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CHOO CHOO CHA June 2000 SONG Choo Choo Cha Cha (126 bpm) ARTIST Rinky Dinks DESCRIPTION 64 count, 2 wall intermediate dance CHOREOGRAPHED by Terry Hogan Brisbane Line Dancers, Queensland, Australia. Phone/Fax; 07 3357 9947 Email; thogan@powerup.com.au START with the lyrics. Beats Steps 1,2 Step forward R-L 3&4 Cha cha forward R-L-R 5,6 Step L forward, make 1/2 pivot turn R stepping forward onto R foot 7&8 Cha cha L-R-L making a full turn R and travelling slightly forward 9,10 Long slide-step forward on R foot, slide L foot beside R 11,12 Step down on L foot pushing hips L and R knee forward, step down on R foot pushing hips R and L knee forward 13&14 Step L foot backward, step R beside L, step L forward (coaster) 15,16 Rock-step R foot forward, rock backward onto L 17&18 Step R across in front of L, step L to the L side, step R across in front of L (cross shuffle) 19,20 Make 1/4 turn L on ball of R foot and step L foot forward, point/touch R toe to the side & Make 1/4 turn R on ball of L foot 21-24 Repeat previous counts 17-20 25,26 Step down on R foot (to the side), step L beside R 27&28 Step R across in front of L, step L to the L side, step R across in front of L (cross shuffle) 29,30 Step L forward, make 1/2 pivot turn R stepping forward onto R foot 31,32 Step forward L-R making a full turn R and using both steps to turn 33,34 Step forward L-R 35&36 Cha cha forward L-R-L 37,38 Step R forward, make 1/4 pivot turn L taking weight onto L foot 39&40 Step R across in front of L, step L to the L side, step R across in front of L (cross shuffle) 41,42 Rock-step L foot to the side, push-replace weight onto R foot and make 1/2 turn L 43 Step L foot to the side 44 Make 1/2 turn L on ball of L foot and step R to the side 45,46 Rock-step L foot across behind R, rock forward onto R 47&48 Step on ball of L to the side, step onto ball of R, step onto L foot - this is simply a cha cha with the feet slightly apart and done on the balls of the feet 49,50 Step R forward, make 1/2 pivot turn L stepping forward onto L foot 51,52 Slide-step R foot forward pushing ball of foot into floor & knee forward, Hold 53&54 Cha cha forward L-R-L 55,56 Slide-step R foot forward pushing ball of foot into floor & knee forward, Hold 57,58 Make 1/4 turn L on ball of R foot & step L foot forward, touch R toe beside L foot 59&60 Cha cha forward R-L-R 61,62 Touch L toe beside R foot pushing L knee forward, Hold & Step backward on ball of L foot 63 Step forward on R 64 Twist on ball of R foot to make 1/4 turn L and step L foot forward 64 Begin Dance Again CHOREOGRAPHERS NOTE: This is a first for me - the first time I have choreographed a dance to non country music (the devil made me do it!), and also the first time I have set out to do a dance to a pattern - if you're interested in the story read on! The music is a song that I decided to use for my beginner dance Thursday's Cha Cha some weeks ago, because I thought it was fun and has a great Cha Cha feel - most of the class seemed to like it, and consequently I have had a lot of people asking me about the music which I think may be a little hard to get here - (definitely an import). I also find that when doing it at class I want to add variations to the dance to make it a little more challenging, so I came up with the brilliant idea that I'd do a harder version that could be done at the same time as the beginner dance with the same direction changes etc. - not quite as easy as I had expected, but as I often say on these sheets " a challenge is good for the brain" I hope you enjoy the dance - I know I say this often too, but I tried to keep it 'reasonably easy' so that the song can be enjoyed while the dance hopefully offers a bit of a challenge to the more experienced dancer. This song, first recorded in 1959, is on my compilation NO. 2, and the original CD is called Cha Cha De Amor on the Ultra Lounge label. If for some reason you have no sense of fun you can always use another cha cha song that is phrased to 32 or 64 counts!!! |