My Latino Friend (a.k.a. Mi Chico Latino)
Choreographer: Nelson Wong (September, 2007)
Music: Mi Chico Latino by Geri
Halliwell
40 Counts, 4 walls, Intermediate
Start the dance
after 32 counts
SAMBA BASIC FORWARD
AND BACKWARD
1&2 Step forward on left foot, move
right foot next to left foot, recover weight to left foot
3&4 Step
backward right foot, move left foot next to right foot, recover weight
to right foot
5&6
Step forward
on left foot, move right foot next to left foot, recover weight to left foot
7&8 Step
backward right foot, move left foot next to right
foot, recover weight to right foot
SAMBA WHISKS
1&2 Step left foot to left side, move
right foot behind left foot, recover weight to left foot
3&4 Step right foot to right side, move left foot behind right
foot, recover weight to right foot
5&6
Step left foot
to left side, move right foot behind left foot, recover weight to left foot
7&8 Step right
foot to right side, move left foot behind right foot, recover
weight to right foot
TRAVELING FORWARD BOTA FOGO 4 TIMES
1&2 Cross left foot over right, step
ball of right foot to right side, step left foot in place
3&4 Cross right foot over left,
step ball of left foot to left side, step right foot in place
5&6
Cross left
foot over right, step ball of right foot to right side, step left foot in place
7&8 Cross
right foot over left, step ball of left foot to left side, step right foot in
place
¼ LEFT TURN THEN TRAVELING VOLTA TO RIGHT, FULL TURN RIGHT, TRAVELING VOLTA TO LEFT
& Pivot ¼ left turn on right foot (9:00)
1&2&3&4 Cross left foot
over right, step ball of right foot to right side, cross left foot over right,
step ball of right foot to right side, cross left foot over right, step ball of
right foot to right side, cross left foot over right
& Pivot full right turn on left foot (9:00)
5&6&7&8 Cross right foot
over left, step ball of left foot to leftt side, cross right foot over left,
step ball of left foot to leftt side, cross right foot over left, step ball of left
foot to leftt side, cross right foot over left
¼
VOLTA SPOT TURN 4 TIMES TO LEFT, ¼
1& ¼ left turn and step left foot forward, lock right behind left
2&3& Repeat above steps two times
4 ¼ left turn and step left forward to
complete full turn left (9:00)
5& ¼ right turn and step right foot
forward 6&7& Repeat above steps two times 8
¼ right turn and step right forward
to complete full turn right (9:00) |
Start the dance again!
Ending: In order to finish the dance in the
front wall, do not make the ¼ turn on count 40 at the end of wall 7.