BLUE TANGO
Choreographed by: Phil
Johnson (July 07)
Music: Blue Tango by Amanda
Lear (120 bpm) CD: The Collection or Sing Evergreens
Descriptions: 64 Count - 2
wall line dance - Intermediate level
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8 count intro
STEP RIGHT, HOLD, CROSS LEFT,
HOLD, ¼ LEFT, STEP LEFT, CROSS STOMP RIGHT (HEAD TURNS RIGHT/CENTER)
1-2 Step right to side, drag left toward
right
3-4 Cross left over right, hold
5-6 Turn ¼ left and step right back, step
left to side
7-8 Cross/stomp right over left, hold (
On counts '&8', look
right, then forward, with sharp ¼ turns of the head
STEP LEFT, HOLD, CROSS RIGHT,
HOLD, ¼ RIGHT, STEP RIGHT, CROSS STOMP LEFT (HEAD LEFT/CENTER)
9-10 Step left to side, drag right toward
left
11-12 Cross right over left, hold
13-14 Turn ¼ right and step left back, step
right to side
15-16 Cross/stomp left forward, hold (
On counts '&16', look
left, then forward, with sharp ¼ turns of the head
STEP RIGHT FORWARD, RONDE
LEFT, STEP LEFT FORWARD, RONDE RIGHT, RIGHT JAZZ BOX TURN ¼ RIGHT, TOUCH
LEFT
17-18 Step right forward, sweep left back to
front
19-20 Step left forward, sweep right back to
front
21-22 Cross right over left, turn ¼ right
and step left back
23-24 Step right to side, touch left to side
(
STEP LEFT FORWARD, RONDE
RIGHT, STEP RIGHT FORWARD, RONDE LEFT, LEFT JAZZ BOX TURN ½ LEFT, TOUCH
RIGHT
25-26 Step left forward, sweep right back to
front
27-28 Step right forward, sweep left back to
front
29-30 Cross left over right, step right back
31-32 Turn ½ left and step left forward,
touch right to side (
On counts 17-20 and 25-28,
the ronde should see the feet remaining close to the floor in tango style
ROCK RIGHT FORWARD, RECOVER,
STEP RIGHT FORWARD, TURN ½ RIGHT SPIN, LEFT TOUCH, ROCK LEFT FORWARD, RECOVER,
STEP LEFT FORWARD, TURN ½ LEFT SPIN, RIGHT TOUCH
33-34 Rock right forward, recover to
left
35-36 Step right forward, turn ½ right and
touch left together (
37-38 Rock left forward, recover to
right
39-40 Step left forward, turn ½ left and
touch right together (
STEP RIGHT FORWARD, SLIDE
LEFT, STEP LEFT FORWARD SLIDE RIGHT, ROCK RIGHT FORWARD, RECOVER, TURN ½ RIGHT,
STOMP LEFT
41-42 Step right forward, slide/touch left
together
43-44 Step left forward, slide/touch right
together
45-46 Rock right forward, recover to
left
47-48 Turn ½ right and step right forward,
stomp/touch left together (
On counts 41-44 and 49-54
below when stepping forward let the body continue to move (lean) slightly
forward while sliding the foot to meet the forward foot, as in a ballroom tango
where the body is set in motion across the floor while the feet are delayed,
then the feet move quickly to catch the body
STEP LEFT FORWARD, SLIDE
RIGHT, STEP RIGHT FORWARD SLIDE LEFT, ROCK LEFT FORWARD, RECOVER, TURN ¾ LEFT,
STOMP RIGHT
49-50 Step left forward, slide/touch right
together
51-52 Step right forward, slide/touch left
together
53-54 Rock left forward, recover to
right
55-56 Turn ¾ left and step left forward,
stomp/touch right together (
STEP RIGHT BACK DIAGONALLY
RIGHT, SLIDE LEFT STOMP, CLAP, CLAP, STEP LEFT BACK DIAGONALLY LEFT, SLIDE
RIGHT STOMP, CLAP, CLAP
57-58 Step right diagonally back, slide/touch
left together
59&60 Stomp/touch left together, clap,
clap
Clap hands to right of
face
61-62 Step left diagonally back, slide/touch
right together
63&64 Stomp/touch right together, clap, clap
(
Clap hands to left of
face
REPEAT
RESTART: On wall three change
steps 21-24 to a half turn right jazz box to face the back with weight ending
on left foot and start again
ENDING: At the end of the
dance recover counts 21-24 (facing the back) with a half turning right jazz box
to the home wall ending with weight on right (count 23). Hold for one count and
then stomp left to side on the last beat of the music (maybe touch left index
finger down to left with right arm crossed in front of body and right index
finger also pointing down)