Cha Cha Maria

Choreographed by Miranda Hilton
Description: 64 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: "Maria" by George Strait

Counts    Step Descriptions

SHUFFLE, SHUFFLE, STEP TURNS, STEP TURNS
1&2	Shuffle forward right-left-right
3&4	Shuffle forward left-right-left
5-6	Step right forward, pivot 1/2 turn left
7-8	Step right forward, pivot 1/2 turn left

KICK BALL CHANGE, STOMP CLICK TWICE
1&2	Kick right forward, step onto right, step left beside right
3-4	Stomp right slightly in front of left, hold & click fingers
5&6	Kick left forward, step onto left, step right beside left
7-8	Stomp left slightly in front of right, hold & click fingers

ROCK, ROCK, 3/4 TURN, ROCK, ROCK, 1/2 TURN
1-2	Rock forward on right, rock back on left
3&4	Cha-cha 3/4 turn right stepping right-left-right on the spot
5-6	Rock forward on left, rock back on right
3&4	Cha-cha 1/2 turn left stepping left-right-left on the spot

COASTER FORWARD HOLD, COASTER BACK HOLD
1-2	Step right forward, step left together
3-4	Step right back, hold
5-6	Step left back, step right together
7-8	Step left forward, hold

SHUFFLE, TURNING SHUFFLE, TURNING SHUFFLE, STEP TURN
1&2	Shuffle to right side right-left-right
3&4	Shuffle turning a half turn right (left-right-left)
5&6	Shuffle turning a half turn right (right-left-right)
7-8	Step left turning a 1/4 turn right, step right turning 3/4
turn right

STEP SWEEP, STEP SWEEP
1-3	Big step left to left side, sweep right to meet left in a
backwards arc for 2 beats
4	Drop right heel and put weight onto right
5-7	Big step left to left side, sweep right to meet left in a
backwards arc for 2 beats
8	Touch right beside left (keeping weight on left)

STEP TURN CHA-CHA-CHA TWICE
1-2	Step right forward, pivot 1/2 turn left
3&4	Cha-cha-cha right-left-right on the spot
5-6	Step left forward, pivot 1/2 turn right
7&8	Cha-cha chc left-right-left on the spot (taking weight on
left)

STEP BEHIND ROCK HOLD TWICE
1-2	Big step right to right, step left behind right at a 45
degrees angle rocking weight onto it
3-4	Rock weight back onto right & hold for 1 beat clicking
fingers
5-6	Big step left to left, step right behind left at a 45
degrees angle rocking weight onto it
7-8	Rock weight back onto left & hold for 1 beat clicking fingers

REPEAT



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