Choreographer: MICHELE PERRON, DANCE Expressions
FOUR WALL, 32 COUNT Rumba Line Dance
CW Rotation, Intermediate Level
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Choreographed for the "Palm Springs Line Dance Festival", February 2002. 

SEC.I (1-8) SIDE, SLIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, CROSS/ROCK, BACK/ROCK
(Note: Face Diagonal R in Sec.I)
1,2     RIGHT (large) Step to side R; LEFT Slide next to R
3,4     LEFT Step next to R; RIGHT Step to side R
5,6     LEFT Cross/Step in front of R; RIGHT Rock/Step back 
7,8     LEFT Step diagonal back L; RIGHT Rock/Step forward

SEC.II (9-16) CROSS/HOLD, SIDE/ROCK, FORWARD, HOLD, PIVOT/TURN
1,2     LEFT Cross/Step forward in front of R; HOLD
3        RIGHT Rock/Step to side R (face center) 
4        Execute 1/4 Turn L with LEFT Recover/Step forward (9 o'clock)
5,6     RIGHT Step forward; HOLD
7,8     LEFT Step forward; Execute 1/2 Turn R, weight on RIGHT (3 o'clock)

SEC.III (17-24) FORWARD, HOLD, SIDE, TOGETHER, BACK, HOLD, SIDE, TOGETHER 
(TURNING RUMBA BOX)
1,2     LEFT Step forward: HOLD
3,4     RIGHT Step to side R: LEFT Step next to R 
5,6     Begin 1/4 Turn L with RIGHT Step across and behind L; HOLD
7,8     Complete 1/4 Turn L with LEFT Step to side L; RIGHT Step next to L (12 o'clock)

SEC.IV (25-32) FORWARD, SLIDE, BACK, SLIDE, FORWARD, TURN, FORWARD, TOGETHER
1,2     Execute 1/4 Turn L with LEFT Step forward; RIGHT Slide beside L (9 o'clock)
(Knees bend, head tilts L, R arm sweeps across waist) 
3,4     Execute 1/4 Turn R with RIGHT Step back; LEFT Slide beside R (12 o'clock)
(Knees bend, head tilts over R shoulder, L arm sweeps across waist) 
5        Execute 1/4 Turn L with LEFT Step forward (9 o'clock)
6        Execute 1/2 Turn L, pivoting on L with R foot held against inside of L ankle. (3 o'clock)
Option: R foot sweep [Ronde] 
7,8     RIGHT Step forward diagonal L; LEFT Step beside R (face diagonal L)
BEGIN AGAIN
On last rotation, to end facing 'Front', execute 3/4 Turn R on Count 6 of Sec.IV and Counts 7,8 are forward.

MUSIC SELECTIONS: RUMBA
"Loving You Makes Me A Better Man" by  Hal Ketchum 97 bpm  CD: Lucky Man (Curb d2-78707)
(16 Count Introduction)
Blue Bayou Linda Ronstadt
California Blue Roy Orbison
Maria Elena Marty Robbins 
(NOTE: See Michele's other new dance, Hal and Faith from the Lucky Man CD)

Step sheet formatted by Martin Ritchie, The Midland Mavericks, Birmingham, UK.
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