PIRATES OF DANCE

CHOREOGRAPHER: Peg-Leg Pete & Ahoy Alison (2005) 01727 853041
		alison.biggs1@btinternet.com or petermetelnick@btinternet.com, www.linedance.biz
COUNT: 68
TYPE: 2 Wall Swashbuckling Line Dance, with 3 tag/restarts including 'Walk The Plank' & finale
MUSIC: Pirates Of Dance by DJ Bobo (start after 16 count intro - 2 beats before vocals)

Dedicated to Christopher'Ahoy matey!

1-8	RIGHT SIDE MAMBO, LEFT SIDE ROCK & RECOVER INTO 1/4 LEFT, LEFT COASTER, SLIPPERY DECK WALK

1&2	Rock Right to side, recover weight on Left, step Right together
&3-4	Rock Left to side, recover weight on Right, turn 1/4 left keeping weight on Right
	Alternative: 3-4 Twist heels Left, twist heels Right turning 1/4 Left
	keeping weight on Right
5&6	Step Left back, step Right together, step Left forward
7-8	Right forward, Left forward
	(OR skate Right, Left forward like on the ship’s slippery deck)

9-16	RIGHT KICK BALL CROSS, RIGHT BACK, LEFT HEEL HOLD,
	LEFT BALL CROSS TURNING 1/4 RIGHT, RIGHT COASTER

1&2	Kick Right forward, step Right back, cross step Left over Right
&3-4	Step Right back, touch Left heel forward, hold
&5-6	Step Left back, cross step Right over Left, turning 1/4 right step Left back
7&8	Step Right back, step Left together, step Right forward

17-24	LEFT SIDE MAMBO, RIGHT SIDE ROCK & RECOVER INTO 1/4 RIGHT,
	RIGHT COASTER, LEFT SIDE ROCK RECOVER & CROSS

1&2	Rock Left to side, recover weight on Right, step Left together
&3-4	Rock Right to side, recover weight on Left, turning 1/4 right keeping weight on Left
	Alternative: 3-4 Twist heels Right, twist heels Left turning 1/4 Right
	keeping weight on Left
5&6	Step Right back, step Left together, step Right forward
7&8	Rock Left to side, recover weight on Right, cross step Left over Right

25-32	RIGHT BALL CROSS HOLD, SYNCOPATED VINE RIGHT, LEFT HEEL HOLD, LEFT BALL CROSS BALL CROSS

&1-2	Step Right to side, cross step Left over Right, hold
&3	Step Right to side, cross step Left behind Right
&4	Step Right to side, cross step Left over Right
&5-6	Step Right to side, touch Left heel forward, hold
&7	Step Left back, cross step Right over Left
&8	Step Left to side, cross step Right over Left

Finale - you will be facing Right wall. As you do the Left ball cross ball cross turn yourself
1/4 Left to front wall and stomp Left forward, hold. Your pirate's voyage has come to an end.

33-40	RIGHT HEEL JACK, LEFT HEEL JACK HOLD, LEFT BACK, RIGHT FORWARD MAMBO, LEFT COASTER

&1	Step Left back, touch Right heel forward
&2	Step Right back, cross step Left over Right
&3-4	Step Right back, touch Left heel forward, hold

Tag/Restart #1 - During 2nd wall of dance (at this point facing Left wall add the following 4
counts & then restart the dance: &5 Step Left back, step Right forward, 6 pivot 1/4 Left,
7&8 Right kick ball change. Restart dance facing back wall

&5	Step Left back, rock Right forward
&6	Recover weight on Left, step Right together
7&8	Step Left back, step Right together, step Left forward

41-48	RIGHT FORWARD MAMBO, LEFT BACK, RIGHT HEEL FORWARD HOLD,
	LEFT & RIGHT HEEL SWITCHES, 1/4 RIGHT PIVOT TURN

1&2	Rock Right forward, recover weight on Left, step Right together
&3-4	Step Left back, touch Right heel forward, hold
&5	Step Right together, touch Left heel forward
&6	Step Left together, touch Right heel forward
&7-8	Step Right together, step Left forward, pivot 1/4 right

49-56	LEFT FORWARD MAMBO, RIGHT BACK, LEFT HEEL FORWARD HOLD, 1/4 RIGHT HEEL GRIND & COASTER

1&2	Rock Left forward, recover weight on Right, step Left together
&3-4	Step Right back, touch Left heel forward, hold
&5-6	Step Left back, 1/4 right heel grind over 2 counts
7&8	Step Right back, step Left together, step Right forward

57-64	1/2 RIGHT PIVOT TURN, LEFT BALL STEP FORWARD HOLD,
	1/4 RIGHT PIVOT TURN, LEFT CROSS SHUFFLE

1-2	Step Left forward, pivot 1/2 right
&3-4	Step Left together, step Right forward, hold
5-6	Step Left forward, pivot 1/4 right
7&8	Cross step Left over Right, step Right to side, cross step Left over Right

Tag/Restart #2 - At this point during wall 4 of the dance you will be facing back wall -
WALK THE PLANK! - Walk forward Right, Left, forward coaster, walk back Left, Right, coaster back
with stomp as you hear the word STOP! Hold with weight on Left & count 1&2&3&4&5&6&7&8&a and
restart the dance again. It’s tricky because you're starting between the 8 & 9 count.
If you start early you can just pause on the first 1/4 Left turn....Good luck!
Practice makes perfect.....or so they say!

Tag/Restart #3 - At this point during wall 5 of the dance you will be facing front wall -
drop counts 65-68 and start the dance again. Last time through to the finale.

65-68	STEP RIGHT & LEFT APART, STEP RIGHT & LEFT TOGETHER

1-2	Step Right apart, step Left apart
3-4	Step Right in, step Left together

From: TKANDR@aol.com

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