back with right 1/4 turn right, half turn over right shoulder
7-8	Half turn over right shoulder, touch left next to right
	You should now be facing 3:00 wall

17-24	STEP LEFT WITH 1/4 TURN, KICK RIGHT, BACK RIGHT, BACK LEFT,
	STEP RIGHT, KICK LEFT, BACK LEFT, BACK RIGHT

1-2	Step Left 1/4 left, kick right
3-4	Step back on right, back on left (feet slightly apart, feet should be in line)
5-6	Step forward on right, kick left forward
7-8	Step back on left, back on right (again feet apart and in line)

25-32	WALK FORWARD L,R,L, KICK RIGHT, WALK BACK R,L, 1/4 R, TOUCH

1-4	Walk forward left, right left, kick right forward
5-6	Step back right, left
7-8	Turn 1/4 right, touch left next to right
	You should now be facing 3:00 wall again

33-40	ROLLING VINE LEFT WITH TOUCH, 1/4 TURN, TOUCH, STEP LEFT, TOUCH

1-4	Rolling vine stepping Left, right, left, Touch right next to left
5-6	Turn 1/4 right, touch left beside right
7-8	Step left to left, touch right beside left

41-48	ROLLING VINE RIGHT WITH TOUCH, STEP LEFT, TOUCH, 1/4 TURN, TOUCH

1-4	Rolling vine stepping right, left, right, Touch left beside right
5-6	Step left to left side, touch right beside left
7-8	Turn 1/4 right, touch left beside right

REPEAT

The word Nkalakatha is pronounced incolorkata and is a Zulu word meaning
"The Big Boss". The sound of the music incorporates traditional Black African
sounds with typical New York nightclub sounds, producing a very rhythmical
and heavy beat music which is brilliant to dance to. The music is termed Kwaito
and the heavy base line is prominent in almost all commercial Kwaito music.
In choreographing the dance I tried to blend the more traditional steps of Zulu
dancing, with some of the easier line dancing steps to create a dance that is
simple to learn yet visually appealing and fun to dance. Learn the basic steps
then add the Zulu dance attitude and variations, and above all, have fun.

From: borderlinedance@hotmail.com (Craig Smith)

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