Dance: Poi E!
Song: Poi E
Artist: Marie Haisemore
Album: Nga Awa Toru
Choreography & copyright: Stephen Patterson; 7/2001
                http://www.nzld.net.nz/stephen.htm
Level: Easy-Intermediate
Walls: 4
Count: 40
Bridge/restart: no
Dance Beat: medium
Start: Feet slightly apart, weight on right foot & hands on hips

* &Together, rock replace, cha-cha & 3/4 turn, rocking-horse:
 &1- 2 Step LEFT beside RIGHT (on &), rock/step RIGHT forward,
       recover weight onto LEFT in place,
  3& 4 Stepping (R,L,R) make 3/4 turn RIGHT,
  5- 6 Rock/step LEFT forward, recover weight onto RIGHT in place,
  7- 8 Rock/step LEFT back, recover weight onto RIGHT in place
        (Option: As you rock back make 1/2 turn left, turn back
                 to the front as you recover weight),

* Rock replace, shuffle & 1/2 turn, step, bug-squish, coaster:
  9-10 Rock/step LEFT forward, recover weight onto RIGHT in place,
 11&12 Shuffle back (L,R,L) & make 1/2 turn LEFT,
 13&14 Step RIGHT forward, fan RIGHT heel out (on &),
       fan RIGHT heel in,
 15&16 Step RIGHT back, step LEFT beside RIGHT, step RIGHT forward,

* Bug-squish, coaster, step, 1/4 pivot, cross, side:
 17&18 Step LEFT forward, fan LEFT heel out (on &),
       fan LEFT heel in,
 19&20 Step LEFT back, step RIGHT beside LEFT, step LEFT forward,
 21-22 Step RIGHT forward, 1/4 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT),
 23-24 Cross RIGHT over LEFT, step LEFT to LEFT side,

* Side-rock recover, back-rock recover, &side-rock recover,
        &back-rock recover, &side, cross, 1/4 turn:
 25-26 Rock/step RIGHT to RIGHT, recover weight onto LEFT,
 27-28 Rock/step RIGHT back, recover weight onto LEFT,
   &29 Rock/step RIGHT to RIGHT (on &), recover weight onto LEFT,
   &30 Rock/step RIGHT back (on &), recover weight onto LEFT,
&31-32 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side (on &), cross LEFT behind RIGHT,
       make 1/4 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward,

* Step, 1/2 pivot, shuffle fwd, side-rock recover, &together,
                   side-rock recover:
 33-34 Step LEFT forward, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (weight onto RIGHT),
 35&36 Shuffle forward (L,R,L),
 37-38 Rock/step RIGHT to RIGHT, recover weight onto LEFT,
&39-40 Step RIGHT beside LEFT (on &),
       rock/step LEFT to LEFT side, recover onto RIGHT in place.

Repeat
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Ending: End the dance with feet apart and arms stretched up.


Choreographer's note: A challenge to choreograph to this song which
has unusual phrasing, so without the additional worry of tags, I've
written "Poi E!" to dance through the music to hit the chorus ...
just a little different ... hope u like it.


Transcribed: David Powell, 22nd December, 2001.
http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance