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El Tongoneo
Choreographed by Rene Quiroz, Mexico City
One Wall, 80 count line dance
Music: Tongoneo, by Mestizzo, 117 BPM
The verse part of the dance is in the form of a cross. You go forward
and back, right and back, back and forward and left and back.
On the VERY FIRST verse pattern ONLY, you will start with the first music
down beat and you will only do a cross and a half, 1 to 64 and 1-32. (Or
wait 16 counts and start with a full cross pattern)
VERSE PATTERN:
1-4 Walk forward L, R, L, close R.
5-8 L heel forward, L toe touch at instep, L heel forward, close L.
9-12 Walk back R,L,R, close L.
13-16 R heel forward, R toe touch to instep, L heel forward, touch R
17 Turning slightly to right, step right on RIGHT foot.
18 Straightening out to front close LEFT foot to RIGHT foot..
19-20 Repeat 17-18. (There is a slight twisting motion as you travel
right, 17-20)
21-24 R heel forward, R toe touch to instep, R heel forward, close R.
25 Turning slightly to left, step left of LEFT foot.
26 Straightening out to front, close RIGHT foot to LEFT foot.
27-28 Repeat 25-26. (There is a slight twisting motion as you travel
left, 25-28)
29-32 L heel forward, L toe touch to instep, L heel forward, close.
33-36 Walk back R, L, R, Close L.
37-40 R heel forward, R toe to instep, R heel forward, close R.
41-44 Walk forward L, R, L, Close R.
45-48 L heel forward, L toe to instep, L heel forward, close L.
49-56 Repeat 25-32 (to left)
57-64 Repeat 17-24 (to right)
CHORUS:
65-66 Stepping out to right side with R foot, R arm in front, open
hand, palm down, fingers pointing directly to left side. HOLD.
67-68 L arm in front, open hand, palm down, fingers pointing directly
to right. L hand will be over R hand. HOLD.
69-70 Extend R arm to right side with open hand, fingers pointing up
(like stop signal). Head turns to right. HOLD.
71-72 Extend L arm to left side with open hand, fingers pointing up.
Head turns to left.
THE TONGONEO (turning of the hips)
73-74 Pivoting on ball of L foot 1/4 to left, swing hips out on R foot.
Rotate hips forward and to left till you are over L foot.
Hips are circling CCW
Both arms are overhead, rotating in a circle CCW with your hips.
Hands are in fists.
75-80 Repeat 57-58 three more times till you are back to front again.
NOTE: Music repetitions and dance patterns -
1. 64 count verse pattern
2. First 32 counts of dance pattern
(If you start after 16 counts you eliminate #2)
3. Chorus pattern repeated 3 times
4. 64 count verse pattern
5. Chorus pattern repeated 3 times
6. 64 count verse pattern
7. Chorus pattern repeated till end (6 times, then l more as music
fades)
Original-Poster: keedance@juno.com (Lana L Harvey)
This dance was commissioned by Miller Brewing Co. for Miller Lite. It was
taught in the summer of 1996 at clubs around the country which had a tie-in to
Spanish music stations. It was intended as a promotion for Miller.
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