Count:
32
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate - Rumba
Start: 16 counts (from the marimba instrument, on the short piano roll.
Helpful hint: count the two 8-count sets of the marimba beats starting with 2; the 1 is silent--you’ll know what I mean as soon as you hear the marimba)
A. FORWARD, HOLD, RECOVER, ½ TURN, SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, CROSS
1-2Step R forward; hold
3-4Recover back onto L; step R forward into ½ turn R (6 o’clock)
5-6Step L to L side; hold and drag R toward L
7-8Step R next to L and slightly back; cross L over R
B. SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, CROSS, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS, SIDE ROCK
1-2Step R to R side; hold and drag L toward R
3-4Step L next to R and slightly back; cross R over L
5-6Rock L to L side; recover onto R (travel slightly diagonally forward during steps 5-8)
7-8Cross L over R; rock R to R side
C. RECOVER, CROSS, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS BEHIND, HOLD, SIDE, CROSS
1-2Recover onto L; cross R over L (travel slightly diagonally forward during steps 1-2)
3-4Rock L to L side; rock R to R side
5-6Cross L behind R; hold
7-8Step R to R side; cross L “slightly” over R
D. SWIVEL ½ R, HOLD, SWIVEL ½ L, FLICK, SWAY, HOLD, RECOVER, TOUCH
1-2Swivel ½ turn R (feet swivel while in place); hold (wt. on R) (12 o’clock)
3-4Swivel ½ turn L (feet swivel while in place, wt. on L); flick R behind L (6 o’clock) [restart after count 4]
5-6Step R to R side and sway R; hold
7-8Recover onto L; touch R next to L (option: drag R next to L--1 count)
Restart in Section D, walls 2, 5, 8, 11: Complete steps 1-4, then restart at Section A
1-Count Ending: Facing the front at the beginning of wall 13, complete Section A; L will be crossed over R. Add 1 count: unwind ½ turn R.
Contact: ekhinoo@sbcglobal.net; 650-325-6913, Menlo Park, CA, USA - www.EvelynAndDenny.com
Helpful hint: count the two 8-count sets of the marimba beats starting with 2; the 1 is silent--you’ll know what I mean as soon as you hear the marimba)
A. FORWARD, HOLD, RECOVER, ½ TURN, SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, CROSS
1-2Step R forward; hold
3-4Recover back onto L; step R forward into ½ turn R (6 o’clock)
5-6Step L to L side; hold and drag R toward L
7-8Step R next to L and slightly back; cross L over R
B. SIDE, HOLD, TOGETHER, CROSS, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS, SIDE ROCK
1-2Step R to R side; hold and drag L toward R
3-4Step L next to R and slightly back; cross R over L
5-6Rock L to L side; recover onto R (travel slightly diagonally forward during steps 5-8)
7-8Cross L over R; rock R to R side
C. RECOVER, CROSS, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS BEHIND, HOLD, SIDE, CROSS
1-2Recover onto L; cross R over L (travel slightly diagonally forward during steps 1-2)
3-4Rock L to L side; rock R to R side
5-6Cross L behind R; hold
7-8Step R to R side; cross L “slightly” over R
D. SWIVEL ½ R, HOLD, SWIVEL ½ L, FLICK, SWAY, HOLD, RECOVER, TOUCH
1-2Swivel ½ turn R (feet swivel while in place); hold (wt. on R) (12 o’clock)
3-4Swivel ½ turn L (feet swivel while in place, wt. on L); flick R behind L (6 o’clock) [restart after count 4]
5-6Step R to R side and sway R; hold
7-8Recover onto L; touch R next to L (option: drag R next to L--1 count)
Restart in Section D, walls 2, 5, 8, 11: Complete steps 1-4, then restart at Section A
1-Count Ending: Facing the front at the beginning of wall 13, complete Section A; L will be crossed over R. Add 1 count: unwind ½ turn R.
Contact: ekhinoo@sbcglobal.net; 650-325-6913, Menlo Park, CA, USA - www.EvelynAndDenny.com
