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Rumba La Bamba?

CHOREOGRAPHER:   Chris West, November 2007

SONG:            La Bamba  BPM: 152

ARTIST:          Ritchie Valens

DESCRIPTION:     56 beat, 4 wall easy intermediate line dance, 1 restart

START POSSITION: 1. Feet together - with weight on L foot.

                 2. Starts 16 counts in (after first lot of vocals)

Beats           Steps

Side/rock across & hold, Side/rock across & hold

1,2,3,4  Step R to R side, rock back onto L, step R across in front of L & hold.

5,6,7,8  Step L to L side, rock back onto R, step L across in front of R & hold.

Grapevine Right & touch, Grapevine Left, ¼ turn step together.

1,2,3,4  Step R to R side, step L behind R, step R to R side, touch L beside R,

5,6,7,8  Step L to L side, step R behind L, ¼ turn L, step L forward, step R beside L.

Hip bumps R, Hip bumps L, Hip bumps R,L,R,L

1,2,3,4  Push hips R, R, Push hips L,L

5,6,7,8  Push hips R,L,R,L.

Right rocking chair, pivot ½ L, pivot ½ L

1,2,3,4  Rock R forward, rock back on L, step R back, rock forward on L

5,6,7,8  Step R forward, pivot ½ L, step R forward, pivot ½ L

Right forward lock & scuff, pivot ½ right, pivot ½ right

1,2,3,4  Step R forward, lock L behind R, step R forward, scuff L forward

5,6,7,8  Step L forward, pivot ½ R, step L forward, pivot ½ R

Left forward lock & hold, step paddle turn, across & hold

1,2,3,4  Step L forward, lock R behind L, step L forward & hold

5,6,7,8  Paddle ¼ L step R across L & hold.

Grapevine left ¼ turn & step together, side touches

1,2,3,4  Step L to L side, step R behind L, turn ¼ L, step L forward, step R beside L

5,6,7,8  Step R to R side, touch L beside R, step L to L side, touch R beside L.

Restart: On wall 5, dance up to count 16 then restart the dance.

REPEAT DANCE IN NEW DIRECTION

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