Tango Cha

Choreographed by: Jo Thompson Szymanski & Deborah Szekely
Music: " Tango " by Jaci Velasquez (CD: Love Out Loud)
Counts: 32
Type: 4 wall, intermediate line dance.
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  TANGO DRAW, TOUCH, MAMBO LEFT, FORWARD ROCK, RECOVER, 1 ½ TURN RIGHT
1 - 3 Large step right to side, slowly drag left together, touch left together
Note: for tango styling, hold arms as if in closed dance position, leader or follower, either one is fine, look down left
4 & 5 Rock left to side, recover to right, step left forward
6 - 7 Rock right forward, recover to left
8 & 1 Turn ½ right and step right forward, turn ½ right and step left back, turn ½ right and step right forward
You can omit the turn by doing a ½ turn and then forward cha right, together, right

  MAMBO FORWARD, TANGO FANS BACK, WEAVE, ¼ TURN RIGHT, BACK LOCK BACK
2 & 3 Rock left forward, recover to right, step left back and circle right toe out to side and back
4 Step right crossed slightly behind left and circle left toe out to side and back
5 Step left crossed slightly behind right and circle right toe out to side and back
6 & Step right crossed behind left, step left to side
7 & Cross right over left, turn ¼ right and step left back
8 & 1 Locking chassé back right, left, right

  BACK ROCK, RECOVER, FORWARD CHA, & KICK & BACK, WEAVE, ¼ TURN RIGHT
2 - 3 Rock left back, recover to right
4 & 5 Chassé forward left, right, left
& 6 & 7 Lift right knee up slightly, kick right down and across front of left, lift right knee up with right foot close to left knee, step right crossed behind left
8 & 1 Cross left behind right, turn ¼ right and step right forward, step left forward

  SIDE, RECOVER, WEAVE ¼ LEFT, SYNCOPATED SAILORS FORWARD, CROSS ROCK
2 - 3 Rock right to side, recover to left
4 & 5 Cross right behind left, turn ¼ left and step left forward, step right diagonally forward
& 6 & Cross left behind right, step right to side, step left diagonally forward
7 & Cross right behind left, step left to side
8 & Cross/rock right over left, recover to left

Repeat


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