BASHA
Choreographed by: Michele Perron
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: Cruising For Bruising by Basia [ 118 bpm / CD: London Warsaw New York ]
Stayin' In Love by The Bellamy Brothers [ 116 bpm / CD: Rip Off The Knob ]
SIDE, FORWARD, RECOVER, CHA-CHA BACK, SWEEP, BACK, SIDE, CHA-CHA FORWARD
1-2 Right step to side right; left step forward
3 Right recover/step back
4&5 Left cha-cha-cha back (left step back, right step beside, left step back)
6&7 Right rondé (sweep) from front to back, right toe/ball/step across and behind back, left step forward
8&1 Right cha-cha-cha forward (right step forward, left step beside, right step forward)
SWEEP, ACROSS, SIDE, CHA-CHA TURN, PRESS, RECOVER, PRESS, KICK
2&3 Left rondé (sweep) from back to front; left toe/ball/ step across and front of right; right step back
4&5 Turn 1/2 left with left cha-cha-cha (left step with 1/4 turn left, right step beside, left step with 1/4 turn left) (6:00)
6-7 Right toe/ball press/forward; left recover/step back
8-1 Right toe/ball press forward; left recover/step back with right kick forward
TURN, TURN, CHA-CHA FORWARD, FORWARD, PIVOT/TURN
2 Execute 1/4 turn left with right step behind left
3 Execute 1/4 turn left with left step forward (12:00)
4&5 Right cha-cha-cha forward (right step forward, left step beside, right step forward)
6-7 Left step forward; execute 1/4 turn right with right step (3:00)
8&1 Left crossing in front of right cha-cha-cha to side right (left step across front, right step to side right, left step across front)
TURN, TURN, CHA-CHA-TURN, FORWARD, TURN, SIDE (WALK AROUND TURN)
2-3 Execute 1/2 turn left with right step; execute 1/2 turn left with left step
4&5 Right cha-cha-cha with 1/4 turn right on count 5 (6:00) (right step to side right, left step beside, right step with turn)
6-7 Left step forward; execute 1/2 turn right with right step (12:00)
8 Execute 1/4 turn right with left step (3:00)
REPEAT
Styling Note: 'Locking' fifth foot position on forward and back Cha-cha-cha's is optional