Dance: Copacabana
Song: Copacabana (dance remix)
Artist: Barry Manilow
Album: --
Choreography & copyright: Tracie Lee & Stephen Patterson; 8/2001
          tracielee01@bigpond.com, steve.cowboy@xtra.co.nz
Level: Upper-Intermediate
Walls: 2
Count: 48
Bridge/restart: four tags
Dance Beat: fast
Start: Feet together, weight on left foot

Dance starts with the lyrics after 16 count intro.

* Rock step, 1/4 turn, together, &rock-step, step, &1/4 turn, hips:
    1- 4 Rock RIGHT forward across LEFT, recover onto LEFT,
         turn 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, step LEFT together,
   &5- 6 Rock RIGHT back (on &), recover onto LEFT in place,
         step RIGHT forward,
   &7& 8 Turn 1/4 turn RIGHT (on &),
         step LEFT to LEFT side & bump hips LEFT, RIGHT (on &), LEFT,

* Samba, samba & 1/4 turn, 1/2 paddle turn, step, step:
   9&10 Rock RIGHT across LEFT, recover onto LEFT (on &),
        step RIGHT beside LEFT,
  11&12 Rock LEFT across RIGHT, recover onto RIGHT (on &),
        turn 1/4 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward,
 &13&14 Step RIGHT forward (on &), 1/4 pivot turn LEFT,
        step RIGHT forward (on &), 1/4 pivot turn LEFT (onto LEFT),
  15-16 Sassy walk forward RIGHT, LEFT,

* Coaster forward, coaster back, coaster forward, coaster back:
  17&18 Step RIGHT forward, step LEFT beside RIGHT, step RIGHT back,
  19&20 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT beside LEFT, step LEFT forward,
  21&22 Step RIGHT forward, step LEFT beside RIGHT, step RIGHT back,
  23&24 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT beside LEFT, step LEFT forward,

* 1/4 paddle-like turn with hitches, hips, 1/2 paddle-like turn, hips:
&25&26& Lift RIGHT knee across LEFT (on &), **
        touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side,
        hitch RIGHT across LEFT & 1/8 turn LEFT (on &),
        touch RIGHT toe to RIGHT side,
        hitch RIGHT across LEFT & 1/8 turn LEFT (on &),
  27&28 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side & bump hips R,L,R,
&29&30& Lift LEFT knee across RIGHT (on &), **
        touch LEFT toe to LEFT side,
        hitch LEFT across RIGHT & 1/4 turn RIGHT (on &),
        touch LEFT toe to LEFT side,
        hitch LEFT across RIGHT & 1/4 turn RIGHT,
  31&32 Step LEFT to LEFT side & bump hips L,R,L,

* Side, slide, step-lock-ball-together,
               side, slide, step-lock-ball-together:
  33-34 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side,
        slide LEFT together & taking weight onto LEFT,
 &35&36 Step RIGHT heel to R45 (on &), step LEFT behind RIGHT,
        step back on RIGHT-ball (on &), step LEFT beside RIGHT,
  37-38 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side,
        slide LEFT together & taking weight onto LEFT,
 &39&40 Step RIGHT heel to R45 (on &), step LEFT behind RIGHT,
        step back on RIGHT-ball (on &), step LEFT beside RIGHT,

* Scuff-1/4 turn, ball-1/4 turn, ball-step-slide, step, 1/2 pivot,
            step, 1/2 pivot & flick back:
 &41&42 Scuff RIGHT beside LEFT (on &),
        1/4 turn RIGHT & step down onto RIGHT,
        step LEFT-ball beside RIGHT (on &),
        turn 1/4 turn RIGHT & step down onto RIGHT,
 &43-44 Step LEFT-ball beside RIGHT (on &), big step RIGHT forward,
        slide LEFT beside RIGHT & taking weight to LEFT,
  45-46 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT),
  47-48 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 Pivot turn LEFT
        & leaping onto LEFT foot while flicking RIGHT foot back.

Repeat
******


Tag: There is an 8 count tag at the end of walls 2,4,5,7 (at the end
---  of each chorus & the end of the semi instrumental section):-

    1-2 Step RIGHT forward,
        1/4 pivot turn LEFT & girate hips anticlockwise,
    3-8 Repeat the 1/4 paddle turn 3 more times
            - you should total a full turn left.


** With these two turns one is slightly lifting the foot on the first
& count, putting the foot back on the floor and pushing into the first
turn & hitching, touching the floor again and pushing into the second
turn & hitch. As such they are similar to paddle turns, except you
touch to the side instead of forward and a hitch is added when you
turn. Plus the additional "&" count at the start.

Transcribed: David Powell, 11th September, 2001.
http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance