MATADOR CHA CHA CHOREOGRAPHER: Jerry Cope & Iva Mosko COUNT: 64 TYPE: 1 Wall Partner Dance LEVEL: Advanced MUSIC: Neon Moon by Brooks & Dunn Tequila Talking by Lonestar Tropical Depression by Alan Jackson Slow To Medium Cha-cha There are movements in this dance that remind us of a matador and his "cape", on the order of the moves seen in the Latin Dance "Paso Doble". Hence the title of the dance Man and lady are on one footwork throughout the dance, some steps are the same for both; where they differ, the man's and lady's moves will be designated separately Position: Right Side-By-Side CROSS ROCK STEP, CHA FORWARD, 1/2 LEFT MILITARY PIVOT, CHA TO BACK 1 Cross left foot over right foot and step 2 Rock back onto right foot in place 3&4 Cha-cha-cha forward left, right, left 5-6 Step forward onto right foot, pivot 1/2 turn left (Man releases right hands and turns under his own left arm. Weight is transferred to the left foot) 7&8 Both cha-cha-cha forward right, left, right (toward 6:00) maintaining left hands 1/2 RIGHT PIVOT TO FRONT, LADY CHA CHA RIGHT TO FACE MAN, ROCK STEP, LADY CHA CHA LEFT TO SIDE-BY-SIDE 9-10 Step forward on left foot, pivot 1/2 turn right Man turns under his left arm, weight is transferred to the right foot 11&12 MAN: Cha-cha-cha forward left, right, left guiding the lady in a right twirl to face him LADY: Cha-cha-cha left, right, left turning right 1/2 to face the man (turning under her left arm) 13-14 MAN: Step right foot forward, rock back onto left foot in place On step 13 man picks up lady's right hand in his right hand at waist level LADY: Step right foot back, rock forward onto left foot in place 15&16 MAN: Cha-cha-cha right, left, right in place as lady returns to his right side LADY: Cha-cha-cha right, left, right turning left 1/2 returning to right side-by-side position with the man Both now face the original "front" again. Lady passes under her left arm on steps 15& ROCK STEP, CHA TO THE RIGHT, 1/2 LEFT MILITARY PIVOT, CHA TO THE LEFT 17 Step back on left foot 18 Rock forward onto right foot in place turning foot to 2:00 Man makes a slightly longer step than lady to still be side-by-side when they turn 19&20 Both cha-cha-cha forward left, right, left (toward 3:00) man lifting left hands to head-level 21-22 Both step forward with right foot, and pivot 1/2 turn left Man releases right hands and turns under his own left arm. Weight is transferred to the left foot. Both now face 9:00 23&24 Both cha-cha-cha forward right, left, right (toward 9:00) maintaining left hands over his head RIGHT 3/4 PIVOT TO 6:00, SWAYS, LADY'S RIGHT 1/2 TURN TO FACE MAN, CHA IN PLACE 25 Both step forward with left foot 26 Pivot right as far as possible on the balls of both feet (man turning under his left arm) to face the back (6:00). Legs will be crossed 27 Both step left foot to the left (uncrossing) swaying hips to left side 28 Sway hips to the right Couple are in "Indian" position during sways. Man behind lady, her left hand in his left, her right hand in his right, at shoulder level 29-30 MAN: Rock weight onto left foot, rock onto right foot in place LADY: Step forward on left foot to begin 1/2 right turn to face man Step right foot beside left foot completing 1/2 turn to face man Lady turns under his left arm as both hands are maintained. They will be crossed left over right at end of turn. He still faces 6:00. She faces him toward front (12:00) As the cha cha's begin in counts 31&32, couple changes hands; his left/her right and his right/her left) 31&32 Cha-cha-cha in place left, right, left with hands at waist level LADY'S RIGHT CUDDLE, LADY'S LEFT CUDDLE 33-34 MAN: Step right foot back, rock forward onto left foot in place Lifting his left and her right hands on 33, lowering after 34 LADY: Step right foot across left foot to man's right side, beginning 1/2 left turn into cuddle/wrap position, passing under his left arm. Step left foot beside right foot completing the 1/2 left turn into right cuddle 35&36 Both cha-cha-cha right, left, right in place 37-38 MAN: Step left foot back, rock forward onto right foot He lifts both hands overhead as the lady steps to his left side, unwinding and rewinding their hands as they assume the left cuddle position and hands are dropped LADY: Step left foot to left across front of man beginning a full right turn to his left side, under both upraised hands. Step right foot across front of man continuing a full turn to his left side, under both upraised hands 39&40 MAN: Cha-cha-cha left, right, left in place, lowering hands into cuddle position as lady gets into position at his left side LADY: Cha-cha-cha left, right, left The full turn to man's left side is completed on the 1st cha (step 39) and hands are lowered into cuddle/wrap position for the right & left cha steps (&40) in place Both are facing 6:00 TURN 1/4 LEFT WITH HAND CHANGE, STEP, CHA WITH LADY'S FULL RIGHT TURN, ROCK-STEP, CHA-CHA BACK &41 Man lifts hands guiding lady to turn left as he does, both step forward with right foot having turned 1/4 left toward 9:00 42 MAN: Releases lady's right hand from his left hand, picking it up with his right hand applying pressure to the right (leading her turn), as he steps slightly forward with his left foot LADY: Steps her left foot across and around her right foot, as far as she comfortably can, to begin full turn to the right 43&44 MAN: Cha-cha-cha right, left, right slightly forward maintaining right hands up while lady completes her turn right, then lowering right hands to her shoulder and taking her left hand in his left hand at waist level (side-by-side) LADY: Continue to twirl on ball of left foot to complete the full turn to the right stepping right foot forward to 9:00 on 1st cha. Then step left, right slightly forward to complete "cha chas" These four beats (41-44) are fairly complex and are performed quite rapidly. This is the hardest part of the dance for most dancers 45-46 Both step left foot forward, rock back onto right foot in place 47&48 Cha-cha-cha backwards left, right, left Still in side-by-side, facing 9:00 ROCK STEP BACK "PRESENTATION", CHA-CHA (LADY TURNING TO FACE MAN WITH FOREARM WRAP), ROCK STEPS (DIP), CHA RETURNING (TO SIDE-BY-SIDE) 49 Both step back on right foot turning body to face back (6:00) and extending arms straight out to each side ("presenting" lady). Man is directly behind lady 50 Both rock forward on left foot in place (returning to 9:00 facing) 51&52 MAN: Cha-cha-cha right, left, right in place raising right arms over lady's head as she turns left to face him (refer to lady's steps below) LADY: Step forward on right foot to begin left 1/2 turn to face man turning under her right arm, step with left foot completing left 1/2 turn to face man, step right foot beside left Arm wrap during steps 51&52: man's right arms pass over lady's head on 51 and between them on "&" in a vertical position, fists up/elbows down. On step 52, both turn their hand/fist left to tighten (lock) forearms/elbows together with knuckles at about "chin" level. The elbows are resting on the left hands (his palm up, hers down) still together at mid-body level Whew! Easy to do, but hard to describe 53 MAN: Steps forward on left foot bending knee (dip!) LADY: Steps back on left foot bending knee (dip!) 54 Both rock onto right foot in place (man back/lady forward) 55&56 MAN: Cha-cha-cha left, right, left in place Unwinding arms and lifting overhead for lady to pass under as she turns 1/2 right to resume side-by-side position LADY: Step forward on left foot to begin right 1/2 turn under her right arm, step with right foot to complete a right 1/2 turn, step left foot beside right resuming right side-by-side position (facing 9:00) ROCK STEP, COASTER OR CHA 1/4 TO THE LEFT (FRONT), FULL RIGHT TURN WITH MILITARY PIVOTS 57 Both step back onto right foot 58 Both rock forward onto left foot in place turning toes slightly to left 59&60 MAN: Step right foot slightly back after pivoting on ball of left foot to complete left turn to front, step left foot back beside right foot, step right foot slightly forward LADY: Cha-cha-cha right, left, right turning 1/4 left to face front Her steps will need to be of the length and angle required to remain side-by-side with man during the turn. His "coaster step" keeps him in place 61 Both step forward on left foot 62 Both pivot 1/2 turn right on ball of left foot and shift weight to right foot Man turns under his right arm. Left arm is released 63 Both step forward on left foot 64 Both pivot 1/2 turn right on ball of left foot and shift weight to right foot Lady passes under her right arm, left hands are rejoined in side-by-side REPEAT Reformatted for display on web site Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas by Don & Patti Brown http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm