Sambacha

Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Improver samba
Choreographer:
Barry Durand (USA) & Raymond Crum Jr. (USA)
Music:
Cha Cha - Chelo
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VOLTAS (CROSS & CROSS), BOTA FOGO (CROSS, SIDE ROCK)
1&Cross right over left, step left to side
On flat (or almost flat) and bend left knee, then on ball of right foot with slight rise
2&3&Repeat 1& two more times
This step feels like "drop, &drop, &drop"
4Cross right over left
5&Cross left over right, step right to side
Bend knee slightly on cross, then on ball of right foot
6-7Turn 1/8 left and step left in place, cross right over left
Bend knees slightly on both counts 6 and 7
&Step left to side
On ball of foot
8Turn ¼ right and step right in place
Bend knee

MAMBO, PIVOT TURN, CHA-CHA TRIPLE
1&2Turn 1/8 left and rock left forward, recover to right, step left together (12:00)
3&4Rock right back, recover to left, step right together
5-6Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right)
7&8Shuffle forward left, right, left

CHA-CHA CROSSOVER BREAK, SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS POINTS, SIDE SHUFFLE
1-2-3Step right to side, cross/rock left over right, recover to right
4&5Step left to side, step right together, step left to side
6-7Cross/touch right over left, touch right to side
8&Turn ½ left and step right to side, step left together (12:00)
This can also be done like a shuffle turning ½ as the next 1 count is to the right side

HEEL JACK, TURN ¼, PRESS ARM, BACK CROSS
1Step right to side
2&3&4Cross left behind right, step right to side, kick left diagonally forward, step left together, cross right over left
5-6Step left to side, turn ¼ right and step right forward
Press into the ball of the right foot while stretching right arm up and out to your side on a 45 degree angle
7-8&Step left to side, cross right behind left, step left to side

REPEAT