Count:
68
Wall:
4
Level:
High Beginner - Rumba
20-count intro - Phrased to restart after chorus’s 44 counts
BASIC RIGHT, CROSS BRUSH, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, ¼ LEFT, HOLD
1-4Step side on right, close left together, step side on right, left cross brush
5-8Cross rock left over right, recover on right, turn ¼ left and step left, hold
FORWARD RUMBA BOX
9-12Step side on right, close left together, step forward on right, hold
13-16Step side on left, close right together, step back on left, hold
DIAGONAL BACK LOCKING STEP, HOLD (TWICE)
17-20Step slightly diagonal back on right, cross (lock) left in front, step back on right, hold
21-24Step slightly diagonal back on left, cross (lock) right in front, step back on left, hold
REVERSE ROCKING CHAIR (TWICE)
25-28Rock back on right, recover forward on left, rock forward on right, recover back on left
29-32Rock back on right, recover forward on left, rock forward on right, recover back on left
Styling option: open up on the back rocks
BACK RUMBA BOX
33-36Step side on right, close left together, step back on right, hold
37-40Step side on left, close right together, step forward on left, hold
SIDE TOUCH, SIDE TOUCH
41-44Step side on right, touch left together, step side on left, touch right together
-->Restart here each time she finishes the chorus which begins with “So I’ll accept the rose tonight…”
The Restart occurs 3 times during the song, at 6:00, 12:00, 6:00. Dance ends here after the fourth time the chorus is sung.
You will be facing 3:00; do the second Side Touch to face 12:00.<---
SIDE TOUCH, SIDE HOOK
45-48Step side on right, touch left together, step side on left, hook right foot over left shin (angle diagonal right)
DIAGONAL RIGHT FORWARD LOCKING STEP, BRUSH, DIAGONAL LEFT FORWARD LOCKING STEP, BRUSH
49-52With body angling right, step forward on right, lock left behind, step forward on right, brush left
53-56Angle body diagonally left step forward on left, lock right behind, step forward on left, brush right
BACK 8 - CROSS, BACK, BACK, LOCK, BACK, BACK, LOCK, BACK
57-60Cross right over left, step back on left, step slightly back on right, cross left over right
61-64Step slightly back and to the right on right, step back and slightly left on left, cross right over left, step slightly back and to the left on left
SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE, TOUCH
65-68Step side on right (slightly back), touch left together, step side on left, touch right together
Choreographer: Karen Tripp, Cranbrook, BC, Canada
Email: karen@trippcentral.ca - Web: www.trippcentral.ca/dance/cuesheets
BASIC RIGHT, CROSS BRUSH, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, ¼ LEFT, HOLD
1-4Step side on right, close left together, step side on right, left cross brush
5-8Cross rock left over right, recover on right, turn ¼ left and step left, hold
FORWARD RUMBA BOX
9-12Step side on right, close left together, step forward on right, hold
13-16Step side on left, close right together, step back on left, hold
DIAGONAL BACK LOCKING STEP, HOLD (TWICE)
17-20Step slightly diagonal back on right, cross (lock) left in front, step back on right, hold
21-24Step slightly diagonal back on left, cross (lock) right in front, step back on left, hold
REVERSE ROCKING CHAIR (TWICE)
25-28Rock back on right, recover forward on left, rock forward on right, recover back on left
29-32Rock back on right, recover forward on left, rock forward on right, recover back on left
Styling option: open up on the back rocks
BACK RUMBA BOX
33-36Step side on right, close left together, step back on right, hold
37-40Step side on left, close right together, step forward on left, hold
SIDE TOUCH, SIDE TOUCH
41-44Step side on right, touch left together, step side on left, touch right together
-->Restart here each time she finishes the chorus which begins with “So I’ll accept the rose tonight…”
The Restart occurs 3 times during the song, at 6:00, 12:00, 6:00. Dance ends here after the fourth time the chorus is sung.
You will be facing 3:00; do the second Side Touch to face 12:00.<---
SIDE TOUCH, SIDE HOOK
45-48Step side on right, touch left together, step side on left, hook right foot over left shin (angle diagonal right)
DIAGONAL RIGHT FORWARD LOCKING STEP, BRUSH, DIAGONAL LEFT FORWARD LOCKING STEP, BRUSH
49-52With body angling right, step forward on right, lock left behind, step forward on right, brush left
53-56Angle body diagonally left step forward on left, lock right behind, step forward on left, brush right
BACK 8 - CROSS, BACK, BACK, LOCK, BACK, BACK, LOCK, BACK
57-60Cross right over left, step back on left, step slightly back on right, cross left over right
61-64Step slightly back and to the right on right, step back and slightly left on left, cross right over left, step slightly back and to the left on left
SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE, TOUCH
65-68Step side on right (slightly back), touch left together, step side on left, touch right together
Choreographer: Karen Tripp, Cranbrook, BC, Canada
Email: karen@trippcentral.ca - Web: www.trippcentral.ca/dance/cuesheets
