Dance sequence:- 80 – 32 – 80 – 64
Choreographers note:- This is a SQQ Rumba with extended phrasing, the intimacy of which is emphasised when
performed with Cuban motion.
When danced, the ‘Hold’ (the 2nd beat of the ‘S’ (slow )) is a ‘follow through’ from the previous step or movement.
Always remember - 'The beat may reach your feet - but the rhythm should electrify your soul'.
Dance starts on vocals (‘I…’) with a hip push to the left (this only happens once - at the start as an extra step)
or alternately – start the dance on count 1 with the word ‘.. Give..’
Side. Hold. Together. Cross. Side Hip Push. Hold. 2x Hip Push (12:00)
1 - 4
Step right to right side. Hold. Step left next to right. Cross right over left.
5 - 8
Stepping left to left side & push hips left. Hold. Push hips right. Push hips left.
Rock. Hold. Recover. Side. Rock. Hold. Recover. Cross (12:00)
9 - 12
Rock right behind left. Hold. Recover onto left. Step right to right side.
13 - 16
Rock onto left. Hold. Recover onto right. Cross left over right.
2x 1/4 Back-Hold-Together-Forward (6:00)
17 - 20
Turn ¼ left & step backward onto right (9). Hold. Step left next to right heel. Step forward onto right.
21 - 24
Turn ¼ left & step backward onto left (6). Hold. Step right next to left heel. Step forward onto left.
2x 1/4 Back-Hold-Together-Forward (12:00)
25 - 28
Turn ¼ left & step backward onto right (3). Hold. Step left next to right heel. Step forward onto right.
29 - 32
Turn ¼ left & step backward onto left (12). Hold. Step right next to left heel. Step forward onto left.
Restart: Short 2nd Wall - start wall 3 (facing 6:00) from this point.
2x 1/4 Side-Hold-3/4 Together-Fwd (12:00)
33 - 36
Turn ¼ left & step right to right side (9). Hold. Turn ¾ left & step left next to right. Step forward onto right (12).
37 - 40
Turn ¼ right & step left to left side (3). Hold. Turn ¾ right & step right next to left. Step forward onto left (12).
1/4 Side. Hold. Behind. 1/4 Fwd. Rock. Hold. Recover. Back (12:00)
41 - 44
Turn ¼ left & step right to right side (9). Hold. Step left behind right. Turn ¼ right & step forward onto right (12).
45 - 48
Rock forward onto left. Hold. Recover onto right. Step backward onto left.
2x Back-Hold-Cross-Back - see note (12:00)
49 - 52
note: Moving backward toward 6:00 – but with body turned diagonal right: Step backward onto right. Hold. Cross left over right. Step backward onto right.
53 - 56
note: Moving backward toward 6:00 – but with body turned diagonal left: Step backward onto left. Hold. Cross right over left. Step backward onto left.
Back-Hold-Cross-Back – see note. 1/2 Forward. Hold. Side. Together (6:00)
57 - 60
note: Moving backward toward 6:00 – but with body turned diagonal right: Step backward onto right. Hold. Cross left over right. Step backward onto right.
61 - 64
Turn ½ left & step forward onto left (6). Hold. Step right to right side. Step left next to right.
65 - 68
Step forward onto right. Hold. Step left to left side, step right next to left.
69 - 72
Step backward onto left. Hold. Step right to right side, step left next to right.
73 - 76
Step forward onto right. Hold. Step left to left side, step right next to left.
77 - 80
Step backward onto left. Hold. Step right to right side, step left next to right.
Dance Finish: To finish facing Home/front wall:
63-Step forward onto right. 64-Pivot ½ left (transferring weight to left & touching right next to left)