Count:
64
Wall:
-
Level:
Partner
BOX STEP, SIDE ROCK CROSSES, CHA-CHA
1-2-3Right side, left together, right back
4&5Left side, return right, cross left over right (lady crosses right behind left)
6&7Right side, return left, cross right over left (lady crosses left behind right)
8&1Left, right, left facing LOD
Above steps in closed position only at the start of the dance. Rest of the sequences are done in challenge position with no hands held; pick up double hand hold on rock step
ROCK STEP, CUBAN HIPS
2-3Man rock back on right return left (lady rocks back on left return right (double hand held position))
4&5Man step toward LOD on right bumping hips right, left, right
6-7Rock toward LOD left return right
8&1Man step RLOD on left, bumping hips left, right, left
ROCK STEP, CHA-CHA, OPEN, CHA-CHA
2-3Rock RLOD on right, return left,
4&5Right, left, right toward LOD
6-7Rock left across right, ¼ turn to the right to open OLOD (man's left hand holding lady's right.)
8&1Left, right, left to face partner in double hand held position
OPEN, LADY TURN, CHA-CHA
2-3Rock right across left, ¼ turn to the left to open ILOD (man's right hand holding lady's left)
4&5Right, left, right facing LOD (lady turn ½ turn to the left left, right, left, to face LOD into cape position)
6&7Left, right, left facing LOD
8&1Right, left, right facing LOD
SIDE ROCK, CHA-CHA, TURN, CHA-CHA
2-3Side rock ILOD left, right picking up lady's left hand in man's right (lady's side rock OLOD right, left)
4&5Left, right, left, facing LOD
6-7Releasing hands, one full turn to the left (lady turn one full turn to the right) moving toward LOD stepping right, left
Pick up mans right, lady's left hand
8&1Right, left, right forward LOD
ROCK STEP, ½ TURN, CHA-CHA, ROCK STEP, CHA-CHA
2-3Rock forward on left return right
4&5Left, right, left in place (lady on her right, left, right doing 1 full turn to the left into cape)
6-7Rock back on right return left
8&1Right, left, right, facing LOD
PINWHEEL TURN, CHA-CHA
2-3Walk, walk, left, right (lady ½ turn to the right stepping right, left into pinwheel)
4&5Left, right, left to the right pinwheel
6-7Walk, walk right, left continue pinwheel
8&1Right, left, right to finish pinwheel
LADY AROUND MAN INTO CLOSED POSITION
2-3Walk, walk left, right (lady starts to come behind man releasing mans right hand)
4&5Left, right, left, facing LOD (lady come to mans left side)
6&7Right, left, right, facing LOD (lady ½ turn to the left into closed position)
8Step forward on left foot (lady steps back on right)
REPEAT
1-2-3Right side, left together, right back
4&5Left side, return right, cross left over right (lady crosses right behind left)
6&7Right side, return left, cross right over left (lady crosses left behind right)
8&1Left, right, left facing LOD
Above steps in closed position only at the start of the dance. Rest of the sequences are done in challenge position with no hands held; pick up double hand hold on rock step
ROCK STEP, CUBAN HIPS
2-3Man rock back on right return left (lady rocks back on left return right (double hand held position))
4&5Man step toward LOD on right bumping hips right, left, right
6-7Rock toward LOD left return right
8&1Man step RLOD on left, bumping hips left, right, left
ROCK STEP, CHA-CHA, OPEN, CHA-CHA
2-3Rock RLOD on right, return left,
4&5Right, left, right toward LOD
6-7Rock left across right, ¼ turn to the right to open OLOD (man's left hand holding lady's right.)
8&1Left, right, left to face partner in double hand held position
OPEN, LADY TURN, CHA-CHA
2-3Rock right across left, ¼ turn to the left to open ILOD (man's right hand holding lady's left)
4&5Right, left, right facing LOD (lady turn ½ turn to the left left, right, left, to face LOD into cape position)
6&7Left, right, left facing LOD
8&1Right, left, right facing LOD
SIDE ROCK, CHA-CHA, TURN, CHA-CHA
2-3Side rock ILOD left, right picking up lady's left hand in man's right (lady's side rock OLOD right, left)
4&5Left, right, left, facing LOD
6-7Releasing hands, one full turn to the left (lady turn one full turn to the right) moving toward LOD stepping right, left
Pick up mans right, lady's left hand
8&1Right, left, right forward LOD
ROCK STEP, ½ TURN, CHA-CHA, ROCK STEP, CHA-CHA
2-3Rock forward on left return right
4&5Left, right, left in place (lady on her right, left, right doing 1 full turn to the left into cape)
6-7Rock back on right return left
8&1Right, left, right, facing LOD
PINWHEEL TURN, CHA-CHA
2-3Walk, walk, left, right (lady ½ turn to the right stepping right, left into pinwheel)
4&5Left, right, left to the right pinwheel
6-7Walk, walk right, left continue pinwheel
8&1Right, left, right to finish pinwheel
LADY AROUND MAN INTO CLOSED POSITION
2-3Walk, walk left, right (lady starts to come behind man releasing mans right hand)
4&5Left, right, left, facing LOD (lady come to mans left side)
6&7Right, left, right, facing LOD (lady ½ turn to the left into closed position)
8Step forward on left foot (lady steps back on right)
REPEAT
