By Surprise

Count:
32
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Pepper Siquieros (USA) - May 2008
Music:
By Surprise - Joy Williams
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Or Music:
A Little Too Late by Toby Keith [102 bpm / White Trash With Money]
Wherever You Are by Jack Ingram [100 bpm / Live Wherever You Are]
Runaway Train by Soul Asylum [CD: Grave Dancers Union]

STEP SIDE, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE-TOGETHER-SIDE, STEP BACK RIGHT, ROCK-ROCK, STEP BACK LEFT, ROCK-ROCK
1 Step right to right side
2-3 Cross rock left over right, recover onto right
4&5 Cha-cha to left side stepping left, right, left
6&7 Step back on right, recover forward to left, rock weight back onto right
8&1 Step back on left, recover forward to right, rock weight back onto left
Try this body styling for counts 6&7-8&1:

ARCH(6) RELAX(&) ARCH(7) RELAX(&) ARCH(8) RELAX(&) ARCH(1)
Arch your back bringing shoulders back & pelvis back on the & count relax shoulders and snap pelvis forward

ROCK BACK, RECOVER, RIGHT CHA-CHA FORWARD, TOUCH LEFT, ¼ TURN TOUCH RIGHT, ½ TURN
2-3 Rock back right, recover onto left
4&5 Cha-cha forward stepping right, left, right
6-7 Touch left to left side, make ¼ turn left stepping down on left (facing 9:00)
8-1 Touch right to right side, make ½ turn right stepping down on right (facing 3:00)

LEFT SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS SHUFFLE ON A RIGHT FORWARD DIAGONAL, RIGHT SIDE LUNGE, RECOVER, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS
2-3 Side rock on left, recover on right
4&5 Cross shuffle left, right, left on a right forward diagonal
6-7 Lunge rock to right side on right, recover on left
8&1 Cross right behind left, step left to left side, cross right over left

TOUCH, FLICK ¼ TURN RIGHT, LEFT CHA-CHA FORWARD, STEP RIGHT, PIVOT ¾ STEP SIDE, STEP TOGETHER
2-3 Touch left toe to left side, make ¼ turn to right keeping weight on right foot and flicking left foot back (facing 6:00)
4&5 Cha-cha forward stepping left, right, left
6-7 Step right foot forward, pivot ¾ turn left putting weight on left
8& Step right to right side, step left next to right (facing 9:00)

REPEAT