Cajun Polka (P)
Count:
56
Wall:
0
Level:
Partner
Choreographer:
John Miles (UK) & Jean Miles (UK)
Music:
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) - Eddy Raven & Jo-El Sonnier
Position: Right Side-By-Side (Sweetheart)
RIGHT HOOK & LEFT HOOK COMBINATION
1-2Right heel touch forward, hook right foot up across front of left
3-4Right heel touch forward, step right back in place beside left
5-6Left heel touch forward, hook left foot up across front of right
7-8Left heel touch forward, touch left toe beside right
LEFT STEP & PIVOT ½ TWICE, LEFT SHUFFLE & RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2Left step forward, make ½ turn to right (drop left hands on turn)
3-4Left step forward, make ½ turn to right (rejoin hands in side-by-side)
5&6Left shuffle forward (left-right-left)
7&8Right shuffle forward (right-left-right)
LEFT HOOK & RIGHT HOOK COMBINATIONS
1-2Left heel touch forward, hook left foot up across front of right
3-4Left heel touch forward, step left back in place beside right
5-6Right heel touch forward, hook right foot up across front of left
7-8Right heel touch forward, touch right toe beside left
RIGHT STEP & PIVOT ½ TWICE, RIGHT SHUFFLE & LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2Right step forward, make ½ turn to left (drop left hands on turn)
3-4Right step forward, make ½ turn to left (rejoin hands in side-by-side)
5&6Right shuffle forward (right-left-right)
7&8Left shuffle forward (left-right-left)
LADY'S ROLLING ½ TURN RIGHT, MAN'S ROLLING ½ TURN LEFT
1-2Lady makes ½ turn to right stepping right then left
Drop left hands on turn
3-4LADY: Complete ½ turn right stepping right and touching with left
Bring right hands down. Lady will be facing RLOD
MAN: Step in place right, left, right, touch left)
5-6Man makes ½ turn to left stepping left then right
Bring right hand over head on turn
7-8MAN: Complete ½ turn left stepping left and touching with right
Right hands will be at waist level
LADY: Step in place left, right, left, touch right
Both man & lady will be facing RLOD
RIGHT HOOK, RIGHT SHUFFLE & LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD, RIGHT STEP & PIVOT ½
1-2Right heel touch forward, hook right foot up across front of left
3&4Right shuffle forward (right-left-right)
5&6Left shuffle forward (left-right-left)
7-8Right step forward, make ½ turn to left (rejoin hands in side-by-side)
RIGHT SHUFFLE, LEFT SHUFFLE, RIGHT SHUFFLE, LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2Right shuffle forward (right-left-right)
3&4Left shuffle forward (left-right-left)
5&6Right shuffle forward (right-left-right)
7&8Left shuffle forward (left-right-left)
REPEAT
RIGHT HOOK & LEFT HOOK COMBINATION
1-2Right heel touch forward, hook right foot up across front of left
3-4Right heel touch forward, step right back in place beside left
5-6Left heel touch forward, hook left foot up across front of right
7-8Left heel touch forward, touch left toe beside right
LEFT STEP & PIVOT ½ TWICE, LEFT SHUFFLE & RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2Left step forward, make ½ turn to right (drop left hands on turn)
3-4Left step forward, make ½ turn to right (rejoin hands in side-by-side)
5&6Left shuffle forward (left-right-left)
7&8Right shuffle forward (right-left-right)
LEFT HOOK & RIGHT HOOK COMBINATIONS
1-2Left heel touch forward, hook left foot up across front of right
3-4Left heel touch forward, step left back in place beside right
5-6Right heel touch forward, hook right foot up across front of left
7-8Right heel touch forward, touch right toe beside left
RIGHT STEP & PIVOT ½ TWICE, RIGHT SHUFFLE & LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2Right step forward, make ½ turn to left (drop left hands on turn)
3-4Right step forward, make ½ turn to left (rejoin hands in side-by-side)
5&6Right shuffle forward (right-left-right)
7&8Left shuffle forward (left-right-left)
LADY'S ROLLING ½ TURN RIGHT, MAN'S ROLLING ½ TURN LEFT
1-2Lady makes ½ turn to right stepping right then left
Drop left hands on turn
3-4LADY: Complete ½ turn right stepping right and touching with left
Bring right hands down. Lady will be facing RLOD
MAN: Step in place right, left, right, touch left)
5-6Man makes ½ turn to left stepping left then right
Bring right hand over head on turn
7-8MAN: Complete ½ turn left stepping left and touching with right
Right hands will be at waist level
LADY: Step in place left, right, left, touch right
Both man & lady will be facing RLOD
RIGHT HOOK, RIGHT SHUFFLE & LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD, RIGHT STEP & PIVOT ½
1-2Right heel touch forward, hook right foot up across front of left
3&4Right shuffle forward (right-left-right)
5&6Left shuffle forward (left-right-left)
7-8Right step forward, make ½ turn to left (rejoin hands in side-by-side)
RIGHT SHUFFLE, LEFT SHUFFLE, RIGHT SHUFFLE, LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2Right shuffle forward (right-left-right)
3&4Left shuffle forward (left-right-left)
5&6Right shuffle forward (right-left-right)
7&8Left shuffle forward (left-right-left)
REPEAT