Magic Carpet Ride
Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Improver
Choreographer:
Kathy Hunyadi (USA) & A.T. Kinson (USA)
Music:
Magic Carpet Ride - Myra
Choreographed at the New Orleans Country Dance Mardi Gras 2000
CUBAN WALKS FORWARD LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, MAMBO CROSS BASIC
1-2-3-4Walk forward left, right, left, right (for styling cross one foot in front of other with knees slightly bent)
5&6Quick rock left foot forward & across right (knees slightly bent), recover weight to right (straighten knees), step left foot behind right in 5th position (toe to heel)
7&8Quick rock right foot back & behind left (5th position), recover weight to left, step right foot forward & across left
JAZZ BOX; KICK BALL STEP (WIDE); HOLD & STEP CROSS
1-2-3-4Cross left over right, step back on right, step left foot to side, step right next to left
5&6Kick left foot forward, step left next to right, take wide step side right on right
7Hold
&8Step left next to right, cross right over left
SIDE TOGETHER, CHA-CHA SIDE LEFT; SLOW CHARLESTON
1-2Step left foot side left, step right foot next to left
3&4Step left side left, step right next to left, step left side left
5-6Touch right toes forward, step right foot back
7-8Touch left toes back, step left foot next to right
LEFT ¼ TURN; LEFT ½ TURN; CHA-CHA FORWARD; HOLD & STEP FORWARD
1-2Step forward on right, turn ¼ to left, step left in place
3-4Step forward on right foot, turn ½ to left, step left in place
5&6Cha-cha forward right, left, right (3rd position - heel to instep)
7Hold
&8Quick step forward on left, step forward slightly on right
REPEAT
CUBAN WALKS FORWARD LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, MAMBO CROSS BASIC
1-2-3-4Walk forward left, right, left, right (for styling cross one foot in front of other with knees slightly bent)
5&6Quick rock left foot forward & across right (knees slightly bent), recover weight to right (straighten knees), step left foot behind right in 5th position (toe to heel)
7&8Quick rock right foot back & behind left (5th position), recover weight to left, step right foot forward & across left
JAZZ BOX; KICK BALL STEP (WIDE); HOLD & STEP CROSS
1-2-3-4Cross left over right, step back on right, step left foot to side, step right next to left
5&6Kick left foot forward, step left next to right, take wide step side right on right
7Hold
&8Step left next to right, cross right over left
SIDE TOGETHER, CHA-CHA SIDE LEFT; SLOW CHARLESTON
1-2Step left foot side left, step right foot next to left
3&4Step left side left, step right next to left, step left side left
5-6Touch right toes forward, step right foot back
7-8Touch left toes back, step left foot next to right
LEFT ¼ TURN; LEFT ½ TURN; CHA-CHA FORWARD; HOLD & STEP FORWARD
1-2Step forward on right, turn ¼ to left, step left in place
3-4Step forward on right foot, turn ½ to left, step left in place
5&6Cha-cha forward right, left, right (3rd position - heel to instep)
7Hold
&8Quick step forward on left, step forward slightly on right
REPEAT