Zou Bisou Bisou

Choreographer: Karen Tripp , (Aug 2013)

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Start: 16-count wait, weight on right

(L) HALF RUMBA BOX FORWARD (HOLD), ROCKING CHAIR
1-4Step left to left side, step right together, step forward on left, hold

5-8Rock forward on right, recover on left, rock back on right, recover on left

SIDE, CLOSE, SIDE, TOUCH*, POINT SIDE, TOUCH, POINT SIDE, FLICK
9-12Step side right, step left together, step side right, touch

Styling option: make the touch more like a low quick side hitch
13-16Point left toe to left side, touch left together, point left toe to left side, flick left foot back

(** dance ends here 12:00)

BACK LOCK BACK, BACK LOCK BACK, ½ TURN LEFT (6:00)
17-19Step back on left, lock right in front of left, step back on left

20-22Step back on right, lock left in front of right, step back on right

23-24Turn ¼ left and step on left, turn ¼ left and step on right

SCISSORS (HOLD), ROCK SIDE, RECOVER, CROSS POINT, HOOK (with heel lift)
25-28Step side on left, step right together, cross left over right, hold

29-32Rock side on right, recover to left, cross point right over left, hook right foot over left shin as you raise left heel

SYNCOPATED CRAB WALKS (SS, QQS) (remain facing 6:00)
33-36Cross right over left, hold, step side on left, hold

37-40Cross right over left, step side on left, cross right over left, hold

SCISSORS (HOLD), CIRCLE WALK ¾, SWEEP (3:00)
41-44Step side on left, close right to left, cross left over right, hold

45-48Turn ¼ right and step right, turn 1/4 right and step left, turn ¼ right and step right, sweep left from back to front

SERPIENTE WITH FLICK
49-52Cross left over right, step right to side, cross left behind right, sweep right toe forward and around to the side, continuing to the back (wt still on left)

53-56Cross right behind left, step side left, cross right over left, flick left foot back

¼ RIGHT SIDE MAMBO CROSS, SIDE MAMBO CROSS
57-60Turn ¼ right and rock side on left, recover on right, cross left over right, hold

61-64Rock side on right, recover on left, cross right over left, hold

ENDING: Ends facing 12:00 after 16 counts. With the flick, blow a kiss with the right hand! (Bisou is French for kiss.) Alternatively, replace the flick with a Point Back with the left foot and curtsy.

Choreographer: Karen Tripp, Cranbrook, BC, Canada
Email: karen@trippcentral.ca - Web: www.trippcentral.ca/dance/

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About the Choreographer

Karen Tripp , (Aug 2013)

Karen Tripp, featured in August 2013, is a talented dancer known for her vibrant performances that captivate audiences. With two dazzling dances preserved in our archive, she continues to inspire and elevate the art of dance.

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