BELLISSIMMA

CHOREOGRAPHER: Craig Smith (May 2002) South Africa
		Email: borderlinedance@hotmail.com
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Canto Alla Vita by Josh Groban (Intro: 40 Counts from start of song) (CD: Josh Groban)

1-8	KICK-BALL-CROSS, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS SHUFFLE, POSE, CLICK

1&2	Kick RIGHT, step slightly back onto ball of RIGHT, cross Step LEFT over right
3-4	Rock RIGHT to right side, recover weight on LEFT
5&6	Cross step RIGHT over LEFT to left side, step LEFT slightly to left side,
	cross step right over left to left side
7	Step LEFT to left (slightly larger step than usual) and drag RIGHT toe next to LEFT
	whilst positioning arms in an arc with Left arm OVER the head and\
	Right arm held at waist level but with the hand curling up to right.
	This forms a "C" with your arms.
8	Hold the pose and CLICK fingers

9-16	POINT RIGHT, TOUCH BESIDE, POINT RIGHT & LEFT & RIGHT,
	TOUCH BESIDE, SIDE SHUFFLE TURNING 1/4 RIGHT

1-2	Touch RIGHT toe to right side, touch RIGHT toe beside LEFT
3&4	Touch RIGHT toe to right side, Quick step RIGHT beside left, Touch Left to left side
&5-6	Quick step LEFT beside RIGHT,
	Touch RIGHT toe to right side, touch RIGHT beside LEFT
7&8	Side Shuffle right stepping Right, Left, Right turning 1/4 right (clockwise) on last step
	(now facing 3:00)

17-24	FORWARD ROCK-RECOVER, BACK-LOCK-BACK, 3 TRAVELLING SWEEPS BACK, HOLD

1-2	Rock LEFT forward, Recover weight on RIGHT
3&4	Step LEFT back, lock RIGHT in front of LEFT, step LEFT back
5	Sweep Right toe in arc to right and behind taking weight on Right
6	Sweep Left toe in arc to left and behind taking weight on Left
7-8	Sweep Right toe in arc to right and behind, HOLD touch position keeping weight on Left

25-32	RIGHT KICK-BALL-POINT, CROSS TOUCH BEHIND, POSE/CLICK,
	LEFT KICK-BALL-POINT, CROSS TOUCH BEHIND, UNWIND 1/2

1&2	Kick Right forward, Step slightly back on ball of Right, Touch Left toe to left side
3	Touch Left toe crossed behind Right
	Look down to the right and click fingers of both hands behind the back at
	the small of the back.  Keep Right leg straight --don't curtsy.
4	Touch Left toe to left side
5&6	Kick Left forward, Step slightly back on ball of Left, Touch Right toe to right side
7-8	Cross Right behind Left and UNWIND 1/2 turn right (clockwise)
	with weight finishing on Right

33-40	LEFT MAMBO FORWARD, RIGHT MAMBO BACK, LEFT FORWARD 1/2 PIVOT, SHUFFLE FORWARD LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT

1&2	Rock forward onto Left, Recover weight onto Right, Step Left beside Right
3&4	Rock back onto Right, Recover weight onto Left, Step Right beside Left
5-6	Step forward on ball of Left, Pivot 1/2 turn right (clockwise)
	with weight finishing on Right
7&8	Shuffle forward stepping Left, Right, Left

R MAMBO FORWARD, L MAMBO BACK, TOUCH RIGHT BACK, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, L MAMBO FORWARD

1&2	Rock forward onto Right, Recover weight onto Left, Step Right beside Left
3&4	Rock back onto Left, Recover weight onto Right, Step Left beside Right
5-6	Touch Right toe straight back, Pivot 1/2 turn right (clockwise)
	with weight finishing on Right
7&8	Rock forward onto Left, Recover weight onto Right, Step Left beside Right with weight

REPEAT

Choreographer's Notes:  This dance is dedicated to my loving wife Belinda
for all the hard work that she has put into our lives together and our line
dance club.  For more info and other awards at Battle Of The Boots 2002 see
www.dcinfonet.com.  My sincere thanks to Bill Bader and Grant Gadbois for
their assistance with "polishing" this step sheet.
The title, "Bellissimma", is Italian for "the most beautiful woman".

Author's note:  This step sheet was written by Bill Bader February 12, 2003
as per the way the dance is performed by the choreographer.

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