The Girl from Ipanema

Choreographed by Gordon Timms🇬🇧
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Created: 5/1/2012
Step Sheet
32 Count, 4 Wall
16 Count Intro. Start the dance on the vocals

SECTION 1: SIDE ROCK & RECOVER STEP LEFT BEHIND RIGHT, RONDÉ (SWEEP), BEHIND, SIDE, & CROSS,
SIDE STEP WITH LEFT, DRAG, AND CROSS, QUARTER TURN LEFT, SIDE, STEP,
1 & 2 &Rock left to left side, pushing left hip out, recover on to right, step left directly BEHIND right travelling backwards. (hold)
3 & 4 &Rondé (sweep) right foot out and behind left, step left to left side, cross right over left. (hold)
5 & 6 &Long step left to left side, pushing left hip out, slide and step right next to left, cross left over right (hold)
7 & 8 &Turn ¼ turn left stepping back on RIGHT foot, step left to left side, step right forward slightly…(hold) Faces 9.00

SECTION 2: MODIFIED LEFT MAMBO, MODIFIED RIGHT COASTER CROSS, RONDÉ, (SWEEP) CROSS SHUFFLE,
QUARTER TURN LEFT, MODIFIED RIGHT COASTER CROSS.
1 & 2 &Rock forward at 45º on the Left, Recover on to the right, Step left next to right (hold)
3 & 4 &Step right back at 45° pushing right hip out, straighten up and step left back, cross right over left… (NO HOLD).
On the & count… Rondé (sweep) left foot out from behind right … ready to…
5 & 6 &Cross left over right, step right to right side, cross left over right. (hold)
7 & 8 &Turn ¼ turn left stepping back on RIGHT foot, step left next to right, cross right over left… (hold) Faces 6.00

SECTION 3: STEP, SIDE TOGETHER BACK, SIDE TOGETHER FORWARD (REVERSE BASIC RUMBA BOX)
SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, FORWARD STEP, RONDÉ, (SWEEP) CROSS SHUFFLE.
1 & 2 &Make a long step left to left side, close right next to left, (WOR) step back on left. (hold)
3 & 4 &Normal step right to right side, close left next to right, (WOL) step forward on right. (hold)
5 & 6 &Rock left out to left side pushing left hip out, recover on to right, Step left in front of right…(NO HOLD).
On the & count… Rondé (sweep) right foot out from behind left ready to…
7 & 8 &Cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right over left. (hold) Faces 6.00

SECTION 4: SIDE ROCK & RECOVER, STEP LEFT FORWARD IN FRONT OF RIGHT, STEP, TURN, STEP, HALF TURN RIGHT,
QUARTER TURN RIGHT AND CLOSE, LOW KICK, RONDÉ (SWEEP) BEHIND, SIDE, & CROSS.
1 & 2 &Rock left to left side pushing left hip out, recover on to right, step left forward travelling forward. (hold)
3 & 4 &Step forward on right foot, pivot ½ turn left on ball of left foot, step forward on right. (hold) (12.00)
5 & 6 &Step forward on left foot, pivot ½ turn right, turn ¼ turn right on ball of right foot, step left next right. (NO HOLD)…
On the & count… Kick right foot out low at 45° ready to…
7 & 8 &Rondé (sweep) right foot out and behind left, *step left to left side, cross right over left. (hold) Faces 9.00

No restarts – no tags ….just nice Latin music to dance to….for a nice clean finish fade the music at about 3.10 to avoid the ‘tail off’ ending.
To finish facing the front, as the music fades change the * last two steps into a ¼ turn left, step right together.

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