WHIRLPOOL CHA CHA

CHOREOGRAPHER: John Bishop & Mary Targett, Melbourne, Australia
COUNT: 32
TYPE: Couples Flow dance (option for mixer)
MUSIC: Dance The Night Away by The Mavericks

Start after 48 beats (on vocals) - 
dance will end with scuff, step, scuff, stomp

NOTE:
Partners start facing each other across LOD, leader (traditionally 
known as 'Man') facing out from the circle and follower (traditionally 
known as 'Lady') facing inside of the circle. Holding both hands.

ROCKS & TRIPLE STEPS
Styling: When rocking forward and back, you can bring your arms into the
movement with a slight (or exaggerated if you like it!) see-saw motion:

* Push Left arm forward and pull Right arm back
** Return arms to neutral position

		LEADER				FOLLOWER

1	Rock/step forward on Left*	Rock/step back on Right*
2	Rock back onto Right**		Rock forward onto Left**
3&4	Triple step Left, Right, Left	Triple step Right, Left, Right
5	Rock/step back on Right*	Rock/step forward on Left*
6	Rock forward onto Left**	Rock back onto Right**
7&8	Triple step Right, Left, Right	Triple step Left, Right, Left

KICK BALL-CROSS (AFTER 1/4 TURN), COASTER STEP, SCUFF STEPS

9	Turn 1/4 CCW (face LOD)		Turn 1/4 CW (face LOD)
	and kick Left forward		and kick Right forward
&	Step down on ball of Left	Step down on ball of Right
10	Cross/step Right over Left	Cross/step Left over Right
11	Rock back onto Left		Rock back onto Right
	(crossed behind Right)		(crossed behind Left)
&	Step Right together		Step Left together
12	Step Left forward		Step Right forward
13	Scuff Right forward		Scuff Left forward
14	Step down on Right		Step down on Left
15	Scuff Left forward		Scuff Right forward
16	Step down on Left		Step down on Right

CROSSOVERS
Start this section with leader on inside rail, follower on outside rail,
both facing LOD holding inside hands. Start crossover with inside foot.
Leader crosses in front (LOD) first, then follower crosses in front.

17	Crossing in front of		Moving behind leader
	follower to the outside rail:	and crossing to the
	Step Right forward at about 	inside rail:
	45° right, lifting Right arm	Step Left forward
	
18	Step Left forward 		Step Right forward
	at about 45° left
19&20	Triple step Right, Left, Right	Triple step Left, Right, Left
	turning CCW to face follower	turning CW to face leader
21	Moving behind follower and 	Crossing in front of
	crossing to the inside rail:	leader to the outside rail:
	Step Left forward, 		Step Right forward going under
	lifting Right arm		leader’s Right arm
22	Step Right forward in same	Step Left forward in same
	direction			direction
23&24	Triple step Left, Right, Left	Triple step Right, Left, Right
	turning CW to face LOD		turning CCW to face LOD

FULL TURN FREE SPIN, SHUFFLE FORWARD, SHUFFLE SIDEWAYS, CROSS, POINT

When doing the triple step at the end of section 3 (Crossovers), both
leader and follower should extend their joined hands slightly back
(towards RLOD) to ëwind upí for the free spin starting this section.
Start free spin with inside foot.

***To make the dance progressive ("mixer"), leader should shuffle
forward to the next follower in LOD (followers shuffle only slightly
forward so leaders can catch up) and immediately pick up both the
follower’s hands to go into the sideways shuffle.

	Release hands:			Release hands:
25-26	Step Right, Left turning 360°	Step Left, Right turning 360°
	(full turn) CCW			(full turn) CW
	Retake inside hands:		Retake inside hands:
27&28	Step Right forward		Step Left forward, 
	step Left together,		step Right together,
	step Right forward***		step Left forward
29&30	Turn 1/4 CW to face follower 	Turn 1/4 CCW to face leader 
	(take both hands) 		(take both hands) 
	and shuffle sideways 		and shuffle sideways 
	Left, Right, Left toward	Right, Left, Right toward
	LOD (to your left)		LOD (to your right)
31	Cross/step Right over Left	Cross/step Left over Right
32	Touch (point) Left toe to	Touch (point) Right toe to
	left (down LOD)			right (down LOD)

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John Bishop
Cowboy Culture: PO Box 385 World Trade Centre Melbourne VIC 3005 Australia
Ph: Local: (03) 9329-3096 Int'l: +61-3-9329-3096
Fax: Local: (03) 9329-0299 Int'l: +61-3-9329-0299
E-mail: stetson@ozemail.com.au
All in the name of a happy, courteous, skilful, fun and diverse country
dance scene
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From:	stetson@ozemail.com.au (John Bishop)

Reformatted for display on web site 
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
http://members.aol.com/CactusStar/home.htm




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