Count:
128
Wall:
1
Level:
Advanced Rumba
Choreo:
Choreographer:
Raymond Sarlemijn (NL), Roy Hadisubroto (NL) & Fiona Murray (IRE) - April 2015
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1&2Rock right side, recover to left, step right together
3&4Rock left side, recover to right, step left together
5&6Rock right heel forward (toe turned in), recover to left (right toe turned out), step right together
7&8Rock left heel forward (toe turned in), recover to right (left toe turned out), step left together
1-2Step right diagonally forward, touch left together
3-4Step left diagonally forward, touch right together
5-6Step right back, step left back
7&8Step right back, step left together, touch right together
1-2Step right side, step left together
3&4Step right side, step left together, rock right side
5-6Recover to left, step right together
7&8Step left side, step right together, step left side
1&2Cross/rock right heel over (toe turned in), recover to left (right toe turned out), step right side
3&4Cross/rock left heel over (toe turned in), recover to right (left toe turned out), turn ¼ left and step left together
5&6Cross/rock right heel over (toe turned in), recover to left (right toe turned out), step right side
7&8Cross/rock left heel over (toe turned in), recover to right (left toe turned out), turn ¼ left and step left together
1-2Step right side, step left together
3&4Step right side, step left together, rock right side
5-6Recover to left, step right together
7&8Step left side, step right together, step left side
1&2Cross/rock right heel over (toe turned in), recover to left (right toe turned out), step right side
3&4Cross/rock left heel over (toe turned in), recover to right (left toe turned out), turn ¼ left and step left together
5&6Cross/rock right heel over (toe turned in), recover to left (right toe turned out), step right side
7&8Cross/rock left heel over (toe turned in), recover to right (left toe turned out), turn ¼ left and step left together
1&Step right side, step left side
2&3Swivel toes in, swivel heels in, swivel toes in (weight to left)
4Rock right back
5-7Hold for 3 counts
On counts 5&, cross arms and touch hands to opposite shoulders, uncross arms and touch hands to shoulders
(right to right, left to left)
On counts 6&, cross wrists low in front of body, touch hands to hips
On count 7, throw hands up and back to sides of head
8Recover to left
1&Step right side, step left side
2&3Swivel toes in, swivel heels in, swivel toes in (weight to left)
4Rock right back
5-7Hold for 3 counts
On counts 5&, cross arms and touch hands to opposite shoulders, uncross arms and touch hands to shoulders
(right to right, left to left)
On counts 6&, cross wrists low in front of body, touch hands to hips
On count 7, throw hands up and back to sides of head
8Recover to left
1-2Turn 1/8 right and step right forward, hold (1:30)
3-4Step left forward, step right forward
5-6Turn ¼ right and step left side, hold
7-8Turn ¼ right (weight to right), hold (7:30)
1-4Step left forward, step right forward, step left forward, step right forward
5-8Turn 5/8 left and step left side, drag right toward left over 3 counts (12:00)
1-2Turn 1/8 left and step right forward, hold (10:30)
3-4Step left forward, step right forward
5-6Turn ¼ right and step left side, hold
7-8Turn ¼ right (weight to right), hold (4:30)
1-4Step left forward, step right forward, step left forward, step right forward
5-8Turn 5/8 left and step left side, drag right toward left, step right side, touch left together (6:00)
1-4Step left back, step right back, step left back, step right back
5-8Step left back, drag right toward left, turn ¼ left and step right side, drag left toward right (3:00)
1-4Step left forward, step right forward, step left forward, step right forward
5-8Cross/rock left over, recover to right, turn ½ left and step left forward, turn ½ left and step right back (3)
1-2Turn ½ left and step left forward, step right forward,
3-4Turn 1/8 left and step left forward, turn 1/8 left and step right forward (6:00)
5-8Turn ¼ left and step left forward, turn ¼ left and step right forward, step left forward, hop left forward (12:00)
1-2Step right forward, turn ¼ right and step left forward,
3-4Turn ¼ right and step right forward, step left forward (6:00)
5-6Turn ¼ right and step right forward, turn ¼ right and step left forward,
7-8Step right forward, hop both feet forward (weight to left)
TAG : At the end of wall 2, change the final count 7 to hop both feet slightly forward.
On count 8 the rhythm changes dramatically.
Instead of counting it count 8, call it count 1 and dance the following tag:
1&aStomp/rock right forward, recover to left, step right together
2&aStomp/rock left forward, recover to right, step left together
3&aStomp/rock right forward, recover to left, step right together
4&aStomp/rock left forward, recover to right, step left together
5&aStomp/rock right forward, recover to left, step right together
6&aStomp/rock left forward, recover to right, step left together
7Stomp/rock right forward (begin slowly raising hands)
8-10Hold for 3 counts (continue raising hands until arms are crossed above you)
11-12Recover to left, cross right over
13-16Unwind a full turn left over 4 counts
17-20Unwind a full turn right over 4 counts (weight to left)
Music now returns to original rhythm
1&2Rock right side, recover to left, step right together
3&4Rock left side, recover to right, step left together
5&6Rock right heel forward (toe turned in), recover to left (right toe turned out), step right together
7&8Rock left heel forward (toe turned in), recover to right (left toe turned out), step left together
1-2Step right diagonally forward, touch left together
3-4Step left diagonally forward, touch right together
5-6Step right back, step left back
7&8Step right back, step left together, touch right together
1-2Step right side, step left together
3&4Step right side, step left together, rock right side
5-6Recover to left, step right together
7&8Step left side, step right together, step left side
1&2Cross/rock right heel over (toe turned in), recover to left (right toe turned out), step right side
3&4Cross/rock left heel over (toe turned in), recover to right (left toe turned out), turn ¼ left and step left together
5&6Cross/rock right heel over (toe turned in), recover to left (right toe turned out), step right side
7&8Cross/rock left heel over (toe turned in), recover to right (left toe turned out), turn ¼ left and step left together
1-2Step right side, step left together
3&4Step right side, step left together, rock right side
5-6Recover to left, step right together
7&8Step left side, step right together, step left side
1&2Cross/rock right heel over (toe turned in), recover to left (right toe turned out), step right side
3&4Cross/rock left heel over (toe turned in), recover to right (left toe turned out), turn ¼ left and step left together
5&6Cross/rock right heel over (toe turned in), recover to left (right toe turned out), step right side
7&8Cross/rock left heel over (toe turned in), recover to right (left toe turned out), turn ¼ left and step left together
1&Step right side, step left side
2&3Swivel toes in, swivel heels in, swivel toes in (weight to left)
4Rock right back
5-7Hold for 3 counts
On counts 5&, cross arms and touch hands to opposite shoulders, uncross arms and touch hands to shoulders
(right to right, left to left)
On counts 6&, cross wrists low in front of body, touch hands to hips
On count 7, throw hands up and back to sides of head
8Recover to left
1&Step right side, step left side
2&3Swivel toes in, swivel heels in, swivel toes in (weight to left)
4Rock right back
5-7Hold for 3 counts
On counts 5&, cross arms and touch hands to opposite shoulders, uncross arms and touch hands to shoulders
(right to right, left to left)
On counts 6&, cross wrists low in front of body, touch hands to hips
On count 7, throw hands up and back to sides of head
8Recover to left
1-2Turn 1/8 right and step right forward, hold (1:30)
3-4Step left forward, step right forward
5-6Turn ¼ right and step left side, hold
7-8Turn ¼ right (weight to right), hold (7:30)
1-4Step left forward, step right forward, step left forward, step right forward
5-8Turn 5/8 left and step left side, drag right toward left over 3 counts (12:00)
1-2Turn 1/8 left and step right forward, hold (10:30)
3-4Step left forward, step right forward
5-6Turn ¼ right and step left side, hold
7-8Turn ¼ right (weight to right), hold (4:30)
1-4Step left forward, step right forward, step left forward, step right forward
5-8Turn 5/8 left and step left side, drag right toward left, step right side, touch left together (6:00)
1-4Step left back, step right back, step left back, step right back
5-8Step left back, drag right toward left, turn ¼ left and step right side, drag left toward right (3:00)
1-4Step left forward, step right forward, step left forward, step right forward
5-8Cross/rock left over, recover to right, turn ½ left and step left forward, turn ½ left and step right back (3)
1-2Turn ½ left and step left forward, step right forward,
3-4Turn 1/8 left and step left forward, turn 1/8 left and step right forward (6:00)
5-8Turn ¼ left and step left forward, turn ¼ left and step right forward, step left forward, hop left forward (12:00)
1-2Step right forward, turn ¼ right and step left forward,
3-4Turn ¼ right and step right forward, step left forward (6:00)
5-6Turn ¼ right and step right forward, turn ¼ right and step left forward,
7-8Step right forward, hop both feet forward (weight to left)
TAG : At the end of wall 2, change the final count 7 to hop both feet slightly forward.
On count 8 the rhythm changes dramatically.
Instead of counting it count 8, call it count 1 and dance the following tag:
1&aStomp/rock right forward, recover to left, step right together
2&aStomp/rock left forward, recover to right, step left together
3&aStomp/rock right forward, recover to left, step right together
4&aStomp/rock left forward, recover to right, step left together
5&aStomp/rock right forward, recover to left, step right together
6&aStomp/rock left forward, recover to right, step left together
7Stomp/rock right forward (begin slowly raising hands)
8-10Hold for 3 counts (continue raising hands until arms are crossed above you)
11-12Recover to left, cross right over
13-16Unwind a full turn left over 4 counts
17-20Unwind a full turn right over 4 counts (weight to left)
Music now returns to original rhythm
