DESAFINADO

CHOREOGRAPHER: Gordon Timms (UK) (November 2005)
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance, Bossa Nova Rhythm
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Desafinado by Astrud Gilberto & George Michael (32 Count introduction, Start on vocals) (CD: Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best Of George Michael)
	Simplemente by Chayanne (16 count introduction when the beat kicks in, on the vocals) [preferred by Jill McBride]

When dancing to Simplemente one restart is required on the 8th wall after count 20
[you are facing 3:00 for the start of the 8th wall, and 9:00 when the restart happens]

SECTION 1 MAMBO DIAGONALLY FORWARD, MAMBO DIAGONALLY BACKWARD,
STEP TURN TURN, LOW KICK & SWEEP AROUND, BEHIND & CROSS

1&2	Rock Left diagonally forward and Left pushing Left hip out,
	recover onto Right, step Left next to Right
3&4	Rock Right diagonally back and pushing Right hip out,
	recover onto Left, step Right next to Left
5&	Step Left forward, pivot half turn Right
6&	Turn half right on ball of Right stepping Left next to Right [weight on Left],
	low kick Right diagonally sweeping around and behind Left [12:00]
7&8	Step Right behind Left, step Left to Left side, cross Right over Left

SECTION 2 SIDE ROCK & FORWARD, STEP TURN STEP, SIDE TOGETHER FORWARD,
SIDE TOGETHER BACK [BASIC RUMBA BOX]

1&2	Rock Left to Left side pushing Left hip out, recover onto Right, step Left forward
3&4	Step Right forward, pivot half turn Left on ball of Left, step Right forward [6:00]
5&6	Step Left to Left side, close Right next to Left, step Left forward
7&8	Step Right to Right side, close Left next to Right, step Right back

SECTION 3 MODIFIED LEFT COASTER STEP, SWEEP CROSS SHUFFLE,
SIDE ROCK & BEHIND, SWEEP BEHIND & CROSS

1&2	Step Left back diagonally pushing Left hip out,
	straighten up and step Right back, step Left forward
3&4	Cross Right over Left, step Left to Left side, cross Right over Left
[*Re-start here on 8th wall]
5&	Rock Left to Left side pushing Left hip out, recover onto Right
6&	Step Left directly BEHIND Right travelling backward, sweep Right out and behind Left
7&8	Step down on Right behind Left, step Left to Left side, cross Right over Left [6:00]

SECTION 4 SCISSOR CROSS, THREE-QUARTER TURN LEFT, SWEEP CROSS SHUFFLE, MODIFIED COASTER STEP

1&2	Step Left to Left side pushing Left hip out,
	slide and step Right next to Left, cross Left over Right
3&	Turn quarter Left stepping back on Right, turn half Left stepping Left forward
4&	Step Right forward, sweep Left around and in front of Right [9:00]
5&6	Cross Left over Right, step Right to Right side, cross Left over Right
7&8	Step Right diagonally back pushing Right hip out,
	straighten up and step Left back, step Right forward

END OF DANCE - start over!

FINISH [when using "Desafinado"]: When the music fades you will be facing the 3:00 wall
at the end of Section 3. Just replace the last counts with cross Right behind Left and
a slow unwind three-quarter turn Right to face the front

NO TAGS - NO RESTARTS- JUST A LOVELY LATIN RHYTHM
ENJOY THE DANCE!

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