Oh! What A Cha-Cha Date Choreographed: July 1994 Choreographers: Dan & Charlotte Mooney, Triangle, VA Level: Intermediate Counts: 52 Starting Position: Cape Position (Sweetheart) Suggested Beats Per Minute 100-123 Music: "O What A Thrill" by the Mavericks (BPM 112) "The Change" by Michelle Wright (BPM 118) "Independence Day" by Martina McBride (BPM 119) Bobby Ann Mason - Rick Trevino Crystal Blue - Daniel Ray Edwards COUNTS STEP FORWARD, STEP IN PLACE, CHA-CHA 1 - 2 Step Left foot forward 45 degrees to Left. Step Right foot next to Left foot. 3 & 4 Cha-Cha in Place starting on Left foot (L,R,L) STEP BACK, STEP IN PLACE, CHA-CHA 5 - 6 Step Right foot back 45 degrees to Right. Step Left foot next to Right foot. 7 & 8 Cha-Cha in Place starting on Right foot (R,L,R) STEP FORWARD, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, CHA-CHA 9 - 10 Step forward on Left foot. Pivot 1/2 Turn to Right (weight on Right foot) (Hand hold is Reverse Cape now facing R.L.O.D.) 11 & 12 Cha-Cha in Place starting on Left foot (L,R,L) STEP FORWARD, 1/2 TURN LEFT, CHA-CHA 13 - 14 Step forward on Right foot. Pivot 1/2 Turn to Left (weight on Left foot) (Hand hold is back to Cape, now facing L.O.D.) 15 & 16 Cha-Cha in Place starting on Right foot (R,L,R) LEFT GRAPEVINE, TOUCH 17 - 20 Step Left foot to Left side. Step Right foot behind Left foot. Step Left foot to Left side. Touch Right foot next to Left foot. RIGHT GRAPEVINE, TOUCH 21 - 24 Step Right foot to Right side. Step Left foot behind Right foot. Step Right foot to Right side. Touch Left foot next to Right foot. STEP FORWARD WITH 1/4 RIGHT TURN, TOUCH, CHA-CHA 25 - 26 Step forward on Left foot, Turning 1/4 to Right. Touch Right foot next to Left foot. Note: Gent slips behind Lady as couple Steps forward on Left foot. Gent brings up Ladies Left hand to her shoulder. Both her hands are now shoulder high with Gents palms on hers. 27 & 28 Step Right foot to Right side (start of Cha-Cha) & start Cha-Cha in Place (R,L,R) STEP FORWARD WITH 1/4 RIGHT TURN, TOUCH, CHA-CHA 29 - 30 Step forward on Left foot, Turning 1/4 to Right. Touch Right foot next to Left foot. Note: Lady is now on Gent's Left side. Hand holds are Reverse Cape. Now facing R.L.O.D. 31 & 32 Step Right foot to Right side (start of Cha-Cha) & Cha-Cha in Place (R,L,R) STEP FORWARD WITH 1/4 RIGHT TURN, TOUCH, CHA-CHA 33 - 34 Step forward on Left foot, Turning 1/4 to Right (release Ladies Right hand - Lady slips behind Man). Touch Right foot next to Left foot. 35 & 36 Step Right foot to Right side (start of Cha-Cha) & Cha- Cha in Place (R,L,R). Rejoin Right hands on Count 35. STEP FORWARD WITH 1/4 RIGHT TURN, TOUCH, CHA-CHA 37 - 38 Step forward on Left foot, Turning 1/4 to Right. Touch Right foot next to Left foot. Note: You are now facing L.O.D. and are in original starting Position. 39 & 40 Step Right foot to Right side (start of Cha-Cha) & Cha-Cha in Place (R,L,R). STEP FORWARD, SWAY 41 - 42 Step forward on Left foot & Sway hips to Left, Shift weight to Right & Sway hips to Right. 43 - 44 Step forward on Left foot & Sway hips to Left, Shift weight to Right & Sway hips to Right. FORWARD WALK, FORWARD CHA-CHA 45 - 46 Walk forward Left foot. Walk forward Right foot. 47 & 48 Cha-Cha forward starting on Left foot (L,R,L) FORWARD WALK, FORWARD CHA-CHA 49 - 50 Walk forward Right foot. Walk forward Left foot. 51 & 52 Cha-Cha forward starting on Right foot (R,L,R) BEGIN AGAIN