A 16 bar line dance to any Salsa music from 36 bars per minute upwards.
Abbreviations :
L = left, R = right, LF
= left foot; RF = right foot; LH = left hand, RH = right hand, fwd = forward,
, S = slow; Q = quick,
LOD = Line of dance, DC = diagonal centre, DW = diagonal wall, C = Centre, PP
= Promenade Position.
The count in beats to the bar is given in brackets.
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Position: Feet together facing wall
CUCARACHAS LEFT AND RIGHT
1-4 LF side, replace to RF, close LF to RF, tap RF
5-8 RF side, replace to LF, close RF to LF, tap LF
SIDE CLOSE SIDES TO LEFT AND RIGHT
Moving sideways down LOD - 9-12 LF side, RF close, LF side, tap RF beside LF
Moving sideways against LOD - 13-16 RF side, LF close, RF side, tap LF beside
RF
SIDE CROSS SIDE TO LEFT AND RIGHT
17-20 LF side, RF cross in front of LF, LF side, tap RF beside LF
21-24 RF side, LF cross in front of RF, RF side, tap LF beside RF
25-32 Cucarachas to left and right as 1-8.
SALSA BASICS FORWARD AND BACK
33-36 LF fwd, replace weight to RF, close LF to RF, tap RF
37-40 RF back, replace weight to LF, close RF to LF, tap LF
41-44 LF fwd, replace weight to RF, LF back, tap RF beside LF
45-48 RF back, LF fwd, RF fwd and hold the beat (QQS)
TWO HALF TURNS
49-52 turning 1/2 turn to left over next three steps: LF fwd to DW, turn to
face LOD and step RF side, LF back to DW
against LOD end facing
centre and hold the beat (QQS)
53-56 RF back to wall, LF fwd and RF fwd to centre and hold the last beat (QQS)
57-60 turning 1/2 turn to left over next three steps: LF fwd to DC against LOD,
turn to face against LOD and step RF side, LF
diag back to DC end facing
wall and hold the beat (QQS)
61-64 RF back, replace to LF, close RF to LF, tap LF
Start again.