Cucaracha

Choregraphie par :  Hank  &  Mary  DAHL

Description :              32 temps, 4 murs, Débutant, 2007

Musique :                   Right Now par Mary Chapin CARPENTER

ROCK AND HOLD
1-2        Step right foot to right side, rock step back onto left foot
3-4        Step right foot next to left, hold
5-6        Step left foot to left side, rock step back onto right foot
7-8        Step left foot next to right, hold
SWIVEL WALK (IMAGINE WALKING A TIGHTROPE)
9-10     Swiveling on ball of left foot step forward on ball of right, swiveling on ball of right foot step forward on ball of left foot
11-12   Swiveling on ball of left foot step forward on ball of right foot, hold
13-14   Swiveling on ball of right foot, step forward on ball of left, swiveling on ball on ball of left step forward on ball of right
15-16   Swiveling on ball of right step forward on ball of left foot
WALK BACK AND HITCH, STEP-SLIDE, ¼ TURN LEFT
17-18   Step right foot back, step left foot back
19-20   Step right foot back, hitch (raise) left knee
21-22   Step left foot forward, slide right foot behind and to the left of left foot
23-24   Making ¼ turn left and step left foot forward, brush right foot forward
GRAPEVINE RIGHT, GRAPEVINE LEFT
25-26   Step right foot to right, step left foot behind right
27-28   Step right foot to right, brush left foot forward
29-30   Step left foot to left, step right foot behind left
31-32   Step left foot to left, brush right foot forward
REPEAT
This dance continues to be popular and can be done to practically anything with a solid 4-count beat or anything Rhumba-feeling. It can also be done as « Cucaracha Cha » to a Cha-Cha rhythm by doing any 3-4 or 7-8 count as a Cha-Cha step instead (3&4 or 7&8).