Shadow of Your Smile

Count:
64
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate Rhumba style
Choreographer:
Gordon Timms (UK) - April 2011
Music:
The Shadow Of Your Smile - Dalena : (Album: Toi Voi Nguoi Da Quen)
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16 Count Rhythm Intro… Start just after the vocals begin… See footnote below…….

SECTION 1: CROSS ROCK, SIDE, HOLD, CROSS, STEP BACK, RONDE, HOLD.
1 2Cross rock left over right, recover on to right.
3 4Step left to left side, Hold for one count.
5 6Cross right over left, turning ¼ turn right step back on the left.
7 8Sweep right out & step behind left, (Ronde) Hold for one count (keeping left foot in place). FACES 3.00

SECTION 2: REPLACE, STEP, QUARTER TURN, DRAG, STEP, STEP, QUARTER TURN, DRAG.
1 2Recover weight on to Left foot (1), Step right foot forward.
3 4Making a quarter turn right, step left to left side, Drag right up to left keep weight on left. (6.00)
5 6Step right forward, Step left forward. ***
7 8Making a quarter turn left, step right to right side, Drag left up to right keep weight on right. FACES 3.00

SECTION 3: ROCK, RECOVER, HALF TURN, STEP, DRAG, RONDE, CROSS OVER, BACK, SIDE, HOLD
1 2Rock forward on the left, Recover on to the right.
3 4Turning ½ left on the ball of right, Step Left forward (3) Drag right up and beyond left in one move (4)
5 6Sweep right out and over left, (Ronde) (5) Step slightly back on the Left. (6)
7 8Step right slightly to the right (7) Hold for one count. (8) FACES 9.00

SECTION 4: STEP, SWAY RECOVER, SIDE, HOLD, STEP, SWAY RECOVER, SIDE, HOLD
1 2Step forward on the left directly in front of right, sway back putting weight on right foot.
3 4Long step left to left side, (3) Hold for one count (4)
5 6Rock back on right directly behind left, (5) Sway forward putting weight on left foot (6)
7 8Long step right to right side, Hold for one count. FACES 9.00

SECTION 5: ROCK, RECOVER, HALF TURN, STEP, DRAG, RONDE, CROSS OVER, BACK, SIDE, HOLD
1 2Rock forward on the left, Recover on to the right.
3 4Turning ½ left on the ball of right, Step Left forward (3) Drag right up and beyond left in one move (4)
5 6Sweep right out and over left, (Ronde) (5) Step slightly back on the Left. (6)
7 8Step right slightly to the right (7) Hold for one count. (8) FACES 3.00

SECTION 6: STEP, SWAY RECOVER, SIDE, HOLD, STEP, SWAY RECOVER, SIDE, HOLD
1 2Step forward on the left directly in front of right, sway back putting weight on right foot.
3 4Long step left to left side, (3) Hold for one count (4)
5 6Rock back on right directly behind left, (5) Sway forward putting weight on left foot (6)
7 8Long step right to right side, Hold for one count. FACES 3.00

SECTION 7: STEP, ¾ TURN, SIDE, DRAG, ROCK, RECOVER, HALF TURN, STEP, HOLD
1 2Step forward on the left (1) Make ¾ turn right on the ball of right (2)
3 4Take a long step left to left side (3) Drag right up to a close with left (4) (Weight stays on left)
5 6Rock forward on the right, Recover on to the left.
7 8Turning ½ right on the ball of left, Step Right forward (7) Hold for one count.(8) FACES 6.00

SECTION 8: HALF RHUMBA BOX, HOLD, SIDE, CLOSE, SIDE, HOLD.
1 2Step long step left to left side (1) Close right next to left.(2)
3 4Take a long step left forward.(3) Hold for one count. (4)
5 6Take a long step right to right side (5) Close left next to right.(6)
7 8Take a short step right to right side.(7) Hold for one count.(8) FACES 6.00

ENDING: As the music fades you will be facing the 6.00 wall, start the dance & dance up to count 6 of section 2…just walk forward slowly with the music *** - and close right next to left to finish facing the 12.00 front wall?

ENJOY THE DANCE! I have done an ‘edited’ version of the track…taking out the first 30secs of the piano introduction…I would advise most instructors to do the same…saves a lot of hanging about waiting for the dance to start!

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