Thrilling Cha Cha

Music - Oh What A Thrill, The Mavericks, CD - What A Crying Shame

Chor. - Dion Thomas, South'n Boot-Scooters, May, 98

4 walls…..Turning 1/4 R, 1/4 L, 1/4 R…..…..…..Tog. - together…..Fwd. - forward…..Tch. - touch

Level 2-3 - Beginner - Exp. Begin…..Start on 17th beat - with lyrics…..Feet tog., weight R

Beats

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1,2,3&4 *…..Step L to side, rock to R, shuffle slightly to L - L, R, L

5,6,7&8 *…..Step R to side, rock to L, shuffle slightly to R - R, L, R

9,10,11&12…..Step fwd. on L, pivot 1/4 R (weight to R), tripple step L, R, L

13,14,15&16…..Step R to side, rock to L, cross shuffle R over L - R, L, R, moving to L

17-20…..Tch. L to side, step L tog., tch. R to side, step R tog.

21-24 ***…..1/4 L Monterey turn - tch. L to side, turn 1/4 L on R & step L tog., tch. R to side, step R tog.

25,26,27&28 ***…..Cross L over R, rock to R, tripple step L, R, L

29,30,31&32 ***…..Cross R over L, rock to L, tripple step R, L, R turning 1/4 R

To keep with the music, an 8 beat bridge must be inserted at the beginning of the 5th repetition

(facing the front again). Dance the first 8 beats then start again. (ie. the first 8 beats are done twice)

(1-4 *) Step L to side, rock to R, shuffle slightly to L - L, R, L

(5-8 *) Step R to side, rock to L, shuffle slightly to R - R, L, R

To finish dance facing the front (as music fades) use1/2 L Monterey turn (instead of 1/4 L) -

(21-24 '***') Tch. L to side, turn 1/2 L on R & step L tog., tch. R to side, step R tog.

(25-28 '***') Cross L over R, rock to R, tripple step L, R, L (as normal)

(29-32 '***') Cross R over L, rock to L, tripple step R, L, R (no turn)

Choreographers note - We all know beginners don't get many easy dances to nice songs and I think this is a nice

song, therefore I tried to keep it simple for beginners, thus the simple bridge, but still making it interesting for those with more dancing experience. Use plenty of 'hip' attitude on side movements and pivots.

For those more advanced dancers, you may like to try a Full L turn (360) Monterey on beats 17 - 20

followed by a 1 & 1/4 L turn (450) Monterey on beats 21-24.

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