SAMBACHA (pronounced Samba Cha)
CHOREOGRAPHER: Barry Durand & Raymond Crum
durand5678@aol.com www.BarryDurand.com
linedancinfreak@aol.com
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Low Intermediate
MUSIC: Cha Cha by Chelo (Intro: 32 counts)
Note: The feel of the song is a Samba, but the song sings about doing the cha cha....
so voila... Sambacha
VOLTAS, BOTA FOGO (CROSS BALL CHANGE)
1 Cross Right in front of Left and step on flat (or almost flat) of Right bending knee
& Step side Left on ball of foot with a slight rise
2 Cross Right in front of Left and step on flat (or almost flat) of Right bending knee
& Step side Left on ball of foot with a slight rise
3 Cross Right in front of Left and step on flat (or almost flat) of Right bending knee
& Step side Left on ball of foot with a slight rise
4 Cross Right in front of Left and step on flat (or almost flat) of Right bending knee
This step seems to feel like drop, & drop, & drop etc.
5 Cross Left over Right stepping on Left bending knee slightly,
& Step side Right on ball of foot
6 Turning to a left diagonal step in place Left bending knee slightly
7 Cross Right over Left stepping on Right bending knee slightly
& Step side Left on ball of foot
8 Turning to a right diagonal step in place Right bending knee
but when finished turn body back to front
MAMBO, PIVOT TURN, CHA CHA TRIPLE
1&2 Rock forward on Left, recover Right, step in place Left
3&4 Rock backward on Right, recover Left, step in place Right
5-6 Step forward with Left, turn 1/2 Right stepping on Right
7&8 Step forward Left, Right, Left (cha, cha, cha)
CHA CHA CROSSOVER BREAK, SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS ROCKS, SIDE SHUFFLE
1-3 Step side Right, cross Left over Right and rock Left, recover Right
4&5 Side shuffle left stepping side Left, together Right, side Left (cha cha cha)
6& Cross and rock Right over Left, recover Left
7& Rock Right to side, recover Left and turn Left out to initiate a turn
8& Turning 1/2 left step side Right, together Left (back to 12:00 wall)
HEEL JACK, 1/4 TURN, PRESS ARM, BACK CROSSING SHUFFLE
1 Step side Right
2&3&4 Cross Left behind Right, side Right, kick Left, step in place Left, cross in front Right
5 Step side Left
6 Turn 1/4 right and press into the ball of the Right foot
while stretching right arm up and out on an angle
7-8& Step side Left, cross behind Right, side Left
REPEAT AND HAVE FUN
No tags or restarts
Barry Durand
Rendezvous Social Dance & Fitness http://www.Dance911.com
Events & Videos: http://www.BarryDurand.com http://www.MyDanceLesson.com
From: TKANDR@aol.com
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm
Step sheet presentation copyright ©2006 by Don & Patti Brown.
All rights reserved.
Copyright for the dance remains with the original choreographer.
This step sheet may be copied, however, please retain all copyright credits.