Caribbean Pearl is a 64 count, 2 wall, intermediate level line dance choreographed by Maggie Gallagher to the dramatic music ‘The Black Pearl’ (the Dave Darell Radio Edit version by Scotty), soundtrack of the film ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’.


Here’s a tutorial video

Tutorial Video 2 – dance with counts, back wall and ending

Here’s an instructional video with music

Step Sheet

Intro after 42 counts (7×6 Waltz counts) (approx 15 secs)

INTRO (S1 – S4 of the intro is waltz timing)
S1: STEP R, POINT L, HOLD, CROSS L, SWEEP R
1-3 Step forward on right, Point left to left side, Hold [12:00]
4-6 Cross left over right, Ronde sweep right from back to front

S2: CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SWAY
1-3 Cross right over left, Step left to left side, Step right behind left
4-6 Step left to left side swaying hips to left

S3: SWAY HIPS RIGHT, SWAY HIPS LEFT
1-3 Sway hips to right
4-6 Sway hips to left

S4: ¼ TURN R, FULL TURN R, STEP FORWARD L, HOLD
1-3 ¼ right stepping forward on right, ½ right stepping back on left, ½ right stepping forward on right [3:00]
(Alternative ¼ right stepping forward on right, Walk forward left, Walk forward right)
4-6 Step forward on left, HOLD for 2 counts

REPEAT S1–S4 ABOVE, 3 MORE TIMES TO BRING YOU BACK TO THE 12 O’CLOCK WALL, THEN DO THE FOLLOWING SECTION 5, ONCE ONLY

S5: STEP R, ½ PIVOT L, X 2, STOMP RIGHT, HOLD, STOMP LEFT, HOLD
1-4 Step forward on right, ½ pivot left, Step forward on right, ½ pivot left [12:00]
5-8 Stomp right forward, HOLD, Stomp left next to right, HOLD

DANCE (Starts at approx 51 secs into music)
S1: & JUMP, BEHIND, ¼ L, STEP R FORWARD, & JUMP, STEP BACK L, R ROCK BACK, RECOVER
&1     Small jump forward stepping out on right, Small jump forward stepping out on left [12:00]
2-3-4 Cross right behind left, ¼ left stepping forward on left, Step forward on right [9:00]
&5     Small jump forward stepping out on left, Small jump forward stepping out on right
6-7-8 Step back on left, Rock back on right, Recover on left

S2: STEP, HOLD, & STEP TOUCH, BACK L, BACK R, L ½ SHUFFLE
1-2   Step forward on right, HOLD
&3-4 Step left next to right, Step forward on right, Touch left next to right
5-6   Step back on left, Step back on right
7&8  ¼ left stepping left to left side, Step right next to left, ¼ left stepping forward on left [3:00]

S3: STEP, HOLD, & STEP TOUCH, FULL TURN L, ¼ L CHASSE
1-2   Step forward on right, HOLD
&3-4 Step left next to right, Step forward on right, Touch left next to right
5-6   ½ left stepping forward on left, ½ left stepping back on right [3:00] (Alternative Walk back left, Walk back right)
7&8  ¼ left stepping left to left side, Step right next to left, Step left to left side [12:00]

S4: R ROCK BACK, RECOVER, R KICK BALL CROSS, POINT R, HOLD, & POINT L, HOLD
1-2   Rock back on to right, Recover on left
3&4  Kick right to right diagonal, Step right next to left, Cross left over right
5-6   Point right to right side, HOLD
&7-8 Step right next to left, Point left to left side, HOLD

S5: & SIDE, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, ¼ L CHASSE, STEP R, ½ PIVOT L, STEP R
&1    Step left next to right, Step right to right side
2-3   Cross rock left over right, Recover on right
4&5  Step left to left side, Step right next to left, ¼ left stepping forward on left [9:00]
6-7-8 Step forward on right, ½ pivot left, Step forward on right [3:00]

S6: FULL TURN R, POINT L, HOLD, & ROCK R, RECOVER, CROSS
1-2   ½ right stepping back on left, ½ turn right stepping forward on right [3:00]
(Alternative Walk forward left, Walk forward right) )
3-4   Point left to left side, HOLD
&5-6 Step left next to right, Rock right to right side, Recover on left
7      Cross right over left

S7: ROCK L & CROSS, ROCK R, RECOVER, ¼ R COASTER WITH STOMP, HOLD, & WALK R, WALK L
8&1    Rock left to left side, Recover on right, Cross left over right
2-3     Rock right to right side, Recover on left
4&5-6 ¼ right stepping back on right, Step left next to right, Stomp forward on right, HOLD [6:00]
&7-8   Step left next to right, Step forward on right, Step forward on left

S8: STEP R ½ PIVOT L x2, R JAZZ BOX CROSS
1-2   Step forward on right, ½ pivot left [12:00]
3-4   Step forward on right, ½ pivot left [6:00]
5-6   Cross right over left, Step back on left
7-8   Step right to right side, Cross left over right

ENDING: Unwind ½ right [12:00]