05/07/2026
Banana Boat
Count: 72 Wall: 2
Level: Advanced Phrased
Choreographer: Paige Glickman (USA) & Kiley Faulkner (USA) - January 2026
Music: Don't Wanna Go Home - Jason Derulo
1st Place in PHRASED (ABC) USLDCC at The Edge 2026
16 count intro.
SEQUENCE: A, B1, A, B2, A, B1, A, B2, A 16 count/restart, A, B 16 count/restart, A, B2
A: 32 counts
[1-8] Side Rock, Recover, Behind Side Cross, Rock Recover Cross (x2)
1-21) Side rock on RF, 2) Recover on LF (12:00)
3&43) Cross RF behind LF, &) Step LF to L side, 4) Cross RF over LF
5&65) Side rock on LF, &) Recover on RF, 6) Cross LF over RF
7&87) Side rock on RF, &) Recover on LF, 😎 Cross RF over LF (12:00)
[9-16] Rock Recover, Step Hitch, Swivel Feet and Knees, Sailor Step.
1-21) Rock fwd w/ LF (flair option w/ body roll), 2) Recover back on RF (12:00)
3&43) Step back on LF, &) Hitch up RF, 4) Bring down RF next to LF and turning ⅛ facing body to 1:30
5&65) Bounce and open knees outward & feet face out, &) Bounce and collapse knees inward & face feet in, 6) Bounce and collapse knees outward & face feet out (1:30)
7&87) Step LF behind RF (1:30), &) Place RF to LF(1:30), 😎 Turn body ⅛ step fwd w/ LF (12:00)
**RESTART #1 OCCURS AFTER WALL 5 AT 2:29, 16 COUNTS INTO PART A.** (LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPSHEET FOR MORE DETAILS).
[17-24] Ball step, Hold and body roll, Step Step Point, ⅞ Turning Sailor Step, Traveling groovy pony (x2)
(&)1-2&) Step fwd on the ball of RF, 1) Stepping on fwd on LF and body roll starting from the upper body, 2) Hold count and continue body roll (12:00)
3&43) Finish body roll and switching weight/stepping onto RF, &) Step LF to RF, 4) Point out RF to the right side (12:00)
5&65) Cross RF behind LF turning 3/8 (4:30), &) Bring LF to RF turning 1/4 (7:30), 6) Step fwd w/ RF turning 1/4 (10:30)
7&87) Step LF fwd hitching RF, &) Step RF down on ball of foot, 😎 Step LF fwd hitching RF (10:30) (While rolling shoulders forward on counts 7 and 😎
[25-32] Ball Step Skuff Hitch, Coaster Step, Syncopated Jazz Box, Step Out Out, Jump Together
&1-2&) Step RF down on the ball of foot, 1) Step down on LF Skuffing RF into a hitch, 2) Place RF back (10:30)
3&43) Step LF back, &) Step RF next to LF, 4) Step LF fwd (10:30)
5&6&5) Cross RF over LF (10:30), &) Step LF back turning ⅛ to face 12:00, 6) Step out to the right side w/ RF, &) Cross LF over RF, (12:00)
7&87) Step out to the right side w/ RF. &) Step out to the left side w/ LF, 😎 Bring both feet together(12:00)
