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California Cha!

 

Choreographie:                        Niels Poulsen (Denmark)

                                  

Musik:                        

The Mamas and Papas            California dreamin

 

32 count             4-wall                                           mittelschwerer line dance

 Dezember 2012/ Lad’s jänner 2013

 

Hinweis:16 count intro from first beat in music, app. 8 seconds into track. Start with weight on L foot

 

Side R, 1/8 R into L rock fw, L coaster step, R rock fw, 1/8 R into chasse ¼ R

1 – 3      Step R to R side (1), turn 1/8 R rocking L fw (2), recover back on R (3)

4 & 5     Step back on L (4), step R next to L (&), step L fw (5)

6 – 7      Rock R fw (6), recover back on L (7)

8 & 1     Turn 1/8 R stepping R to R side (8), step L next to R (&), turn ¼ R stepping fw on R (1)

 

L rocking chair, step L fw, fw R, ½ L, R kick ball touch

2 – 3      Rock L fw (2), recover back on R (3)

4 & 5     Rock back on L (4), recover fw on R (&), step L fw (5)

6 – 7      Step R fw (6), turn ½ L stepping onto L foot (7)

8 & 1     Kick R foot fw (8), step back on R (&), touch L foot slightly fw bending in L knee (1)

 

L together, walk R, walk L 1/8 R, 1/8 R into R lock step, fw L, ½ R, L lock step

&2 – 3             Step L next to R (&), walk R fw (2), turn 1/8 R walking L fw (3) –

                                             (Note: The Mamas and Papas are singing: I’ve been for a walk... )

4 & 5     Turn 1/8 R stepping R fw (4), lock L behind R (&), step R fw (5)

6 – 7      Step L fw (6), turn ½ R stepping onto R (7)

8 & 1     Step L fw (8), lock R behind L (&), step L fw (1)

 

Rock R fw, recover sweep, behind side cross, side L, touch, start of R chasse

2 – 3      Rock R fw (2), recover weight back on L sweeping R back (3) - (Styling: make your R rock step diagonally fw

                                    L to add more power to your recover step with sweep... )

4 & 5     Cross R behind L (4), step L a small step to L side (&), step R slightly in front of L (5)

6 – 7      Step L to L side (6), touch R next to L (7)

8 &        Step R to R side (8), step L next to R (&) - OPTION: if you like to turn you can choose to make

                                    a rolling vine on counts 8&1

 

 

 

 

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