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CHA CHA MARIA

SONG Maria

ARTIST George Strait

ALBUM One Step At A Time

DESCRIPTION 64 count, 4 wall intermediate dance

CHOREOGRAPHED by Miranda Hilton, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Phone: 9649 4309

Beats Steps

SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE, STEP TURNS, STEP TURNS

1&2 Shuffle forward R-L-R

3&4 Shuffle forward L-R-L

5-6 Step R forward, pivot 1/2 turn L

7-8 Step R forward, pivot 1/2 turn L

KICK BALL CHANGE, STOMP CLICK X 2

1&2 Kick R forward, step onto R, step L beside R

3-4 Stomp R slightly in front of L, hold & click fingers

5&6 Kick L forward, step onto L, step R beside L

7-8 Stomp L slightly in front of R, hold & click fingers

ROCK, ROCK, 3/4 TURN, ROCK, ROCK, 1/2 TURN

1-2 Rock forward on R, rock back on L

3&4 Cha Cha 3/4 turn R stepping R-L-R on the spot

5-6 Rock forward on L, rock back on R

3&4 Cha Cha 1/2 turn L stepping L-R-L on the spot

COASTER FORWARD HOLD, COASTER BACK HOLD

1-2 Step R forward, step L together

3-4 Step R back, hold

5-6 Step L back, step R together

7-8 Step L forward, hold

SHUFFLE, TURNING SHUFFLE, TURNING SHUFFLE, STEP TURN

1&2 Shuffle to R side R-L-R

3&4 Shuffle turning a half turn R (L-R-L)

5&6 Shuffle turning a half turn R (R-L-R)

7-8 Step L turning a 1/4 turn R, step R turning 3/4 turn R

STEP SWEEP, STEP SWEEP

1-3 Big step L to L side, sweep R to meet L in a backwards arc for 2 beats

4 Drop R heel and put weight onto R

5-7 Big step L to L side, sweep R to meet L in a backwards arc for 2 beats

8 Touch R beside L (keeping weight on L)

STEP TURN CHA CHA CHA X 2

1-2 Step R forward, pivot 1/2 turn L

3&4 Cha Cha Cha R-L-R on the spot

5-6 Step L forward, pivot 1/2 turn R

7&8 Cha Cha Chc L-R-L on the spot (taking weight on L)

STEP BEHIND ROCK HOLD X 2

1-2 Big step R to R, step L behind R at a 45 deg angle rocking weight onto it

3-4 Rock weight back onto R & hold for 1 beat clicking fingers

5-6 Big step L to L, step R behind L at a 45 deg angle rocking weight onto it

7-8 Rock weight back onto L & hold for 1 beat clicking fingers

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