CARMELITA (Partner version)

CHOREOGRAPHER: DJ Dan & Wynette Miller (July 2006) djdan_miller@hotmail.com
COUNT: 32
TYPE: Partner Circle Dance
LEVEL: Beginner
MUSIC: Carmelita by Dwight Yoakam-102 bpm (16 intro) (CD: Reprise Please Baby)
	Things Change by Dwight Yoakam-108 bpm (16 intro) (CD: A Long Way Home)
	The Sad Side Of Town by Dwight Yoakam-100 bpm (2 intro) (CD: Tomorrow's Sounds Today)
	A Promise You Can't Keep by Dwight Yoakam-104 bpm (8 intro) (CD: Tomorrow's Sounds Today)
	Heart Of Stone-96 bpm (Start on the word "stone"... This heart of ...STONE...) (CD: Gone)
	Un Momento Alla by Rick Trevino-95 bpm (16 intro) (CD: Line Dance Fever 7)

Start position Right side-by-side

HIP SWAYS, ROCK STEP BACK, SIDE, TOGETHER, SHUFFLE FORWARD

1	Step Right slightly to right side swaying hips right
2	Transfer weight to Left swaying hips left
3-4	Rock Right back, Recover weight onto Left
5-6	Step Right to right side, Step Left next to Right
7&8	Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right

HIP SWAYS, ROCK STEP BACK, SIDE, TOGETHER, SHUFFLE FORWARD

9	Step Left slightly to left side swaying hips left
10	Transfer weight to Right swaying hips right
11-12	Rock Left back, Recover weight onto Right
13-14	Step Left to left side, Step Right next to left
15&16	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left

ROCK STEP, 1/2 TRIPLE TURN, ROCK STEP, 1/2 TRIPLE TURN

17-18	Rock Right forward, Recover weight onto Left
19&20	Triple Right, Left, Right turning 1/2 right
	Left side-by-side position, RLOD
21-22	Rock Left forward, Recover weight onto Right
23&24	Triple Left, Right, Left turning 1/2 left
	Right side-by-side position, LOD

SIDE ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE, SIDE ROCK, CROSS SHUFFLE

25-26	Rock Right to right side, Recover weight onto Left
27&28	Cross Right over Left, Step Left to left side, Cross Right over Left
29-30	Rock Left to left side, Recover weight onto Right
31&32	Cross Left over Right, Step Right to right side, Cross Left over Right

Danced to Carmelita by Dwight Yoakam, 3 easy 4 count tags needed after wall 2, 4, and 6
Repeat the first 4 counts

1	Step Right slightly to right side swaying hips right
2	Transfer weight to Left swaying hips left
3-4	Rock Right back, Recover weight onto Left

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4 wall line dance: replace 1/2 triple turn left into 3/4 triple turn left on count 23&24

From: djdan_miller@hotmail.com

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