Dance Elita
Count:
32
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Kim Ray (UK) - October 2020
Music:
Elita - Gary Barlow, Michael Bublé & Sebastián Yatra : (Album: Music Played By Humans - Deluxe - 3:30)
Intro: 8 counts
S1: RIGHT CHA CHA, LEFT CHA CHA, ROCK CHAIR & RUN FORWARD
1-2&Large step to right side dragging left in, step left next to right, step right next to left
3-4&Large step to left side dragging right in, step right next to left, step left next to right
5&Rock forward on right, recover back on left
6&Rock back on right, recover forward on left (counts 1-6& using your hips)
7&8Small runs forward, right, left and right (dipping slightly down and up as you run forward)
TAG: danced here on wall 8 with step change to count 8 by stepping right to right side instead of forward
S2: MAMBO FORWARD, MAMBO BACK, STEP FORWARD ½ PIVOT RIGHT STEP FORWARD, FULL TURN LEFT STEP SIDE RIGHT
1&2Rock forward on left, recover back on right, step back on left
3&4Rock back on right, recover forward on left, step forward on right (12:00)
5&6Step forward on left, ½ pivot turn right, step forward on left (6:00)
7&8½ turn left stepping back on right, ½ turn left stepping forward on left, step right to right side (dragging left to right)
TAG: danced here on walls 2 (12:00) and wall 5 (6:00)
S3: BEHIND SIDE CROSS HITCH, FRONT SIDE BEHIND HITCH, ¼ TURN RIGHT BEHIND SIDE CROSS & CROSS & SIDE ROCK/RECOVER
1&2&Cross left behind right, step right to right side, cross left behind right, hitch right up
3&4&Cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right behind left starting to make ¼ turn right, hitch left up finishing ¼ turn right (9:00)
5&Cross left behind right, step right to right side
6&7Cross left over right, step right to right side, cross left over right
&8Side rock right to right side, recover on left
S4: DIAGONAL SHUFFLE & ½ TURN LEFT DIAGONAL SHUFFLE, SIDE ROCK/RECOVER CROSS, ½ RIGHT STEP FORWARD, CROSS
1&2Facing 7:30 shuffle forward stepping right, left, right
&3&4½ turn left and shuffle forward left, right, left (1:30)
5&6Side rock right, recover on left, cross right over straightening up to 12:00
&7-8¼ turn right stepping slightly back on left, ¼ turn right stepping forward on right, cross left over right (6:00)
TAG 1: KNEE POPS : during walls 2 (12:00), 5 (6:00) & 8 (6:00)
1-2Pop left knee forward, take weight on left and pop right knee forward
&3Take weight on right and pop left knee forward, take weight on left pop right knee forward
4Touch right toe next to left
Last wall: You will start last wall (wall 10) facing 12:00 dance to counts 2& of S3 (6:00) then quickly cross right over left and ½ turn left to finish at front.
S1: RIGHT CHA CHA, LEFT CHA CHA, ROCK CHAIR & RUN FORWARD
1-2&Large step to right side dragging left in, step left next to right, step right next to left
3-4&Large step to left side dragging right in, step right next to left, step left next to right
5&Rock forward on right, recover back on left
6&Rock back on right, recover forward on left (counts 1-6& using your hips)
7&8Small runs forward, right, left and right (dipping slightly down and up as you run forward)
TAG: danced here on wall 8 with step change to count 8 by stepping right to right side instead of forward
S2: MAMBO FORWARD, MAMBO BACK, STEP FORWARD ½ PIVOT RIGHT STEP FORWARD, FULL TURN LEFT STEP SIDE RIGHT
1&2Rock forward on left, recover back on right, step back on left
3&4Rock back on right, recover forward on left, step forward on right (12:00)
5&6Step forward on left, ½ pivot turn right, step forward on left (6:00)
7&8½ turn left stepping back on right, ½ turn left stepping forward on left, step right to right side (dragging left to right)
TAG: danced here on walls 2 (12:00) and wall 5 (6:00)
S3: BEHIND SIDE CROSS HITCH, FRONT SIDE BEHIND HITCH, ¼ TURN RIGHT BEHIND SIDE CROSS & CROSS & SIDE ROCK/RECOVER
1&2&Cross left behind right, step right to right side, cross left behind right, hitch right up
3&4&Cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right behind left starting to make ¼ turn right, hitch left up finishing ¼ turn right (9:00)
5&Cross left behind right, step right to right side
6&7Cross left over right, step right to right side, cross left over right
&8Side rock right to right side, recover on left
S4: DIAGONAL SHUFFLE & ½ TURN LEFT DIAGONAL SHUFFLE, SIDE ROCK/RECOVER CROSS, ½ RIGHT STEP FORWARD, CROSS
1&2Facing 7:30 shuffle forward stepping right, left, right
&3&4½ turn left and shuffle forward left, right, left (1:30)
5&6Side rock right, recover on left, cross right over straightening up to 12:00
&7-8¼ turn right stepping slightly back on left, ¼ turn right stepping forward on right, cross left over right (6:00)
TAG 1: KNEE POPS : during walls 2 (12:00), 5 (6:00) & 8 (6:00)
1-2Pop left knee forward, take weight on left and pop right knee forward
&3Take weight on right and pop left knee forward, take weight on left pop right knee forward
4Touch right toe next to left
Last wall: You will start last wall (wall 10) facing 12:00 dance to counts 2& of S3 (6:00) then quickly cross right over left and ½ turn left to finish at front.