La Tortura

Choreographed by Maureen And Michelle Jones
Description: 48 count, 2 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: "La Tortura" by Shakira

Counts    Step Descriptions

SYNCOPATED ROCKING CHAIR, SCUFF-1/4 TURN-POINT, SAILOR, SAILOR
1/4 TURN
1&2&	Rock right forward, recover onto left, rock right back,
recover onto left
3&4	Scuff right forward, hitch right and make 1/4 turn right,
point right to right
5&6	Step right behind left, step left to left, step right to
right
7&8	Step left behind right, make 1/4 turn left and step right to
right, step left to left
/During walls 2 and 5 restart dance after count 8

ROCK, RECOVER, TAP, BACK, TAP, BACK, STOMP, SIDE MAMBOS
9&10&	Rock right forward, recover onto left, tap right toe
beside left, step right back
11&12	Tap left toe beside right, step left back, stomp right
beside left (weight on left)
13&14	Rock right to right, recover onto left, step right beside
left
15&16	Rock left to left, recover onto right, step left beside
right

TOUCH, HITCH 1/2 TURN, TOUCH, SHUFFLE, TOUCH, HITCH 3/4 TURN,
SHUFFLE
17&18	Touch right toe forward, hitch right and on ball of left
make 1/2 turn left, touch right toe forward
19&20	Shuffle forward stepping right, left, right (step right
slightly further forward on count 19)
21&22	Touch left toe forward, hitch left and on ball of right
make 3/4 turn right, touch left toe forward
23&24	Shuffle forward stepping left, right, left (step left
slightly further forward on count 23)

HEEL SWITCHES, TAPS, SIDE, 1/4 TURN COASTER, TOUCH WITH HIP
BUMPS, STEP WITH HIP BUMP
25&26&	Touch right heel forward, step right beside left, touch
left heel forward, step left beside right
27&28	Tap right beside left, tap right slightly further right,
step right slightly further right
29&30	On ball of right make 1/4 turn left and step left back,
step right beside left, step left forward
31&32	Touch right forward and bump hips right, bump hips left,
step right slightly further forward and bump hips right

STEP-1/2 TURN-STEP, STEP-1/4 TURN-CROSS, SIDE-ROCK-CROSS, 3/4
TURN
33&34	Step left forward, pivot 1/2 turn right, step left forward
35&36	Step right forward, pivot 1/4 turn left, step right across
left
37&38	Rock left to left, recover onto right, step left across
right
39-40	Make 1/4 turn left and step right back, make 1/2 turn left
and step left forward

MODIFIED RHUMBA BOX, BACK, HEEL JACK, CROSS, BACK, HEEL JACK,
CROSS
41&42	Step right to right, step left beside right, step right
forward
43&44	Step left to left, step right beside left, step left
forward
&45&46	Step right slightly back, touch left heel diagonally
forward left, step left beside right, step right across left
&47&48	Step left slightly back, touch right heel diagonally
forward right, step right beside left, step left forward
/Easier option:
&45&46	Touch right heel forward, step right beside left, touch
left heel forward, step left beside right
&47&48	Repeat counts &45&46

REPEAT

Prep: 03/06/01   23:32
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