EL TONGONEO CHOREOGRAPHER: Rene Quiroz, Mexico City COUNT: 80 TYPE: 1 Wall Line Dance MUSIC: Tongoneo by Mestizzo-117bpm The verse part of the dance is in the form of a cross. You go forward and back, right and back, back and forward and left and back. Always come back to center. On the VERY FIRST verse pattern ONLY, you will start with the first music down beat and you will only do a cross and a half, 1 to 64 and 1-32. (If you wait 32 (fast) counts to begin, the first pattern will be the complete pattern) VERSE PATTERN: FORWARD THREE, CLOSE, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, STEP 1 Walk forward Left 2 Walk forward Right 3 Walk forward Left 4 Close Right 5 Left heel forward 6 Left toe touch at instep 7 Left heel forward 8 Close Left BACK THREE, CLOSE, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, TOUCH 9 Walk back Right 10 Walk back Left 11 Walk back Right 12 Close Left 13 Right heel forward 14 Right toe touch to instep 15 Left heel forward 16 Touch Right SIDE SWIVEL STEPS, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, STEP 17 Turning slightly to right, step right on RIGHT foot 18 Straightening out to front close LEFT foot to RIGHT foot 19 Turning slightly to right, step right on RIGHT foot 20 Straightening out to front close LEFT foot to RIGHT foot (There is a slight twisting motion as you travel right, 17-20) 21 Right heel forward 22 Right toe touch to instep 23 Right heel forward 24 Close Right SIDE SWIVEL STEPS, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, STEP 25 Turning slightly to left, step left of LEFT foot 26 Straightening out to front, close RIGHT foot to LEFT foot 27 Turning slightly to left, step left of LEFT foot 28 Straightening out to front, close RIGHT foot to LEFT foot (There is a slight twisting motion as you travel left, 25-28) 29 Left heel forward 30 Left toe touch to instep 31 Left heel forward 32 Close Left BACK THREE, CLOSE, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, STEP 33 Walk back Right 34 Walk back Left 35 Walk back Right 36 Close Left 37 Right heel forward 38 Right toe to instep 39 Right heel forward 40 Close Right FORWARD THREE, CLOSE, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, STEP 41 Walk forward Left 42 Walk forward Right 43 Walk forward Left 44 Close Right 45 Left heel forward 46 Left toe to instep 47 Left heel forward 48 Close Left SIDE SWIVEL STEPS, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, STEP 49 Turning slightly to right, step right on RIGHT foot 50 Straightening out to front close LEFT foot to RIGHT foot 51 Turning slightly to right, step right on RIGHT foot 52 Straightening out to front close LEFT foot to RIGHT foot (There is a slight twisting motion as you travel right, 49-50) 53 Right heel forward 54 Right toe touch to instep 55 Right heel forward 56 Close Right SIDE SWIVEL STEPS, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, STEP 57 Turning slightly to left, step left of LEFT foot 58 Straightening out to front, close RIGHT foot to LEFT foot 59 Turning slightly to left, step left of LEFT foot 60 Straightening out to front, close RIGHT foot to LEFT foot (There is a slight twisting motion as you travel left, 57-60) 61 Left heel forward 62 Left toe touch to instep 63 Left heel forward 64 Close Left CHORUS: 65 Step out to right side with Right foot, Right arm in front, open hand, palm down, fingers pointing directly to left side 66 Hold 67 Left arm in front, open hand, palm down, fingers pointing directly to right Left hand will be over Right hand 68 Hold 69 Extend Right arm to right side with open hand, fingers pointing up (like "stop" signal), head turns to right 70 Hold 71 Extend Left arm to left side with open hand, fingers pointing up, head turns to left 72 Hold THE TONGONEO (turning of the hips) 73-74 Pivoting on ball of Left foot 1/4 to left, swing hips out on Right foot Rotate hips forward and to left till you are over Left foot Hips are circling counterclockwise, both arms are overhead, rotating in a circle counterclockwise with your hips, hands are in fists 75-76 Pivoting on ball of Left foot 1/4 to left, swing hips out on Right foot Rotate hips forward and to left till you are over Left foot Hips are circling counterclockwise, both arms are overhead, rotating in a circle counterclockwise with your hips, hands are in fists 77-78 Pivoting on ball of Left foot 1/4 to left, swing hips out on Right foot Rotate hips forward and to left till you are over Left foot Hips are circling counterclockwise, both arms are overhead, rotating in a circle counterclockwise with your hips, hands are in fists 79-80 Pivoting on ball of Left foot 1/4 to left, swing hips out on Right foot Rotate hips forward and to left till you are over Left foot Hips are circling counterclockwise, both arms are overhead, rotating in a circle counterclockwise with your hips, hands are in fists NOTE: Music repetitions and dance patterns - 1 64 count verse pattern 2 First 32 counts of dance pattern 3 Chorus pattern repeated 3 times 4 64 count verse pattern 5 Chorus pattern repeated 3 times 6 64 count verse pattern 7 Chorus pattern repeated till end (6 times, then l more as music fades) This dance was comissioned by Miller Brewing Co for Miller Lite. It was taught in the summer of 1996 at clubs around the country which had a tie-in to Mexican radio stations. It was intended as a promotion for Miller Beer. From: lanaha@juno.com(Lana Harvey) Reformatted for display on web site Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas by Don & Patti Brown http://members.aol.com/cactusstar/home.htm