CHA CHA CON TEJAS

CHOREOGRAPHER: Chris Hookie, Arlington, Texas, June 1993
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Hot Pink by Eddy Raven

Dance Step Description: Four corner type line dance.
All dancers start off in single file lines all facing LOD.
It is recommended that dancers read the comment section first before
proceeding with learning the dance. It will help greatly.

NO	BEATS	DIRECTIONS

1. 	1 	Left toe touch forward with heel angling out to the side
	2	Left heel touch forward
	3	Left Foot Back-Ball-Change: left foot step back
	&	Right foot step center next to left foot
	4	Left foot step forward

 2. 	1	Right toe touch forward with heel angling out to the side
 	2	Right heel touch forward
 	3	Right Foot Back-Ball-Change: right foot step back
 	&	Left foot step center next to right foot
 	4	Right foot step forward

3.	1	Left foot step forward (rock forward)
		and twist body slightly to the right
	2	Rock back on right foot and twist back to center
	3&4	Make a three count 1/2 turn to the left with a left foot lead

4.	1	Right foot step forward
	2	Make a 1/2 pivot turn left
	3&4	Make a three count 1/2 turn left with a right foot lead

5.	1	Right foot step forward (rock forward)
		and twist body slightly to the left
	2	Rock back on left foot and twist back to center
	3&4	Make a three count 3/4 turn to the right with a right foot lead

6.	1	Left foot step forward (rock forward)
		and twist body slightly to the right
	2	Rock back on right foot and twist back to center
	3&4	Make a three count 1/2 turn to the left with a left foot lead

		VINE TO THE RIGHT WITH A LEFT FOOT LEAD

7.	1	Left foot step behind right foot
	2	Right foot step to the side
	3	Left foot step across and in front of right foot
	&	Right foot touch to the side and takes the weight
	4	Shift weight to left foot

		VINE TO THE LEFT WITH A RIGHT FOOT LEAD

8.	1	Right foot step in front of left foot
	2	Left foot step to the side
	3	Right foot step across and in back of left foot
	&	Left foot touch to the side and takes the weight
	4	Shift weight to right foot

Variations: Additional turns can be performed during the vines
and during the Cha Cha Steps.

Suggested Dance Style: Cha Cha Con Tejas has a rhythm that of a Cha Cha
(see Comment Section), it has lots of movement in it and style is quite
important in order to look good while performing the dance as well as being
able to perform it correctly and perform it well. The slow steps should be
long and pronounced and the quick steps should be made small, quick and
sharp. Cha Cha Con Tejas is an isolation dance from the hips on down, any
arm movements should be used only to accentuate foot and lower body
movements. Proper dance styling should be adhered to at all times.

Suggested Songs/Types Of Songs: Most any Latin Rhythms will do nicely.

Comments: The rhythm throughout the Cha Cha Con Tejas line dance is that
of a Cha Cha with a slow, slow, quick, quick, and, rhythm. In most cases
a slow step usually signifies two beats and a quick step signifies one beat.
But the true definition of slows and quicks, they are relative to each other
in that a quick is half the length of a slow no matter how long the slow is.
So in the case of the Cha Cha and Cha Cha Con Tejas, the slows are equal to
one beat and the quicks are equal to ½ a beat. This is true because one
basic pattern of two slows, three quicks and a pause takes four full beats -
one measure of music. Therefore the rhythm pattern of the dance is as follows:

			Beats: 1 2 3 & 4 & -
 			Rhythm: slow, slow, quick, quick, quick, and-

NOTE: Remember that this Cha Cha rhythm is performed continually throughout
the Cha Cha Con Tejas line dance and the dance will be quite a bit simpler
to learn and to perform.

From:	Chris_Hookie@cor.gov

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