Safari

Count:
48
Wall:
1
Level:
Phrased Intermediate
Choreographer:
Christa Thomas (USA) - June 2019
Music:
Safari (feat. Pharrell Williams, BIA & Sky) - J Balvin
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Intro: 16 count intro
Phrasing: A, A, B, B, C, C, C, Tag, A, A, B, B, C, C, C, Tag, A, A
Keep movement in hips throughout the dance for a Latin flair

A section – 16 COUNTS (***you do it twice)
A[1 – 9] CROSS, SCISSOR, ½ TURN WALK AROUND, CROSS, SCISSOR, BALL, CROSS SHUFFLE
1,2&3R cross over left (1), L step side (2), R step together (&) L cross over right (3)
4&5R step back ¼ turn left (4), L step side ¼ turn left (&), R cross over left (5)
6&7L step side (6), R step together (&), L cross over right (7)
&8&1R step side (6), L cross over right (7), R step side (&), L cross over right (1)
*(counts 6-1 keeping knees slightly bent and twisting hips)

A[10 – 16] SIDE, REC, ROCKING CHAIR, STEP, CHA-CHA, STEP, CHA-CHA
2&R rock side (2), L recover (&)
3&4&R rock fwd (3), L recover (&), R rock back (4) L recover (&)
5,6&R step fwd dragging left in (5), L step together (6), R step in place
7,8L step fwd dragging right in (5), R step together (6), L step in place

B section – 16 COUNTS (***you do it twice)
B[1 –8] ROLL, REC, TRIPLE ½ TURN, PIVOT ½ TURN, TRIPLE FWD
1,2R step fwd beginning body roll from chest(1), L recover completing body roll (2)
3&4R step fwd ½ turn right (3), L step together (&) R step fwd (4)
5,6,L step fwd (5) pivot ½ turn right on R (6)
7&8L step fwd (7), R step together (&), L step fwd (8)

B[9-16] TAP, STEP, CHA-CHA, TURN, CHA-CHA, STEP, CHA-CHA, TURN CHA-CHA
&1,2&R tap together (&), R step side (1), L close slightly behind right (2), R step in place (&)
3,4&L step fwd ¼ turn left (3), R close slightly behind left (2), L step in place (&)
5,6&R step side (5), L close slightly behind right (6), R step in place (&)
7,8&L step fwd ¼ turn left (7), R close slightly behind left (8), L step in place (&)

C section – 16 COUNTS (***you do it 3 times)
C[1-8] STEP, TOGETHER, TRIPLE, TAP, STEP, TOGETHER, TRIPLE
1,2R step fwd diagonally right (1) L step together (2)
3&4R step fwd (3), L step together (&), R step fwd
&5,6L tap in to right (&), L step fwd diagonally left (1) R step together (6)
7&8L step fwd (3), R step together (&), L step fwd

C[9-16] TAP, DRAG, CHA-CHA, DRAG, CHA-CHA, OUT, OUT, ROCK HIPS
&1,2&R tap in to left (&), R step back on angle dragging left in (1)
2&L step together (2) R step in place (&)
3,4&L step back on angle dragging left in (3), R step together (4) L step in place (&)
5,6R big step out to right (5), L big step out to left (6)
7,8Sway hips right (7), sway hips left (8)

TAG
T[1 – 8] HIP ROCKS ½ TURN, STEP
1&R rock side pushing hip right (1), L rec (&)
2&R rock side pushing hip right 1/8 turn left (2), L rec (&)
3&R rock side pushing hip right (3), L rec (&)
4&R rock side pushing hip right 1/8 turn left (4), L rec (&)
5&R rock side pushing hip right (5), L rec (&)
6&R rock side pushing hip right 1/8 turn left (6), L rec (&)
7&8R rock side pushing hip right (7), L rec (&), R step side 1/8 turn left (8)

T[9 – 16] HIP ROCKS ½ TURN, STEP
1&L rock side pushing hip left (1), R rec (&)
2&L rock side pushing hip left 1/8 turn right (2), R rec (&)
3&L rock side pushing hip left (3), R rec (&)
4&L rock side pushing hip left 1/8 turn right (4), R rec (&)
5&L rock side pushing hip left (5), R rec (&)
6&L rock side pushing hip left 1/8 turn right (6), R rec (&)
7&8L rock side pushing hip left (7), R rec (&), L step side 1/8 turn right (8)

Enjoy!

Contact: Chris (jus1christyle@yahoo.com)