SWEET MARIA

CHOREOGRAPHER: Rob Fowler, UK, June '97
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Sweet Maria by Cheap Seats

RUMBA TO R FORWARD, RUMBA TO L, BACK

1	Step Right to Right and end with weight fully on Right foot
2	Hold
&	Brush Left passed Right
3	Rock onto Left forward (and slightly Right)
4	Recover weight onto Right
5	Step Left to Left and end with weight fully on Left foot
6	Hold
&	Brush Left passed Right
7	Rock onto Right back (and slightly Left)
8	Recover weight onto Left

RUMBA TO R, CROSS ROCK TO R, L STEP 1/4 CCW, CROSS R, UNWIND 3/4 CCW

9	Step Right to Right and end with weight fully on Right foot
10	Hold
11	Cross rock Left across Right
12	Recover weight onto Right
13	Step Left to Left with 1/4 turn to Left
14	Hold
15	Cross Right across Left
16	Unwind 3/4 turn left

STEP AND TOUCHES (SYNCOPATED) R, L

17	Step Right to Right with full weight
18	Hold
&	Slide Left slightly to Right
19	Touch Left out to Left
20	Touch Left slightly to Right
21	Step Left to Left with full weight
22	Hold
&	Slide Right slightly to Left
23	Touch Right out to Right
24	Touch Right slightly to Left

PIVOT TURN 3/4 CCW, CHA-CHA TO R WITH 1/4 TURN CW

25	Step Right forward
26	Pivot 3/4 left (end with weight on Left)
27&28	Cha-Cha to Right side Right, Left, Right, 
	ending with 1/4 turn right

PIVOT TURN 1/4 CW, CHA-CHA TO R (LOCKED)

29	Step Left forward
30	Pivot 1/4 right (end with weight on Right)
31	Step Left across Right
&	Step (small) Right towards Left (locked)
32	Step (small) Left to Right

REPEAT

Notes

Start immediately after music introduction.
For added style, add full hip movements to all rumba steps (i.e. push hips 
in direction of step).

Sheet History & Credits
6 Jul 97 John Walton Corrected and approved by choreographer.
20 Jun 97 John Walton Prepared from lesson given by choreographer.

From:	jwalton@cix.compulink.co.uk (J Walton)

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