RIO (Latin: Spanish, Itlaian, Portuguese – River)

Choreographed by Diana Lowery

 

WALK FORWARD RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, ½ PIVOT LEFT - REPEAT

1-4         Step forward on right foot, step forward on left foot, step forward on right foot, ½ pivot left

              (weight on left foot)

5-8         Repeat Steps 1-4

 

SIDE, TOGETHER, CHASSE RIGHT, CROSS ROCK, RECOVER, CHASSE LEFT

9-10       Step right foot to right side, close left foot beside right

11&12   Step right foot to right side, close left foot beside right, step right foot to right side

13-14     Cross rock left foot over right foot, recover weight back onto right foot

15&16   Step left foot to left side, close right foot beside left foot, step left foot to left side

 

WEAVE LEFT, LEFT TOE FLICK/TOUCH, WEAVE RIGHT, ¼ TURN RIGHT

17-19     Step right foot over left, step left foot to left side, step right foot behind left

20          Flick left foot out to left side & slightly behind on left diagonal (click fingers at shoulder height)

              (Alternative : Touch left toe to left side)

21-24     Step left foot over right, step right foot to right side, step left foot behind right, make ¼  turn

              right stepping forward on right foot

 

STEP, ½ PIVOT RIGHT, ½ SHUFFLE TURN RIGHT, ROCK BACK, RECOVER, RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE

25-26     Step forward on left foot, ½ pivot right (weight on right)

27&28   ½ shuffle turn right stepping left, right, left (travelling backwards)

29-30     Rock back on right foot, recover weight onto left

31&32   Kick right foot forward, step ball of right foot beside left, step left foot in place (weight on

              left)

 

ENDING :      Finish on Step 31 (kick right foot forward) - facing back wall -  throw arms in air !!!