Sad Cha Cha (P)
Choreographed by Dan Testa🇺🇸
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Step Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
Position: Start in closed position. All couples should be facing the same direction
LADY TURNS
SWITCH SIDES BY DOING A HALF TURN ON THE CHA-CHA-CHA
MAN TURNS
FOUR ADDITIONAL CHA-CHAS
TWO NEW YORKERS (CROSSING ROCK STEPS)
MAN'S INSIDE UNDERARM TURN
LADY'S INSIDE UNDERARM TURN
FOUR ADDITIONAL CHA-CHAS
REPEAT
1MAN: (First pattern only) step left in place
LADY: (First pattern only) step right in place
2-3MAN: Rock back right, rock forward left
LADY: Rock forward left, rock back right
4&5MAN: Step forward right, step left next to right, step forward right
These are small steps with hip action (Cuban motion). This will be called a cha-cha in the rest of the description LADY: Step back left, step right next to left, step back left (see comment above)
LADY TURNS
6-7MAN: Rock forward left, rock back right
LADY: Full turn to right stepping right, left
Man should lift his left arm and lead lady to turn under it8&9MAN: Cha-cha back left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha forward right-left-right (returning to closed position)
SWITCH SIDES BY DOING A HALF TURN ON THE CHA-CHA-CHA
10-11MAN: Rock back right, rock forward left
LADY: Rock forward left, rock back right
12&13MAN: Do a cha-cha forward right-left-right turning ½ left
LADY: Do a cha-cha left-right-left turning ½ left
Stay in closed position on the turn. Man: should take larger steps to get around the lady.14-15MAN: Rock back left, rock forward right
LADY: Rock forward right, rock back left
16&17MAN: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha back right-left-right
18-19MAN: Rock forward right, rock back left
LADY: Rock back left, rock forward right
20&21MAN: Cha-cha back right-left-right
LADY: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
MAN TURNS
22-23MAN: Full turn to left stepping left, right
LADY: Rock forward right, rock back left
24&25MAN: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha back right-left-right (return to closed)
FOUR ADDITIONAL CHA-CHAS
26&27MAN: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
LADY: Cha-cha back left-right-left
28&29MAN: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha back right-left-right while turning ½ right
30&31MAN: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
LADY: Cha-cha forward left-right-left while turning ½ right
In counts 28-31, the lady turns under the man's left arm. The man takes the lady's left hand with his right hand going into open position.32&33MAN: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha back right-left-right
Man drops left hand and lady drops right handTWO NEW YORKERS (CROSSING ROCK STEPS)
34-35MAN: Rock right crossing in front, recover left in place
LADY: Rock left crossing in front, recover right in place
36&37MAN: Cha-cha in place right-left-right
LADY: Cha-cha in place left-right-left
Man takes lady's right hand with his left while dropping his right hand and lady's left38-39MAN: Rock left crossing in front, recover right in place
LADY: Rock right crossing in front, recover left in place
40&41MAN: Cha-cha in place left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha in place right-left-right
42-43MAN: Rock back right, rock forward left
LADY: Rock forward left, rock back right
Go back into closed position on these counts44&45MAN: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
LADY: Cha-cha back left-right-left
MAN'S INSIDE UNDERARM TURN
46-47MAN: Step forward left, pivot ½ toward right (lift left arm and turn under it)
LADY: Rock back right, rock forward left
48&49MAN: Cha-cha forward left-right-left while turning ½ right
LADY: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
LADY'S INSIDE UNDERARM TURN
50-51MAN: Rock back right, rock forward left (lift left arm for lady to turn under)
LADY: Step forward left, pivot ½ toward right (turning under your right arm)
52&53MAN: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
LADY: Cha-cha forward left-right-left while turning ½ right
54-55MAN: Rock forward left, rock back right
LADY: Rock back right, rock forward left
56&57MAN: Cha-cha back left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
FOUR ADDITIONAL CHA-CHAS
58&59MAN: Cha-cha back right-left-right
LADY: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
60&61MAN: Cha-cha back left-right-left while turning ½ left
LADY: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
62&63MAN: Cha-cha forward right-left-right while turning ½ left
LADY: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
64&1MAN: Cha-cha back left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
When you repeat, start from count 2REPEAT
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