What A Life!
Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate cha cha
Choreographer:
Kathy Hunyadi (USA)
Music:
Life - Des'ree
CHA-CHA LEFT BASIC, CHA-CHA FORWARD, RIGHT PIVOT TURN, SYNCOPATED ½ TURN
1-2-3Step left to left side, rock back right, recover weight to left
4&5Step right forward, step left up to right (5th foot position), step right forward
6-7Pivot on ball of right & turn ½ right stepping back on left, turn ½ right stepping forward on right
8&1Step forward on left, turn ½ right stepping right in place, step left forward
SYNCOPATED STEP SLIDE, ROCK FORWARD, ¼ LEFT TURN, CHA-CHA SIDE LEFT ¼ TURN
2-3Step right forward, step left up to right (3rd foot position)
4&5Step right forward, step left up to right, step right forward (cha-cha terrace)
6-7Rock forward on left, recover weight to right & turn ¼ left
8&1Step left to side, step right beside left, turn ¼ left stepping left forward
ROCK FORWARD, CHA-CHA LOCK BACK, ROCK BACK, CHA-CHA LOCK FORWARD
2-3Rock forward on right, recover weight to left
4&5Step back on right, cross left over right, step back on right
6-7Rock back on left, recover weight to right
8&1Step left forward, cross right behind left, step left forward
ROCK FORWARD, CHA-CHA LOCK BACK & TOUCH, STEP ¼ TURN RIGHT, SIDE TOGETHER
2-3Rock right forward, recover weight to left
4&5Step back on right, cross left over right, step back on right
&6-7Step back on left & touch right toe next to left foot, step right foot forward into ¼ turn right
8&Step left to side, step right next to left
REPEAT
TAG
On wall 5 (front wall), after count 32 do the following:
CROSSOVER BREAKS
1-2-3Step left to side toes turned out, rock right forward & across left, recover weight to left
4&5Cha-cha side right - right, left, right (toes turned out on last step)
6-7Rock left forward & across right, recover weight to right
8&Step left to side, step right next to left
Continue from beginning of dance
1-2-3Step left to left side, rock back right, recover weight to left
4&5Step right forward, step left up to right (5th foot position), step right forward
6-7Pivot on ball of right & turn ½ right stepping back on left, turn ½ right stepping forward on right
8&1Step forward on left, turn ½ right stepping right in place, step left forward
SYNCOPATED STEP SLIDE, ROCK FORWARD, ¼ LEFT TURN, CHA-CHA SIDE LEFT ¼ TURN
2-3Step right forward, step left up to right (3rd foot position)
4&5Step right forward, step left up to right, step right forward (cha-cha terrace)
6-7Rock forward on left, recover weight to right & turn ¼ left
8&1Step left to side, step right beside left, turn ¼ left stepping left forward
ROCK FORWARD, CHA-CHA LOCK BACK, ROCK BACK, CHA-CHA LOCK FORWARD
2-3Rock forward on right, recover weight to left
4&5Step back on right, cross left over right, step back on right
6-7Rock back on left, recover weight to right
8&1Step left forward, cross right behind left, step left forward
ROCK FORWARD, CHA-CHA LOCK BACK & TOUCH, STEP ¼ TURN RIGHT, SIDE TOGETHER
2-3Rock right forward, recover weight to left
4&5Step back on right, cross left over right, step back on right
&6-7Step back on left & touch right toe next to left foot, step right foot forward into ¼ turn right
8&Step left to side, step right next to left
REPEAT
TAG
On wall 5 (front wall), after count 32 do the following:
CROSSOVER BREAKS
1-2-3Step left to side toes turned out, rock right forward & across left, recover weight to left
4&5Cha-cha side right - right, left, right (toes turned out on last step)
6-7Rock left forward & across right, recover weight to right
8&Step left to side, step right next to left
Continue from beginning of dance