HAVANA RHYTHM

Choreographer: John & Bonnie Newcomer

Step Sheet

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Position:Start in side by side position: Right hands joined at lady's shoulder & left hands joined in front of man. Footwork is the same for both, except where noted. Dance faces and travels toward LOD. But if your dance space is very limited this dance can be done as a 1-wall stationary couples dance

STEP, KICK BALL POSE, LOCKING SHUFFLE, ROCK, RECOVER, TRIPLE TURN

1Left foot step forward

2Right foot kick forward

&Right foot step back

3Left toe tap forward (bend right knee for a slight posed look)

4&5Left step forward & slide right foot up to left side of left foot & left foot step forward

6Right foot rock forward

7Left foot step back

8&1Right foot step ¼ turn right & left foot step next to right & right foot step ¼ turn right

Left hands end at lady's left hip & right hands in front of man's

ROCK, RECOVER, TURNING TRIPLE, LOCKING SHUFFLE, KICK, OUT-OUT

2Left foot rock across right foot

3Right foot step down in place

Man with a firm tug of the left hands & release right hand to lead lady into her 1 & ¼ turn

4&5MAN: Left side shuffle (left-right-left) making ¼ turn to the left (to the left)

LADY: Left turning shuffle (left-right-left) making 1 & ¼ free spin to the left

Man will end up directly behind lady with both hands on lady's hips

6&7Right step forward & slide left foot up to right side of right foot & right foot step forward

8Left foot kick

&1Syncopated jump back (feet slightly apart) left - right

BUMP, BUMP, BUMP & BUMP, BUMP & BUMP, SIDE SHUFFLE

2Bump hips to the left side (with a lot of attitude)

3Bump hips to the right side (with lots of attitude)

4&5Double hip bumps to the left side

6&7Double hip bumps to the right side

8&1Left side shuffle (left-right-left)

ROCK, RECOVER, SIDE SHUFFLE WITH ¼ TURN, STEP, PIVOT, SHUFFLE

2Right foot rock across left foot

3Left foot step down in place

4&Right foot step to right side & left foot step next to right foot

5Right foot step ¼ turn to the right (to the right)

6Left foot step forward

7Pivot on right foot ½ turn to the right (to the right)

8&Left foot step forward & right foot step up to left foot

REPEAT

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