| Walkin' In Paradise |
| Choreographed by | Rick And Deborah Bates |
| Description | 32 count, Beginner / Intermediate partner dance, partners start in challenge position about 4 feet apart. Partners facing each other, hands down at sides |
| Music | Almost Jamaica - The Bellamy Brothers |
| Pour Me A Vacation - The Great Divide | |
| Walkin' On Me (He Man Mix) - Big House |
| MAN | LADY | |
| STOMPS, HOLDS, WALK, WALK, WALK, WALK | ||
| 1 -2 | Stomp forward on
right and slap right hand to lady's left hand at shoulder level; hold |
Stomp forward on
left and slap left hand to man's right hand at shoulder level hold |
| Do not release hands | ||
| 3-4 | Stomp forward on
left and slap left hand to Lady's right hand at shoulder level ; hold |
Stomp forward on
right and slap right hand to man's left hand at shoulder level, hold |
| Do not release hands | ||
| 5-6 | Step forward on right ; step forward on left | Step back on left; step back on right |
| 7-8 | Step back on right; step back on left | Step forward on left; step forward on right |
| SIDE ROCK STEPS,, CROSSOVER CHA-CHA-CHA'S | ||
| 9-10 | Step to the right on right ; rock to the left onto left | Step to the left on left, rock back onto right |
| 11&12 | Cross right over
left and step; with feet crossed, slide left to left;with feet crossed, step to the left on right |
Cross left over
right and step; with feet crossed, slide right to right; with feet crossed, step to right on left |
| 13-14 | Step to left on left; rock to right onto right | Step to Right on right; rock to left onto Left, |
| 15&16 | Cross left over
right and step; with feet crossed, slide right to right; with feet crossed, step to right on left |
Cross right over
left & step; with feet crossed, slide Lt to Lt; with feet crossed, step to left on right |
| SIDE STEP, PIVOT, TURNING CHA-CHA-CHA, ROCK STEP, CHA-CHA-CHA | ||
| 17-18 | Step to the Rt
on Rt , release left hand and pivot 1/4 turn to the left on ball of right and shift weight to left |
Step to left on
left; release right hand and pivot 1/4 turn to the right on ball of left and shift weight to right |
| 19&20 | Release right
hand and cha-cha-cha (R,L,R) making a 3/4 turn to the left on these steps |
Release left hand
and cha-cha-cha (L,R,L ) making a 3/4 turn to the right on these steps |
| Rejoin hands in Double Hand hold Position | ||
| 21-22 | Step back on left; rock forward onto right | Step forward on right ; rock back onto left |
| 23&24 | Cha-cha-cha in place (left, right, left) | Cha-cha-cha in place (right, left, right) |
| ROCK STEP, PIVOT, CHA-CHA-CHA, ROCK STEP, PIVOT, CHA-CHA-CHA | ||
| 25-26 | Step forward on right , rock back onto left | Step back on left, rock forward onto right |
| Release both hands | ||
| & | Pivot 1/2 turn to the right on ball of left | Pivot 1/2 turn to the right on ball of right |
| 27&28 | Cha-cha-cha forward (right, left, right) | Cha-cha-cha in place (left, right, left) |
| 29-30 | Step forward on left ; rock back onto right | Step back on right rock forward onto left |
| & | Pivot 1/2 turn to the left on ball of right | Pivot 1/2 turn to the left on ball of left |
| 31&32 | Cha-cha-cha in place (left, right, left) | Cha-cha-cha in place (right, left, right) |
| End in Challenge position about 4 feet apart | ||
| REPEAT | September 2000 | |