Island Get-A-Way
Choreographed by Rick & Deborah Bates
Description 32 count, intermediate partner dance
Start: Partners in the Double Hand Hold Position. Man faces OLOD 
and Lady faces ILOD.Partners on opposite footwork
Music Island Time - Larry Joe Taylor -142 bpm, CD: Coastal & Western-
Voila, An American Dream - Rodney Crowell  
CD: Ain't Living Long Like This
MAN: LADY
SYNCOPATED SIDE ROCK STEP, TOGETHER, SYNCOPATED SIDE ROCK STEP,
TOGETHER, SYNCOPATED WEAVE
1&2

3&4

5&6

7&8		 Step to the left on left; rock to the right onto
right; step left next to right
Step to the right on right; rock to the left onto
left; step right next to left
Step to the left on left; cross right behind left,
step to the left on left 
Cross right over left and step; step to the left 
on left; cross right behind left and step		 Step to the right on right; rock to the left onto
left; step right next to left
Step to the left on left; rock to the right onto
right; step left next to right
Step to the right on right; cross left behind right,
step to the right on right 
Cross left over right and step; step to the right 
on right; cross left behind right and step

TURNING ROCK STEP, TOGETHER, COASTER STEP, SYNCOPATED STEP-SLIDE-STEP,
SYNCOPATED SIDE-BEHIND-SIDE (PARTNERS SWITCH SIDES)
Release Man's left hand and Lady's right
9&10 Step to the left on left; pivot ¼ turn to 
the left on ball of right; step left next to right		 Step to the right on right; pivot ¼ turn to 
the right on ball of left; step right next to left
Partners now in the right open promenade position facing LOD holding inside hands
(Man's right and Lady's left)
11&12

13&14


15&16		 Step back on right; step left next to right;
step forward on right 
Step forward on left, slide right next to left; 
step fwd on left 
Release Man's right hand from Lady's left
Step to the right on right; cross left behind right
step to the right on right 		 Step back on left; step right next to left;
step forward on left 
Step forward on right, slide left next to right; 
step fwd on right 

Step to the left on left; cross right behind left 
step to the left on left 
Partners now in the left open promenade position facing LOD holding inside hands
(Man's left and Lady's right)

SYNCOPATED CROSS ROCK STEP, STEP TURN, SYNCOPATED SIDE ROCK STEP, TOUCH, 
SYNCOPATED SIDE-BEHIND-STEP TURN
17&18 Cross left in front of right;rock onto right in place;
step a ¼ turn to the left on left 		 Cross right in front of left; rock onto left in place;
step a ¼ turn to the right on right 
Partners now facing each other. Man takes up lady's left hand in his right in the double 
hand hold position. Man faces ILOD and lady faces OLOD
19&20


21&22		 Step to the right on right; rock to the left
onto left; touch right next to left
Release Man's left hand from Lady's right
Step to the right on right; cross left behind right,
step a ¼ turn to the right on right 		 Step to the left on left; rock to the right
onto right; touch left next to right

Step to the left on left; cross right behind left;
step a ¼ turn to the left on left 
Partners return to the left open promenade position facing LOD
23&24 Step forward on left, slide right next to left; 
step forward on left 		 Step forward on right , slide left next to right; 
step forward on right 

SYNCOPATED ROCK STEP, PIVOT TURN, SYNCOPATED MILITARY TURN, TOUCH,
SYNCOPATED STEP-SLIDE-STEP (PARTNERS SWITCH SIDES),
SYNCOPATED MILITARY PIVOT, FORWARD STEP
Release inside hands (man's left and lady's right)
25&26


27&28		 Step forward on right; pivot ½ turn to the right on ball 
of left; step forward on right 
Partners facing RLOD
Step forward on left ; pivot ¼ turn to the right
on ball of right; touch left next to right		 Step forward on left; pivot ½ turn to the left on ball 
of right; step forward on left 

Step forward on right; pivot ¼ turn to the left
on ball of left; touch right next to left
Partners now facing each other. Lady slightly to the right of Man.
Man faces ILOD and lady faces OLOD
29&30

31&32		 Step forward on left, slide right next to left; 
step forward on left 
Step forward on right; pivot ½ turn to the right on ball 
of left; step forward on right 		 Step forward on right, slide left foot next to right; 
step forward on right 
Step forward on left; pivot ½ turn to the left on ball 
of right; step forward on left 
Partners have now switched sides. Man takes up lady's hands in his in the double 
hand held position. Man faces OLOD and lady faces ILOD
REPEAT
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