Nani Wine

Choreographed by Carmen Mah
Description: Phrased, 1 wall, beginner/intermediate merengue
line dance
Music: "Nani Wine" by Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
Sequence: AA,BB,AAA,BB,A to end. Intro 16 counts

Counts    Step Descriptions

PART A
ROCKING CHAIR TWICE
1-4	Rock right forward, recover on left, rock right back,
recover on left
5-8	Repeat 1-4 (optional hand claps on 1-2, 5-6)

WALK FORWARD 4, BACK 4
1-4	Walk forward right, left, right, left
5-8	Walk back right, left, right, left

CONGA RIGHT, LEFT
1-2	Facing right diagonal, step right to right, step left in
front of right
3-4	Step right to right, turn to left diagonal and touch left
heel to left diagonal/clap
5-6	Step left to left, step right in front of left
7-8	Step left to left, turn to right diagonal and touch right
heel to right diagonal/clap

BASIC RIGHT, LEFT
1-4	Step right to right, step left next to right, step right to
right, touch left next to right/clap
5-7	Step left to left, step right next to left, step left to
left, touch right next to left/clap

/Option: to make into 4 walls, on count 27, turn 1/4 right

PART B
1/4 PIVOTS TURNING LEFT (ROLLING HIPS)
1-2	Touch right forward, turn 1/4 to left, weight remains on left
3-6	Repeat 1-2 twice
7-8	Turn 1/4 left stepping on right, touch left to side

1/4 PIVOTS TURNING RIGHT (ROLLING HIPS)
1-2	Touch left forward, turn 1/4 to right, weight remains on
right
3-6	Repeat 1-2 twice
7-8	Turn 1/4 right stepping on left, touch right to side

STEP FORWARD 2, BACK 2 (TWICE)
1-4	Step forward right, left, step back right, left
5-8	Repeat 1-4

ROLL HIPS (FIGURE 8)
1-4	Roll hips to right in to the right motion
5-8	Roll hips to left in counter to the right motion
/Option: roll hips in figure 8 using 4 counts and repeat

/Take small steps throughout, emphasizing hips.
/Option: when the singer says "wine down low", bend knees and
dance as low as you can

Prep: 03/20/07   16:28
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