Count:
64
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate/Advanced
STEP, ½ TURN LEFT, LOCK STEP BACK, CLOSE, STEP, LOCK STEP FORWARD
1-2Step left forward, step right back turning ½ left.
3&4Step left back, cross right in front of left, step left back.
5-6Close right to left, step left forward.
7&8Step right forward, cross left behind right, step right forward.
STEP, ½ TURN LEFT, LOCK STEP BACK, CLOSE, STEP, LOCK STEP FORWARD
9-16Repeat steps 1-8
CUCARACHA LEFT, RIGHT, FORWARD, BACK
17&18Rock left to left side, replace weight to right, close left to right.
19&20Rock right to right side, replace weight to left, close right to left.
21&22Rock left forward, replace weight to right, close left to right.
23&24Rock right back, replace weight to left, close right to left.
KICK CLOSE TOUCH, KICK CLOSE TOUCH BACK, HIP BUMPS ½ LEFT
25&26Kick left forward, close left to right, touch right to right side.
27&28Kick right forward, close right to left, touch left back.
29-32With flexed knees: bump hips to right 4 times making ½ turn left. (ending with weight on right)
CARIOCA RUN, CARIOCA TURN
33-34Close left to right to face left diagonal, step right forward,
35-36Step left forward, kick right forward to face right diagonal.
37-38-39Make a full turn over left shoulder traveling to right side, stepping right, left, right. (turn the wrong way!)
40Kick left forward to face left diagonal.
CARIOCA RUN, 1 ¼ TURN RIGHT, CROSS
41-44Repeat section 5. Steps 33-36
45-46-47Make 1 ¼ turn right to right side ending facing right wall, stepping right, left, right. (turn the right way!)
48Cross left in front of right stretching both arms out to sides.
TRAVELING HIP BUMPS, RONDE WALKS BACK, SLIP
49&50Step right forward bumping hips right, left, right, (with arms out).
51&52Step left forward bumping hips left, right, left (weight ending back on right). (lower arms).
53Sweep left round in a semi-circle ending behind right,
54Sweep right round in a semi-circle ending behind left,
55Sweep left round in a semi-circle ending behind right,
56Sweep right round in a semi-circle ending behind left without weight
&With weight on left quickly slip left back towards right.
TAPS TWICE ½ TURN LEFT, LAZY BOTAFOGO, BOTAFOGO, SAILOR SHUFFLE
57-58Tap right toe to right side 2 times making ½ turn left,
59-60Cross right over left, touch left to left side.
61&Cross left over right, step ball of right to right side,
62Step left in place,
63&Cross right behind left, step ball of left to left side,
64Step right in place.
REPEAT
1-2Step left forward, step right back turning ½ left.
3&4Step left back, cross right in front of left, step left back.
5-6Close right to left, step left forward.
7&8Step right forward, cross left behind right, step right forward.
STEP, ½ TURN LEFT, LOCK STEP BACK, CLOSE, STEP, LOCK STEP FORWARD
9-16Repeat steps 1-8
CUCARACHA LEFT, RIGHT, FORWARD, BACK
17&18Rock left to left side, replace weight to right, close left to right.
19&20Rock right to right side, replace weight to left, close right to left.
21&22Rock left forward, replace weight to right, close left to right.
23&24Rock right back, replace weight to left, close right to left.
KICK CLOSE TOUCH, KICK CLOSE TOUCH BACK, HIP BUMPS ½ LEFT
25&26Kick left forward, close left to right, touch right to right side.
27&28Kick right forward, close right to left, touch left back.
29-32With flexed knees: bump hips to right 4 times making ½ turn left. (ending with weight on right)
CARIOCA RUN, CARIOCA TURN
33-34Close left to right to face left diagonal, step right forward,
35-36Step left forward, kick right forward to face right diagonal.
37-38-39Make a full turn over left shoulder traveling to right side, stepping right, left, right. (turn the wrong way!)
40Kick left forward to face left diagonal.
CARIOCA RUN, 1 ¼ TURN RIGHT, CROSS
41-44Repeat section 5. Steps 33-36
45-46-47Make 1 ¼ turn right to right side ending facing right wall, stepping right, left, right. (turn the right way!)
48Cross left in front of right stretching both arms out to sides.
TRAVELING HIP BUMPS, RONDE WALKS BACK, SLIP
49&50Step right forward bumping hips right, left, right, (with arms out).
51&52Step left forward bumping hips left, right, left (weight ending back on right). (lower arms).
53Sweep left round in a semi-circle ending behind right,
54Sweep right round in a semi-circle ending behind left,
55Sweep left round in a semi-circle ending behind right,
56Sweep right round in a semi-circle ending behind left without weight
&With weight on left quickly slip left back towards right.
TAPS TWICE ½ TURN LEFT, LAZY BOTAFOGO, BOTAFOGO, SAILOR SHUFFLE
57-58Tap right toe to right side 2 times making ½ turn left,
59-60Cross right over left, touch left to left side.
61&Cross left over right, step ball of right to right side,
62Step left in place,
63&Cross right behind left, step ball of left to left side,
64Step right in place.
REPEAT
