WIDE OPEN CHA CHA

CHOREOGRAPHER: Mona Puente, July 1999
COUNT: 32
TYPE: Partner Circle Dance
MUSIC: Wide Open Spaces by Dixie Chicks, Wide Open Spaces CD

Sweetheart Position

(Note: Throughout the dance, man's Left hand and lady's Left hand remain
in contact; man's Right hand and lady's Right hand remain in contact)

STEP LEFT, SCUFF, STEP RIGHT, SCUFF, ROCK FORWARD, CHA-CHA-CHA

1	Step forward Left
2	Scuff forward Right
3	Step forward Right
4	Scuff forward Left
5	Rock forward Left
6	Recover weight back Right
7&8	Cha-cha-cha (Left-Right-Left) backwards

ROCK BACK, FACING CHA, ROCK, RETURNING CHA

9	Rock back Right
10	Recover weight forward Left
11&12	Facing cha-cha-cha (Right-Left-Right)
	(Man: cha-cha-cha in place, bringing lady around to face him)
	(Lady: cha-cha-cha during 1/2 turn Left,
	lady's arms are now crossed)
13	Man rock forward Left
	Lady rock back Left
14	Man recover weight back Right
	Lady recover weight forward Right
15&16	Returning cha-cha-cha (Left-Right-Left)
	(Man: cha-cha-cha in place, returning lady to his Right side)
	(Lady: cha-cha-cha during 1/2 turn Right)

ROCK BACK, CHA-CHA-CHA, TURN RIGHT, CHA-CHA-CHA

17	Rock back Right
18	Recover weight forward Left
19&20	Cha-cha-cha (Right-Left-Right) forward
21	Step forward Left
22	1/2 turn Right (Lady is now on man's Left side)
23&24	Cha-cha-cha (Left-Right-Left) forward

TURN LEFT, CHA-CHA-CHA, CHA-CHA-CHA, CHA-CHA-CHA

25	Step forward Right
26	l/2 turn Left (Lady is back on man's Right side)
27&28	Cha-cha-cha (Right-Left-Right) forward
29&30	Cha-cha-cha (Left-Right-Left) forward
31&32	Cha-cha-cha (Right-Left-Right) forward

Repeat and enjoy!!!

From:	monapuente@sostexas.com (Mona Puente)

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