| Cha Cha For Now CHOREOGRAPHED JUNE 1998 BY JOHN H. ROBINSON, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, USA 1998 WORLD’S LINE DANCE MALE SHOWCASE CHAMPION John H. Robinson, 2804 De Mel #25,
Louisville, KY 40214 U.S.A. |
| DESCRIPTION: | 2-Wall Line Dance | |
| DIFFICULTY: | Intermediate/Advanced | |
| COUNTS: | 64 Counts / 80 Movements | |
| SUGGESTED MUSIC: | Melbourne Mambo—The Mavericks; I Wanna Be With You—Fun Factory (slow). Try your favorite cha cha song! Be sure to emphasize your Cuban motion—let those hips work. |
| COUNT/CALL/DESCRIPTION | |||
| SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS FRONT, SIDE POINT, 1/2 MONTEREY TURN | |||
| 1,2 | Side, behind | Right step side right (1); left step across behind right (2) | |
| &3,4 | & Cross, point | Right step side right/slightly back (&), left step across right (3); right toe point side right (4) | |
| 5,6 | Pivot, touch | Pivot 1/2 turn right stepping right next to left (5); left toe point side left (6) | |
| 7,8 | Step, touch | Left step next to right (7); right touch in place/snap fingers (8) | |
| 1-8 | Repeat | Repeat first 8 counts | |
| TOE TOUCHES (SIDE, FRONT, SIDE-FRONT-SIDE) WITH FORWARD WALKS AND CHAS | |||
| 1,2 | Touch side, front | Right toe touch side right (1); right toe touch forward (2) | |
| 3&4 | Side, front, side | Right toe touch side right (3), then forward (&), then side right again (4) | |
| 5,6 | Walk right, left | Right step forward (5); left step forward (6) | |
| 7&8 | Right-left-right | Right step forward (7), slide left instep to right heel (&), right step forward (8) | |
| 1,2 | Touch side, front | Left toe touch side left (1); left toe touch forward (2) | |
| 3&4 | Side, front, side | Left toe touch side left (3), then forward (&), then side left again (4) | |
| 5,6 | Walk left, right | Left step forward (5); right step forward (6) | |
| 7&8 | Left-right-left | Left step forward (7), slide right instep to left heel (&), left step forward (8) | |
| STEP, 1/2 PIVOT LEFT, FORWARD LOCKING CHA, FORWARD ROCK, REPLACE, COASTER STEP | |||
| 1,2 | Step, pivot | Right step forward (1); pivot 1/2 turn left shifting weight onto left (2) | |
| 3&4 | Right-left-right | Right step forward (3), left slide to right side of right heel (&), right step forward (4) | |
| 5,6 | Rock, step | Left rock forward on ball of foot (5); recover back onto right (5) | |
| 7&8 | Coaster step | Left step back (7), right step ball of foot next to left (&), left step forward (8) | |
| STEP, 1/2 PIVOT LEFT, 1/2 TURNING CHA, BACK ROCK, REPLACE, STEP FORWARD, TOGETHER | |||
| 1,2 | Step, pivot | Right step forward (1); pivot 1/2 turn left shifting weight onto left (2) | |
| 3&4 | Half a turn | Right step forward to start 1/2 turn left (3), left slide next to right (&), right step back to finish 1/2 turn left (4) (this is a 180? turning shuffle) | |
| 5,6 | Rock, step | Left rock back on ball of foot (5); recover forward onto right (6) | |
| 7,8 | Step, together | Left step forward (7); right step next to left (8) | |
| FORWARD AND BACKWARD MAMBOS | |||
| 1&2 | Forward & together | Left rock forward (1), recover back to right (&), left step next to right (2) | |
| 3&4 | Back & together | Right rock back (3), recover forward to left (&), right step next to left (4) | |
| 5&6 | Forward & together | Left rock forward (5), recover back to right (&), left step next to right (6) | |
| 7&8 | Back & touch | Right rock back (7), recover forward to left (&), right touch next to left (8) | |
| RIGHT SIDE, TOGETHER, RIGHT SIDE CHA, SYNCOPATED CHASSÉ LEFT, TOUCH | |||
| 1,2 | Side, together | Right step side right (1), left slide together (2) | |
| 3&4 | Side-together-side | Right step side right (3), left step together (&), right step side right (4) | |
| 5&6 | Left & left | Left step side left (5), quickly slide right next to left (&), left step side left (6) | |
| &7,8 | & Left, touch | Quickly slide right next to left (&), left step side left (7), right touch next to left (8) | |
| START AGAIN AND ENJOY! | |||