Let's Merengue!

Count: 32Wall: 4Level: intermediate
Choreographer: Dead Eyed Dawn & Little Ryan
Music:Brinca Salta Bailalo by El Simbolo

Step Sheet

Count In 48 counts from first set of beats
ROCKING CHAIR, SIDE ¼ HOOK FORWARD CHASSE
1-2
Rock forward on right, recover on left
3-4
Rock back on right, recover on left
5-6
Step right to right side, turn ¼ turn left hooking left in front of right
7&8
Step forward on left, step right together, step forward on left
TURNING HEEL AND TOE SWITCHES, KICK AND TOUCH, ¼ PADDLES
1&2
Dig right heel forward, quickly step on right, & dig left heel forward turning a 1/8 of a turn left
&3&4
Quickly step on left, & dig right heel forward, quickly step on right and point left toe to the left side turning a 1/8 of a turn left
5&6
Kick left foot forward, quickly step on left & point right to right side
7-8
Turn a ¼ turn left pointing right to right side, turn a ¼ turn left pointing right to right side
SIDE TOGETHER TWICE (ROLLING HIPS) CROSS STEPS ¼ HEEL
1-2
Step right to right, step left together, while rolling hips
3-4
Step right to right, step left together, while rolling hips
5-6
Cross right over left, cross left over right
7-8
Step right to right side, turn ¼ turn left digging left heel forward
COASTER STEP CHASSE FORWARD, STEP TOUCH ¾ BEHIND UNWIND
1&2
Step left back, step right together, step left forward
3&4
Step forward right, step left together, step forward right
5-6
Step forward left, touch right to right side
7-8
Lock right behind left, unwind ¾ turn over right shoulder
REPEAT
TAG To be danced at end of 7th wall (when music stops) MERENGUE BASICS1-2Step right slightly to right side pushing hips to the right, step left slightly to left side pushing hips to the left
3-4
Repeat counts 1-2
RESTART
On the 3rd and 9th walls, dance 16 counts then restart