Zest Appeal
Choreographed by

Michele Perron, DANCE Expressions - smokeyplaces@hotmail.com
www.micheleperron.com

Description

Four Wall, 48 Count Phrased Cha Cha (Cuban) Line Dance

CW Rotation, Intermediate Level, January, 2004*

Music

CHA CHA

BOOM SHACK-A-LAK - Apache Indian - 135bpm - 48 Count Introduction
(CD: THREESOME. Music from the Motion Picture, Epic Soundtrax)
BUDDY LOVE - Matt Bianco - 126bpm


 

SEC.I 	(1-8) SIDE, FORWARD, BACK, CHA CHA BACK/TURN, BACK, FORWARD, CHA CHA SIDE
1,2,3 	RIGHT Step to side R; LEFT Break/Step forward; RIGHT Recover/Step back
4&5 	LEFT ‘Locking’ Cha Cha back with 1/4 Turn R (begin turn, lock, turn)(3 o’clock)
6,7 	RIGHT Break/Step back; LEFT Recover/Step forward
8&1 	RIGHT Cha Cha side R
SEC.II 	(10-17) SIDE, FORWARD, BACK, CHA CHA BACK/TURN, BACK, FORWARD, CHA CHA SIDE
2,3 	LEFT Break/Step forward; RIGHT Recover/Step back
4&5 	LEFT ‘Locking’ Cha Cha back with 1/4 Turn R (begin turn, lock, turn)(6 o’clock)
6,7 	RIGHT Break/Step back; LEFT Recover/Step forward
8&1 	RIGHT Cha Cha side R
SEC.III 	(18-25) HITCH, ACROSS, BUMP & BUMP, ROCK, ROCK/TURN, CHA CHA FORWARD
2 	LEFT Knee/Hitch across front of R (face diagonal R)
3 	LEFT Step in front of R (face diagonal R)
4&5 	HIP Bumps: back, centre, back
6,7 	LEFT Rock forward; Execute 1/4 Turn L with Right Rock back** (3 o’clock)
8&1 	LEFT Cha Cha forward
** Option: End with L in ‘spiral foot position’
SEC.IV 	(26-33) TURN/TOUCH, TURN/STEP, CHA CHA FWD, FWD, TURN, CHA CHA FWD
2 	Execute 1/4 Turn L with RIGHT Touch to side R, finger snaps above shoulders,
	bend knees slightly(12 o’clock)
3 	Execute 1/4 Turn R with RIGHT Step forward(3 o’clock)
4&5 	LEFT Cha Cha forward
6,7 	RIGHT Step forward; Execute 1/2 Turn L with LEFT Step (forward)(9 o’clock)
8&1 	RIGHT Cha Cha forward
SEC.V 	(34-41) TURN/TOUCH, TURN/STEP, CHA CHA FWD, FWD, PIVOT/TURN, CHA CHA FWD
2 	Execute 1/4 Turn R with LT Touch to side L, finger snaps above shoulders, bend knees slightly (12 o’clock)
3 	Execute 1/4 Turn L with LT Step forward(9 o’clock)
4&5 	RIGHT Cha Cha forward
6,7 	LEFT Step forward; Execute 1/2 Turn R with RIGHT Step (forward) (3 o’clock)
8&1 	LEFT Cha Cha forward
SEC.VI 	(42-48) FORWARD, BACK, CHA CHA BACK, BACK, FORWARD, TOGETHER
2,3 	RIGHT Break/Step forward; LEFT Recover/Step back
4&5 	RIGHT Cha Cha back
6,7 	LEFT Break/Step back; RIGHT Recover/Step forward
8 	LEFT Step beside R
	Begin Again
[Option: On any Cha Cha’s travelling forward or back, execute ‘Locking’ Cha Cha’s]
BRIDGE: 	After two repetitions (back wall), execute two sets of "Crossover Breaks"; Total 16 Counts.
1,2 	RIGHT Step to side R (toes ‘turned out’); Execute 1/4 Turn R Left Break/Step forward
3 	RIGHT Recover/Step back with 1/4 Turn L
4&5 	LEFT ‘Cha Cha’ to side (toes ‘turned out’ on 5)
6 	Execute 1/4 Turn L, RIGHT Break/Step forward
7 	LEFT Recover/Step back with 1/4 Turn R
8& 	Right ‘Cha Cha’ side R (RIGHT Step side R, LEFT Step beside R)
	Repeat above sequence (Counts 1 through 8&)
Option: Execute "Walk Around (Full) Turns" to the Right (Counts 2,3,4) or to the Left (Counts 6,7,8)
*Revised script June 2004