1Rock-step right foot slightly forward at right diagonal and push hips forward
2Rock weight back onto left foot and sway hips back over left foot
3-4Repeat original counts 1-2. Hips should circle to the right.
5Rock forward onto right foot
&6Step left foot beside right, step right foot slightly forward
This isn't a shuffle. It only moves very slightly forward
7-8Step forward on left foot, on ball of foot make ½ pivot turn right stepping weight forward onto right foot
9Rock-step left foot slightly forward at left diagonal and push hips forward
10Rock weight back onto right foot and sway hips back over right foot
11-12Repeat counts 9-10. Hips should circle to the left.
13Rock forward onto left foot
&14Step right foot beside left, step left foot slightly forward
15-16Step forward on right foot, on ball of foot make ½ pivot turn left stepping weight forward onto left foot
17-18Step right foot to the right side, step left foot across behind right
19&Step right foot to the right side, slide-step left foot beside right
20&Step right foot to the right side, slide-step left foot beside right
21-22Step right foot to the right side, hold. Feet should be apart
23-24Kick left foot diagonally left, step left foot behind right
25-26Step right foot to the left side, step left foot to the left side
27&Step right foot across behind left, step left foot to the left side
28&Step right foot across in front of left, step left foot to the left side
29-30Step right foot across behind left, step left foot to the left side
31Step right foot beside left
&32Step left foot to the left side, touch right heel to the right side
33Step right foot slightly back and to the right side
34Step left foot across in front of right
35-36Step right foot to the right side, touch left heel to the left side
37Step left foot slightly back and to the left side
38Step right foot across in front of left
39-40Step left foot to the left side, touch right heel to the right side
41Step right foot slightly back and to the right side
42Step left foot across in front of right
43&44Shuffle to the right side making ¼ turn left. The end of the shuffle will become a backward move.
45&46Shuffle backward left-right-left making ½ turn left. The end of the shuffle should be a forward move.
47Rock-step forward on right foot
48Rock backward onto left foot making ½ turn right
49-51Step forward right-left-right
52Touch left toe to the left side and look left
53-55Step forward left-right-left
56Touch right toe to the right side and look right
As an option, 51-52 and 55-56 can each be done as three counts-51&52 and 55&56. This means that the touch step becomes a step onto the ball of the foot on the "&", then push to transfer weight forward to the opposite foot, like a traditional samba step.
57-58Rock-step right foot forward, rock backward onto left foot making ½ turn right
59Step right foot forward
60-61Rock-step left foot forward, rock backward onto right foot making ½ turn left
62Step left foot forward
63-64Step right foot forward, on ball of foot make ½ pivot turn left stepping weight forward onto left foot
REPEAT
For anyone wanting to make the dance more challenging, try doing counts 33-40 at double time. You will do the move 4 times instead of twice.
The suggested song has a spoken intro. Thn start after the 8 count guitar intro on the word "Cuba".
2Rock weight back onto left foot and sway hips back over left foot
3-4Repeat original counts 1-2. Hips should circle to the right.
5Rock forward onto right foot
&6Step left foot beside right, step right foot slightly forward
This isn't a shuffle. It only moves very slightly forward
7-8Step forward on left foot, on ball of foot make ½ pivot turn right stepping weight forward onto right foot
9Rock-step left foot slightly forward at left diagonal and push hips forward
10Rock weight back onto right foot and sway hips back over right foot
11-12Repeat counts 9-10. Hips should circle to the left.
13Rock forward onto left foot
&14Step right foot beside left, step left foot slightly forward
15-16Step forward on right foot, on ball of foot make ½ pivot turn left stepping weight forward onto left foot
17-18Step right foot to the right side, step left foot across behind right
19&Step right foot to the right side, slide-step left foot beside right
20&Step right foot to the right side, slide-step left foot beside right
21-22Step right foot to the right side, hold. Feet should be apart
23-24Kick left foot diagonally left, step left foot behind right
25-26Step right foot to the left side, step left foot to the left side
27&Step right foot across behind left, step left foot to the left side
28&Step right foot across in front of left, step left foot to the left side
29-30Step right foot across behind left, step left foot to the left side
31Step right foot beside left
&32Step left foot to the left side, touch right heel to the right side
33Step right foot slightly back and to the right side
34Step left foot across in front of right
35-36Step right foot to the right side, touch left heel to the left side
37Step left foot slightly back and to the left side
38Step right foot across in front of left
39-40Step left foot to the left side, touch right heel to the right side
41Step right foot slightly back and to the right side
42Step left foot across in front of right
43&44Shuffle to the right side making ¼ turn left. The end of the shuffle will become a backward move.
45&46Shuffle backward left-right-left making ½ turn left. The end of the shuffle should be a forward move.
47Rock-step forward on right foot
48Rock backward onto left foot making ½ turn right
49-51Step forward right-left-right
52Touch left toe to the left side and look left
53-55Step forward left-right-left
56Touch right toe to the right side and look right
As an option, 51-52 and 55-56 can each be done as three counts-51&52 and 55&56. This means that the touch step becomes a step onto the ball of the foot on the "&", then push to transfer weight forward to the opposite foot, like a traditional samba step.
57-58Rock-step right foot forward, rock backward onto left foot making ½ turn right
59Step right foot forward
60-61Rock-step left foot forward, rock backward onto right foot making ½ turn left
62Step left foot forward
63-64Step right foot forward, on ball of foot make ½ pivot turn left stepping weight forward onto left foot
REPEAT
For anyone wanting to make the dance more challenging, try doing counts 33-40 at double time. You will do the move 4 times instead of twice.
The suggested song has a spoken intro. Thn start after the 8 count guitar intro on the word "Cuba".
