Sweet Maria

Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Improver
Choreographer:
Rob Fowler (ES)
Music:
Sweet Maria - The Cheap Seats
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RUMBA TO RIGHT, FORWARD, RUMBA TO LEFT, BACK
1-2Step right to right and end with weight fully on right foot, hold
&Brush left passed right
3-4Rock onto left forward (and slightly right), recover weight onto right
5-6Step left to left and end with weight fully on left foot, hold
&Brush right past left
7-8Rock onto right back (and slightly left), recover weight onto left

RUMBA TO RIGHT, CROSS ROCK TO RIGHT, LEFT STEP ¼ TO THE LEFT, CROSS RIGHT, UNWIND ¾ TO THE LEFT
9-10Step right to right and end with weight fully on right foot, hold
11-12Cross rock left across right, recover weight onto right
13-14Step left to left with ¼ turn to left, hold
15-16Cross right across left, unwind ¾ turn left

STEP AND TOUCHES (SYNCOPATED) RIGHT, LEFT
17-18Step right to right with full weight, hold
&Slide left slightly to right
19-20Touch left out to left, touch left slightly to right
21-22Step left to left with full weight, hold
&Slide right slightly to left
23-24Touch right out to right, touch right slightly to left

PIVOT TURN ¾ TO THE LEFT, CHA-CHA TO RIGHT WITH ¼ TURN TO THE RIGHT
25-26Step right forward, pivot ¾ left (end with weight on left)
27&28Cha-cha to right (right, left, right), ending with ¼ turn right

PIVOT TURN ¼ TO THE RIGHT, CHA-CHA TO RIGHT (LOCKED)
29-30Step left forward, pivot ¼ right (end with weight on right)
31&32Step left across right, step (small) right towards left (locked), step (small) left to right

REPEAT
For added style, add full hip movements to all rumba steps (i.e. push hips in direction of step).