Danza Latina

Count: 32Wall: 4Level: intermediate
Choreographer: Brendan Upton
Music:Latinos Unidos by Jae-P

Step Sheet

TAP TAP STEP, HEEL SPLIT, BACK CROSS, BACK LOCK STEP, FULL TURN
1&2
Tap right slightly forward, tap right further forward, step forward on right
&3
Split heels out, in
&4
Step back on right, cross left over right
5&6
Step back on right, cross left over right, step back on right
7-8
Make ½ turn left stepping left forward, make ½ turn left stepping right back
& KICK BALL STEP, KNEE POPS, BACK, POINT, STEP, TURN BACK POINT
&1&2
Step left together, kick right forward, step right together, step left forward
3-4
Pop right knee forward, straighten right leg and pop left knee forward
5-6-7
Step left back, point right to right side, step right forward
8&1
Make ½ right stepping left back, close right next to left, point left forward
KNEE POPS, & POINT, CROSS, ¼ BACK, SIDE SHUFFLE
2-3
Pop right knee forward, straighten right leg popping left knee forward
&4
Step left next to right, point right to right side
5-6
Cross right over left, step left back ¼ right
7&8
Step right to right side, close left next to right, step right to right side
3 STEP WEAVE, KICK BALL CROSS, KICK BALL CROSS, STEP SIDE
1-2-3
Cross left over right, step right to right side, cross left behind right
4&5
Kick right to right side, close right next to left, cross left over right
6&7
Kick right to right side, close right next to left, cross left over right
8
Step right to right side
SAILOR ½ TURN, ½ BACK, ¼ TURN SIDE ROCK, BEHIND TURN STEP
1&2
Cross left behind right, step right together starting ½ turn left, finish ½ turn left stepping left forward
3
Make ½ left stepping right back
4-5
Make ¼ left rocking left out to left side, recover onto right
6&7
Cross left behind right, step right forward ¼ turn right, step left forward
ROCK RECOVER, COASTER STEP, STEP PIVOT, SHUFFLE FORWARD
8-1
Rock right forward, recover back on left
2&3
Step right back, close left next to right, step right forward
4-5
Step left forward, pivot ½ right stepping right forward
6&7
Step left forward, close right next to left, step left forward
KICK BALL CHANGE, FORWARD TOUCH, BACK SHUFFLE, TURN, SIDE SHUFFLE
8&1
Turn 1/8 right now facing 4:30 kick right forward, close right next to left, step left slightly forward
2-3
Step right forward, touch left next to right (still on diagonal)
4&5
Step left back, close right next to left, step left back (still on diagonal)
6
Make 3/8 of a turn right stepping right forward (facing 9:00)
7&8
Make ¼ turn right step left to left side, close right next to left, step left to left side
ROCK BACK SIDE, BEHIND SIDE, HITCH, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, OUT, IN
1&2
Cross rock right behind left, recover on left, step right to right side
&3-4
Cross left behind right, step right to right side, hitch left knee up slightly angling body to left diagonal 10:30
5&6
Cross left behind right, step right to right side, cross left over right
&7&8
Step right out to right diagonal, step left out to left diagonal, bring right back, bring left back to right
RIGHT GRAPEVINE, TAP TAP PRESS RECOVER, ½ TURN
1-2-3-4
Step right to right side, cross left behind right, step right to right side, touch left next to right
5&6
Tap left slightly to left side, tap left further to left side, press left to left side
7-8
Recover on right, make ½ turn left stepping left forward
PADDLE TURN X3, & CROSS SIDE BEHIND SIDE CROSS, HEEL SPLITS & CROSS
1-2-3
Make ½ turn left touching right to right side 3 times taking weight onto right on the third paddle
&4&5
Quickly step left in place, cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right behind left
&6
Step left to left side, cross right over left
&7
Split heels out, in
&8
Step right in place, cross left over right
¼, STEP PIVOT TURN, HEEL GRIND ¼, BALL STEP, 4 STEP TURN
1-2-3
Make ¼ right stepping right forward, step left forward, pivot ¼ right taking weight onto right foot
4-5
Cross left heel over right, grind left heel from right to left turning ¼ left stepping right back
&6-7-8-1
Quick step on left, step right forward, make ½ right stepping left back, make ½ right stepping right forward, step left forward
TAP BALL STEP, SIDE TOGETHER HITCH, & ROCK STEP, ¼ COASTER STEP
2&3
Tap right next to left, step right in place, step left forward
4&5
Step right to right side, close left next to right, hitch right knee up
&6&
Quick step on right in place, rock left forward, recover back on right
7&8
Make ¼ right stepping left back, close right next to left, step left forward
REPEAT
RESTART After 80 counts of wall 3 facing front wall - start the dance again