BANANA WIND

CHOREOGRAPHER: William Sevone (WM '71), Fremantle, Australia (August 23rd 1998)
		email: williamsevone@yahoo.com
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Banana Wind by Jimmy Buffett-120 bpm ("Banana Wind")
	Old Weakness by Delbert McClinton-114 bpm
	Old Weakness by Patty Loveless-114 bpm
	Thats Not The Way It Is by Trisha Yearwood-118 bpm

Dance starts with feet together (with weight on Left)

RIGHT HEEL BALL CROSS, SIDE STEP, ROCK BACK

1	Touch Right heel diagonally forward
&2	Step back onto ball of Right foot, Cross Left over Right
3-4	Step Right to side, Rock back onto Left

RIGHT HEEL BALL CROSS, SIDE STEP, ROCK BACK, SAILOR SHUFFLE

5	Touch Right heel diagonally forward
&6	Step back onto ball of Right foot, Cross Left over Right
7-8	Step Right to side, Rock back onto Left
9&10	Step Right behind Left, step Left to side, step Right in place

LEFT HEEL BALL CROSS, SIDE STEP, ROCK BACK

11	Touch Left heel diagonally forward
&12	Step back onto ball of Left foot, Cross Right over Left
13-14	Step Left to side, Rock back onto Right

LEFT HEEL BALL CROSS, SIDE STEP, ROCK BACK, SAILOR SHUFFLE

15	Touch Left heel diagonally forward
&16	Step back onto ball of Left, Cross Right over Right
17-18	Step Left to side, Rock back onto Right
19&20	Step Left behind Right, step Right to side, step Left in place

1/2 LEFT, COASTER STEP, SIDE STEP, STEP BEHIND

21	Turning 1/4 Left step onto Right
22	Spin 1/4 turn Left on ball of Right foot stepping backward onto Left
23&24	Step back onto Right, step Left next to Right, step forward onto Right
25-26	Step Left to Left, Step Right behind Left

SIDE STEP, 4X SIDE ROCKS, SIDE STEP, STEP BEHIND

27	Step Left to side
28-29	Rock onto Right, Rock back onto Left
30-31	Rock back onto Right, Rock back onto Left
32-33	Step Right to Right, Step Left behind Right

SIDE STEP, 4X SIDE ROCKS, FULL TURN LEFT

34	Step Right to side
35-36	Rock onto Left, Rock back onto Right
37-38	Rock back onto Left, Rock back onto Right
39-41	Full turn Left stepping Left, Right, Left

STEP FORWARD, ROCK BACK, SHUFFLE FORWARD WITH 1/4 LEFT, HOLD, COASTER STEP

42-43	Step forward onto Right, Rock back onto Left
44&45	Step onto Right, step Left next to Right, turning 1/4 Left step forward onto Right
46	Hold
47-48	Step back onto Left, step Right next to Left, step forward onto Left

Styling note: On counts 3-4, 7-8, 11-12 and 15-16 push hips into direction of rock

Choreographers Variation:
28-29	With knees slightly bent roll hips to the Right
30-31	With knees slightly bent roll hips to the Left
35-36	With knees slightly bent roll hips to the Left
37-38	With knees slightly bent roll hips to the Right

From: williamsevone@yahoo.com.au (william sevone)

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