LA TORTURA

CHOREOGRAPHER: The Girls (Maureen & Michelle) thegirls2ms@hotmail.com
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: La Tortura by Shakira-102 bpm (Intro: 32 counts) (CD: Fijacion Oral Vol 1)

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 turn 1/4 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, turn 1/4 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 turning 1/2 left,
	touch right toe forward
19&20	Shuffle forward right, left, right (step right slightly further forward on count 19)
21&22	Touch left toe forward, hitch left and on ball of right turning 3/4 right,
	touch left toe forward
23&24	Shuffle forward 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&	Touch right heel forward, step right beside left
26&	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 turn 1/4 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	Turn 1/4 left and step right back, turn 1/2 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	Step right slightly back, touch left heel diagonally forward left
&46	Step left beside right, step right across left
&47	Step left slightly back, touch right heel diagonally forward right
&48	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)

From: "pseudonym242" 

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