CHA CHA LENGUA
          		      "PARTNERS"
          			      
NAME: Cha Cha Lengua partners dance
TYPE: 2 wall Partner dance
COUNTS: 64
LEVEL: Advanced
MUSIC: Un Momento Alla by: Rick Trevino (from his self-titled CD)
CHOREOGRAPHER: Neil Hale, Pleasanton, CA (510)462-6572
PREPARED BY: Charlotte Skeeters, (510)642-6572
     
STARTING POSITION: C/W Open position, aka Skaters position.  Lady on
man's right side, facing forward in lines. Left hands at chest level
in front & to the left of man. Right hands at lady's right shoulder.
Footwork: Same foot work for both partners, starting on left.
     
NOTE: This is the Partner version. Both Line version & Partner version
are available on Back To The Country Productions Instructional Videos
by Charlotte Skeeters & assisted by Neil Hale. For info. call
(510)462-6572 or write PO Box 5505, Pleasanton, CA 94566
     
FORWARD, BACK, CHA-CHA-CHA, BACK, FORWARD, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1 - 2    Left rock-step forward; Right rock-step back
 3 & 4    Left step back; Right close next to left; Left step back 
 4 - 6    Right rock-step back; Lef rock-step forward
 7 & 8    Right step forward; Left close next to right; Right step forward
          (allow lady to get slightly ahead on 7&8 to 
          prepare for next pattern) 
     
SIDE, TOGETHER, CHA-CHA-CHA, SIDE, TOGETHER, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1 - 2    Left step side left; Right step-slide next to left
 3 & 4    Left step side left; Right step next to left; Left step side left
 5 - 6    Right step side right; Left step-slide next to right
 7 & 8    Right step side right; Left step next to right; Right step side right
     
LEFT TOUCH, 1/2 TURN, 1/2 PIVOT-CHA-CHA, BACK, FORWARD, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1 - 2   Left toes touch in front of right toes; 
         Left step back into 1/2 turn left
         (drop left hands on count 2 bringing right hands up)
 3 -     Pivot 1/2 turn left on ball of left as you step back right 
         (keep right hands up thru turn)
 & - 4   Left step next to right; Right step back
         (pick up left hands in front as you finish turn, 
         drop right hands at lady's shoulder, 
         you are again in the C/W Open position)
 5 - 6   Left rock-step back; Right rock-step forward
 7 & 8   Left step forward; Right close next to left; Left step forward
     
RIGHT TOUCH, 1/2 TURN, 1/2 PIVOT-CHA-CHA, BACK, FORWARD, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1 - 2   Right toes touch in front of left toes; 
         Right step back into 1/2turn right
         (drop right hands on count 2 bringing left hands up)
 3 -     Pivot 1/2 turn right on ball of right as you step back left 
         (keep left hands up thru turn)
 & - 4   Right step next to left; Left step back
         (pick up right hands and extend both hands down with 
         left hands behind mans back, right hands are down in front)
 5 - 6   Right rock-step back; Left rock-step forward
 7 & 8   Right step forward; Left close next to right; Right step forward
     
NOTE:  Keep both hands extended down throughout the next 16 counts. Let
your arms turn naturally with the body.
  
1/4 TURN, PAUSE, 1/2 PIVOT, PAUSE, ROCK, ROCK, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1 - 2   Left step side left into 1/4 turn left; PAUSE
 3 - 4   Pivot 1/2 turn left on ball of left as you step back right; PAUSE
 5 - 6   Left rock-step back; Right rock-step forward
 7 & 8   Left step forward; Right close next to left; Left step forward
     
FORWARD, PAUSE, 1/2 PIVOT, PAUSE, ROCK, ROCK, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1 - 2   Right step forward; PAUSE
 3 - 4   Pivot 1/2 turn right on ball of right as you step back left; PAUSE
 5 - 6   Right rock-step back; Left rock-step forward
 7 & 8   Right step forward; Left close next to right; Right step forward
     
FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, CHA-CHA-CHA WITH 3/4 TURN, ROCK, ROCK, CHA-CHA-CHA:
 1 - 2   Left step forward (drop left hands, bring right hands up); 
         Pivot 1/2 turn right (transfer wt. right)

(NOTE: Lady executes the 3/4 turn in place on next 3&4 count.  Man steps
a long step on count 3 as he starts turn to get in front of the
lady.  Lady will end up on the mans left side in reverse side C/W Open
position)

 3 & 4   Left step forward starting 3/4 turn right; 
         Right step back continuing turn; 
         Left step next to right finishing turn 
         (pick up left hands at lady's left shoulder, 
         extend right hands in front of and to the right of man)
 5 - 6   Right rock-step back; Left rock-step forward
 7 & 8   Right step forward; Left close next to right; Right step forward
     
FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, CHA-CHA-CHA WITH 1/2 TURN:
 1 - 2   Left step forward (bring left up on count 1, drop right); 
         Pivot 1/2 turn right (transfer weight right and 
         bring left down and pick up the right in front on count 2)
 3 & 4   Left step forward starting 1/2 turn right;
         Right step back continuing turn; 
         Left step next to right finishing turn
         (drop left and bring right up as you turn on 3&4)
 5 - 6   Right step back into 1/4 turn right; 
         Left cross-step over front of right
         (pick up left and bring right down on count 5)
 7 -     Right step side right into 1/4 turn left
         (prepare to drop right and bring left up as you turn on count 8)
 8 -     Rise up onto ball of right & execute 1/2 turn left
         bringing left knee up (pick up right at lady's right shoulder
         as you finish turn. Prepare to come down forward left
         as you start dance again count 1)
           
           BEGIN AGAIN & good luck!