I Said I Love You
Count:
68
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Teresa Lawrence (UK) & Vera Fisher (UK)
Music:
I Said I Love You - Raul Malo
Dedicated to Isabel with love from her husband Brian on Valentines Day 2002
RHUMBA BOX TWICE
1-4Step left to left side, step right next to left, step forward on left, hold
5-8Step right to right side, step left next to right, step back on right, hold
SIDE CROSS SIDE KICK. SIDE CROSS ¼ KICK
1-4Step left to left side, cross right over left, step left to left side, kick right forward to right diagonal
5-8Step right to right side, cross left over right, making ¼ turn left step back on right, kick left forward
MAMBO BACK. MAMBO FORWARD
1-4Rock back on left, replace weight on right, bring left next to right, hold
5-8Rock forward on right, replace weight on left, bring right next to left, hold
Footwork is the same as normal "mambo" steps but without the "&" counts
LEFT LOCK BACK, TRIPLE FULL TURN
1-4Step back on left, lock right across & in front of left, step back on left, hold
5-8Making a full turn right do a triple stepping right, left, right, hold on count 4
Alternative for full turn: coaster step, hold on count 4
SIDE ROCK REPLACE CROSS HOLD. SIDE ROCK REPLACE CROSS HOLD
1-4Rock left to left side, replace weight on right, cross left over right, hold
5-8Rock right to right side, replace weight on left, cross right over left, hold
WEAVE LEFT FOR 8 COUNTS ENDING WITH A TOUCH
1-8Step left to left side, cross right behind left, step left to left side, cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right behind left, step left to left side, touch right next to left
SIDE BEHIND ¼ HOLD. ½ TURN RIGHT, STEP FORWARD HOLD
1-4Step right to right side, cross left behind right, making ¼ turn right step forward on right, hold
5-8Step forward on left, make ½ turn right placing weight on right, step forward on left, hold
TRIPLE FULL TURN. MAMBO BACK
1-4Making full turn left do a triple stepping right, left, right, hold on count 4
5-8Rock back on left, replace weight on right, bring left next to right, hold
Alternative for full turn: coaster step, hold on count 4
HIP BUMPS
1-4Bump hips left, right, left, right with attitude!
REPEAT
RESTARTS
Walls 3 and 7: on wall three the music will change to just instrumental, you will do the first 32 counts of the dance up to left lock back & full turn triple, then you will start dance again facing 9:00 wall. On wall 7 you just take out the hip bumps & start the dance from the beginning again on 9:00 wall.
RHUMBA BOX TWICE
1-4Step left to left side, step right next to left, step forward on left, hold
5-8Step right to right side, step left next to right, step back on right, hold
SIDE CROSS SIDE KICK. SIDE CROSS ¼ KICK
1-4Step left to left side, cross right over left, step left to left side, kick right forward to right diagonal
5-8Step right to right side, cross left over right, making ¼ turn left step back on right, kick left forward
MAMBO BACK. MAMBO FORWARD
1-4Rock back on left, replace weight on right, bring left next to right, hold
5-8Rock forward on right, replace weight on left, bring right next to left, hold
Footwork is the same as normal "mambo" steps but without the "&" counts
LEFT LOCK BACK, TRIPLE FULL TURN
1-4Step back on left, lock right across & in front of left, step back on left, hold
5-8Making a full turn right do a triple stepping right, left, right, hold on count 4
Alternative for full turn: coaster step, hold on count 4
SIDE ROCK REPLACE CROSS HOLD. SIDE ROCK REPLACE CROSS HOLD
1-4Rock left to left side, replace weight on right, cross left over right, hold
5-8Rock right to right side, replace weight on left, cross right over left, hold
WEAVE LEFT FOR 8 COUNTS ENDING WITH A TOUCH
1-8Step left to left side, cross right behind left, step left to left side, cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right behind left, step left to left side, touch right next to left
SIDE BEHIND ¼ HOLD. ½ TURN RIGHT, STEP FORWARD HOLD
1-4Step right to right side, cross left behind right, making ¼ turn right step forward on right, hold
5-8Step forward on left, make ½ turn right placing weight on right, step forward on left, hold
TRIPLE FULL TURN. MAMBO BACK
1-4Making full turn left do a triple stepping right, left, right, hold on count 4
5-8Rock back on left, replace weight on right, bring left next to right, hold
Alternative for full turn: coaster step, hold on count 4
HIP BUMPS
1-4Bump hips left, right, left, right with attitude!
REPEAT
RESTARTS
Walls 3 and 7: on wall three the music will change to just instrumental, you will do the first 32 counts of the dance up to left lock back & full turn triple, then you will start dance again facing 9:00 wall. On wall 7 you just take out the hip bumps & start the dance from the beginning again on 9:00 wall.