Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
WALK, WALK, TOUCH, RONDÉ, CROSS, TURN, SLOW ROCK
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
3Touch right toe forward (option: bend left knee as in a corté, right knee and ankle straight)
4Rondé right toe to the right. Front to back
5-6Cross right behind left, turn ¼ left and step left to side
7-8Slowly cross rock right in front of left foot
STEP, SIDE, SLIDE FOR 2, CROSS ROCK, SIDE, RONDÉ
9-10Replace left behind, long right step to side
11-12(With left knee turned in toward right leg) slowly slide the inside edge of the left toe toward the front of the right foot
13-14Cross rock left in front of right foot, replace right behind
15-16Long left step to side, rondé right toe to the right. Side to back
CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, RONDÉ, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, RONDÉ
17-18Cross right behind, step left to side
19-20Cross right in front, rondé left toe to the right. Back to front
21-22Cross left in front, step right to side
23-24Cross left behind, rondé right toe to the right. Front to back
CROSS, TURN, STEP, SPIRAL, STEP, HOLD, TOUCH, TURN
25-26Cross right behind, step left to side turning ¼ left
27-28Step right forward, full left turn (spiral) on right foot
29-30Step left forward, hold
31Touch right toe forward
32Swing right toe to the right. (knee straight, toe sweeping floor or no higher than 6" off the floor)
&Pivot ¾ right on left foot
REPEAT
PHRASING NOTE
When performing the dance to "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" (both the English dance version and the Spanish practice version) two adjustments to the phrasing of the music will be needed. On the 5th wall there are 8 extra counts. Do counts 1-24, repeat counts 17-24, then finish with counts 25-32. (Your cue to make this adjustment will come when the singer sings the title of the song "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" for the first time.) The second adjustment comes in the flute solo which lasts 48 counts. Do counts 1-32 leaving out the ¾ pivot, then do counts 17-32 (with the pivot). Both adjustments are made when facing the left wall. For rumba styling use Latin motion in the hips, and use the arms to give expression to the dance and to facilitate turns.
1-2Step right forward, step left forward
3Touch right toe forward (option: bend left knee as in a corté, right knee and ankle straight)
4Rondé right toe to the right. Front to back
5-6Cross right behind left, turn ¼ left and step left to side
7-8Slowly cross rock right in front of left foot
STEP, SIDE, SLIDE FOR 2, CROSS ROCK, SIDE, RONDÉ
9-10Replace left behind, long right step to side
11-12(With left knee turned in toward right leg) slowly slide the inside edge of the left toe toward the front of the right foot
13-14Cross rock left in front of right foot, replace right behind
15-16Long left step to side, rondé right toe to the right. Side to back
CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, RONDÉ, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, RONDÉ
17-18Cross right behind, step left to side
19-20Cross right in front, rondé left toe to the right. Back to front
21-22Cross left in front, step right to side
23-24Cross left behind, rondé right toe to the right. Front to back
CROSS, TURN, STEP, SPIRAL, STEP, HOLD, TOUCH, TURN
25-26Cross right behind, step left to side turning ¼ left
27-28Step right forward, full left turn (spiral) on right foot
29-30Step left forward, hold
31Touch right toe forward
32Swing right toe to the right. (knee straight, toe sweeping floor or no higher than 6" off the floor)
&Pivot ¾ right on left foot
REPEAT
PHRASING NOTE
When performing the dance to "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" (both the English dance version and the Spanish practice version) two adjustments to the phrasing of the music will be needed. On the 5th wall there are 8 extra counts. Do counts 1-24, repeat counts 17-24, then finish with counts 25-32. (Your cue to make this adjustment will come when the singer sings the title of the song "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" for the first time.) The second adjustment comes in the flute solo which lasts 48 counts. Do counts 1-32 leaving out the ¾ pivot, then do counts 17-32 (with the pivot). Both adjustments are made when facing the left wall. For rumba styling use Latin motion in the hips, and use the arms to give expression to the dance and to facilitate turns.
