JESSICA'S CHA CHA

CHOREOGRAPHER: Chris Hookie, Arlington, Texas, April 24, 1996
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: Don't Stop The Dance by Bryan Ferry
	Back In Your Arms Again by Lorrie Morgan
	Super Love (dance mix) by Exile
	Moonlight Lady by Julio Iglasis
	Hot, Hot, Hot
	You Got The Wrong Man by Tim McGraw
	All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down by The Mavericks
	Something Stupid by The Mavericks

General Dance 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 foot step forward
	2	Hook right foot behind the calf of left leg and
		make a single foot 1/2 pivot turn to the left
	3&4	Shuffle step backwards with a right foot lead

2.	1	Rock back on left foot
	2	Rock forward on right foot
	3&4	Shuffle forward with a left foot lead

3.	1	Right foot step forward
	2	Hook left foot behind the calf of the right leg and
		make a single foot 1/2 pivot turn to the left
	3&4	Shuffle step backwards with a left foot lead

4.	1	Rock back on right foot
	2	Rock forward on left foot
	3&4	Shuffle forward with a right foot lead

5.	1	Step forward with left foot
	2	Make a sharp 1/4 turn to the left and
		bring right foot up next to left knee
	3&4	Perform a sideward shuffle to the right with a right foot lead

6.	1	Rock forward on left foot
	2	Rock back on right foot
	3&4	Left foot perform a straight back back-ball-change

7.	1	Cross right foot over left foot and
		make a 1/4 turn to the left (weight on right foot) ('wind up')
	2	Elevate left foot next to right foot and
		make a full 360° spin to the right
	3&4	Shuffle forward with a left foot lead

8.	1	Right foot step forward and make a 1/2 turn to the left
	2	Left foot step back and make a 1/2 turn to the left
	3&4	Shuffle forward with right foot lead

9.	1	Cross left foot directly over right foot
		with just the toe on the ground
	2	Bring left heel down
	3&4	Perform a straight back back-ball-change with a right foot lead

10.	1	Rock forward on left foot
	2	Rock back on right foot
	3&4	Perform a straight back back-ball-change with a left foot lead

11.	1	Cross right foot directly over left foot
		with just the toe on the ground
	2	Bring right heel down
	3&4	Perform a straight back back-ball-change with a left foot lead

12.	1	Rock forward on right foot
	2	Rock back on left foot
	3&4	Perform a straight back back-ball-change with a right foot lead

13.	1	Left foot step forward
	2	Make a double foot 1/2 pivot turn to the right
	3&4	Continue turning to the right 3/4 of a turn on the cha cha cha
		(for a total of 1 1/4 turns to the right)

14.	1	Rock back on right foot - twisting slightly to the right ('wind up')
	2	Step forward on left foot and begin to turn to the left
	3&4	Make a three step 1/2 turn to the left
		with a right foot lead on the cha cha cha

15.	1	Kick left foot forward and begin a 1/4 turn to the left
	2	Kick left foot to the side and finish 1/4 turn to the left
	3&4	Left foot performs a cross back-ball-change

16.	1	Kick right foot forward and begin a 1/4 turn to the right
	2	Kick right foot to the side and finish 1/4 to the right
	3&4	Right foot performs a cross back-ball-change

Suggested Dance Style: Jessica's Cha Cha 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 performing it well. All turns
should be quick and sharp.

Comments: The rhythm throughout the Jessica's Cha Cha line dance is a
Cha Cha with a S,S,Q,Q,Q,& -- 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, is that 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 Jessica's Cha Cha, 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 Jessica's Cha Cha line dance and the dance will be quite a bit simpler
to learn and to perform. Another Note: The choreographer began working on
Jessica's Cha Cha beginning in January, 1996 and completed it on April 24, 1996
--- on his daughter's 13th birthday- "Jessica."

From:	Chris_Hookie@cor.gov

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