San Antonio Rumba
ChoreographerCarol* & George Stayte (UK) * Fully Qualified D & G Instructor. 02392 423925. carol.stayte@ntlworld.com Description Partner Dance.64 counts. Opposite Footwork throughout.. Start: Open Double Hand Hold. Gent Facing OLOD/Lady Facing ILOD. Music San Antonio Baby - Raul Malo CD Sinners & Saints ((152BPM) Alternative: Superstar - Raul Malo. CD Sinners & Saints. (140BPM) Back In Your Arms Again - Shane Powell. CD Ready For The Sun To Shine. (128BPM)
GENT: LADY: 1 ½ RUMBA BOX. HOLD. MAMBO . HOLD. 1-4 Step to the side on right, slide left next to right Step to the side on left, slide right next to left. Step back on right. Hold. Step fwd on left. Hold. 5-8 Rock back on left, rock fwd on right Rock fwd on right, rock back on left. Step together with left. Hold. Step together with right. Hold..
2 ½ RUMBA BOX. HOLD. MAMBO. HOLD.1-4 Step to the side on R, slide left next to R. Step to the side on left. Slide right next to left. Step fwd on right. Hold. Step back on left. Hold. 5-8 Rock fwd on left, rock back on right. Rock back on right, rock fwd on left. Step together with left. Hold. Step together with right. Hold.
3 ½ TURN (CHANGING SIDES) SWEEP, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS. HOLD.1-4 ½ Turn left (Changing sides) on R-L-R. ½ Turn right on left, right, left. Sweep left behind right Sweep right behind left. 5-8 Step down left behind right, to side on right. Step down right behind left, to side on left. Cross left over right. Hold. .ILOD Cross right over left. Hold. OLOD Note: Count: 1- 4 Release Gents right, Ladies left Hand, Gent turning in front of Lady, under Ladies right hand. Rejoin into double open hand position. (Gent Facing ILOD/Lady Facing OLOD)
4 SIDE. TOGETHER. ¼ TURN. HOLD. ¼ TURN (CHANGING SIDES) . SWEEP.1-4 Step right to right side, step left next to right. Step left to left side, step right next to left. Turn ¼ right on right. Hold. LOD Turn ¼ left on left. Hold. LOD 5-8 Turn ¼ right (Changing sides) on L-R-L. Turn ¼ left on right, left, Sweep right behind left right. Sweep left behind right. Note: Count: 5 – 8 Release Gents left, Ladies right hand, Lady turning in front of Gent under Ladies left hand. Rejoin into double open hand position. (Gent Facing OLOD/Lady Facing ILOD)
5 BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS. HOLD. SIDE, TOGETHER ¼ TURN. HOLD.1-4 Step down right behind left, to side on left. Step down left behind right, to side on right. Cross right over left. Hold. OLOD Cross left over right. Hold. ILOD 5-8 Step to side on left, step right next to left. Step to side on right, step left next to right. ¼ Turn left on left. Hold. LOD. ¼ Turn right on right. Hold. LOD Note: Count: 5 – 8 Release Gents left, Ladies right hand, to open promenade holding inside hands.
6 GENT: MAMBO FWD. HOLD. LADY: PIVOT ½ TURN. STEP FWD. HOLD. BOTH: ½ TURN CLOCKWISE PINWHEEL. HOLD.1-4 Rock fwd on right, rock back on left. Step fwd on left pivot ½ turn right. Step together with right. Hold. Step fwd on left. Hold. RLOD 5-8 Rotate ½ Turn right on L-R-L. Hold. RLOD Rotate ½ Turn right on R-L-R. Hold. LOD Note: Count: 1 – 4 Lady turning under Ladies left hand. Rejoin hands into Double Hand hold, right shoulder to right shoulder.
7 GENT: PIVOT ½ TURN. STEP FORWARD. HOLD. LADY: MAMBO BACK. HOLD. BOTH: 1/4 TURN. TOGETHER. SIDE. HOLD. (FACING PARTNER)1-4 Step fwd on right pivot ½ Turn left, Rock back on left, rock fwd on right. Step fwd on right. Hold. LOD Step together with left. Hold. 5-8 ¼ Turn left on left to face partner,. ¼ Turn right on right, step left next to right. step right next to left Step right to right side. Hold.OLOD Step left to left side. Hold. ILOD Note: Count: 1 – 4 Release Gents right, Ladies left hand, Gent turning under Ladies right hand. Count: 5 – 8 Rejoin hands into Double Hand hold. Travelling sidewards in the direction of RLOD.
8 ½ TURN HOLD (CHANGING SIDES) SIDE ROCK. TOGETHER. HOLD.1-4 ½ Turn right (Changing sides) ½ Turn left on left, right, left. Hold. ILOD on R-L-R. Hold. OLOD 5-8 Rock left to left side. Recover on right. Rock right to right side. Recover on left. Step left next to right. Hold Step right next to left. Hold. Note: Count: 1 – 4 Release Gents right hand/ Ladies left hand, Lady turning under Ladies right hand travelling in front of Gent. Count: 5 – 8 Rejoin into double open hand position. START AGAIN