Come Baby Come Merengue

Count:
32
Wall:
2
Level:
Improver
Choreographer:
Irene Groundwater (CAN) - November 2007
Music:
Come Baby Come (Merengue Version) - Elvis Crespo & Gizelle D'Cole
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Or: Come Baby Come by Elvis Crespo & Gizelle D'Cole, Center Stage Soundtrack

SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOGETHER
1-2-3-4 Side step left, step right beside left, side step left, step right beside left
5-6-7-8 Side step left, step right beside left, side step left, step right beside left
Option: bend left knee on side steps, straighten left knee when right steps beside left, weight on right

FORWARD, REPLACE, BACK, REPLACE, FORWARD, REPLACE, BACK, REPLACE
1-2-3-4 Left forward, recover on right, left back, recover on right
5-6-7-8 Left forward, recover on right, left back, recover on right
Option: on counts 1 and 5, lunge forward on the left foot, bringing left arm forward

FORWARD, 1/8 TURN RIGHT, FORWARD, 1/8 TURN RIGHT. FORWARD, TOGETHER, FORWARD, TOUCH
1-2 Left forward, side step right as you pivot 1/8 turn right on left ball
3-4 Left forward, side step right as you pivot 1/8 turn right on left ball
5-6-7-8 Left forward, step right beside left, left forward, touch right ball beside left instep
Option: on counts 1-4, hold both arms up above head hips circling to the right

BACK, TOG, BACK, TOUCH, SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE w ¼ TURN RIGHT, TOUCH
1-2-3-4 Right back, step left beside right, right back, touch left ball beside right instep
5-6 Large side step left, slide/touch right ball beside left instep
7 Pivot ¼ turn right on left ball and take a large side step right (slide)
8 Touch left ball beside right instep

Begin again

Intermediate option for counts 9-16
FORWARD, ½ TURN RIGHT, FORWARD, ½ TURN RIGHT, FORWARD, ½ TURN RIGHT, FORWARD, ½ TURN RIGHT
1-2-3-4 Left forward, pivot ½ turn right onto right, left forward, pivot ½ turn right onto right
5-6-7-8 Left forward, pivot ½ turn right onto right, left forward, pivot ½ turn right onto right