Fortissimo

Choreographed by John Bailey
Description: 64 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: "Maria" by Los Nachos; "Oye" by Gloria Estefan

Counts    Step Descriptions

ROCK STEPS, COASTER STEPS, & ATTITUDE
1-2	Rock forward on right foot, step back on left
3&4	Right coaster step (step back with right foot, bring left
beside right, step forward with right)
5-6	Hold position and turn head a 1/4 turn left (may angle head
down 45), clap hands
7&8	Turn head back to original position (12:00), clap hands twice
9-10	Rock forward with left foot, step back on right
11&12	Left coaster step (step back with left foot, bring right
beside left, step forward with left foot)
13-14	Hold position and turn head a 1/4 turn right (may angle
head down 45), clap hands
15&16	Turn head back to original position (12:00), clap hands
twice

HESITATED & SYNCOPATED EXTENDED WEAVE
17-18	Step right foot out to the right, hold for a count
&19	Bring left foot behind right, step right foot to the right
&20	Cross left foot over right, step right foot out to the right
21-22	Bring left foot behind right, hold for a count
&23	Step right foot out to the right, cross left foot over right
&24	Step right foot out to the right, bring left foot behind the
right (left has weight)

HESITATED & SYNCOPATED WEAVE WITH FUNKY CHASSE
25-26	Bring right foot down across left (or shift weight to
right leg), hold for a count
&27	Step left foot out to the left, bring right behind left
&28	Step left foot out to the left, cross right over left
29-30	Step left foot out to the left, hold
&31	Bring right foot behind left, step left foot out the left
&32	Bring right foot behind left, step left foot out to the left
(weight on left)

BUMP HIPS, SHUFFLE, BUMP HIPS, TRIPLE STEP & TURN
33-34	Step forward with right and bump hips forward (right hip),
bump hips back on the left
35&36	Shuffle forward right (right, left, right)
37-38	Bump hips back on left, bump forward on right
39&40	Triple step in place left, right, left making a 1/4 turn
left

HEEL, TOE, SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, WITH TURN, BODY ROLL & BUMP,
BUMP, BUMP!!
41&	Touch right heel forward, bring right back beside left
42&	Touch left toe out to left side, bring back beside left
43-44	Touch left toe out to the left, turn left toe a 1/4 turn
left
/Weight still on right. This is the prep for the forward body
roll
45-46	Forward body roll (when body roll is finished you have
completed your 1/4 turn left started on count 44)
47&48	Bump hips back on right, forward on left and back on right
(weight is on left foot when body roll is finished)

SHUFFLE, ROCK STEP, COASTER STEP, STOMP, STOMP
49&50	Shuffle forward left (left, right, left)
51-52	Rock forward with right foot, step back on left
53&54	Right coaster step
55-56	Stomp left foot twice

ROCK STEP, COASTER STEP, 1/4 TURN, & STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!!!
57-58	Rock forward on left foot, step back on right
59&60	Left coaster step
61-62	Step forward with right foot, pivot a 1/4 turn left on the
balls of both feet (weight will shift to left foot)
63&64	Stomp right foot three times

REPEAT

Prep: 09/28/05   18:35
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