Compte:
64
Mur:
2
Niveau:
Easy Intermediate - Rumba style
Musique:
Sound of Silence - The Columbia Ballroom Orchestra : (Album: Let's Dance, Vol. 2: Invitation to Dance Party - I Kiss Your Little Hand, Madame; Track 19)
Dedication: In loving memory of Rand, whose son dedicated this meaningful song to him at Rand’s Celebration of Life Service.
Wait: 16 counts, start with left
[1-8] (L) ½ BOX FORWARD, HOLD; SIDE, TOGETHER, BACK ¼ LEFT, HOLD
1-4Step side left, close right to left, step forward left, hold
5-8Step side right, close left to right, turn ¼ left and step back on right, hold
[9-16] REPEAT STEPS 1-8 (6:00)
** For the ending, music will end here facing 12:00.
Optional ending: Dance counts 1-8 only and replace the ¼ turn with a ½ turn to face 12:00.
[17-24] SIDE, CLOSE, SIDE, HOLD; CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE, HOLD
17-20Step side left, close right to left, step side left, hold
21-24Cross right over left, recover onto left, step side on right, hold
[25-32] 4-COUNT FRONT WEAVE; CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, ¼ LEFT, HOLD
25-28Cross left over right, step side right, step left behind right, step side right
29-32Cross left over right, recover onto right, turn ¼ left and step left, hold
[33-40] (R) FORWARD, LOCK, FORWARD, HOLD; MAMBO FORWARD, START SWEEP WITH RIGHT
33-36Step forward right, lock left behind, step forward right, hold
37-40Rock forward on left, recover on right, step left slightly back, start sweeping action with right foot from front to back
[41-48] SWEEP BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS AND DIP; RECOVER, ¼ RIGHT ON RIGHT, FORWARD LEFT
41-42Sweep right behind left and step on right, step side on left
43-44Cross right over left, bending both knees into a slight dip (weight on right), hold
45Rise out of the dip (recover) and take weight on left
46-48Turn ¼ right and step forward right, step forward left, hold (6:00)
[49-56] (R) FORWARD, LOCK, FORWARD, HOLD; SCISSORS ¼ RIGHT, HOLD (9:00)
49-52Step forward right, lock left behind, step forward right, hold
53-56Step forward left, turn ¼ right and step right, cross left over right, hold (9:00)
[57-64] 4-COUNT VINE, BACK, ¼ TURN LEFT ON LEFT, FORWARD RIGHT, HOLD (6:00)
57-60Step side right, cross left behind right, step side right, cross left over right
61-64Step back on right, turn ¼ left and step forward left, step forward right, hold (6:00)
Choreographer: Karen Tripp, Cranbrook, BC, Canada
Email: karen@trippcentral.ca - Web: www.trippcentral.ca/dance
Wait: 16 counts, start with left
[1-8] (L) ½ BOX FORWARD, HOLD; SIDE, TOGETHER, BACK ¼ LEFT, HOLD
1-4Step side left, close right to left, step forward left, hold
5-8Step side right, close left to right, turn ¼ left and step back on right, hold
[9-16] REPEAT STEPS 1-8 (6:00)
** For the ending, music will end here facing 12:00.
Optional ending: Dance counts 1-8 only and replace the ¼ turn with a ½ turn to face 12:00.
[17-24] SIDE, CLOSE, SIDE, HOLD; CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE, HOLD
17-20Step side left, close right to left, step side left, hold
21-24Cross right over left, recover onto left, step side on right, hold
[25-32] 4-COUNT FRONT WEAVE; CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, ¼ LEFT, HOLD
25-28Cross left over right, step side right, step left behind right, step side right
29-32Cross left over right, recover onto right, turn ¼ left and step left, hold
[33-40] (R) FORWARD, LOCK, FORWARD, HOLD; MAMBO FORWARD, START SWEEP WITH RIGHT
33-36Step forward right, lock left behind, step forward right, hold
37-40Rock forward on left, recover on right, step left slightly back, start sweeping action with right foot from front to back
[41-48] SWEEP BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS AND DIP; RECOVER, ¼ RIGHT ON RIGHT, FORWARD LEFT
41-42Sweep right behind left and step on right, step side on left
43-44Cross right over left, bending both knees into a slight dip (weight on right), hold
45Rise out of the dip (recover) and take weight on left
46-48Turn ¼ right and step forward right, step forward left, hold (6:00)
[49-56] (R) FORWARD, LOCK, FORWARD, HOLD; SCISSORS ¼ RIGHT, HOLD (9:00)
49-52Step forward right, lock left behind, step forward right, hold
53-56Step forward left, turn ¼ right and step right, cross left over right, hold (9:00)
[57-64] 4-COUNT VINE, BACK, ¼ TURN LEFT ON LEFT, FORWARD RIGHT, HOLD (6:00)
57-60Step side right, cross left behind right, step side right, cross left over right
61-64Step back on right, turn ¼ left and step forward left, step forward right, hold (6:00)
Choreographer: Karen Tripp, Cranbrook, BC, Canada
Email: karen@trippcentral.ca - Web: www.trippcentral.ca/dance
