TROPICANA CHRIS CROSS Line Dance


NAME: Tropicana Chris Cross line dance
TYPE: 4 wall line dance
COUNTS: 48
MUSIC: Cupid's Got A Gun/Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (teach)
       The City Put The Country Back In Me/Neal McCoy (practice)
       Be My Baby Tonight/John Michael Montgomery  (performance)**
CHOREOGRAPHER: Knox Rhine 10/95  (206) 252-7921
          1002 51st Patty Loveless SW
          Everett, WA 98203-3004
DIFFICULTY: Advanced Intermediate


COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS

SHIMMY RIGHT, CROSS, 1/2 TURN:
 1.       Large step to right side with Right Foot, swing
          Hips to right side.
 &        Swing Hips to left side, and slide Left Foot
          towards Right Foot
 2.       Swing Hips to right side, continue sliding LEFT
          Foot towards Right Foot
 3.       Step across in front of Right Foot with Left Foot
 4.       Pivot 1/2 turn to right on Balls of Feet ,
          end with weight On Left Foot

SHIMMY RIGHT, CROSS, 1/2 TURN:
 5.       Large step to right side with Right Foot, swing
          Hips to right side.
 &        Swing Hips to left side, and slide Left Foot
          towards Right Foot
 6.       Swing Hips to right side, continue sliding LEFT
          Foot towards Right Foot
 7.       Step across in front of Right Foot with Left Foot
 8.       Pivot 1/2 turn to right on Balls of Feet,
          end with weight On Left Foot

APART, CROSS, 1/2 TURN, CLAP:
 9.       Jump and land with Feet apart, about 2 Feet
 10.      Jump and land with Right Foot crossed in front
          of Left Foot
 11.      Pivot 1/2 turn to left
 12.      Clap Hands at chest level

RIGHT KNEE POP, LEFT KNEE POP:
 13.      Rotate RIGHT knee in
 14.      Rotate RIGHT knee to center
 15       Rotate LEFT knee in
 16       Rotate LEFT knee to center

POCKET CHECK **:
 17.      Check left front pocket with Right Hand
 18.      Check right front pocket with Left Hand
 19.      Check right back pocket with Right Hand
 20.      Check left back pocket with Left Hand

** Choreographers note: Repeat these 4 counts during
instrumental portion of Be My Baby Tonight.  This will
allow the Tropicana shuffles to stay with the chorus.

TROPICANA SHUFFLE:
 21.      Touch Right Toe to right side
 &        Place Right Foot next to Left Foot
 22.      Touch Left Heel forward
 &        Place Left Foot next to Right Foot
 23.      Touch Right Heel forward
 &        Place Right Foot next to Left Foot
 24.      Touch Left Toe to left side
 &        Place Left Foot next to Right Foot
 25.      Touch Right Heel forward
 &        Place Right Foot next to Left Foot
 26.      Touch Left Heel forward
 &        Place Left Foot next to Right Foot
 27.      Touch Right Toe to right side
 &        Place Right Foot next to Left Foot
 28       Touch Left Toe to left side
 &        Place Left Foot next to Right Foot

SHUFFLE FORWARD, PIVOT TURN:
 29.      Step forward with Right Foot
 &        Place Left Foot next to Right Foot
 30.      Step forward with Right Foot
 31.      Touch Left Toe forward
 32.      Turn 1/2 turn to right, weight On Right Foot

SHUFFLE FORWARD, PIVOT TURN:
 33.      Step forward with Left Foot
 &        Place Right Foot next to Left Foot
 34.      Step forward with Left Foot
 35.      Touch Right Toe forward
 36.      Turn 1/2 turn to left, weight On Left Foot

RIGHT HEEL, HOOK, OUT, TOGETHER:
 37.      Touch Right Heel forward
 38.      Hook Right Foot up across in front of left leg
 39.      Touch Right Heel forward
 40.      Touch Right Toe next to Left Foot

RIGHT SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, BEHIND:
 41.      Step to right side with Right Foot
 42.      Step across behind right leg with Left Foot
 43.      Step to right side with Right Foot
 44.      Step across behind right leg with Left Foot

3/4 TURN, LEFT SIDE, TOUCH:
 45&      46.   Pivot 3/4 turn to the left, end with weight on Right
 47.      Step to left side with Left Foot
 48.      Touch Right Toe next to Left Foot

                      REPEAT