Patriotic Polka

Choreographed by Chris Godden🇬🇧 & Mark Furnell🇬🇧
Music: Independence Day by The Shires
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Created: 2/1/2020
Step Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
#8 Count Intro - Sequence: 64, 64, 48, 64, Tag 1 x2, Tag 2, 64

[01 – 08]: Stomp, Hold, Sailor Step, Behind, Sweep, Behind, ¼ Turn
1-2Stomp right to right, hold
3&4Step left behind right, step right to right, step left to left
5-6Step right behind left, sweep left from front to back
7-8Step left behind right, turn ¼ right step right forward (3:00)

[09 – 16]: ½ Turn Shuffle, ¼ Turn Shuffle, Cross, ¼ Turn, Back, Drag
1&2Turn ¼ right step left to left, step right beside left, turn ¼ right step left back (9:00)
3&4Turn ¼ right step right to right, step left beside right, step right to right (12:00)
5-6Cross left over right, turn ¼ left step right back (9:00)
7-8Long step left back, drag right back towards left

[17 – 24]: Ball, Step, Spiral, Ball, Step, Spiral, Step, Sweep, Cross, Back
&1-2Step right beside left, step left forward, spiral full turn right weight on left (9:00)
**** On walls 1 & 3 - Hold on count 2 instead of the spiral
&3-4Step right beside left, step left forward, spiral full turn right weight on left (9:00)
**** On walls 1 & 3 - Hold on count 4 instead of the spiral
5-6Step right forward, sweep left from back to front
7-8Cross left over right, step right back

[25 – 32]: ¼ Turn, Drag, Cross, Scissor, ¼ Back, ½ Turn
1-2Turn ¼ left long step left to left, drag right towards left (6:00)
3-4Cross right over left, step left to left
5-6Turn ⅛ right step right beside left, cross left over right (7:30)
7-8Turn ¼ left step right back, turn ½ left step left forward (10:30)

[33 – 40]: Shuffle, Brush, Hitch ½ Turn, Back, Back Shuffle, Back Rock
1&2Step right forward, step left beside right, step right forward
3&4Brush left forward, turn ½ right hitch left knee, step left back (4:30)
5&6Step right back, step left beside right, step right back
7-8Rock back on left, recover weight to right

[41 – 48]: Shuffle, ⅜ Back, ¼ Side, Syncopated Weave ¼ Turn
1&2Step left forward, step right beside left, step left forward
3-4Turn ⅜ left step right back, turn ¼ left step left to left (9:00)
5&6&Cross right over left, step left to left, step right behind left, step left to left
7&Turn ¼ right cross right over left, step left to left (12:00)
8&Step right behind left, step left to left
**** RESTART HERE ON WALL 3 (FACING 12:00) ****

[49 – 56]: Side, Hold, Ball Cross, Hold, Side Rock, Sailor Step
1-2Step right to right, hold
**** (note: counts 48&49 complete a sailor step)
&3-4Step left beside right, cross right over left, hold
5-6Rock left to left, recover weight to right
7&8Step left behind right, step right to right, step left to left

[57 – 64]: Sailor Step, Touch, Unwind, Out Out (on heels), Back, Cross, Out Out
1&2Step right behind left, step left to left, step right to right
3-4Touch left back, Unwind ½ left taking weight onto left
&5Step forward on right heel, step left heel to left,
6Step right back
7&8Cross left over right, step right to right, step left to left
(On last wall count 8 - punch right arm up to sky)

TAG 1 - DANCED TWICE AFTER WALL 4 (FACING 6:00)
[01 – 08]: Step, Sweep, Weave Sweep, Weave ¼ Turn
1-2Step right forward, sweep left from back to front
3-4Cross left over right, step right to right
5-6Step left behind right, sweep right from front to back
7-8Step right behind left, turn ¼ left step left forward (3:00)

[09 – 16]: ¼ Pivot, Sways
1-2Step right forward, hold
3-4Pivot ¼ left, hold, (12:00)
5-6Sway body right, sway body left
7-8Sway body right, sway body left

[17 – 24]: Step, Sweep, Weave Sweep, Weave ¼ Turn
1-2Step right forward, sweep left from back to front
3-4Cross left over right, step right to right
5-6Step left behind right, sweep right from front to back
7-8Step right behind left, turn ¼ left step left forward (9:00)

[25 – 32]: ¼ Pivot, Out Out (on heels), Back, Cross, Out Out
1-2Step right forward, hold
3-4Pivot ¼ left, hold (6:00)
&5Step forward on right heel, step left heel to left,
6Step right back
7&8Cross left over right, step right to right, step left to left

TAG 2 - DANCED ONCE AFTER THE 2ND TAG 1 (FACING 6:00)
[01 – 12]: Prissy Walks
1Step right forward and slightly across left
2-4Hold 3 counts
5Step left forward and slightly across right
6-8Hold 3 counts
9Step right forward and slightly across left
10-12Hold 3 counts

[13 – 24]: Raise Arms, Pull & Drop
1-4Raise arms out to the side and circle up to join above head
5-12Pull arms down together in front of face while bending knees (weight on left)

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