Dance: Bigger Boat on the River
Music: Boat On The River - Boney M [Greatest Hits]; 120 b/m
Choreographer: Jan Wyllie & Dave Young,
		http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~janwyllie; 2001
Description: 2 wall, 64 count Improver line dance
Tags/Restarts: none
Starts: Feet together, weight on left foot

The first 32 counts of this dance is the original dance called "Boat On The
River", choreographed by Dave Young, a 4 wall beginner dance. Counts 33-64 were
added by Jan Wyllie. It works well on a split floor. Every 2nd wall all
dancers will begin the dance together.

* 1-8: Step, lock, shuffle fwd, step, lock, shuffle fwd:
1-2 Step RIGHT to RIGHT diagonal, lock LEFT behind RIGHT,
3&4 Shuffle forward (R,L,R),
5-6 Step LEFT to LEFT diagonal, lock RIGHT behind LEFT,
7&8 Shuffle forward (L,R,L),

* 9-16: Rock fwd, recover, 1/4R & shuffle R, cross, side, sailor:
1-2 Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT,
3&4 Make 1/4 turn RIGHT & shuffle to RIGHT side (R,L,R),
5-6 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side,
7&8 Cross LEFT behind RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, step LEFT to LEFT side,

* 17-24: Rock fwd, recover, 1/2R & shuffle fwd, rock fwd, recover, 1/2L & shuffle fwd:
1-2 Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT,
3&4 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & shuffle forward (R,L,R),
5-6 Rock/step LEFT forward, recover weight onto RIGHT,
7&8 Make 1/2 turn LEFT & shuffle forward (L,R,L),

* 25-32: Rock fwd, recover, coaster, rock fwd, recover, coaster:
1-2 Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT,
3&4 Step RIGHT back, step LEFT beside RIGHT, step RIGHT forward,
5-6 Rock/step LEFT forward, recover weight onto RIGHT,
7&8 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT beside LEFT, step LEFT forward,

* 33-40: Step, tgthr, step, 1/4L pivot, cross-samba x2:
1-2 Step RIGHT forward, step LEFT beside RIGHT,
3-4 Step RIGHT forward, 1/4 pivot turn LEFT (weight to LEFT),
5&6 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side, step RIGHT to RIGHT side,
7&8 Cross LEFT over RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, step LEFT to LEFT side,

* 41-48: Rock fwd, recover, 1/2R & shuffle fwd, 1/2R & shuffle back, 1/4R & rock, recover:
1-2 Rock/step RIGHT forward, recover weight onto LEFT,
3&4 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & shuffle forward (R,L,R),
5&6 Make 1/2 turn RIGHT & shuffle back (L,R,L),
7-8 Make 1/4 turn RIGHT & rock/step RIGHT to RIGHT side, recover weight onto LEFT,

* 49-54: Sailor x2, behind, side, side-ball-cross:
1&2 Cross RIGHT behind LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side, step RIGHT to RIGHT side,
3&4 Cross LEFT behind RIGHT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side, step LEFT to LEFT side,
5-6 Cross RIGHT behind LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side,
7&8 Rock/step RIGHT over LEFT, recover weight onto LEFT, step RIGHT to RIGHT side,

* 55-64:
1&2 Shuffle forward (L,R,L),
3-4 Step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight on RIGHT),
5-6 Touch LEFT back, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT),
7-8 Step RIGHT forward, 3/4 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT).


 Hope you enjoy BIGGER Boat On The River. I am responsible only for the last 32 counts
 and had nothing to do with the choice of music - which I happen to like... in spite of
 it's non-country origin. It's a catchy little piece isn't it?
 
 See you on the floor sometime....... Jan



Repeat
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Formatted 9th March, 2005; http://triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance