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Cuban Hips

CHOREOGRAPHY Terry Hogan. Brisbane. Australia. (07 33579947)

MUSIC Cuban Pete by Tito Puente

DIFFICULTY RATING Intermediate

DESCRIPTION 32 count, 2 wall line dance. 16 count intro. Chor. Dec 2007

Beats Steps

1-9: FWD R, TOG L, CHA-CHA FWD R-L-R, FWD L, HOLD, 3/4 PIVOT R, CHA-CHA SIDE L-R-L

1,2 Step forward R, step/slide L beside R

3&4 Cha cha forward R, L, R

5,6 Step forward L, Hold

7 Make 3/4 pivot turn R onto R

8,&,1 Cha cha to the L side L, R, L

10-17: CROSS ROCK R, REPLACE L, SIDE R,CROSS L, TWIST 1/4R, BACK R WITH HIP, FWD L, FWD R, 1/2 PIVOT L, FWD R

2,3 Cross-rock R over L, replace weight onto L

&,4,5 Step side R, step L across R, twist to make 1/4 turn R - weight L

6,7 Step R slightly backward pushing hips back, rock forward onto L

8,&,1 Step forward R, make 1/2 pivot turn L onto L, step forward R

18-25:ROCK FWD L, REPLACE R, 1/2L CHA-CHA FWD L-R-L, FWD R, 1/2 PIVOT L, 1/4L CHA-CHA

SIDE R-L-R

2,3 Rock-step forward L, replace weight back onto R

4,&,5 Make 1/2 turn L and cha cha forward L, R, L

6,7 Step forward R, make 1/2 pivot turn L onto L

8,&,1 Make further 1/4 turn L and cha cha to the R side R, L, R

26-32:BEHIND ROCK L, REPLACE R, SIDE L, CROSS R, ROCK SIDE L SWAY, SIDE R SWAY, SIDE L

1/4R, BACK R, TOGETHER L

2,3 Cross-rock L behind R, replace weight forward onto R

&,4 Step side L, step R across L

5,6 Rock-step side L pushing hips L, rock-side R pushing hips R

7 Rock side L onto L making 1/4 turn R

8,& Step R slightly backward, step L beside R

This is another of those songs that I 'found' on a CD I bought for a particular song

and every time I heard it I wanted to dance, so here is the result. The CD is the

soundtrack to The Mambo Kings and is another old song - written in 1936 (even before

my time !!)

It is a short song with only 32 counts and no tags, but I think because the cha cha

breaks don't always fall on the same beats and there is a little tricky footwork

involved, it might be a 'little' challenging. Try to give it a real Latin feel with

lots of hip and sharp movements.

I was asked to choreograph a 'real cha cha' for my next workshop, so this is it - I hope I got it right

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