La'Bella
Choreographer:
Eugena Gordon (USA) - May 2025
I believe soul line dances are usually learned by watching people dance it and memorizing the steps and how they fit the music, making strong musical muscle memories. This dance, fortunately, also lends itself to being counted and written into a step sheet for other learning preferences. The counts are based on the rhythm of the music.
PART 1: 16 COUNTS
KICK AND TIC AND STEP, KICK, STEP, KICK, STEP, LIFT, OUT OUT IN IN
1&2&3&4Kick right foot, step on right, tic left back, step on left, and kick right, step on right, kick left
5&6&7&8&Step forward on left, lift right foot, step on right, lift left, left out, right out, left in, right in
RIGHT LEANING SIDE STEPS, LEFT LEANING SIDE STEP ENDING IN QUARTER LEFT TURN WITH HIP ROLLS
1&2&3&4Step to right, left together, repeat
5&6&7&8Two side steps to left making quarter left turn
REPEAT PART 1 THREE MORE TIMES TO RETURN TO FRONT WALL
PART 2: 32 COUNTS
HIP ROLLS RIGHT OUT, RIGHT IN, OUT OUT
1 2Step right foot to right rolling hips for 1, 2
3 4Step right foot in rolling hips for 3,4
5 6 7 8Return right foot to right continuing hip rolls
FULL LEFT TURNING GRAPEVINE
1 2Step right behind left, step on left starting left turn,
3 4 5Step on right continuing left full turn, step on left still turning, step on right to side facing front
6 7 8Step left foot behind right, step right to side, step on left
REPEAT PART 2
PART 3: 16 COUNTS
WALK FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT, SWIRL, PIMP WALK, EASY HALF TURN LEFT
1 2 3 4&Walk forward slowly on right, left, swirl right foot forward for 3, 4
5&6Pimp walk on right foot going back for 5&6
7&8&Step back on left for 7, pivot on right making half right turn, rock back on left, recover right
REPEAT PART 3
*1st ROTATION – DANCE AS WRITTEN ABOVE
**2ND ROTATION – DANCE IS SAME EXCEPT THE FIRST TIME YOU DO PART 2 MAKE HALF TURNS INSTEAD OF FULL TURNS
***3RD ROTATION – SAME AS 1ST ROTATION
Submitted by: Bonnie Berns - Email: yaelchina@yahoo.com