SHAKE YOUR "SHAKIRAS"

CHOREOGRAPHER: Dancin' Mamas (May 2005)
COUNT: 56
TYPE: Phrased Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: La Tortura (Pop version) by Shakira (Start after 32 counts on main vocals)

Dance sequence: A, A-, A, A-, A, A
(A = 56 Counts, A- = 48 Counts, then start from count 1)
On 5th wall the dance is not perfectly phrased, just keep on dancing the whole A part.
Start over and dance part A to the end.

1-8	CROSS ROCK, SIDE SHUFFLE, HEEL HOOKED 1/4 TURN, HEEL & TOUCH

1-2	Rock left over right, recover on to right
3&4	Step left to left side, Step right beside left, Step left to left side
5	Cross right over left
6	Lock left toes tight to right heel turning 1/4 right on ball of right
	(use left foot to push right foot into 1/4 turn)
&7	Step back on left, Dig right heel forward
&8	Step right together, Tap left beside right

9-16	SIDE, SAILOR STEP, &SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE BEHIND, SIDE, LONG STEP, KNEE "KNOCKS"

1	Step left to left side
2&3	Step right behind left, Step left beside right, Step forward on right
&4	Step left behind right, Right to right
&5	Step left behind right, right to right (on right diagonal)
6	Take a large step forward on left (heel first)
7&8	Touching right beside left "knock" knees together, turn knees out, in
	(weight ends on left)
6-7	(Stretch arms forward on count 6, "Pull" yourself forward when touching right beside left

17-24	JUMP BACK, HITCH 1/2 TURN LEFT, & SIDE, & SIDE, KNEE POPS

&1	Jump back Right then left
2	Hitch right knee, Turn 1/2 left on ball of left,
3&	Step right to right side (feet slightly apart) Step left beside right
4&5	Step right to right side, Step left beside right, right to right side
6	Pop left knee over right
7&8	Pop right knee over left, Pop left knee over right, Pop right knee over left
	(weight on left)

25-32	HEEL PUSH, WEAVE WITH SHAKE, SWAYS, HEEL JACKS

1	Push/kick right heel above the floor on right diagonal forward (flexed leg)
2&3	Step right behind left, left to left side, right over left (shake your Shakiras?!?)
4-5	Sway left, Sway right
&6	Step left back, cross right over left
&7	Step left back, Dig right heel forward (Facing right diagonal)
&8	Step right beside left, cross left over right

33-40	GALLOP 3/4 TURN RIGHT, DOROTHY STEP, SHUFFLE FORWARD

1&	Step right 1/4 turn right, Step onto ball of left behind right
	(Closed 3rd position throughout the gallop section)
2&	Step right 1/4 turn right, Step onto ball of left behind right
3&4	Step right 1/4 turn right, Step onto ball of left behind right, Step forward on right
5-6&	Step left forward, lock right behind left, step forward on left
7&8	Shuffle forward Right, left, right

41-48	CROSS, BACK 1/4 TURN, KICKBALL STEP, KICKBALL STEP, SCUFF, HITCH, BACK

1&2	Cross left over right, step back on right, Turning 1/4 left step left forward
3&4	Kick right forward, step right beside left, step forward on left
5&6	Kick right forward, step right beside left, step forward on left
7&8	Scuff right forward, hitch right knee, step back on right

(Start over from this point on the A - parts)

49-56	CROSS ROCK, TRIPLE FULL TURN LEFT, CROSS ROCK, SHUFFLE 1/4 TURN RIGHT

1-2	Rock left over right, recover on right
3&4	Turn 1/4 left stepping left forward, Turn 1/2 left stepping back on right,
	Turn 1/4 left stepping left to left side
5-6	Rock right over left, recover on left
7&8	Shuffle forward right, left, right turning 1/4 right

From: carulta@telia.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
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