Santa Fe Cha Cha

Choregraphie par :  Ed  LAWTON

Description :            64 temps, 4 murs, Avancé, 2008

Musique :                South Of Santa Fe par BROOKS & DUNN

Position:Closed Western
MAN’S STEPS
1-3      Step left to left, step back on right, rock forward on left
4&5     Side cha-cha-cha on right, left, right
6-7      Rock forward on left, rock back on right
8&1     Side cha-cha-cha on left, right, left
Take lady’s left in your right on the cha-cha-cha
 
2-3      Rock right across left, rock back on left
Take lady’s left hand round lady’s head as you turn her
4&5     Side cha-cha-cha on right, left, right
6-7      Rock left across right, rock back on right
Take lady’s right hand round her head as you turn her
8&1     Side cha-cha-cha on left, right, left making a ¼ turn left on the last step
 
2-3      Rock forward on right, rock back on left
Holding lady’s left hand, with man’s right hand
4&5     Cha-cha-cha back on right, left, right making ½ a turn right, and changing hands
6-7      Rock forward on left, rock back on right
8&1     Cha-cha-cha back on left, right, left making ½ turn left, and changing hands
 
2-3      Rock forward on right, rock back on left
4&5     Cha-cha-cha back on right, left, right making ½ turn right
6-7      Step forward on right step forward on left
Taking lady’s right hand in man’s left, around lady’s head as you turn her to face you
8&1     Cha-cha-cha forward on left, right, left
 
2-3      Rock forward on right, back on left (holding both hands)
4&5     Step back on right, step left next right, step forward on right (coaster step)
6-7      Rock forward on left rock back on right
8&1     Step lock back on left, right, left (touching right hands)
 
2&3     Step lock back on right, left, right (touching left hands)
4&5     Step lock back on left, right, left (touching right hands)
6-7      Sweep right toe around and behind left locking and taking weight (hold hand for balance)
8&1     Step lock forward on left, right, left (touching right hands)
 
2&3     Step lock forward on right, left, right (touching left hands)
4&5     Step lock forward on left, right, left (touching right hands)
6-7      Sweep right toe forward and across left locking and taking weight (hold hand for balance)
8&1     Step lock back on left, right, left (holding both hands)
 
2-3      Rock back on right, rock forward on left (taking partner back into closed western)
4&5     Side cha-cha-cha on right, left, right
6-7      Rock forward on left, rock back on right
8&1     Left side cha-cha-cha on left, right, left (the last left step is the first step of the dance)
For styling on the hand holds and touches, extend opposite arms
LADY’S STEPS
1-3Step right to right, rock forward on left, rock back on right
4&5     Side cha-cha-cha left, on left, right, left
6-7      Step back right, rock forward on left
8&1     Side cha-cha-cha right on R, left, right making 1/4 turn R on last step and dropping left hand
 
2-3      Step forward left, make a ½ turn right step on right (passing under lady’s right arm, man’s left)
4&5     Side cha-cha-cha left on left, R, left while facing partner and making ¼ turn left on last left
6-7      Step forward on right, make a ½ turn left step on left
8&1     Side cha-cha-cha right on R, left, right while facing partner make 1/4 turn right on last right
 
2-3      Rock forward on left (holding partner’s right hand), rock back on right
4&5     Make a ½ turn cha-cha-cha on left, right, left releasing hands
As you turn pick up man’s left hand
6-7      Rock forward on right still holding hands, rock back on left
8&1     Make ½ cha-cha-cha on right, left, right releasing hands
As you turn pick up man’s right hand
 
2-3      Rock forward on left, still holding hands rock back on right
4&5     Make ½ turn cha-cha-cha on left, right, left releasing and changing hands
6-7      Step forward on right under own raised right arm, step back on left making ½ turn left
You are now moving backwards holding both hands
8&1     Cha-cha-cha back on right, left, right
 
2-3      Step back on left then right
4&5     Forward coaster step on left, right, left
6-7      Rock back on right, rock forward on left
8&1     Forward step lock on right, left, right (touching left hands)
 
2&3     Forward step lock on left, right, left (touching right hands)
4&5     Forward step lock on right, left, right (touching left hands)
6-7      Sweep left toe around and across right locking and taking weight (hold hand for balance)
8&1     Backward step lock on right, left, right (touching left hands)
 
2&3     Backward step lock on left, right, left (touching right hands)
4&5     Backward step lock on right, left, right (touching left hands)
6-7      Sweep left toe around and behind right locking and taking weight (hold hand for balance)
8&1     Step lock forward on right, left, right
 
2-3      Rock forward on left, rock back on right (moving back into closed western)
4&5     Left side cha-cha-cha on left, right, left
6-7      Rock back on right forward on left
8&1     Right side cha-cha-cha on right, left, right (the last right step is the first step of the dance)
For styling on the hand holds and touches, extend opposite arms