PIENEN KANSAN VOIMA aka POWER OF PEOPLE

Music: En oo käyny Irlannissa (cd:ltä Kiveä ja sämpylää )by Juice Leskinen

Choreographers: Jukka Pirinen, Kirsi-Marja Vinberg and Kristiina Patrikainen

Type: 1 wall improver line dance, suitable for seniors

Counts: A  (32), B  (16), C  (14)

A-PART (32)

HEEL HOOK COMBO R, HEEL HOOK COMBO L

1-4 Touch right heel forward, hook right foot in front of left leg, touch right heel forward, step right foot next to left and change weight to the right foot

5-8 Touch left heel forward, hook left foot in front of right leg, touch left heel forward, step left foot next to the right foot and change weight to the left foot

K STEP

1-4 Step right foot diagonally right forward, touch left foot together, step left diagonally back left, touch right foot together

5-8 Step right foot diagonally back right, touch left foot together, step left foot diagonally forward left, touch right foot together

WEAVE TO L, PADDLE TURN ¼ + ¼ TURNS L

1-4 Step right across left, step left to side, right behind, step left to side

5-8 Turn on the ball of the left foot ¼ left and step right foot to side, left in place (5-6), repeat 5-6 and you are now facing the backwall (6 o’clock)

WEAVE TO L, PADDLE TURN ¼ + ¼ TURNS L

1-8 Repeat 8 counts above (now facing the front wall)

B-PART (16):

STEP SIDE, BEHIND, SHUFFLE STEP TO SIDE, IRISH HEELS

1-2 3&4 Step right to side, left behind, step right to side, left together, right to side

5&6 Touch left heel forward, step left next to right foot, touch right in place

7&8 Touch right heel forward, step right foot next to left foot, touch left foot in place

STEP TO L SIDE, BEHIND, SHUFFLE STEP TO SIDE, IRISH HEELS

1-8 Repeat 8 counts above starting with left foot (moving left)

C- PART (8+6):

1-4 Walk diagonally right forward right, left, right, touch left together

5&6&7-8 Gallop diagonally back left starting with left foot:

5&6& Step left foot diagonally back left, step right foot together(5&), repeat 5&(6&)

7-8 Step left diagonally back left, step right foot together and crouch

RISE HANDS UP, STOMP, STOMP

1-4 Rise hands up from sides (in clenched hands)

5-6 Stomp right foot in place, stomp left foot in place

Parts succession:

A, 16 counts from the beginning of A, B, C, A, 16 counts from the beginning of A, B, C, A, B, C, A, A, B, B, C

Alternative for the last two A-parts, is replace the latter one with 2 B-parts

Ending:: C -part is left unfinished: do gallop slowly, then raise hands slowly up, fingers up!