CARNIVAL! ~ 48 Counts, 2 Walls, Contra Beginner/Intermediate Level Line Dance

Choreographed by Gary & Marie Lafferty

Choreographed to “Carnival” by Chipz (116bpm) 

Intro: 32 Counts

 

§1      RIGHT SIDE-ROCK & CROSS, LEFT SIDE ROCK & CROSS; SWITCH RIGHT & LEFT & RIGHT, CLAP CLAP 

1&2    Rock to Right on Right foot, recover weight onto Left foot, cross-step Right foot over Left

3&4    Rock to Left on Left foot, recover weight onto Right foot, cross-step Left foot over Right 

5&6    Point Right foot out to Right side , step on Right foot beside Left , point Left foot out to Left side

&7     Step on Left foot beside Right, point Right foot out to Right side

&8     Clap hands twice (you can clap hands with the person directly facing you when dancing contra) 

 

§2      HULA! CHA-CHA-CHA!

1234   Hula! - roll hips anti-clockwise for 4 counts

5&6    Cha-cha-cha back - step back on Right foot, step on Left foot beside Right, step back on Right foot 

7&8    Cha-cha-cha back - step back on Left foot, step on Right foot beside Left, step back on Left foot

 

§3      FULL ROLLING TURN to RIGHT with TOUCH ; FULL ROLLING TURN to LEFT with TOUCH 

1234            Make a full turn to the Right , stepping on Right , Left , Right ; Touch Left foot beside Right [12:00]  

5678            Make a full turn to the Left , stepping on Left , Right , Left ; Touch Right

       foot beside Left [12:00]

 

§4      SIDE , BEHIND , & HEEL & CROSS ; SIDE , BEHIND , & HEEL & CROSS 

12                    Step to Right on Right foot, cross-step Left foot behind Right

&3     Step to Right on Right foot, touch Left heel diagonally-forward Left 

&4     Step down onto Left foot, cross-step Right foot over Left

56                    Step to Left on Left foot, cross-step Right foot behind Left

&7     Step to Left on Left foot, touch Right heel diagonally-forward Right 

&8     Step down onto Right foot, cross-step Left foot over Right

 

§5      4 DIAGONAL SHUFFLES FORWARD

1&2    Facing Right diagonal corner, small shuffle forward on Right-Left-Right 

3&4    Facing Left diagonal corner, small shuffle forward on Left-Right-Left 

5&6    Facing Right diagonal corner, small shuffle forward on Right-Left-Right 

7&8    Facing Left diagonal corner, small shuffle forward on Left-Right-Left 

§6      CROSS-ROCK  RECOVER , SIDE-SHUFFLE ; CROSS-ROCK , RECOVER , TRIPLE ½ TURN 

12                    Cross-rock Right foot over Left, recover weight back onto Left foot 

3&4    Step to Right on Right foot, step on Left foot beside Right, step to Right on Right foot 

56                    Cross-rock Left foot over Right, recover weight back onto Right foot 

7&8    Make ½ turn over Left shoulder stepping on Left – Right – Left

 

Repeat

 

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Unfortunately there are 8 extra counts of music at the end of the 5th wall, so we add in 4 x ¼ pivot turns:

12     Step forward on Right foot, pivot ¼ turn to Left

34        Step forward on Right foot, pivot ¼ turn to Left

56                    Step forward on Right foot, pivot ¼ turn to Left

78        Step forward on Right foot , pivot ¼ turn to Left

 

Then start the dance again from the beginning. 

 

Note:

Dance should be done in contra lines - 1st line facing back, 2nd line facing front etc. so that opposite lines face each other. The “pass-through” comes on the 4 diagonal shuffles, and then the lines turn to face each other again with the last triple ½ turn at the end.

 

At the end of the music, you will have completed the cross-rock & triple ½ turn – for a dramatic ending, both lines of dancers should then take a big jump forward and clap hands with the person directly facing them – OLE!

 

Dance can be taught as a “normal” 2 wall with everyone starting face front before moving to contra, for ease of learning.