ARUMBA
Choreographed by: Neil Hale, 4371 Entrada Dr., Pleasanton, CA (510) 462-6572
Description: 64 count, 1 wall line dance - intermediate
Music: "Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind"- George Strait (slow teaching)
"Out With A Bang" - David Lee Murphy (dancing)
Choreographers Notes: #1-ARUMBA is done with flatfeet, but dancers should rise to the ball of the weighted foot during pivots.
#2-Out With A Bang ends with a break on count #7. Dancers should end dance on the 7th count of the beginning of the last round as they step back onto the right foot during the BOX pattern.
1-8 LEFT-BOX STEP:
1-4 Left step side left; Right close next to left; Left step forward; HOLD
5-8 Right step side right; Left close next to right; Right Step back; HOLD
9-16 SIDE, CLOSE, 1/4 LEFT, HOLD, ROCK , ROCK, 1/4 RIGHT, STEP:
1-2 Left step side left; Right close next to left
3-4 Left step side left into 1/4 turn left; HOLD
5-6 Right rock-step forward (keep left in place); Replace weight back onto Left
7-8 Right step back into 1/4 turn right;, Left step next to right
17-24 RIGHT-BOX STEP
1-4 Right step side right; Left close next to right; Right step forward; HOLD
5-8 Left step side left; Right close next to left; Left step back; HOLD
25-32 SIDE, CLOSE, 1/4 RIGHT, HOLD, ROCK, ROCK, 1/4 LEFT, STEP:
1-2 Right step side right; Left close next to right
3-4 Right step right into 1/4 turn right; HOLD
5-6 Left rock-step forward (keep right in place); Replace weight back onto Right
7-8 Left step back into 1/4 turn left; Right step next to left
33-40 1/4 LEFT, HOLD, 1/2 PIVOT LEFT, HOLD, 1/4 LEFT, TOUCH, SIDE, CLOSE:
1-2 Left step into 1/4 turn left; HOLD
3-4 Pivot 1/2 turn left on ball of left as you step back RIGHT; HOLD
5-6 Left step back into 1/4 turn left; Right touch next to left
7-8 Right step side right; Left close next to right (transfer weight left)
41-48 1/4 RIGHT, HOLD, 1/2 PIVOT RIGHT, HOLD, 1/4 RIGHT. TOUCH, SIDE, CLOSE:
1-2 Right step into 1/4 turn right; HOLD
3-4 Pivot 1/2 turn right on ball of right as you step back Left; HOLD
5-6 Right step back into 1/4 turn right; Left touch next to right
7-8 Left step side left; Right step next to left (transfer weight right)
49-56 LEFT-SIDE, CLAP, CLOSE, CLAP, SIDE, CLAP, TOUCH, CLAP:
1-4 Left step side left; HOLD & CLAP; Right close next to left; HOLD & CLAP
5-8 Left step side left; HOLD & CLAP; Right close next to left; HOLD & CLAP
56-64 RIGHT-SIDE, CLAP, CLOSE, CLAP, SIDE, CLAP, TOUCH, CLAP:
1-4 Right step side right; HOLD & CLAP; Left close next to right; HOLD & CLAP
5-8 Right step side right; HOLD & CLAP; Left touch next to right; HOLD & CLAP
BEGIN AGAIN!