Straight Salsa
Count:
48
Wand:
4
Ebene:
Improver
Choreograf/in:
J.A. Maurici (USA) & Carol Nadel (USA)
Musik:
Always Never the Same - George Strait
3rd Place Winner-UCWDC Northeast Dance Festival 2001
ROCK RECOVERS, STOMP AND CLAP
1&Rock forward onto right, rock back onto left
2&Rock to side on right, rock onto left
3&Rock to back on right, rock forward on left
4Right stomp, clap at same time
5&Rock forward onto left, rock back on right
6&Rock to side on left, rock onto right
7&Rock to back on left, rock forward on right
8Left stomp, clap at same time
MAMBO STEPS WITH KICK BALL CHANGES
9&10Mambo step to the right (right step side, step left in place, step right next to left)
11&12Left kick ball change (kick left foot forward, step down on ball of left foot, step right foot next to right)
13&14Mambo step to the left (left step side, step right in place, step left next to right)
15&16Right kick ball change (kick right foot forward, step down on ball of right foot, step left foot next to left)
LOTSA SALSA
17&18Right side salsa (right step side, step left in place, step right next to left)
19&20Left side salsa (left step side, step right in place, step left next to right)
21&22Right front salsa step (right step front, left step in place, step right next to left)
23&24Back salsa step (left step front, right step in place, step left next to right)
SKATES AND CHAS
25-26-Skate right and left (slide right foot out 45 degrees to the right, slide left foot out 45 degrees to the left)
27&28-Right/left/right cha-cha-cha (put weight on right, transfer weight to left, transfer weight to right (moving to the right)
29-30Skate left and right (slide left foot out 45 degrees to the left, slide right foot out 45 degrees to the right)
31&32Left/right/left cha-cha-cha (put weight on left, transfer weight to right, transfer weight to left (moving to the left)
ANGLED SALSA STEPS WITH ¼ TURN
33&34Salsa step right with cross over left (angle cross toward left wall) (right step to side, left step in place, right cross over left)
35&36Salsa step left with cross over right (angle cross toward right wall) (left step to side, right step in place, left cross over right)
37&38Salsa step right with a ¼ turn to the left (right step to side, left step in place, right cross over with ¼ turn to left)
39&40Salsa step left facing straight ahead (left step to side, right step in place, left next to right)
MAMBO ROCKS WITH TURNS AND BUMPS
41&42Step right front, left in place, step right with ¼ turn to right
43&44Step left front, right in place, step left with ¼ turn to left
45&46Step right front, left in place, step right in place
47&48Bump left, bump right, bump left
REPEAT
All steps should be done with Cuban (Latin) motion
ROCK RECOVERS, STOMP AND CLAP
1&Rock forward onto right, rock back onto left
2&Rock to side on right, rock onto left
3&Rock to back on right, rock forward on left
4Right stomp, clap at same time
5&Rock forward onto left, rock back on right
6&Rock to side on left, rock onto right
7&Rock to back on left, rock forward on right
8Left stomp, clap at same time
MAMBO STEPS WITH KICK BALL CHANGES
9&10Mambo step to the right (right step side, step left in place, step right next to left)
11&12Left kick ball change (kick left foot forward, step down on ball of left foot, step right foot next to right)
13&14Mambo step to the left (left step side, step right in place, step left next to right)
15&16Right kick ball change (kick right foot forward, step down on ball of right foot, step left foot next to left)
LOTSA SALSA
17&18Right side salsa (right step side, step left in place, step right next to left)
19&20Left side salsa (left step side, step right in place, step left next to right)
21&22Right front salsa step (right step front, left step in place, step right next to left)
23&24Back salsa step (left step front, right step in place, step left next to right)
SKATES AND CHAS
25-26-Skate right and left (slide right foot out 45 degrees to the right, slide left foot out 45 degrees to the left)
27&28-Right/left/right cha-cha-cha (put weight on right, transfer weight to left, transfer weight to right (moving to the right)
29-30Skate left and right (slide left foot out 45 degrees to the left, slide right foot out 45 degrees to the right)
31&32Left/right/left cha-cha-cha (put weight on left, transfer weight to right, transfer weight to left (moving to the left)
ANGLED SALSA STEPS WITH ¼ TURN
33&34Salsa step right with cross over left (angle cross toward left wall) (right step to side, left step in place, right cross over left)
35&36Salsa step left with cross over right (angle cross toward right wall) (left step to side, right step in place, left cross over right)
37&38Salsa step right with a ¼ turn to the left (right step to side, left step in place, right cross over with ¼ turn to left)
39&40Salsa step left facing straight ahead (left step to side, right step in place, left next to right)
MAMBO ROCKS WITH TURNS AND BUMPS
41&42Step right front, left in place, step right with ¼ turn to right
43&44Step left front, right in place, step left with ¼ turn to left
45&46Step right front, left in place, step right in place
47&48Bump left, bump right, bump left
REPEAT
All steps should be done with Cuban (Latin) motion