SWEET MARIA CHOREOGRAPHER: Rob Fowler, UK, June '97 COUNT: 32 TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate MUSIC: Sweet Maria by Cheap Seats RUMBA TO R FORWARD, RUMBA TO L, BACK 1 Step Right to Right and end with weight fully on Right foot 2 Hold & Brush Left passed Right 3 Rock onto Left forward (and slightly Right) 4 Recover weight onto Right 5 Step Left to Left and end with weight fully on Left foot 6 Hold & Brush Left passed Right 7 Rock onto Right back (and slightly Left) 8 Recover weight onto Left RUMBA TO R, CROSS ROCK TO R, L STEP 1/4 CCW, CROSS R, UNWIND 3/4 CCW 9 Step Right to Right and end with weight fully on Right foot 10 Hold 11 Cross rock Left across Right 12 Recover weight onto Right 13 Step Left to Left with 1/4 turn to Left 14 Hold 15 Cross Right across Left 16 Unwind 3/4 turn left STEP AND TOUCHES (SYNCOPATED) R, L 17 Step Right to Right with full weight 18 Hold & Slide Left slightly to Right 19 Touch Left out to Left 20 Touch Left slightly to Right 21 Step Left to Left with full weight 22 Hold & Slide Right slightly to Left 23 Touch Right out to Right 24 Touch Right slightly to Left PIVOT TURN 3/4 CCW, CHA-CHA TO R WITH 1/4 TURN CW 25 Step Right forward 26 Pivot 3/4 left (end with weight on Left) 27&28 Cha-Cha to Right side Right, Left, Right, ending with 1/4 turn right PIVOT TURN 1/4 CW, CHA-CHA TO R (LOCKED) 29 Step Left forward 30 Pivot 1/4 right (end with weight on Right) 31 Step Left across Right & Step (small) Right towards Left (locked) 32 Step (small) Left to Right REPEAT Notes Start immediately after music introduction. For added style, add full hip movements to all rumba steps (i.e. push hips in direction of step). Sheet History & Credits 6 Jul 97 John Walton Corrected and approved by choreographer. 20 Jun 97 John Walton Prepared from lesson given by choreographer. From: jwalton@cix.compulink.co.uk (J Walton) Reformatted for display on web site Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas by Don & Patti Brown http://members.aol.com/cactusstar/home.htm