Cockadoodle Gallop

32 Count, 4 Wall, Improver
Choreographed by: Annie Briand (France) March 2009
Choreographed to: She Rules the Roost by Leland Martin (104 bpm), CD:Leland Martin

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8 count intro

GALLOP DIAGONALLY RIGHT, 1/2 TURN LEFT, GALLOP DIAGONALLY RIGHT
1 & 2 & Step diagonally forward on right foot, step left together, step diagonally forward on right foot, step left together [1:30]
3 & 4 & Step diagonally forward on right foot, step left together, step diagonally forward on right foot, 1/2 turn left on ball of right foot
5 & 6 & Step diagonally forward on left foot, step right together, step diagonally forward on left foot, step right together [7:30]
7 & 8 & Step diagonally forward on left foot, step right together, step diagonally forward on left foot

ROCK STEP, COASTER STEP with 1/8 TURN L, HEEL HOOK HEEL x2
1 – 2 Rock forward on right foot, recover on left [7:30]
3 & 4 Step back on right, step left together, rock forward on right with 1/8 turn left, facing the wall [6:00]
5 & 6& Touch left heel forward, cross left leg over the right leg (hook), touch left heel forward, step Left together
7 & 8 Touch right heel forward, cross right leg over the left leg (hook), touch right heel forward

Restart: During 4th wall, restart here at the beginning of the dance [3:00].

GALLOP LATERALLY RIGHT, STOMP, KICK with 1/4 TURN LEFT, COASTER STEP
1 & 2 & Step right to the right side, step left together, step right to the right side, step left together [6:00]
3 & 4 Step right to the right side, step left together, step right to the right side
5 - 6 Stomp left near right foot, kick left foot making 1/4 turn left [3:00]
7 & 8 Step back on left, step right together, step forward on left foot

POINT x2, HEEL FLICK HEEL HOOK, FORWARD TRIPLE STEP x2, (or FORWARD TRIPLE STEP with optional TRIPLE FULL TURN RIGHT)
1 & 2 & Point right foot to the right side, step right together, point left foot to the left side, step left together
3 & 4 & Touch right heel forward, flick right leg back, touch right heel forward, cross right leg over left leg
5 & 6 Step forward on right foot, step left together, step forward on right foot
7 & 8 Step forward on left foot, step right together, step forward on left foot (and 1/8 turn right to start again)

Option on counts 7&8 - Full turn right with a Triple Step : 1/2 turn right stepping back on left, step left together making 1/4 turn right, 1/4 turn right steeping right slightly forward (and 1/8 turn right to start again)

RESTART At 4th wall : Dance only the first 2 sections then restart at the beginning of the dance.
The music seems to stop after about 2'33, after the instrumental… then restarts, try to restart the dance too: after having count 2x8 beats keeping the tempo (when the guitar starts again the melody). It is easiest to count these 16 beats by doing this : 4 Toe Strut R-L-R-L, then 2 Monterey Turns R , then restart at the beginning of the dance, facing the back wall and dance it two more times. Good luck!