SWINGIN' BANANA

CHOREOGRAPHER: 'Mama Mia' Hammarstrand (Febr-04) Sweden
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: I Wanna Be Like You by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (Album: This Beautiful Life)

KNEE TWIST, HOLD, KNEE TWIST, HOLD KNEE TWIST X 3, POINT

1-2	Turn right knee into left, Hold
	(turn body slightly to left, right knee will be "tight" crossed over left knee)
3-4	Turn left knee into right, Hold
5-6	Turn right knee into left, turn left knee into right
7-8	Turn Right knee into left taking weight on Right, point left to left
	(1-8 moving forvard)

Hand movements:
1-4	jazzhands: Shake hands at waist height, spread fingers, palms facing forward
5-7	Click fingers and raise hands to shoulder level
8	do "hands up" with spread fingers, palms facing forward

EXTENDED CROSS SHUFFLE RIGHT, HEEL BOUNCE 3/4

1&2	Cross left over right, step right to right, cross left over right
&3&4	Step right to right, cross left over right, Step right to right, cross left over right
5-8	Turn 3/4 right bouncing heels up and down, Taking weight on right
	(5-6 bend knees slightly
	7-8 straighten up body)

Hand movements:
1-4	Swing right arm left, right, left, right, in front of body, downward
5-8	shrug shoulders up and down, palms facing floor

POINT, FLICK, BACK MAMBO, PIONT, FLICK, BACK MAMBO

1	Point left toe left in a "longpoint" diagonal, lean upper body slightly backward
2	Flick left back to left diagonal, turning body to right diagonal
3&4	Rock back diagonal on left, recover on right, cross left over right
	(now facing right diagonal)
5	Point right toe right in a "longpoint" diagonal, lean upper body slightly backward
6	Flick right back to right diagonal, turning body to left diagonal
3&4	Rock back diagonal on right, recover on left, cross right over left
	(now facing left diagonal)

Hand movements:
1-2	Put right hand upon left, pushing palms down to left diagonal (the charlestoneway)
5-6	Put right hand upon left, pushing palms down to right diagona (the charlestoneway)

KICK, KICK, COASTER STEP, *MOON WALK

1-2	Kick left forward, kick left to left turning 1/4 left
3&4	Step back left, step right beside left, step left forward
&5-6	Touch right beside left, Drag right foot back, Drag left foot back
7-8	Drag right foot back, Drag left foot back (weight ending on Left)
*	Moonwalk; Whilst dragging right foot flat back, lift left heel,
	Step down on left dragging left foot back lifting right heel

KICK , KICK, COASTER STEP, MOON WALK

1-2	Kick right forward, kick right to right turning 1/4 right
3&4	Step back right, step left beside right, step right forward
&5-6	Touch right beside left, Drag left foot back, Drag right foot back
7-8	Drag left foot back, Drag right foot back (weight ending on Right)

KICK, KICK, COASTESTEP, KICK, KICK, COASTER STEP

1-2	Kick left forward, kick left to left turning 1/4 left
3&4	Step back left, step right beside left, step left forward
5-6	Kick right forward, kick right to right turning 1/4 right
7&8	Step back right, step left beside right, step right forward
	(whilst doing the kicks in the 3:8 above, lean uper body slightly backward)

SKATE, SKATE, SHUFFLE, SKATE, SKATE, SHUFFLE

1	Swivel on ball of right stepping left diagonal
2	Swivel on ball of left stepping right diagonal
3&4	Step forward on left, step right next to left, step forward on left
5	Swivel on ball of left stepping right diagonal
6	Swivel on ball of right stepping left diagonal
7&8	Step forward on right, step left next to right, step forward on right

CROSS, BOUNCE 1/2 RIGHT, HEEL JACKS

1-4	Cross left over right, Bounce heels up and down turning 1/2 right
5&6	Cross right over left, step back left, touch right heel forward
&7	Step back right, cross left over right
&8&	Step back right, touch left heel forward, step left beside right taking weight

Hands movements:
1-4	shrug shoulders up and down, palms facing floor

No tags, No restarts. Enjoy!

Stepsheets prepared by: Carola Eriksson Thank you!!!!!!!

From: thomas.ahrman@spray.se

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