SHOWDOWN CHA

CHOREOGRAPHER: Dan Albro (3/19/04) 401/397-3505, albro5@cox.net
COUNT: 48
TYPE: Partner/Circle Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Wild West Show by Big & Rich
	Perfect by Sara Evans
	or many other cha-cha's

Starts in closed social position man facing forward line of dance
*start dance 40 beats in (start counting the 40 when the drums come in) when dancing to Wild West Show

Choreographed for The Mishnock & Friends Country Dance Weekend

1-8	BASIC COUNTRY CHA-CHA/ROCK REPLACE CHA CHA CHA

1-2	Man:	Rock forward Left, replace weight on Right
3&4		Cha cha back Left, Right, Left
5-6		Rock back Right, replace weight on Left
7&8		Cha cha forward Right, Left, Right
1-2	Lady:	Rock back Right, replace weight on Left
3&4		Cha cha forward Right, Left, Right
5-6		Rock forward Left, replace weight on Right
7&8		Cha cha back Left, Right, Left

9-16	ROCK CHA CHA 'S CHANGING SIDES

9-10	Man:	Rock forward Left, replace weight on Right
11&12		1/4 turn shuffle side, together, side (Left, Right, Left)
13-14		Rock back on Right, 1/4 turn Left stepping Left
15&16		Turn 1/4 Left and shuffle side together side (Right, Left, Right)
9-10	Lady:	Rock back Right, replace weight on Left
11&12		Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
13-14		Turn 1/4 forward Left, 1/2 turn stepping back on Right
15&16		Shuffle side (Left, Right, Left)
	(on count 3&4, Man keeps lady facing forward LOD.
	On counts 5-8, Man leads lady across him and towards OLOD.
	Men will end facing OLOD, ladies facing ILOD.)

17-24	CROSS, ROCK, SIDE SHUFFLE

17-18	Man:	Cross rock Left over Right, replace weight on Right
19&20		Shuffle side Left, Right, Left (Present lady's Right and man's Left hand RLOD)
21-22		Cross rock Right over Left, replace weight on Left
23&24		Shuffle side Right, Left, Right (Present lady's Left and man's Right hand FLOD)
17-18	Lady:	Cross rock Right over Left, replace weight on Left
19&20		Shuffle side Right, Left, Right
21-22		Cross rock Left over Right, replace weight on Right
23&24		Shuffle side Left, Right, Left

25-32	TURN LADY, SHUFFLE, CHANGING SIDES, SHUFFLE

25-26	Man:	Turning 1/4 Right facing RLOD Rock forward Left, replace Right
27&28		Turning 1/4 Left shuffle side (Left, Right, Left)
29-30		Rock back on Right, 1/4 turn Left stepping Left
31&32		Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
25-26	Lady:	Turning 1/4 Left step forward Right, 1/2 pivot Left
27&28		Shuffle forward Right. Left. Right
29-30		Crossing in front of man turn 1/4 forward Left, 1/2 turn stepping back on Right
31&32		1/4 turn shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
	HANDS - For counts 1-2 man takes Lady's Right hand in his Left over her head.
	For counts 3-4 man keeps his Left hand extended forward to lead lady forward

33-40	4 SHUFFLES (FORWARD, SIDE, FORWARD, SIDE) TRAVELING FORWARD LOD

33&34	Man:	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
35&36		1/4 facing partner shuffle side (Right, Left, Right)
37&38		Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
39&40		1/4 facing partner shuffle side (Right, Left, Right)
33&34	Lady:	Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
35&36		1/4 facing partner shuffle side (Left, Right, Left)
37&38		Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
39&40		1/4 facing partner shuffle side (Left, Right, Left)
	HANDS - Holding man's Left, lady's Right hands

41-48	CHANGE SIDES, CHA CHA CHA, TURN LADY INTO CLOSE, CHA CHA CHA

41-42	Man:	Step Left, Right forward diagonally Left behind lady
43&44		Shuffle forward LOD Left, Right, Left
45-46		Step forward Right, Left
47&48		Shuffle Right, Left, Right
41-42	Lady:	Step Right, Left forward diagonally Right in front of man
43&44		Shuffle forward LOD Right, Left, Right
45-46		Step forward Left, 1/4 turn Right weight on Left
47&48		Shuffle back Left, Right, Left
	HANDS - For counts 1-4 man picks up lady's Left into his Right hand.
	For counts 5-8 Man picks up lady's Right into his Left.

BREAK: When Dancing to Wild West Show; On the 6th repetition, where music stops;
turn and begin dance again from original position when music comes back in.

From: TKANDR@aol.com

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