Count:
-
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
Sequence: ABCD, DBCD, DEAC, Ds until the end. Begin after 40 counts with lyrics Un, Dos, Un, Dos, Tres
PART A
TOE PRESSES WITH KNEE ROLLS: SLOW RIGHT, LEFT, FAST: RIGHT, LEFT, SLOW RIGHT
1-4Traveling slightly forward: press right toes into floor, set right heel down rolling right knee out, press left toes into floor, set left heel down rolling left knee out
5-6Step right rolling right knee, step left rolling left knee
7-8Press right toes into floor, roll right knee out keeping weight left
Arm movement option: count lyric numbers on fingers, or count along out loud
PART B
ZIG-ZAG WITH ARMS: FORWARD RIGHT, TOUCH LEFT, ROLL, BACK LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT, TOE SPLITS
1-2-3&4Step right foot to right forward diagonal, touch left toes next to right, bend slightly forward and wind both fists in front of chest while rolling hips (3&4)
5-6-7&8Step left foot back to left diagonal, touch right heel next to left, split both toes out, center toes of both feet, weight left, while moving palms out to sides, then bring arms in
½ TURN RIGHT, HOLD, ½ TURN RIGHT, HOLD, STEP BACK RIGHT, LEFT, STEP FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT
1-2-3-4Step forward on right turning ½ right, hold, step back on left turning ½ right, hold,
5-6-7-8Step back with right, step left together, step forward with right, step left together
The next 16 counts almost identically repeat the above 16 counts, but altered slightly with lyrics
ZIG-ZAG WITH ARMS: FORWARD RIGHT, TOUCH LEFT, BOUNCES, BACK LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT, BOUNCES
1-2-3&4Step right foot to right forward diagonal, touch left toes next to right, bounce both heels while making "give me" gesture with hands (3&4)
5-6-7&8Step left foot back to left diagonal, touch right toes next to left, bounce both heels while making "muscle man" gesture with arms (7&8)
½ TURN RIGHT, HOLD, ½ TURN RIGHT, HOLD, STEP BACK RIGHT, LEFT, STEP FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT
1-2-3-4Step forward on right turning ½ right, hold, step back on left turning ½ right, hold
5-6-7-8Step back with right, step left together, step forward with right, step left together
PART C
MODIFIED ¼ LEFT TURNING RHUMBA BOX WITH CLAPS & SLAPS: REPEATED 3 TIMES
1-4Step right foot to right side, step left foot next to right, step back on right foot, touch left toes next to right foot
5-8Step left foot to left side, step right foot next to left, step left foot forward ¼ turn left, touch right toes next to left foot
9-32Repeat ¼ left turning rhumba box pattern 3 more times. All 4 box patterns turn a full turn left
Arm movement option: with lyrics, clap both hands (3,4) slap or brush both thighs with matching hand, back then forward (7,8) or try clapping & slapping in different places. For example, clap above shoulders, slap forearms, etc
PART D
RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD, LEFT POINTS: FORWARD, BACK, SIDE, HITCH, TOUCH & BUMPS
1&2-3-4Shuffle forward: right, left, right, touch left toes forward, touch left toes back
5-6-7&8Touch left toes left, hitch left knee, touch left next to right while bumping hips right, bump hips left, bump hips right
LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD, RIGHT POINTS: FORWARD, BACK, SIDE, HITCH, TOUCH & BUMPS
1&2-3-4Shuffle forward: left, right, left, touch right toes forward, touch right toes back
5-6-7&8Touch right toes right, hitch right knee, touch right toes next to left while bumping hips left, bump hips right, bump hips left
SIDE-TOGETHER, ¼ RIGHT SWIVEL - REPEATED 3 MORE TIMES
&1-2Step right foot to right side, step together/across with left, swivel ¼ right taking weight left
&3-8Repeat counts &1-2, three more times.
All 4 sets of the pattern turn a full turn right
SWITCH-POINT-HOLD, LEFT ½ TURN-POINT-HOLD, SMALL STEPS TRAVELING BACK WITH ARM OPTIONS
&1-2Hop/step on ball of right foot, point left toes out left, hold
Arm movement option: cross both arms in front of body to raise out at sides
&3-4Step left turning ½ left, point right toes right, hold
Arm movement option: cross both arms in front of body to lower out high at sides
&5Step slightly back on ball of right, step slightly back on left foot
&6&7&8Repeat small steps moving back: right, left, right, left, right, left
Arm movement option: lower both raised arms crossing body while traveling slightly back
Step option: when you hear "un, dos, tres", during counts 29-32 of this pattern, modify the small steps back to those used in Part A for counts (5,6,7,8) this also cues the change in patterns from D to B, and from D to E
PART E
SLOW PIVOTS WITH WAVES TO THE LEFT, WAVES TO THE RIGHT, WAVE WITH BACKSIDE
1-8Step right foot forward, slow pivot ½ left on balls of both feet, while waving both hands forward to the left over left shoulder to take weight left (2-8)
9-16Step right foot forward, slow pivot ½ left on balls of both feet, while waving both hands back to the right over right shoulder to take weight left (2-8)
17-24Step forward on right foot, bend forward to slowly unwind ½ left (2-8) "wave with your pretty backside"
Arm movement: allow arms to match hip movement or place hands on hip, thighs, etc
"DO IT ALL AGAIN" REPEAT THE ABOVE 24 COUNTS, FASTER USING JUST 8 COUNTS
25-32Step forward right, pivot ½ left with arms, step forward right, pivot ½ left with arms, bend forward to unwind ½ left (5-8)
ENDING
Omit the left ½ turn during final repetition of D pattern to finish dance facing front
PART A
TOE PRESSES WITH KNEE ROLLS: SLOW RIGHT, LEFT, FAST: RIGHT, LEFT, SLOW RIGHT
1-4Traveling slightly forward: press right toes into floor, set right heel down rolling right knee out, press left toes into floor, set left heel down rolling left knee out
5-6Step right rolling right knee, step left rolling left knee
7-8Press right toes into floor, roll right knee out keeping weight left
Arm movement option: count lyric numbers on fingers, or count along out loud
PART B
ZIG-ZAG WITH ARMS: FORWARD RIGHT, TOUCH LEFT, ROLL, BACK LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT, TOE SPLITS
1-2-3&4Step right foot to right forward diagonal, touch left toes next to right, bend slightly forward and wind both fists in front of chest while rolling hips (3&4)
5-6-7&8Step left foot back to left diagonal, touch right heel next to left, split both toes out, center toes of both feet, weight left, while moving palms out to sides, then bring arms in
½ TURN RIGHT, HOLD, ½ TURN RIGHT, HOLD, STEP BACK RIGHT, LEFT, STEP FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT
1-2-3-4Step forward on right turning ½ right, hold, step back on left turning ½ right, hold,
5-6-7-8Step back with right, step left together, step forward with right, step left together
The next 16 counts almost identically repeat the above 16 counts, but altered slightly with lyrics
ZIG-ZAG WITH ARMS: FORWARD RIGHT, TOUCH LEFT, BOUNCES, BACK LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT, BOUNCES
1-2-3&4Step right foot to right forward diagonal, touch left toes next to right, bounce both heels while making "give me" gesture with hands (3&4)
5-6-7&8Step left foot back to left diagonal, touch right toes next to left, bounce both heels while making "muscle man" gesture with arms (7&8)
½ TURN RIGHT, HOLD, ½ TURN RIGHT, HOLD, STEP BACK RIGHT, LEFT, STEP FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT
1-2-3-4Step forward on right turning ½ right, hold, step back on left turning ½ right, hold
5-6-7-8Step back with right, step left together, step forward with right, step left together
PART C
MODIFIED ¼ LEFT TURNING RHUMBA BOX WITH CLAPS & SLAPS: REPEATED 3 TIMES
1-4Step right foot to right side, step left foot next to right, step back on right foot, touch left toes next to right foot
5-8Step left foot to left side, step right foot next to left, step left foot forward ¼ turn left, touch right toes next to left foot
9-32Repeat ¼ left turning rhumba box pattern 3 more times. All 4 box patterns turn a full turn left
Arm movement option: with lyrics, clap both hands (3,4) slap or brush both thighs with matching hand, back then forward (7,8) or try clapping & slapping in different places. For example, clap above shoulders, slap forearms, etc
PART D
RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD, LEFT POINTS: FORWARD, BACK, SIDE, HITCH, TOUCH & BUMPS
1&2-3-4Shuffle forward: right, left, right, touch left toes forward, touch left toes back
5-6-7&8Touch left toes left, hitch left knee, touch left next to right while bumping hips right, bump hips left, bump hips right
LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD, RIGHT POINTS: FORWARD, BACK, SIDE, HITCH, TOUCH & BUMPS
1&2-3-4Shuffle forward: left, right, left, touch right toes forward, touch right toes back
5-6-7&8Touch right toes right, hitch right knee, touch right toes next to left while bumping hips left, bump hips right, bump hips left
SIDE-TOGETHER, ¼ RIGHT SWIVEL - REPEATED 3 MORE TIMES
&1-2Step right foot to right side, step together/across with left, swivel ¼ right taking weight left
&3-8Repeat counts &1-2, three more times.
All 4 sets of the pattern turn a full turn right
SWITCH-POINT-HOLD, LEFT ½ TURN-POINT-HOLD, SMALL STEPS TRAVELING BACK WITH ARM OPTIONS
&1-2Hop/step on ball of right foot, point left toes out left, hold
Arm movement option: cross both arms in front of body to raise out at sides
&3-4Step left turning ½ left, point right toes right, hold
Arm movement option: cross both arms in front of body to lower out high at sides
&5Step slightly back on ball of right, step slightly back on left foot
&6&7&8Repeat small steps moving back: right, left, right, left, right, left
Arm movement option: lower both raised arms crossing body while traveling slightly back
Step option: when you hear "un, dos, tres", during counts 29-32 of this pattern, modify the small steps back to those used in Part A for counts (5,6,7,8) this also cues the change in patterns from D to B, and from D to E
PART E
SLOW PIVOTS WITH WAVES TO THE LEFT, WAVES TO THE RIGHT, WAVE WITH BACKSIDE
1-8Step right foot forward, slow pivot ½ left on balls of both feet, while waving both hands forward to the left over left shoulder to take weight left (2-8)
9-16Step right foot forward, slow pivot ½ left on balls of both feet, while waving both hands back to the right over right shoulder to take weight left (2-8)
17-24Step forward on right foot, bend forward to slowly unwind ½ left (2-8) "wave with your pretty backside"
Arm movement: allow arms to match hip movement or place hands on hip, thighs, etc
"DO IT ALL AGAIN" REPEAT THE ABOVE 24 COUNTS, FASTER USING JUST 8 COUNTS
25-32Step forward right, pivot ½ left with arms, step forward right, pivot ½ left with arms, bend forward to unwind ½ left (5-8)
ENDING
Omit the left ½ turn during final repetition of D pattern to finish dance facing front
