Moonlight Rhumba (P)
Count:
88
Wall:
0
Level:
Partner
Choreographer:
Larry Cowley & Sue White (USA)
Music:
Elvis Rhumba - Line Dance Heaven
Position: Skaters Position- (Lady on right side of man, with mans right arm around ladies waist, left hands held in front, facing line of dance) Same footwork unless otherwise stated
RHUMBA BOX STEPS
1-4Step left to left side, right together, step forward left, hold
5-8Step right to right side, left together, step back right, hold
WALK BACK X 3, HITCH, COASTER STEP, HOLD
9-12Walk back left right left, hitch right
13-16Step back on right, step left beside right, step forward right, hold
WALK FORWARD, HOLD TWICE
17-24Walk forward left right left, hold, right left right, hold
TURN TO THE RIGHT RAISING LEFT HANDS
25-28MAN: Making ¼ turn to the right - stepping left right touch left, hold
LADY: Making ¾ turn to the right - stepping left right left, hold
Change hands to closed position, man facing OLOD, lady facing ILOD
RHUMBA BOX STEPS
29-32MAN: Step left to left side, right together, step forward left, hold
LADY: Step right to right side, left together, step back right, hold
33-36MAN: Step right to right side, left together, step back right, hold
LADY: Step left to left side, right together, step forward left, hold
BOTH TURN RAISING MANS LEFT HAND, LADIES RIGHT
37-40MAN: Making ¼ turn to the left - stepping left right left, hold (facing LOD)
LADY: Making ¾ turn to the right - stepping right left right, hold (facing RLOD)
Closed position
ROCK, ROCK, STEP HOLD TWICE
41-44MAN: Rock diagonally forward on right, rock in place left, step right beside left, hold
LADY: Rock diagonally back on left, rock in place right, step left beside right, hold
45-48MAN: Rock diagonally forward on left, rock in place right, step left beside right, hold
LADY: Rock diagonally back on right, rock in place left, step right beside left, hold
BOTH TURN RAISING MANS LEFT HAND, LADIES RIGHT
49-52MAN: Making ¼ turn to the left - stepping right left right, hold
LADY: Making ¾ turn to the right - stepping left right left, hold
RHUMBA BOX STEPS
53-56MAN: Step left to left side, right together, step forward left, hold
LADY: Step right to right side, left together, step back right, hold
57-60MAN: Step right to right side, left together, step back right, hold
LADY: Step left to left side, right together, step forward left, hold
BOTH TURN RAISING MANS LEFT HAND, LADIES RIGHT
61-64MAN: Making ¼ turn to the left - stepping left right left, hold
LADY: Making ¾ turn to the right - stepping right left right, hold
ROCK, ROCK, STEP, HOLD
65-68MAN: Rock forward on right, in place left, step right beside left, hold
LADY: Rock back on left, in place on right, step left beside right, hold
BOTH TURN RAISING MANS LEFT HAND, LADIES RIGHT
69-72MAN: Making ½ turn to the left stepping left right left, hold (under raised hands, man now on ladies right side facing LOD)
LADY: Stepping in place right left right, hold
WALK, WALK, WALK, HOLD X 3
73-84MAN: Walk forward LOD right left right, hold, left right left, hold, right left right, hold
LADY: Walk forward LOD left right left, hold, right left right, hold, left right left, hold
MAN LEFT GRAPEVINE, LADY STEP SLIDE STEP, HOLD
85-88MAN: Step left to left side, step right behind left, step left to left, step right in front of left (crossing behind lady, changing hands back into skaters position)
LADY: Step right to right side, slide left up to right, step right to right side, hold (crossing in front of man)
REPEAT
RHUMBA BOX STEPS
1-4Step left to left side, right together, step forward left, hold
5-8Step right to right side, left together, step back right, hold
WALK BACK X 3, HITCH, COASTER STEP, HOLD
9-12Walk back left right left, hitch right
13-16Step back on right, step left beside right, step forward right, hold
WALK FORWARD, HOLD TWICE
17-24Walk forward left right left, hold, right left right, hold
TURN TO THE RIGHT RAISING LEFT HANDS
25-28MAN: Making ¼ turn to the right - stepping left right touch left, hold
LADY: Making ¾ turn to the right - stepping left right left, hold
Change hands to closed position, man facing OLOD, lady facing ILOD
RHUMBA BOX STEPS
29-32MAN: Step left to left side, right together, step forward left, hold
LADY: Step right to right side, left together, step back right, hold
33-36MAN: Step right to right side, left together, step back right, hold
LADY: Step left to left side, right together, step forward left, hold
BOTH TURN RAISING MANS LEFT HAND, LADIES RIGHT
37-40MAN: Making ¼ turn to the left - stepping left right left, hold (facing LOD)
LADY: Making ¾ turn to the right - stepping right left right, hold (facing RLOD)
Closed position
ROCK, ROCK, STEP HOLD TWICE
41-44MAN: Rock diagonally forward on right, rock in place left, step right beside left, hold
LADY: Rock diagonally back on left, rock in place right, step left beside right, hold
45-48MAN: Rock diagonally forward on left, rock in place right, step left beside right, hold
LADY: Rock diagonally back on right, rock in place left, step right beside left, hold
BOTH TURN RAISING MANS LEFT HAND, LADIES RIGHT
49-52MAN: Making ¼ turn to the left - stepping right left right, hold
LADY: Making ¾ turn to the right - stepping left right left, hold
RHUMBA BOX STEPS
53-56MAN: Step left to left side, right together, step forward left, hold
LADY: Step right to right side, left together, step back right, hold
57-60MAN: Step right to right side, left together, step back right, hold
LADY: Step left to left side, right together, step forward left, hold
BOTH TURN RAISING MANS LEFT HAND, LADIES RIGHT
61-64MAN: Making ¼ turn to the left - stepping left right left, hold
LADY: Making ¾ turn to the right - stepping right left right, hold
ROCK, ROCK, STEP, HOLD
65-68MAN: Rock forward on right, in place left, step right beside left, hold
LADY: Rock back on left, in place on right, step left beside right, hold
BOTH TURN RAISING MANS LEFT HAND, LADIES RIGHT
69-72MAN: Making ½ turn to the left stepping left right left, hold (under raised hands, man now on ladies right side facing LOD)
LADY: Stepping in place right left right, hold
WALK, WALK, WALK, HOLD X 3
73-84MAN: Walk forward LOD right left right, hold, left right left, hold, right left right, hold
LADY: Walk forward LOD left right left, hold, right left right, hold, left right left, hold
MAN LEFT GRAPEVINE, LADY STEP SLIDE STEP, HOLD
85-88MAN: Step left to left side, step right behind left, step left to left, step right in front of left (crossing behind lady, changing hands back into skaters position)
LADY: Step right to right side, slide left up to right, step right to right side, hold (crossing in front of man)
REPEAT