Count:
32
Wall:
2
Level:
Beginner
SHUFFLE RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT, ROCK FORWARD AND BACK WITH ¼ RIGHT, WALK BACK LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT HOLD & CLAP TWICE
1&2Shuffle to the right - right left right
3-4Rock forward onto left foot while making ¼ to right, rock back onto right foot
5-8Walk back left, right, left (leaning back with right knee bent forward), hold & clap twice
TOUCH RIGHT HOOK BEHIND, TOUCH RIGHT HOOK IN FRONT SHUFFLE RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT, ¼ TURN RIGHT, STAMP RIGHT
1-2Touch right toes to right, hook right foot behind left knee and slap right heel with left hand
3-4Touch right toe to right, hook right foot in front of left knee and slap right heel with left hand
5-6Shuffle forward right, left, right
7-8Step forward onto left foot while turning ¼ to right, stamp right foot next to left foot
RIGHT & LEFT TOE TOUCHES, RIGHT JAZZ BOX
1-2Touch right toes to right side, step right foot next to left foot
3-4Touch left toes to left side, step left foot next to right foot
5-6Cross right foot over left foot, step slightly back on left foot
7-8Step right foot slightly to right, step left foot next to right foot
MERENGUE RIGHT, MERENGUE LEFT
1-4While pushing hips to left, step right with right foot: step left foot next to right foot, while pushing left hip to right: step right with right foot, while pushing left touch left foot next to right foot
5-8While pushing right hip to right, step left with left foot, step right foot next to left foot, while pushing right hip to right, step left with left foot, touch right foot next to left foot
REPEAT
This dance can be embellished with lots of body movement. Try shimmying your shoulders when doing the jazz box. The intermediate dancer may choose to do a full Monterey turn to the right in place of "pointing right toe" in the 3rd eight counts and in place of the merengue sequence you may choose a three point turn both right and left or chasses both right & left.
1&2Shuffle to the right - right left right
3-4Rock forward onto left foot while making ¼ to right, rock back onto right foot
5-8Walk back left, right, left (leaning back with right knee bent forward), hold & clap twice
TOUCH RIGHT HOOK BEHIND, TOUCH RIGHT HOOK IN FRONT SHUFFLE RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT, ¼ TURN RIGHT, STAMP RIGHT
1-2Touch right toes to right, hook right foot behind left knee and slap right heel with left hand
3-4Touch right toe to right, hook right foot in front of left knee and slap right heel with left hand
5-6Shuffle forward right, left, right
7-8Step forward onto left foot while turning ¼ to right, stamp right foot next to left foot
RIGHT & LEFT TOE TOUCHES, RIGHT JAZZ BOX
1-2Touch right toes to right side, step right foot next to left foot
3-4Touch left toes to left side, step left foot next to right foot
5-6Cross right foot over left foot, step slightly back on left foot
7-8Step right foot slightly to right, step left foot next to right foot
MERENGUE RIGHT, MERENGUE LEFT
1-4While pushing hips to left, step right with right foot: step left foot next to right foot, while pushing left hip to right: step right with right foot, while pushing left touch left foot next to right foot
5-8While pushing right hip to right, step left with left foot, step right foot next to left foot, while pushing right hip to right, step left with left foot, touch right foot next to left foot
REPEAT
This dance can be embellished with lots of body movement. Try shimmying your shoulders when doing the jazz box. The intermediate dancer may choose to do a full Monterey turn to the right in place of "pointing right toe" in the 3rd eight counts and in place of the merengue sequence you may choose a three point turn both right and left or chasses both right & left.
