BLUE TANGO

CHOREOGRAPHER: Phil Johnson (July 2007) Bridlington, England
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 2 Wall Intermediate Line Dance (Restart on wall Three after count 24)
MUSIC: Blue Tango by Amanda Lear-120 bpm (Intro 8 counts) (CD Amanda Lear - The Collection or Sing Evergreens or Amanda 98 - each available from Amazon, also available from iTunes)

Note: The tempo of a Tango usually slows down then speeds up slightly. Slow walks and faster
turns. Dwell on the slow walks and turn with passion. No looking at the floor, head held high,
straight back. If the dancer beside you is of the opposite sex and does not wish to turn their
head (counts &8; &16) then when you do, wink... flirt, (you may just catch their eye!) its all
part of the passion of the Tango.

STEP RIGHT, HOLD, CROSS LEFT, HOLD,
1/4 LEFT, STEP LEFT, CROSS STOMP RIGHT (HEAD TURNS RIGHT/CENTRE)

1-2	Step right to right side, Hold (sliding left to right)
3-4	Cross step left over right, Hold
5-6	1/4 turn left stepping back on right, step left to left side
7&8	Cross stomp right over left, look right then forward (sharp 1/4 turns of the head) (9:00)

STEP LEFT, HOLD, CROSS RIGHT, HOLD, 1/4 RIGHT, STEP RIGHT, CROSS STOMP LEFT (HEAD LEFT/CENTRE)

9-10	Step left to left side, Hold (sliding right to left)
11-12	Cross step right over left, Hold
13-14	1/4 turn right stepping back on left, step right to right side
15&16	Cross stomp left forward, look left then forward (sharp 1/4 turns of the head) (12:00)

STEP RIGHT FORWARD, RONDE LEFT, STEP LEFT FORWARD, RONDE RIGHT,
RIGHT JAZZ BOX 1/4 TURN RIGHT, POINT LEFT

17-18	Step forward on right, Ronde left around and in front of right
19-20	Step forward on left, Ronde right around and in front of left
21-22	Cross step right over left, 1/4 turn right stepping back on left
23-24	Step right to right side, point left to left side (3:00)

Restart On Wall Three change steps 21-24 to a Half Turn Right Jazz Box
to face the back with weight ending on left and start again)

Ending: At the end of the dance replace counts 21-24 (facing the back) with a half turning Right
Jazz Box to the home wall ending with weight on right (count 23), hold for one count and then
stomp left to left side on the last beat of the music. (Maybe point left index finger down to
left with right arm crossed in front of body and right index finger also pointing down - just
a bit of drama)

STEP LEFT FORWARD, RONDE RIGHT, STEP RIGHT FORWARD, RONDE LEFT,
LEFT JAZZ BOX 1/2 TURN LEFT, POINT RIGHT

25-26	Step forward on left, Ronde right around and in front of left
27-28	Step forward on right, Ronde left around and in front of right
29-30	Cross step left over right, step back on right (starting 1/2 turn left)
31-32	1/2 turn left stepping forward on left, point right to right side (9:00)

Note: On Counts 17-20 and 25-28 the Ronde should see the feet remaining
close to the floor in ballroom Tango style

ROCK RIGHT FORWARD, RECOVER, STEP RIGHT FORWARD, 1/2 TURN RIGHT SPIN, LEFT TOUCH,
ROCK LEFT FORWARD, RECOVER, STEP LEFT FORWARD, 1/2 TURN LEFT SPIN, RIGHT TOUCH

33-34	Rock forward on right, recover weight back on left
35-36	Step forward on right, (Sharp) 1/2 turn right touching left beside right (3:00)
37-38	Rock forward on left, recover weight back on right
39-40	Step forward on left, (Sharp) 1/2 turn left touching right beside left (9:00)

STEP RIGHT FORWARD, SLIDE LEFT, STEP LEFT FORWARD SLIDE RIGHT,
ROCK RIGHT FORWARD, RECOVER, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, STOMP LEFT

41-42	Step forward on right, slide left to right
43-44	Step forward on left, slide right to left
45-46	Rock forward on right, recover weight back on left (starting 1/2 turn right)
47-48	1/2 turn right stepping forward on right, stomp left beside right (weight on right) (3:00)

Note: On counts 41-44 and 49-54 below when stepping forward let the body continue to move (lean)
slightly forward whilst sliding the foot to meet the forward foot. As in a ballroom Tango where
the body is set in motion across the floor while the feet are delayed, then the feet move quickly
to catch the body)

STEP LEFT FORWARD, SLIDE RIGHT, STEP RIGHT FORWARD SLIDE LEFT,
ROCK LEFT FORWARD, RECOVER, 3/4 TURN LEFT, STOMP RIGHT

49-50	Step forward on left, slide right to left
51-52	Step forward on right, slide left to right
53-54	Rock forward on left, recover weight back on right (starting 3/4 turn left)
55-56	3/4 turn left stepping forward on left, stomp right beside left (weight on left) (6:00)

STEP RIGHT BACK DIAGONALLY RIGHT, SLIDE LEFT STOMP, CLAP, CLAP,
STEP LEFT BACK DIAGONALLY LEFT, SLIDE RIGHT STOMP, CLAP, CLAP

57-58	Step right diagonally back right, slide left to right
59&60	Stomp left beside right (weight on right), clap hands twice to right of face
61-62	Step left diagonally back left, slide right to left
63&64	Stomp right beside left (weight on left), clap hands twice to left of face (6:00)

ENJOY

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