Position: Begin dance Men facing OLOD, Ladies facing ILOD, holding hands.
The first 16 counts are from Kathy Hunyadi's Line Dance "Now or Never". The count pattern (1,2,3,4&5,6,7,8&1...) is consistent through out the dance. It is helpful when learning to keep repeating the count when dancing
CHA-CHA BASIC, CROSSOVER BREAK, SIDE TOGETHER
1-2-3MAN: Step right to side, rock forward left, recover weight to right
LADY: Step left to side, rock back on right, recover weight to left
4&5MAN: Step left to side, step together right, step left to side (point toes slightly LOD)
LADY: Step right to side, step together left, step right to side (point toes slightly LOD)
6-7-8&MAN: Cross right over left rocking forward, recover weight to left, step right to side, step left next to right
LADY: Cross left over right rocking forward, recover weight to right, step left to side, step right next to left
Hands: on 4&5 drop ladies right, pick back up on 8, drop ladies left on the & beat
STEP PIVOT ½ TURN, SHUFFLE, ROCK, STEP, TRIPLE HIPS (BEND YOUR KNEES & USE YOUR HIPS)
1-2-3MAN: Step right ¼ turn right, step forward left (facing blod), pivot ½ turn right (weight forward on right)
LADY: Step left ¼ turn left, step forward right (facing blod), pivot ½ turn left (weight forward on left)
4&5MAN: Shuffle LOD left, right, left
LADY: Shuffle LOD right, left, right
6-7MAN: Rock forward right (facing 45 degrees left), step back on left
LADY: Rock forward left (facing 45 degrees right), step back on right
8&1MAN: Triple hips right, left, right (on 1, optional hip bump)
LADY: Triple hips left, right, left (on 1, optional him bump)
Hands: drop ladies right for pivot turn, after turn pick up ladies left
STEP, CROSS BEHIND, SHUFFLE, REPEAT
2-3-4&5MAN: Step forward left, step forward right crossing behind left, shuffle forward left, right, left
LADY: Step forward right, step forward left crossing behind right, shuffle forward right, left, right
6-7-8&1MAN: Step forward right, step forward left crossing behind right, shuffle forward right, left, right
LADY: Step forward left, step forward right crossing behind left, shuffle forward left, right, left
FULL TURN, SHUFFLE, ½ PIVOT, ¼ TURN, STEP, TOGETHER
2-3-4&5MAN: Do a full turn right traveling LOD stepping left, right, shuffle forward left, right, left
LADY: Do a full turn left traveling LOD stepping right, left, shuffle forward right, left, right
6-7MAN: Step forward right, pivot ½ turn left (weight forward left),
LADY: Step forward left, pivot ½ turn right (weight forward right)
8&Men ¼ turn left stepping side right, step left next to right (now facing OLOD to begin dance)
LADY: ¼ Turn right stepping side left, step right next to left (now facing ILOD to begin dance)
Hands: drop ladies left for full turn, pick up left after turn for shuffle, drop left for pivot turn, pick up left for ¼ turn & then right for step, together
REPEAT
The first 16 counts are from Kathy Hunyadi's Line Dance "Now or Never". The count pattern (1,2,3,4&5,6,7,8&1...) is consistent through out the dance. It is helpful when learning to keep repeating the count when dancing
CHA-CHA BASIC, CROSSOVER BREAK, SIDE TOGETHER
1-2-3MAN: Step right to side, rock forward left, recover weight to right
LADY: Step left to side, rock back on right, recover weight to left
4&5MAN: Step left to side, step together right, step left to side (point toes slightly LOD)
LADY: Step right to side, step together left, step right to side (point toes slightly LOD)
6-7-8&MAN: Cross right over left rocking forward, recover weight to left, step right to side, step left next to right
LADY: Cross left over right rocking forward, recover weight to right, step left to side, step right next to left
Hands: on 4&5 drop ladies right, pick back up on 8, drop ladies left on the & beat
STEP PIVOT ½ TURN, SHUFFLE, ROCK, STEP, TRIPLE HIPS (BEND YOUR KNEES & USE YOUR HIPS)
1-2-3MAN: Step right ¼ turn right, step forward left (facing blod), pivot ½ turn right (weight forward on right)
LADY: Step left ¼ turn left, step forward right (facing blod), pivot ½ turn left (weight forward on left)
4&5MAN: Shuffle LOD left, right, left
LADY: Shuffle LOD right, left, right
6-7MAN: Rock forward right (facing 45 degrees left), step back on left
LADY: Rock forward left (facing 45 degrees right), step back on right
8&1MAN: Triple hips right, left, right (on 1, optional hip bump)
LADY: Triple hips left, right, left (on 1, optional him bump)
Hands: drop ladies right for pivot turn, after turn pick up ladies left
STEP, CROSS BEHIND, SHUFFLE, REPEAT
2-3-4&5MAN: Step forward left, step forward right crossing behind left, shuffle forward left, right, left
LADY: Step forward right, step forward left crossing behind right, shuffle forward right, left, right
6-7-8&1MAN: Step forward right, step forward left crossing behind right, shuffle forward right, left, right
LADY: Step forward left, step forward right crossing behind left, shuffle forward left, right, left
FULL TURN, SHUFFLE, ½ PIVOT, ¼ TURN, STEP, TOGETHER
2-3-4&5MAN: Do a full turn right traveling LOD stepping left, right, shuffle forward left, right, left
LADY: Do a full turn left traveling LOD stepping right, left, shuffle forward right, left, right
6-7MAN: Step forward right, pivot ½ turn left (weight forward left),
LADY: Step forward left, pivot ½ turn right (weight forward right)
8&Men ¼ turn left stepping side right, step left next to right (now facing OLOD to begin dance)
LADY: ¼ Turn right stepping side left, step right next to left (now facing ILOD to begin dance)
Hands: drop ladies left for full turn, pick up left after turn for shuffle, drop left for pivot turn, pick up left for ¼ turn & then right for step, together
REPEAT
