Line dance tutorial
Danced to “Don't Wanna Go Home” by Jason Derulo.
Played at Westwood SF, Stoney’s Rockin Rodeo and Westwood Coast
Run the whole dance to the music, top to bottom — full speed, no stopping. The real test.
Full dance, full speed, to the track. The real test.
Get one 8-count down, add the next, run them together.
Pick the part you keep blowing and run it on repeat.
Every dance sits in one of three buckets. Yours to move.
Bars that play it
Here's where this one shows up.
Also on those floors
The Banana Boat is most commonly danced to “Don't Wanna Go Home” by Jason Derulo. Any upbeat track in a similar tempo works once you know the steps.
72 counts across 2 walls. The same sequence repeats, rotating 180° to face the opposite wall each time until you're back to where you started.
Yes, the Banana Boat is rated advanced. If you're new to line dancing, get comfortable with basic grapevines and triple steps first, then drill it one 8-count at a time.
No. Like every line dance, the Banana Boat is danced solo in rows. Everyone does the same steps facing the same way, so you can join in without a partner.
Slow the tutorial to 70–75% speed and drill one 8-count at a time. Once each section feels automatic, chain two together, then run the whole dance to music. The player on this page lets you loop any 8-count and adjust speed without leaving the page.
A line dance is a choreographed sequence danced solo in rows. Everyone does the same steps facing the same way, no partner needed. The Banana Boat repeats the same 72-count sequence, turning to face a new wall each time through. Once the counts click, you can join in the moment the song comes on.