Cooley’s Reel


Cooley’s Reel


Count:  32

Wall:  4

Level:  Beginner / intermediate

Choreographer:  Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs, TheDanceFactoryUK (Feb 11)

Music:  Cooley’s Reel by Sharon Corr (109bpm)


32 count intro
 

1-8

R side rock & recover, r behind-side-cross, l heel fwd, l together, r toe tap back, r back, l crossing shuffle

1-2 Rock r side, recover weight on l
3&4 Cross step r behind l, step l side, cross step r over l
5&6& Touch l heel forward, step l together, tap r back, step r back
7&8 Cross step l over r, step r side, cross step l over r
 

9-16

R side rock & recover, ¼ r toaster step, fwd step ball steps ending on l diagonal

1-2 Rock r side, recover weight on l
3&4 Turning ¼ right step r back, step l together, step r forward
5&6& Step l forward, step r together, step l forward, step r together
7&8 Step l forward, step r together, step l forward turning towards l diagonal
 

17-24

Syncopated r & l cross rock & recovers, r fwd, ½ l pivot, r fwd shuffle

1-2& Cross rock r over l, recover weight on l, step r side
3-4& Cross rock l over r, recover weight on r, step l side squaring to wall
5-6 Step r forward, pivot ½ left
7&8 Step r forward, step l together, step r forward
 

25-32

L fwd, r fwd scuff, r fwd, tap l behind, l back, r heel fwd, r back, l fwd rock & recover, l coaster cross

1-2 Step l forward, scuff r forward
&3 Step r forward, tap l back
&4 Step l back, touch r heel forward
&5-6 Step r back, rock l forward, recover weight on r
7&8 Step l back, step r together, cross step l over r
 

Ending: on final wall change counts 31&32 to a ½ turning l sailor to bring you to the front wall

 
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