DESPERATION SAMBA aka The Raggy Doll

CHOREOGRAPHER: Sharon Leggate - November 2000
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
MUSIC: Desperation Samba by Jimmy Buffet (Halloween in Tequila)

Start Dance after 16 counts intro (also 16 counts before vocals)

STEP, LOCKS, ROCKS, 1/2 TURN RIGHT

1-2	Step Right forward, lock Left behind Right
3&4	Step Right forward, Lock Left Behind Right, Step Right forward
5&	Rock Left forward, replace weight on Right
6&	Rock Left back, Replace weight on Right
7-8	Step Left forward, pivot 1/2 turn Right stepping onto Right

SAMBA SIDE ACROSS TO LEFT, CROSS ROCKS

1-2	Step Left to left side, step Right over Left
3&4	Step Left to left side, Step Right over Left, Step Left to Left Side
5&6	Cross rock Right over Left, replace weight on Left, Step Right beside Left
7&8	Cross rock Left over Right, replace weight on Right, step Left beside Right

Note – dip down as you samba left, use hips

STEP LOCK ROCK 1/4 TURN LEFT, FULL TURN RIGHT

1&2	Step Right forward, lock Left behind Right, Step Right forward
3&4	Cross rock Left over Right, 1/4 turn Left replacing weight on Right, Step Left beside Right
5&	Rock Right forward, replace weight on Left
6&	Rock Right to 4:00, replace weight Left
7&8	Rock Right to 8:00, replace weight Left, step Right to 12:00

LEFT MAMBO FORWARD, RIGHT COASTER BACK, SIDE TOGETHER LEFT SIDE SHUFFLE

1&2	Rock Left forward, replace weight on Right, step Left beside Right
3&4	Step back on Right, close Left to Right, step Right forward
5-6	Step Left to left side, close Right to Left
7&8	Step Left to left side, close Right to Left, step Left to left side

START AGAIN !

BONUS STEPS !

Simple 2 count bridge at the end of 5th wall
(facing 1/4 turn Right from home wall), at the end of the routine

Step forward Right, 1/2 turn left
Step forward Right, 1/2 turn left

From: sharon@leg.co.uk (Sharon Leggate)

Reformatted for display on web site
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