Plank 'er Down

Choreographer: Gerard Murphy, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Description: 32 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance

Music: Haul Her Along by  The Ennis Sisters (phrased) on the "Ennis Sisters 3" CD

Faill-ill e' (Oran Luadhaidh) - by The Rankins

I Heard it Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye (teach)… other sea shanty songs!

Begin dance with left foot slightly forward

SAILOR STEP, BEHIND, BALL, CROSS, ROCK, RECOVER, SAILOR STEP 1/4 TURN

1&2 Right sailor step back—RLR

3&4 Step left behind right, step ball of right to right, cross step left over right

5,6 Rock step right to right; recover onto left

7&8 Right sailor step back—RLR making a 1/4 turn left

WALK BACK TWICE, COASTER STEP, STEP FORWARD, 1/2 TURN PIVOT, STEP FORWARD, 1/2 TURN PIVOT

9,10 Walk back—LR

11&12 Left coast step back—LRL

13,14 Step right forward, pivot 1/2 turn left

15,16 Step right forward, pivot 1/2 turn left

KICK BALL CHANGE, KICK, STEP, TOUCH, KICK, BALL, CROSS, STEP LEFT, TOGETHER

17&18 Right kick ball change—RRL

19&20 Kick right forward, step right next to left, touch left toes next to right

21&22 Kick left, step ball of left in place, cross step right over left

23,24 Step left wide step to left; step right next to left

WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE, ROCK, RECOVER, 1/2 TURN STEP, STEP FORWARD

25,26 Walk forward—LR

27&28 Shuffle forward—LRL

29,30 Rock step forward on right, recover on ball of left

31 Pivot 1/2 turn right on ball of left and step right forward

32 Step left forward

Start again!

Extras … used with Haul Her Along only—not big deal!

First time you hit the front wall … after 4 times through the dance

1,2 Step right forward crossing over left, hold

3,4 Step left forward crossing over right, hold

5,6 Step right forward crossing over left, hold

7,8 Step left foreward crossing over right, hold

(Snap your fingers on the 'hold' counts if it helps you keep the beat!)

Second time you hit the front wall … after another 4 times through the dance

Do the same 8 counts as above and add

9&10 Shuffle on spot—RLR, making 1/4 turn left

11&12 Shuffle on spot—LRL making 1/2 turn left