Cumbia Dance A Thon
Count:
32
Wall:
1
Level:
Beginner
Choreographer:
Irene Groundwater (CAN) - August 2000
Music:
La Cumbia - G. Kajunus : (CD: Macarena Tropical Disco)| Start when music starts - 16 count intro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If you make a complete (full) turn on the initial dance pattern, the dance will always have a 12:00 o?clock home wall. |
| Otherwise, you should start the dance on the 9:00 o?clock wall so that you will end up with a 12:00 o?clock home wall |
| If you start the dance on the home wall with just a ¾ turn to begin with, your home wall will become the 3:00 o?clock wall. |
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| FWD, FWD, FWD, KICK BACK, FWD, FWD, FWD, KICK BACK |
| (CIRCLING LEFT 3/4 TURN ON THESE 8 COUNTS) |
1-2 | Left fwd turning left, Right fwd turning left |
3-4 | Left fwd turning left, Right kicks back while Head tilts back |
5-6 | Right fwd turning left, Left fwd turning left |
7-8 | Right fwd turning left, Left kicks back while Head tilts back |
| (Optional - Hands circle each other in front of Chest on steps 1,2,3 and 5,6,7) |
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| LEFT VINE WITH RIGHT HEEL, RIGHT VINE WITH LEFT HEEL |
9-10-11 | Side step left, Right behind left, Side step left |
12 | Tap right heel to the right turning Body 1/4 turn right on step |
13-15 | Side step right facing 3 o?clock , Left behind right, Side step right |
16 | Tap Left heel to the left turning Body 1/4 turn left on step |
| (Optional - Point first finger of each hand fwd on steps 12 and 16) |
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| LEFT BODY DIP, TURN, TWO CLAPS, RIGHT BODY DIP, TURN, TWO CLAPS |
17 | Bring weight onto Left ball which swivels 1/4 turn right as |
18-19 | Body dips left with1/4 turn right as Right ball swivels right |
&20 | Clap, Clap |
21 | Bring weight onto Right ball which swivels 1/4 turn left as |
22-23 | Hip sways right, Body turns 1/4 turn left as Left ball swivels left |
&24 | Clap, Clap |
| (Optional - Swivel on Heel instead of Ball of foot on steps 19 & 23) |
| (Optional - Use Hip & Shoulder shimmy on counts 18-19 & 22-23) |
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| FWD, BACK, BACK, HOLD, BACK FWD, FWD, 1/4 TURN LEFT |
25-26 | Left fwd, Right back |
27-28 | Left back, Hold |
29-30 | Right back, Left fwd |
31-32 | Right fwd, Hold (pivoting 1/4 turn left on Right ball on hold) |
| (Optional - subtle Cuban motion on last 8 counts)
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