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CARMELA'S CHA CHA
Choreographer: Rosie Multari
e-mail multari@aol.com
48 COUNT PARTNER DANCE (Sweetheart position; partners use
same footwork unless noted)
Level: Intermediate
BPM: 100-122
Suggested songs: WE WERE IN LOVE, Toby Keith; SHE'S NOBODY'S GIRL, Michele
Wright; MARIA, Ricky Martin; LOVE POTION #9, Martinez; BOOMERANG LOVE, Jimmy Buffet;
MY OLD LOVE IN MEXICO, Holly Dunn; DON'T GO OUT, Tanya Tucker/TG Brown. *(teach:
NEON MOON, Brooks & Dunn);
Non-country song: MMM BOP, Hanson (just for fun!)
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Step Description |
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BASIC
LEFT CHA CHA
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| 1,2 |
Rock
forward on Left, Recover weight into Right |
| 3&4 |
Step Left
back, Step Right next to Left, Step Back Left |
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BASIC
RIGHT CHA CHA (Lady Switches sides)
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| 5,6 |
Rock back
on Right, Recover weight into Left |
| 7&8 |
MAN: Step
slightly back Right, step Left next to Right,
step in place Right |
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LADY:
(crossing in front of Man, moving to his left side; continue
holding hands) Step forward Right, step Left to left side, Step
Right next to Left (reverse Sweetheart position) |
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BASIC
LEFT CHA CHA ( Lady Faces Partner)
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| 1,2 |
Rock back
on Left, Recover weight into Right |
| 3&4 |
MAN: Step
slightly forward Left, step Right next to Left, step Left in place |
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LADY:
(turning 1/2 to right, facing partner, continue holding hands,
which are now crossed, left over right) Step forward Left, step
Right next to Left, Step Left next to Right |
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BASIC
RIGHT CHA CHA( Lady Returns to Sweetheart Position)
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| 5,6 |
Rock back
on Right, Recover weight into Left |
| 7&8 |
MAN: Step
slightly forward on Right, step Left next to Right, step Right in
place |
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LADY:
(Turning 1/2 to left, under joined hands, ending in Sweetheart
position) Step forward on Right, step Left next to Right, step
Right to right side |
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BASIC
LEFT & RIGHT CHA CHA WITH TURNS
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| 1,2 |
Rock back
on Left, Recover weight into Right |
| 3&4 |
(While
completing a 1/2 turn to right) Step forward on Left, step Right
next to Left, step forward on Left (now both facing RLOD) |
| 5,6 |
Rock back
on Right, Recover weight into Left |
| 7&8 |
(While
completing a 1/2 turn to left) Step forward on Right, step Left
next to Right, step forward on Right (now both facing LOD) |
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BASIC
LEFT CHA CHA
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| 1,2 |
Rock back
on Left, Recover weight into Right |
| 3&4 |
Step
forward Left, step Right next to Left, Step forward Left |
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WALK
RIGHT CHA CHA
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| 5,6 |
Step
forward Right, Step forward Left |
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(Option:
"boogie walk", crossing Right over Left, then crossing
Left over Right) |
| 7&8 |
Step
forward Right, Step Left next to Right, Step forward Right |
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1/4
PIVOT LEFT, HIP SWAYS
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| 1,2 |
Step
forward Left, 1/4 Pivot turn to right shifting weight into Right |
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(Hands
joined at Lady's shoulders, Man behind Lady) |
| 3,4 |
Sway hips
Left, Right (shifting weight from left to right) |
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SHUFFLES
WITH COUNTERCLOCKWISE WINDMILL TURNS
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| 5&6 |
Turning 1/4
left, Step Left forward, dropping left hands, raising right hands
over Lady's head, Step Right next to Left, Step forward Left
making a 1/4 turn to left, reconnect left hands (Lady must pick up
the Man's left hand because this is a blind hand change for him).
Couple now facing Inside LOD |
| 7&8 |
Step
forward Right, step Left next to Right, dropping right hands,
raising left hands over Lady's head, turning left, Step forward
Left (Man must pick up Lady's right hand, this is a blind turn for
her!) Couple now facing Outside LOD |
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SHUFFLES
WITH 1/4 TURN, BASIC BOX STEP
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| 1&2 |
Step
forward Left, making 1/4 turn left, Step Right next to Left, Step
forward Left |
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(Hands are
joined, returning to Sweetheart position) |
| 3&4 |
Step
forward Right, Step Left next to Right, Step forward Right |
| 5,6,7,8 |
Step Left
over Right, Step Right slightly back, Step Left to left side, Step
Right |
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BEGIN |
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