Paradise Rumba

Choreographed by Bob Izral
Description: Phrased, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: "Beautiful Maria Of My Soul (English Version)" by Los
Lobos; "South Of Santa Fe" by Brooks & Dunn; "Beautiful Maria Of
My Soul" by Mambo All Stars

Counts    Step Descriptions

WALK, WALK, TOUCH, RONDÉ, CROSS, TURN, SLOW ROCK
1-2	Step right forward, step left forward
3	Touch right toe forward (option: bend left knee as in a corté,
right knee and ankle straight)
4	Rondé right toe to the right. Front to back
5-6	Cross right behind left, turn 1/4 left and step left to side
7-8	Slowly cross rock right in front of left foot

STEP, SIDE, SLIDE FOR 2, CROSS ROCK, SIDE, RONDÉ
9-10	Replace left behind, long right step to side
11-12	(With left knee turned in toward right leg) slowly slide
the inside edge of the left toe toward the front of the right
foot
13-14	Cross rock left in front of right foot, replace right
behind
15-16	Long left step to side, rondé right toe to the right. Side
to back

CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, RONDÉ, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS, RONDÉ
17-18	Cross right behind, step left to side
19-20	Cross right in front, rondé left toe to the right. Back to
front
21-22	Cross left in front, step right to side
23-24	Cross left behind, rondé right toe to the right. Front to
back

CROSS, TURN, STEP, SPIRAL, STEP, HOLD, TOUCH, TURN
25-26	Cross right behind, step left to side turning 1/4 left
27-28	Step right forward, full left turn (spiral) on right foot
29-30	Step left forward, hold
31	Touch right toe forward
32	Swing right toe to the right. (knee straight, toe sweeping
floor or no higher than 6" off the floor)
&	Pivot 3/4 right on left foot

REPEAT

PHRASING NOTE
/When performing the dance to "Beautiful Maria of My Soul" (both
the English dance version and the Spanish practice version) two
adjustments to the phrasing of the music will be needed. On the
5th wall there are 8 extra counts. Do counts 1-24, repeat counts
17-24, then finish with counts 25-32. (Your cue to make this
adjustment will come when the singer sings the title of the song
"Beautiful Maria of My Soul" for the first time.) The second
adjustment comes in the flute solo which lasts 48 counts. Do
counts 1-32 leaving out the 3/4 pivot, then do counts 17-32
(with the pivot). Both adjustments are made when facing the left
wall. For rumba styling use Latin motion in the hips, and use
the arms to give expression to the dance and to facilitate
turns. 

Prep: 03/12/03   00:19
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