Ave Maria

Description:			64 counts, 4 walls, intermediate
Music:			Ave Maria, Belle Perez (32 count intro, start on vocals)
Album:			Gotitas de Amor, Belle Perez
(available for download on iTunes)
Choreographed by:	Kumari Tugnait (UK) (October 2008)
e-mail:			nazgul.isengaard@ntlworld.com

RIGHT KICK KICK, ¼ SAILOR RIGHT, LEFT SIDE TOGETHER, SIDE TOGETHER SIDE
1 - 2		Kick right foot forward, kick right foot out to right side
3 & 4		Step right behind left, step left to left side making ¼ turn right, step right to right side
5 - 6		Step left to left side, step right beside left
7 & 8	Step left to left side, step right beside left, step left to left side (with Cuban hips)

RIGHT CROSS ROCK RECOVER, ¼ SHUFFLE RIGHT, SWEEP STEP x 2
9 - 10	Rock right foot across front of left, recover back on left
11 & 12	Step right to right side, step left beside right, ¼ turn right stepping forward on right
13 - 14	Sweep left foot round from back to front and step forward on left
15 - 16	Sweep right foot round from back to front and step forward on right
(On counts 13 – 16, point the foot and sweep the toes across the floor)

LEFT SIDE STEP, HOLD, BALL CROSS STEP RIGHT, LEFT ROCK BACK RECOVER, LEFT KICK BALL CROSS
17 - 18	Step left to left side, hold
& 19 - 20	Step right beside left, cross step left over right, step right to right side
21 – 22	Rock left behind right, recover on right
23 & 24	Kick left foot forward, step left in place, cross step right over left (travelling slightly left)

LEFT SIDE STEP, HOLD, BALL SWAY LEFT RIGHT, LEFT SAILOR, ¼ SAILOR TURN RIGHT
25 – 26	Step left to left side, hold
& 27 - 28	Step right beside left, step left slightly to left side and sway out left, sway out right
29 & 30	Step left foot behind right, step right to right side, step left to left side
31 & 32	Step right foot behind left, step left to left side turning ¼ turn right, step right to right side

LEFT & RIGHT CROSSING SAMBAS, LEFT FORWARD ROCK RECOVER, ½ TRIPLE TURN LEFT
33 & 34	Cross step left over right, rock right to right side, recover on left (travelling slightly forwards)
35 & 36	Cross step right over left, rock left to left side, recover on right (travelling slightly forwards)
37 - 38	Rock forward on left foot, recover back on right
39 & 40	Step left to left side making ¼ turn left, step right beside left, step forward on left making ¼ turn left

RIGHT & LEFT CROSSING SAMBAS, ¼ JAZZ BOX RIGHT
41 & 42	Cross step right over left, rock left to left side, recover on right (travelling slightly forwards)
43 & 44	Cross step left over right, rock right to right side, recover on left (travelling slightly forwards)
45 - 48	Cross step right over left, step back on left, ¼ turn right stepping right to right side, cross step left over right

SWAY HIPS R L R L, STEP BACK POINT x 2
49 – 52	Step right slightly to right side and sway hips right, left, right, left (weight ends on left)
53 – 54	Step back on right, point left toes out to left side
55 – 56	Step back on left, point right toes out to right side

RIGHT ROCK BACK RECOVER, RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD, ½ PIVOT RIGHT, ¼ TURN RIGHT, TOUCH
57 – 58	Rock back on right foot, recover forward on left
59 & 60	Step forward on right, close step left next to right, step forward on right
61 – 62	Step forward on left, pivot ½ turn right
63 – 64	Make a ¼ turn right stepping left to left side, touch right toes beside left

Tag to be danced at the end of walls 1 and 4
1 – 4	Step right slightly to right side and sway hips right, left, right, left (weight ends on left)