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It's Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Choreographed by Jo Kinser🇬🇧 & John Kinser🇬🇧
Music: Istanbul by The Trevor Horn Orchestra
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
0 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
Sequence:
AABA, Tag, AAABA, Tag, Finish
SECTION A
STEP TOGETHER, STEP BRUSH, STEP BRUSH, STEP BRUSH
1-2-3
Step right forward, step together left, step right forward
4-5
Brush left beside right, following through stepping forward left
6-7
Brush right beside left, following through stepping forward right
8
Brush left beside right
Optional arms: swing arms contra body on counts 4-8
STEP TURN, WEAVE, TURN, BRUSH STEP
1-2
Step forward left, make a ¼ turn right weight right
3-4-5
Cross left over right, step right to right side, step left behind right
6
Make ¼ turn right step on right
7-8
Brush left beside right, following through stepping forward left
TAP STEP, HEAL STEP, ROCK REPLACE, TURN TURN
1-2
Tap right toe behind left heal, step back in place right
3-4
Tap left heal forward, step forward in place on left
5-6
Rock right forward, replace weight left
7
Make ½ turn right stepping forward on right
8
Pivot ¼ turn right stepping side left
BEHIND SIDE, WALK WALK, TOUCH AND ROCK, HOLD
1-2
Step right behind left, step left side left
3-4
Walk forward right, left
5-6-7
Touch right forward, rock back on the right foot, replace weight left
8
Hold
SECTION B
STEP HOLD X4 - SNAP
1-2
Step forward right, hold (snap right fingers on count 2)
3-4
Step forward left, hold (snap right fingers on count 4)
5-6
Step forward right, hold (snap right fingers on count 6)
7-8
Step forward left, hold (snap right fingers on count 8)
ROCK REPLACE, TURN, TURN, TURN-CROSS, TOUCH, HOLD
1-2
Rock right forward, replace weight left
3
Make ½ turn right stepping forward on right
4
Make ½ turn right stepping back on left
5-6
Make ¼ turn right stepping side right, quickly cross left in front of right
7-8
Touch right to right side, hold
KICK SAILOR STEP, KICK SAILOR STEP
1
Kick right to right diagonal forward
2-3-4
Right sailor step (behind-side-in place)
5
Kick left to left diagonal forward
6-7-8
Left sailor step (behind-side-in place)
STEP HOLD, TURN HOLD, STEP HOLD, TURN HOLD
1-2
Step right forward, hold - place both hands out to the side palms down hit the break
3-4
Make ½ turn left, hold
5-6
Step right forward, hold
7-8
Make ¼ turn left, hold
TAG
STEP HEEL, STEP HEEL, STEP HEEL, STEP BRUSH
1-2
Step back right in place, touch left diagonal forward left - snap fingers
3-4
Step back left in place, touch right diagonal forward right - snap fingers
5-6
Step back right in place, touch left diagonal forward left - snap fingers
7-8
Step back left in place, brush right forward
FINISH
STEP TOGETHER, STEP BRUSH, STEP BRUSH, STEP BRUSH
1-2-3
Step right forward, step together left, step right forward
4-5
Brush left beside right, following through stepping forward left
6-7
Brush right beside left, following through stepping forward right
8
Brush left beside right
STEP TURN STEP, TURN TURN TURN, JAZZ HANDS
1-2-3
Step forward left, make a ½ turn right, step forward left
4
Make ½ turn left stepping back on right
5
Make ½ turn left stepping forward left
6
Make ¼ turn left stepping to the side on right
7-10
Jazz hands
You should be facing the front 12:00 wall with a big finish