Start in closed position. All couples should be facing the same direction
1
MAN: (First pattern only) step left in place
LADY: (First pattern only) step right in place
2-3
MAN: Rock back right, rock forward left
LADY: Rock forward left, rock back right
4&5
MAN: 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)
6-7
MAN: 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 it
8&9
MAN: 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
10-11
MAN: Rock back right, rock forward left
LADY: Rock forward left, rock back right
12&13
MAN: 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.
14-15
MAN: Rock back left, rock forward right
LADY: Rock forward right, rock back left
16&17
MAN: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha back right-left-right
18-19
MAN: Rock forward right, rock back left
LADY: Rock back left, rock forward right
20&21
MAN: Cha-cha back right-left-right
LADY: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
22-23
MAN: Full turn to left stepping left, right
LADY: Rock forward right, rock back left
24&25
MAN: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha back right-left-right (return to closed)
26&27
MAN: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
LADY: Cha-cha back left-right-left
28&29
MAN: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha back right-left-right while turning ½ right
30&31
MAN: 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&33
MAN: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha back right-left-right
Man drops left hand and lady drops right hand
TWO NEW YORKERS (CROSSING ROCK STEPS)
34-35
MAN: Rock right crossing in front, recover left in place
LADY: Rock left crossing in front, recover right in place
36&37
MAN: 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 left
38-39
MAN: Rock left crossing in front, recover right in place
LADY: Rock right crossing in front, recover left in place
40&41
MAN: Cha-cha in place left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha in place right-left-right
42-43
MAN: Rock back right, rock forward left
LADY: Rock forward left, rock back right
Go back into closed position on these counts
44&45
MAN: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
LADY: Cha-cha back left-right-left
MAN'S INSIDE UNDERARM TURN
46-47
MAN: Step forward left, pivot ½ toward right (lift left arm and turn under it)
LADY: Rock back right, rock forward left
48&49
MAN: Cha-cha forward left-right-left while turning ½ right
LADY: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
LADY'S INSIDE UNDERARM TURN
50-51
MAN: 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&53
MAN: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
LADY: Cha-cha forward left-right-left while turning ½ right
54-55
MAN: Rock forward left, rock back right
LADY: Rock back right, rock forward left
56&57
MAN: Cha-cha back left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
58&59
MAN: Cha-cha back right-left-right
LADY: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
60&61
MAN: Cha-cha back left-right-left while turning ½ left
LADY: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
62&63
MAN: Cha-cha forward right-left-right while turning ½ left
LADY: Cha-cha forward left-right-left
64&1
MAN: Cha-cha back left-right-left
LADY: Cha-cha forward right-left-right
When you repeat, start from count 2