HACIENDA WEST CHA
CHOREOGRAPHER: Ike & Virginia Po (April 2007)
COUNT: 32
TYPE: Partner/Circle Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: A Little Too Late by Toby Keith-102 bpm (White Trash With Money)
I Keep Forgetting by Lee Ann Womack-94 bpm (CD: Line Dance Fever 12 / Some Things I Know)
Your Man by Josh Turner-101 bpm (Cha/Rumba) (Long Black Train)
When You Talk About Love by Patti Labelle-100 bpm (WCS) (Flame)
Position: Couple starts face to face. Man on the inside track facing LOD,
Lady on the outside track facing RLOD, Right hand to right hand to begin
When dancing to A Little Too Late by Toby Keith, Start count 1 when vocal begins
Continue dancing through the gap that occurs toward the end of the song
You will pick up the music again at the swivel walk
MAN: STEP BACK, BACK, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, CROSS ROCK & RECOVER, SHUFFLE
LADY: ROCK STEP & RECOVER, FULL TURN TRIPLE, CROSS ROCK & RECOVER, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE
1-2 MAN: Step back left, right
LADY: Rock back left, recover right
3&4 MAN: Turning 1/2 right shuffle forward left, right, left (face RLOD)
LADY: Turning full turn left triple left, right, left (face RLOD)
Arms: Man gently pull lady toward RLOD, raise right hands over her head and turn her to
the left for full turn left, right, left (which is count 3&4 facing RLOD)
After the turn, lady should raise her left hand over her shoulder
Man's left hand picks up lady's left hand
Now both facing RLOD in cape position
Option: Non-turning alternate for lady on count 3&4 - shuffle forward left, right, left
Man's tip: On count 2 - step right back with 45 degree angle facing right,
1/2 turn right with left crossing shuffle left, right, left to face RLOD
5-6 MAN: Cross rock right over left, recover left
LADY: Cross rock right over left, recover left
7&8 MAN: Shuffle backward right, left, right (face RLOD)
LADY: Turning 1/2 right shuffle forward right, left, right (face LOD)
Arms: during the back shuffles the man brings the left hands over lady's head
Hands will be in crossed position left over right
MAN: WALK BACK, BACK, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, 4 WALKS FORWARD
LADY: WALK, WALK FORWARD, FULL TURN TRIPLE, 4 SWIVEL CROSS WALKS FORWARD
1-2 MAN: Walk backward left, right (face RLOD)
LADY: Walk forward left, right (face LOD)
3&4 MAN: Turning 1/2 left shuffle left, right, left (face LOD)
LADY: Turning full turn left triple left, right, left (face LOD)
Arms: raise left hands over lady's head and turn her to left (to the left)
While turning her, bend her right hand to her hip
(option: Raise her right hand to her shoulder in cape position
and left hands extended to left)
5-8 MAN: Walk forward right, left, right, left
LADY: Swivel cross walk forward right, left, right, left
Arms:
5 Gently pull lady's left hand slightly back with right step forward
6 Tug back gently lady's right hand at her hip with left step forward
7 Gently pull lady's left hand slightly back with right step forward
8 Tug back gently lady's right hand at her hip with left step forward
MAN: TWO SHUFFLES, SIDE ROCK & RECOVER, SHUFFLE
LADY: TWO HALF TURN SHUFFLES, SIDE ROCK & RECOVER, SHUFFLE
1-2 MAN: Shuffle forward right, left, right
LADY: Turning 1/2 left shuffle right, left, right
3&4 MAN: Shuffle forward left, right, left
LADY: Turning 1/2 left shuffle left, right, left
During the first shuffle both drop right hands
Man picks up lady's right hand at the end of the first 1/2 turn shuffle
Bring right hands up to lady's shoulder to finish second shuffle
Now in cape position facing LOD
5-6 MAN: Right side rock, recover onto left
LADY: Right side rock, recover onto left
7&8 MAN: Shuffle forward right, left, right (face LOD)
LADY: Shuffle forward right, left, right (face LOD)
MAN: 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE
LADY: 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE
1-2 MAN: Turning 1/2 right shuffle backward left, right, left (face RLOD)
LADY: Turning 1/2 right shuffle backward left, right, left (face RLOD)
3&4 MAN: Shuffle backward right, left, right (face RLOD)
LADY: Shuffle backward right, left, right (face RLOD)
5&6 MAN: Turning 1/2 left shuffle forward left, right, left (face LOD)
LADY: Turning 1/2 left shuffle forward left, right, left (face LOD)
7&8 MAN: Shuffle forward right, left, right (face LOD)
LADY: Turning 1/2 left shuffle right, left, right (face RLOD)
REPEAT
Choreographer Contact Information:
Ike Po (ikeyp@yahoo.com), Virginia Po
(virginiawee@yahoo.com), (917) 417-6402/6403
From: TKANDR@aol.com
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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