CARMELA'S CHA CHA

CHOREOGRAPHER: Rosie Multari (multari@aol.com)
COUNT: 48
TYPE: Partner Dance 
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC:  We Were In Love by Toby Keith
	She’s Nobody’s Girl by Michele Wright
	Maria by Ricky Martin
	Love Potion #9 by Hansel Martinez
	Boomerang Love by Jimmy Buffet
	My Old Love In Mexico by Holly Dunn
	Don't Go Out by Tanya Tucker/TG Brown
	Neon Moon by Brooks & Dunn (teach)
	MMM Bop by Hanson (just for fun!)

(Sweetheart position; partners use same footwork unless noted)

BASIC LEFT CHA CHA

1	Rock forward on Left
2	Recover weight into Right
3&4	Step Left back, step Right next to Left, step back Left

BASIC RIGHT CHA CHA

5	Rock back on Right
6	Recover weight into Left
7&8	MAN: Step slightly back Right, step Left next to Right, 
	     step in place Right
	LADY: (crossing in front of Man, moving to his left side;
	      continue holding hands)
	      Step forward Right, step Left to left side, 
	      step Right next to Left (reverse Sweetheart position)

BASIC LEFT CHA CHA

9	Rock back on Left
10	Recover weight into Right
11&12	MAN: Step slightly forward Left, step Right next to Left, 
	     step Left in place
	LADY: (turning 1/2 to right, facing partner, continue holding hands,
	      which are now crossed, left over right) 
	      Step forward Left, step Right next to Left, 
	      Step Left next to Right

BASIC RIGHT CHA CHA

13	Rock back on Right
14	Recover weight into Left
15&16	MAN: Step slightly forward on Right, step Left next to Right, 
	     step Right in place
	LADY: (Turning 1/2 to left, under joined hands, 
	      ending in Sweetheart position)
	      Step forward on Right, step Left next to Right, 
	      step Right to right side 

BASIC LEFT & RIGHT CHA CHA WITH TURNS

17	Rock back on Left
18	Recover weight into Right
19&20	(While completing a 1/2 turn to right)
	Step forward on Left, step Right next to Left, step forward on Left
	(now both facing RLOD)
21	Rock back on Right
22	Recover weight into Left
23&24	(While completing a 1/2 turn to left)
	Step forward on Right, step Left next to Right, step forward on Right
	(now both facing LOD) 
 
BASIC LEFT CHA CHA

25	Rock back on Left
26	Recover weight into Right
27&28	Step forward Left, step Right next to Left, step forward Left

WALK RIGHT CHA CHA

29	Step forward Right
30	Step forward Left 
	(Option:"boogie walk", crossing Right over Left, 
	then crossing Left over Right)
31&32	Step forward Right, step Left next to Right, step forward Right

1/4 PIVOT LEFT, HIP SWAYS

33	Step forward Left
34	1/4 pivot turn to right shifting weight into Right
	(Hands joined at Lady's shoulders, Man behind Lady)
35	Sway hips Left
36	Sway hips Right (shifting weight from left to right)

SHUFFLES WITH CCW WINDMILL TURNS

37&38	Turning 1/4 left, step Left forward, dropping left hands,
	raising right hands over Lady's head, step Right next to Left
	step forward Left making a 1/4 turn to left, reconnect left hands
	(Lady must pick up the Man's left hand because this is a blind hand
	change for him).Couple now facing inside LOD
39&40	Step forward Right, step Left next to Right, dropping right hands,
	raising left hands over Lady's head, turning 1/2 left, 
	step forward Left
	(Man must pick up Lady's right hand, this is a blind turn for her!)
	Couple now facing outside LOD
 
SHUFFLES WITH 1/4 TURN, BASIC BOX STEP

41&42	Step forward Left, making 1/4 turn left, 
	step Right next to Left, step forward Left
	(Hands are joined, returning to sweetheart position)
43&44	Step forward Right, step Left next to Right, step forward Right
45	Step Left over Right
46	Step Right slightly back
47	Step Left to left side
48	Step Right
 
REPEAT

From: Multari@aol.com (Rosie Multari)

Reformatted for display on web site 
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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