TROPICANA PARKING LOT

Choreographed by Patrick W. Riley

Description: 56 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance

Music:   “Third Rate Romance” by Sammy Kershaw

 

TROPICANA SHUFFLE (SYNCOPATION STEPS IN PLACE)

1          Touch right toe to right side

&         Place right foot next to left foot

2          Touch left heel forward

&         Place left foot next to right foot

3          Touch right heel forward

&         Place right foot next to left foot

4          Touch left toe to left side

&         Place left foot next to right foot

5          Touch right heel forward

&         Place right foot next to left foot

6          Touch left heel forward

&         Place left foot next to right foot

7          Touch right toe to right side

&         Place right foot next to left foot

8          Touch left toe to left side

&         Place left foot next to right foot

 

HEEL-BALL-CROSS, HEEL-BALL-CROSS (TRAVELING RIGHT)

Next 16 counts are side movements but keep body direction forward

9          Touch right heel forward

&         Place ball of right foot next to left foot

10        Step across in front of right foot with left foot

11        Touch right heel forward

&         Place ball of right foot next to left foot

12        Step across in front of right foot with left foot

 

BRUSH, CROSS-&-CROSS-&-CROSS (TRAVELING LEFT)

13        Brush right foot forward

14        Step across in front of left foot with right foot

&         Step to left side with left foot

15        Step across in front of left foot with right foot

&         Step to left side with left foot

16        Step across in front of left foot with right foot

 

HEEL-BALL-CROSS, HEEL-BALL-CROSS

17        Touch left heel forward

&         Place ball of left foot next to right foot

18        Step across in front of left foot with right foot

19        Touch left heel forward

&         Place ball of left foot next to right foot

20        Step across in front of left foot with right foot

 

BRUSH, CROSS-&-CROSS-&-CROSS

21        Brush left foot forward

22        Step across in front of right foot with left foot

&         Step to right side with right foot

23        Step across in front of right foot with left foot

&         Step to right side with right foot

24        Step across in front of right foot with left foot

 

TOY SOLDIER-LEFT 1/4 PIVOT TURNS

Step foward & 1/4 pivot left 4 times

25        Touch right toe forward

26        Pivot 1/4 turn left on ball of left foot

27        Touch right toe forward

28        Pivot 1/4 turn left on ball of left foot

29        Touch right toe forward

30        Pivot 1/4 turn left on ball of left foot

31        Touch right toe forward

32        Pivot 1/4 turn left on ball of left foot

You've completed 1 full circle

 

WALK FORWARD, 2, 3, TOGETHER

33        Step forward with right foot

34        Step forward with left foot

35        Step forward with right foot

36        Step together with left foot

 

WALK BACKWARD, 2, 3, TOGETHER

37        Step back with right foot

38        Step back with left foot

39        Step back with right foot

40        Step together with left foot

 

KNEES, KNEES, ROUND & ROUND

Keep knees & feet close together

41        Bend both knees forward-right at 45 degrees

&         Return knees to center

42        Bent both knees forward-left at 45 degrees

&         Return knees to center

43-44   Circle knees to the left (counterclockwise) twice

 

RIGHT VINE AND TOUCH

45        Step to right side with right foot

46        Step across behind right leg with left foot

47        Step to the right side with right foot

48        Touch left toe next to right foot (no weight change)

 

LEFT VINE WITH 1/4 TURN LEFT AND TOUCH

49        Step to left side with left foot

50        Step across behind left leg with right foot

51        Step 1/4 turn left with left foot

52        Touch the right toe next to left foot (no weight change)

 

TOUCH, PIVOT, TOUCH, PIVOT

53        Touch right toe forward

54        Pivot 1/2 turn left on ball of left foot

55        Touch right toe forward

56        Pivot 1/2 turn left on ball of left foot

 

REPEAT

 

Alternate final steps as provided by Lorraine Pescatore and Charlotte Skeeters

STEP FOWARD AND 1/2 PIVOT LEFT TWICE

53-54   Right step forward; pivot 1/2 turn left (transfer weight to left)

55-56   Right step forward pivot 1/2 turn left (transfer weight to left)