El Rio Amor

Choreographed by Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs, Oct 2004

01727 853 041, [email protected] or [email protected],  www.linedance.biz

4 wall – 64 count line dance, with 1 restart (& great finale!)

Music: River of Love/El Rio Amor – John Arthur Martinez, from the CD Lone Starry Night (start on vocals)

 

1-8       R jazz box ball cross into R side rock & recover turning ¼ L, ¼ L & R side rock & recover, R cross step

1-2           Cross step R over L, step L back

&3-4       Step R to right, cross step L over R, rock R to right side

5-6           Recover weight on L turning 1/4 left, turning another 1/4 left rock R to right side

7-8           Recover weight on L, cross step R over L

 

9-16     Vine L 2, L ball cross into L side rock & recover, L cross step, R kick ball cross

1-2           Step L to left, cross step R behind L

&3-4       Step L to left, cross step R over L, rock L to left side

5-6           Recover weight on R, cross step L over R

7&8         Kick R forward on right diagonal, step R back, cross step L over R

 

17-24   R ball cross over, hold, R ball cross behind & recover on R, hold, L forward and back rock steps

&1-2       Step R to right, cross step L over R, hold

RESTART here occurs during 3^rd wall. After you cross step L over R, hold for 4 counts and start the dance again from count 1- you will be facing front wall

FINALE - Final time through the dance starting facing L side wall (only time starting on L side wall!!)

add the following steps -

&3-4       Step R to R, cross step L behind R, hold

&5-6       Step R to right, cross step L over R, hold

7-8          Unwind 3/4 R to end facing front wall

&3-4       Step R to right, cross step L behind R, recover weight on R

5-8           Rock L forward, recover weight on R, rock L back, recover weight on R

 

25-32   L jazz box with 1/4 L, R forward & L lock behind 2X, R forward step lock step

1-2           Cross step L over R, turning 1/4 left step R back

&3-4       Step L to left, step R forward, lock L behind R

5-6           Step R forward, lock L behind R

7&8         Step R forward, lock L behind R, step R forward

 

33-40   L jazz box ball cross into L side rock & recover turning 1/4 R, 1/4 R & L side rock & recover,

            L cross step

1-2           Cross step L over R, step R back

&3-4       Step L to left, cross step R over L, rock L to left side

5-6           Recover weight on R turning 1/4 right, turning another 1/4 right rock L to left side

7-8           Recover weight on R, cross step L over R

 

41-48   Vine R 2, R ball cross into R side rock & recover turning 1/4 L, R cross step, L kick ball cross

1-2           Step R to right, cross step R behind L

&3-4       Step R to right, cross step L over R, rock R to right side

5-6           Turning 1/4 L recover weight on L, step R forward

7&8         Kick L forward, step L next to R, step R forward

 

49-56   L cross step, R back, L diagonal ball cross side, on R diagonal: R back, L cross step, R back,

            L back, R touch

&1-2       Sweep L in front of R, cross step L over R, step R back

&3-4       Step L back, cross step R over L, step L back (all on L diagonal)

5-6           Step R back, cross step L over R (all on R diagonal)

&7-8       Step R back, step L back, touch R together

 

1-8       R forward, 1/2 R & L back, R back, L touch together, L forward, 1/4 L & R to side,

1/2 L & L side shuffle

1-2           Step R forward turning toes to right (extended 5^th), turning 1/2 right step L back  

3-4           Step R back, touch L together

5-6           Step L forward turning toes to left (extended 5^th), turning 1/4 left step R to side

7&8         Turning 1/2 left step L to left, step R together, step L to left

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