Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 17:22:24 +0000 From: LineDancer@gnn.com (Knox Rhine) TROPICANA PARKING LOT CHOREOGRAPHER: Patrick W. Riley TYPE: 4 wall line dance COUNTS: 56 DIFFICULTY: Intermediate MUSIC: You're Taking Too Long by Lee Roy Parnell Fifty-Fifty Love by Lee Roy Parnell Medium tempo west coast swing or Go Away by Gloria Estefan (Not country but fun, OK?) COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS TROPICANA SHUFFLE (SYNCOPATION STEPS IN PLACE): 1 Touch RIGHT toe to right side & Place RIGHT foot next to left foot 2 Touch LEFT heel forward & Place LEFT foot next to right foot 3 Touch RIGHT heel forward & Place RIGHT foot next to left foot 4 Touch LEFT toe to left side & Place LEFT foot next to right foot 5 Touch RIGHT heel forward & Place RIGHT foot next to left foot 6 Touch LEFT heel forward & Place LEFT foot next to right foot 7 Touch RIGHT toe to right side & Place RIGHT foot next to left foot 8 Touch LEFT toe to left side & Place LEFT foot next to right foot HEEL-BALL-CROSS, HEEL-BALL-CROSS (TRAVELING RIGHT): (next 16 counts are side movements but keep body direction forward) 9 Touch RIGHT heel forward & Place ball of RIGHT foot next to left foot 10 Step across in front of right foot with LEFT foot 11 Touch RIGHT heel forward & Place ball of RIGHT foot next to left foot 12 Step across in front of right foot with LEFT foot BRUSH, CROSS-&-CROSS-&-CROSS (TRAVELING LEFT): 13 Brush RIGHT foot forward 14 Step across in front of left foot with RIGHT foot & Step to left side with LEFT foot 15 Step across in front of left foot with RIGHT foot & Step to left side with LEFT foot 16 Step across in front of left foot with RIGHT foot HEEL-BALL-CROSS, HEEL-BALL-CROSS: 17 Touch LEFT heel forward & Place ball of LEFT foot next to right foot 18 Step across in front of left foot with RIGHT foot 19 Touch LEFT heel forward & Place ball of LEFT foot next to right foot 20 Step across in front of left foot with RIGHT foot BRUSH, CROSS-&-CROSS-&-CROSS: 21 Brush LEFT foot forward 22 Step across in front of right foot with LEFT foot & Step to right side with RIGHT foot 23 Step across in front of right foot with LEFT foot & Step to right side with RIGHT foot 24 Step across in front of right foot with left foot TOY SOLDIER - LEFT 1/4 PIVOT TURNS: (step foward & 1/4 Pivot left 4 Times) 25 Touch RIGHT toe forward 26 Pivot 1/4 turn left on ball of LEFT foot 27 Touch RIGHT toe forward 28 Pivot 1/4 turn left on ball of LEFT foot 29 Touch RIGHT toe forward 30 Pivot 1/4 turn left on ball of LEFT foot 31 Touch RIGHT toe forward 32 Pivot 1/4 turn left on ball of LEFT foot (You've completed 1 full circle 360 degrees) WALK FORWARD, 2, 3, TOGETHER: 33 Step forward with RIGHT foot 34 Step forward with LEFT foot 35 Step forward with RIGHT foot 36 Step together with LEFT foot WALK BACKWARD, 2, 3, TOGETHER: 37 Step back with RIGHT foot 38 Step back with LEFT foot 39 Step back with RIGHT foot 40 Step together with LEFT foot KNEES, KNEES, ROUND & ROUND: (keep knees & feet close together) 41 Bend both knees forward-right @ 45 degrees & Return knees to center 42 Bent both knees forward-left @ 45 degrees & Return knees to center 43-44 Circle knees to the left (CCW) twice RIGHT VINE AND TOUCH: 45 Step to right side with RIGHT foot 46 Step across behind right leg with LEFT foot 47 Step to the right side with RIGHT foot 48 Touch LEFT toe next to right foot (no weight change) LEFT VINE WITH 1/4 TURN LEFT AND TOUCH: 49 Step to left side with LEFT foot 50 Step across behind left leg with RIGHT foot 51 Step 1/4 turn left with LEFT foot 52 Touch the RIGHT toe next to left foot (no weight change) TOUCH, PIVOT, TOUCH, PIVOT: 53 Touch RIGHT toe forward 54 Pivot 1/2 turn left on ball of LEFT foot 55 Touch RIGHT toe forward 56 Pivot 1/2 turn left on ball of LEFT foot REPEAT Alternate final steps as provided by Lorraine Pescatore and Charlotte Skeeters: STEP FORWARD AND 1/2 PIVOT LEFT TWICE: 53-54 Right step forward; Pivot 1/2 turn left (transfer weight to left) 55-56 Right step forward Pivot 1/2 turn left (transfer weight to left) PREPARED BY: Knox Rhine 10/95 (206) 252-7921 1002 51st Pl SW Everett, WA 98203-3004 and Lorraine Pescatore (per Scott Owens request)