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Beginner rumba line/partner dance
Position: Facing one another. Remain more or less facing each other during most of the dance
Original solo line dance Bossa Nova by Phil Dennington
These are Man's steps. Lady should dance the original Bossa Nova steps (maybe omitting full turn on counts 53-54)
SIDE TOGETHER SIDE TOUCH, SIDE TOGETHER SIDE KICK
1-2Step right to right, step left beside right
3-4Step right to right, touch left beside right
5-6Step left to left, step right beside left
7-8Step left to left, kick right out to right (diagonally)
SIDE CROSS SIDE KICK, BEHIND SIDE BESIDE, HOLD
9-10Step down on right, cross step left over right
11-12Step right to right, kick left out to left (diagonally)
13-14Cross step left behind right, step right to right
15-16Touch left beside right, hold
MAMBO BOX (PARTNERS SHOULD GO AROUND ONE ANOTHER TO THE RIGHT)
17-18Step left to left, step right beside left
19-20Step (long) forward left, hold
21-22Step (long) right to right, step left beside right
23-24Step (long) back right, step left beside right
TRIPLE STEP IN PLACE, HOLD, THREE STEPS TURNING ½ RIGHT, HOLD
25-28Step right in place, left beside right (or move slightly to your left), step right together, hold
29-30Step (long) left diagonal left forward turning 1/8 right, step right beside left turning 1/8 right
31-32Step backward left, hold
RIGHT BACKWARD LOCK STEP HOLD, LEFT BACKWARD LOCK STEP HOLD
33-34Step back right, lock left over right
35-36Step back right, hold
37-38Step back left, lock right over left
39-40Step back left, hold
BACKWARD MAMBO HOLD, LEFT ROCK FORWARD, TOUCH, HOLD
41-42Rock back right, recover in place left
43-44Step right beside left, hold
45-46Step forward left, step weight back to right
47-48Touch left beside right, hold (you can do coaster forward instead if you like)
¼ TURN SIDE, ¼ TURN BEHIND, BACK, TOGETHER, THREE STEPS BACK, HOLD
49-50Step left to left turning ¼ right, step right behind left turning ¼ right
51-52Step back (long) left diagonal, step right beside left (be quick to get pass your lady)
53-54Step back left, step back right
55-56Step back left, hold
WALK BACK HOLD X3, STOMP HOLD
57-58Walk back right, hold
59-60Walk back left, hold
61-62Walk back right, hold
63-64Stomp left beside right (taking weight), hold
REPEAT
OPTION
Lady can push the man away by pushing with her hands on his chest for counts 33-48 and 57-64 (53-64 if no full turn)
ENDING (OPTIONAL)
The dance ends to the rumba box. The man turns ¼ left on step 21, continues ¼ turn left stepping left together (step 22). Now he should be behind the lady and slightly left of her. On step 23 he steps right to right to be right behind the lady
Original solo line dance Bossa Nova by Phil Dennington
These are Man's steps. Lady should dance the original Bossa Nova steps (maybe omitting full turn on counts 53-54)
SIDE TOGETHER SIDE TOUCH, SIDE TOGETHER SIDE KICK
1-2Step right to right, step left beside right
3-4Step right to right, touch left beside right
5-6Step left to left, step right beside left
7-8Step left to left, kick right out to right (diagonally)
SIDE CROSS SIDE KICK, BEHIND SIDE BESIDE, HOLD
9-10Step down on right, cross step left over right
11-12Step right to right, kick left out to left (diagonally)
13-14Cross step left behind right, step right to right
15-16Touch left beside right, hold
MAMBO BOX (PARTNERS SHOULD GO AROUND ONE ANOTHER TO THE RIGHT)
17-18Step left to left, step right beside left
19-20Step (long) forward left, hold
21-22Step (long) right to right, step left beside right
23-24Step (long) back right, step left beside right
TRIPLE STEP IN PLACE, HOLD, THREE STEPS TURNING ½ RIGHT, HOLD
25-28Step right in place, left beside right (or move slightly to your left), step right together, hold
29-30Step (long) left diagonal left forward turning 1/8 right, step right beside left turning 1/8 right
31-32Step backward left, hold
RIGHT BACKWARD LOCK STEP HOLD, LEFT BACKWARD LOCK STEP HOLD
33-34Step back right, lock left over right
35-36Step back right, hold
37-38Step back left, lock right over left
39-40Step back left, hold
BACKWARD MAMBO HOLD, LEFT ROCK FORWARD, TOUCH, HOLD
41-42Rock back right, recover in place left
43-44Step right beside left, hold
45-46Step forward left, step weight back to right
47-48Touch left beside right, hold (you can do coaster forward instead if you like)
¼ TURN SIDE, ¼ TURN BEHIND, BACK, TOGETHER, THREE STEPS BACK, HOLD
49-50Step left to left turning ¼ right, step right behind left turning ¼ right
51-52Step back (long) left diagonal, step right beside left (be quick to get pass your lady)
53-54Step back left, step back right
55-56Step back left, hold
WALK BACK HOLD X3, STOMP HOLD
57-58Walk back right, hold
59-60Walk back left, hold
61-62Walk back right, hold
63-64Stomp left beside right (taking weight), hold
REPEAT
OPTION
Lady can push the man away by pushing with her hands on his chest for counts 33-48 and 57-64 (53-64 if no full turn)
ENDING (OPTIONAL)
The dance ends to the rumba box. The man turns ¼ left on step 21, continues ¼ turn left stepping left together (step 22). Now he should be behind the lady and slightly left of her. On step 23 he steps right to right to be right behind the lady
