RHUMBA ACROSS TEXAS

CHOREOGRAPHER: Peter Blaskowski
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 1 Wall Line/Contra Dance
MUSIC: Any moderate to fast rhumba

This is not original choreography. It is actually the old classic line dance,
"Waltz Across Texas" by Lois & John Nielson, except a hold has been added after
each 3rd count to make it a rhumba.

Position: Can be done in couples in various manners from side-by-side, with
everyone following the original steps, or form a closed position and the lady
starting on the right foot.

CROSS, TOGETHER, TOGETHER, FORWARD, BACK

1-2	Step left across right, step together right
3-4	Step together left, hold
5-6	Step right across left, step together left
7-8	Step together right, hold

1-2	Step forward left, together right
3-4	Step together left, hold
5-6	Step forward right, together left
7-8	Step together right, hold

1-4	Step back left, together right, together left, hold
5-8	Step back right, together left, together right, hold

3-STEP TURN, CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, ROCK

1	Face 1/4 turn left and step left
2	Pivot 1/4 turn left and step right
3	Pivot 1/2 turn left and side step left
4	Hold
5-6	Step right across left, side step left
7-8	Step right behind left, hold

1-2	Rock slightly back left, rock forward right
3-4	Rock slightly back left, hold
5	Face 1/4 turn right and step right
6	Pivot 1/4 turn right and step left
7	Pivot 1/2 turn right and side step right
8	Hold

1-2	Step left across right, side step right
3-4	Step left behind right, hold
5-6	Rock slightly forward right, rock back left
7-8	Rock slightly forward right, hold

FORWARD WITH 1/2 TURN LEFT

1	Step forward left (begin 1/2 turn left)
2	Step right across left (finish turn)
3-4	Step together left, hold
5-6	Step back right, step together left
7-8	Step together right, hold

1	Step forward left (begin 1/2 turn left)
2	Step right across left (finish turn)
3-4	Step together left, hold
5-6	Step back right, step together left
7-8	Step together right, hold

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