RHUMBA AMOR... (OR LESS)

CHOREOGRAPHER: Tony & Lana Wilson (9-26-2002) Tucson AZ, (520) 797-7295
		tonyukw@juno.com, homepages.apci.net/~drdeyne/tonywilson
		keedance@juno.com, homepages.apci.net/~drdeyne/keedance.htm, www.tucsondancer.com
COUNT: 64
TYPE: Progressive Partner Dance in Sweetheart (Right side-by-side) position, starting on same foot
MUSIC: If You Like Pina Coladas by Rupert Holmes-140 BPM (CD: Rupert Holmes Greatest Hits)
	or other rhumbas

RHUMBA BOX

1-2	Step forward Left, hold
3-4	Step Right to right, step Left next to Right
5-6	Step back Right, hold
7-8	Step Left to left, step Right next to Left

FORWARD, TOUCH, BACK, TOUCH, STEP-LOCK-STEP, BRUSH

9-10	Step forward Left on 45° angle left, touch Right next to Left
11-12	Step back Right maintaining same angle, touch Left next to Right
13-14	Step forward Left on 45° angle left, step Right forward and to outside of Left
15-16	Step Left forward on 45° angle left, brush Right forward

FORWARD, TOUCH, BACK, TOUCH, STEP-LOCK-STEP, BRUSH

17-18	Step forward Right on 45° angle right, touch Left next to Right
19-20	Step back Left maintaining same angle, touch Right next to Left
21-22	Step forward Right on 45° angle right, step Left forward and to outside of Right
23-24	Step Right forward on 45° angle right, brush Left forward

JAZZ BOX, LADY TURNS 1/2 RIGHT, MAN STEPS IN PLACE

25-26	Cross step Left over right, step back on Right
27-28	Step Left to left, step Right next to Left
29-32	Man:	(Release Left hands, Right hands overhead)
		Move slightly forward stepping Left, Right, Left, touch Right next to Left
	Lady:	Touch Left forward, pivot 1/2 right weight ending on Right,
	Step forward Left, touch Right next to Left (Lady now slightly past man facing RLOD)

BACK TO BACK CROSSING VINE, TOUCH
MAN TURNS 1/4 LEFT, WOMAN TURNS 3/4 LEFT

33-36	Man:	Step Right to right, step Left behind Right, step Right to right, touch Left
	As lady passes behind man exchanges her Right hand into his Left hand
	and raises them in preparation for turn.
	Lady:	Step Right to right, step Left behind Right, step Right to right, touch Left
	(You have passed back to back with man)
37-40	Man:	Step Left, Right, Left, touch Right turning 1/4 left
	Man passes lady's Left hand to his Left hand and
	picks up her Right hand with his Right hand
	Lady:	Turning under raised arms, step Left, Right, Left, touch Right turning 3/4 left
	Man is now behind lady, both facing ILOD, hands joined at lady's shoulders

7 COUNT WEAVE WITH 1/4 TURN, BRUSH

41-42	Step Right to right, step Left behind Right
43-44	Step Right to right, step Left in front of Right
45-46	Step Right to right, step Left behind Right
47-48	Step Right to right turning 1/4 right, touch Left next to Right

LADY OUT IN FRONT, LADY BACK TO MAN'S RIGHT

49-52	Man:	Step Left, Right, Left, touch Right
	Man moves slightly back turning lady 1/2 to her left to face him
	ending in crossed hands position Right over Left
	Lady:	Step Left, Right, Left, touch Right
	Lady steps forward into 1/2 turn left in front of man,
	hands crossed Right over Left
53-56	Man:	Step Right, Left, Right, brush Left
	Man steps in place. Drop Left hands, turn lady 1/2 left back into
	sweetheart position joining Left hands again
	Lady:	Step Right, Left, Right, brush Right
	Move forward turning 1/2 left back into man/s Right arm in sweetheart
	position joining Left hands again

JAZZ BOX WITH BRUSH x2

57-58	Cross step Left over Right, step back on Right
59-60	Step Left to left, brush Right forward
61-62	Cross step Right over Left, step back on Left
63-64	Step Right to right, brush Left forward

BEGIN AGAIN

From: keedance@juno.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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