Whirl-Y-Reel
Choreographed by Bill Bader
Description: Phrased, intermediate line dance
Music: Whirl-Y-Reel I (Beard & Sandals Mix) by Afro-Celt Sound System

Note: The music is available on the movie soundtrack "Jungle 2 Jungle" or on "The Greatest Irish Album Ever Made" (Telstar Records, London 44(0)20 8878 7888).
Sequence: When dancing to "Whirl-Y-Reel I", start at 0:39. Sequence is AC, AB, ABB, AA.
Dedicated to Mary Dale of Invercargill, New Zealand in whose home this was created.

PART A
FORWARD, ROCK BACK, SHUFFLE BACK, BACK, ROCK FORWARD, FULL SPIN FORWARD, STEP FORWARD: REPEAT LEADING WITH LEFT
1-2 Step right forward, rock back onto left
3&4 Shuffle back on right-left-right
5-6 Step left back, rock forward onto right
7-8 Step left forward spinning a full turn to right on ball of left, step right forward
9-16 Repeat counts 1-8 in this section with left foot lead (You will spin left)
At the end of the song, replace the last 2 counts with
15&16Shuffle forward on right, left, right.
On last step, slowly extend arms diagonally outward with right arm forward and left arm back.

HEEL GRIND, COASTER STEP,ONE-HALF PIVOT, QUICK VINE LEFT: TWICE
1-2 With right heel forward: grind right heel with toe in, then out
3&4 Coaster step right-left-right (back-together-forward)
5-6 Step left forward, pivot turnone-half right shifting weight forward onto right
7&8 Step left to left side, cross-step right behind left, step left to left side
9-16 Repeat counts 1-8 in this section (identical footwork)

CROSS, ROCK, SIDE-TOGETHER-SIDE, CROSS, ROCK, TRIPLE TURN ONE-HALF: TWICE
1-2 Cross-step right over left, rock back onto left
3&4 Step right to right side, slide step left beside right, step right to right side
5-6 Cross-step left over right, rock back onto right
7&8 Triple step left, right, left in place turning one-half left
9-16 Repeat counts 1-8 in this section

PART B
SWEEP, STEP FORWARD, SWEEP, STEP FORWARD, TOUCH SIDE-FRONT-SIDE, STEP BACK; SWEEP, STEP BACK, SWEEP, STEP BACK, TOUCH SIDE-BACK-SIDE, STEP FORWARD
1-2 Sweep right toe from right side to forward, step right forward
3-4 Sweep left toe from left side to forward, step left forward
5-6 Touch right toe to right side, touch right toe forward
7-8 Touch right toe to right side, step right back
9-10 Sweep left toe from left side to back, step left back,
11-12 Sweep right toe from right side to back, step right back
13-14 Touch left toe to left side, touch left toe back
15-16 Touch left toe to left side, step left forward

SYNCOPATED VINE RIGHT, SHIMMY WHILE DOING 4 HEEL BOUNCES TURNING ONE-HALF RIGHT: TWICE
1-2 Step right to right side, cross step left behind right
&3-4 Step right to right side, cross step left over right, hold
5-6-7-8Shimmy while bouncing heels 4 times turning one-eight  right each time for a total of one-half turn
9-16 Repeat counts 1-8 in this section

HEEL, STEP, POINT, HEEL, STEP, POINT, TURN; REPEAT 3X BUT ELIMINATE THE TURN AT THE END
1&2 Touch right heel forward, step right beside left, touch left toe to left side
3&4& Touch left heel forward, step left beside right, touch right toe to right side, turn one- fourth right
5-8& Repeat counts
1-4 & 9-12& Repeat counts 1-4
& 13-16 Repeat counts 1-4 (no turn)

PART C Same as last 16 counts of Part B
HEEL, STEP, POINT, HEEL, STEP, POINT, TURN, REPEAT 3X MINUS LAST TURN
1&2 Touch right heel forward, step right beside left, touch left toe to left side
3&4& Touch left heel forward, step left beside right, touch right toe to right side, turn one- fourth right
5-8& Repeat counts 1-4&
9-12& Repeat counts 1-4&
13-16 Repeat counts 1-4 (no turn)

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