RUM & COCA COLA

Note: Dance pattern below 5 times, then dance counts 33 to 80,
Then Side step Right, Tap Left Heel diag forward, Raise hands above head.
Count 33 always occurs when you hear "Drinking Rum and Coca Cola" or on final round, the words "Rum and Coca Cola"

Special Note: This dance does not fit other versions of this song by the Andrew Sisters as they have different phrasing.

CROSS, HOLD, REPLACE, HOLD, CROSS, REPLACE, TOUCH, HOLD 9-12 Cross Left over Right, Hold, Replace weight on Right, Hold 13-14 Cross Left behind Right turning body left, Replace weight on Right turning body forward 15-16 Touch Left Toe beside Right instep, Hold (On count 13 – Turn Head left, On count 14 – Turn Head forward) (Beginner Option – On count 9 – Left forward, On count 13 – Left back)

CROSS, HOLD, REPLACE, HOLD, CROSS, REPLACE, TOUCH, HOLD 25-28 Cross Right over Left, Hold, Replace weight on Left, Hold 29-30 Cross Right behind Left turning body right, Replace weight on Left turning body forward 31-32 Touch Right Toe beside Left instep, Hold (On count 29 – Turn Head left, On count 30 – Turn Head forward) (Beginner Option – On count 25 – Right forward, On count 29 – Right back)

DIAG FWD, 5^th POS, DIAG FWD, TOUCH, DIAG FWD, 5^th POS, DIAG FWD, TOUCH 33-34 Right diag forward, Left Toe to Right Heel 35-36 Right diag forward, Touch Left Toe beside Right instep 37-38 Left diag forward, Right Toe to Left Heel

39-40 Left diag forward, Touch Right Toe beside Left instep (Option – On count 33 – Extend forearms forward waist high on both sides of body facing diag toward the right, On count 34 – Bring forearms back waist high, Repeat these moves for count 35 and 36.) (Option – On count 37 – Extend forearms forward waist high on both sides of body facing diag toward the left, On count 38 – Bring forearms back waist high, Repeat these moves for count 39 and 40.) (Beginner Option – On counts 33 to 36 – Right forward shuffle with touch) (Beginner Option - On counts 37 to 40 – Left forward shuffle with touch) SIDE, HOLD, HEEL, HOLD, SIDE, HOLD, HEEL, HOLD 41-42 Side step Right, Hold turning body toward the left 43-44 Tap Left Heel to the left, Hold turning body forward 45-46 Side step Left, Hold turning body toward the right 47-48 Tap Right Heel to the right, Hold turning body forward (Option – On count 43 – Snap fingers forward to the left, On count 47 – Snap fingers forward to the right (Option – On counts 42 & 44 – Touch Left Toe to Right instep, On counts 46 & 48 – Touch Right Toe to Left instep)

DIAG FWD, 5^th POS, DIAG FWD, TOUCH, DIAG FWD, 5^th POS, DIAG FWD, TOUCH 49-50 Right diag forward, Left Toe to Right Heel 51-52 Right diag forward, Touch Left Toe beside Right instep 53-54 Left diag forward, Right Toe to Left Heel 55-56 Left diag forward, Touch Right Toe beside Left instep (Option – On count 49 – Extend forearms forward waist high on both sides of body facing diag toward the right, On count 50 – Bring forearms back waist high, Repeat these moves for count 51 and 52.) (Option – On count 53 – Extend forearms forward waist high on both sides of body facing diag toward the left, On count 54 – Bring forearms back waist high, Repeat these moves for count 55 and 56.) (Beginner Option – On counts 49 to 52 – Right forward shuffle with touch) (Beginner Option - On counts 53 to 56 – Left forward shuffle with touch)

SIDE, HOLD, HEEL, HOLD, SIDE, HOLD, HEEL, HOLD 57-58 Side step Right, Hold turning body toward the left 59-60 Tap Left Heel to the left, Hold turning body forward 61-62 Side step Left, Hold turning body toward the right 63-64 Tap Right Heel to the right, Hold turning body forward (Option – On count 59 – Snap fingers forward to the left, On count 63 – Snap fingers forward to the right Option – On counts 58 & 62 – Touch Left Toe to Right instep, On counts 62 & 64 – Touch Left Toe to Right instep)

FWD, HOLD, ¼ TURN LEFT, HOLD, ROTATE HIPS FOR 4 COUNTS 65-66-67-68 Right forward, Hold, Replace weight on Left pivoting ¼ turn left on step, Hold 69-70-71-72 Bend knees and rotate hips to the right for 4 counts (Option – On counts 69 to 72 – Hold hands above head and move fingers pretending that you are feeling money)

FWD, HOLD, ¼ TURN LEFT, HOLD, ROTATE HIPS FOR 4 COUNTS 73-76 Right forward, Hold, Replace weight on Left pivoting ¼ turn left on step, Hold 77-80 Bend knees and rotate hips to the right for 4 counts (Option – On counts 77 to 80 – Hold hands above head and move fingers pretending that you are feeling money) BEGIN AGAIN To end dance with music after short wall just keep rotating hips with hands above head feeling money until music ends.