The Information Super Dance Floor-FRONTIER CHA-CHA
FRONTIER CHA-CHA
CHOREOGRAPHER:Kathy Sharpe, Ivy Lane, Bloomingburg, NY (914) 733-5644
e-mail: kathy_sharpe@juno.com; web site: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Kathy_Sharpe

TYPE: 4-wall line and partner dance (1994)
COUNTS:40
MUSIC:	"Love Stopped on a Dime" by New Frontier (914) 791-5780
	"Neon Moon" by Brooks&Dunn
	Any slow to moderate cha-cha tempo
 
DIFFICULTY:Easy intermediate
 
COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTION
 
GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH CHA-CHA COMBO, GRAPEVINE LEFT WITH CHA-CHA COMBO
1-2	Step to right on right foot, step left behind right
3&4	Cha-cha in place (right, left, right)
5-6	Step to left on left foot, step right behind left
7&8	Cha-cha in place (left, right, left)
PARTNER: 
	Side-by-side position with lady on gent's right, right hands above
	lady's right shoulder.Ladies may turn full turn right on counts 
	1-2 and gents may turn full turn left on counts 5-6
 
1 1/4 TURN RIGHT, CHA-CHA, FORWARD, ROCK, CHA-CHA
1-2	Execute 1 1/4 turn right in two steps 
	(step to right on right foot and pivoting on the ball of the right foot,
	step on left with weight)
3&4	Cha-cha in place (right, left, right)
PARTNER:
	Gent steps off on right foot doing a curving walk to right to
	accomplish 1/4 turn right while lady executes 1 1/4 turn right 
	as above by dropping left hands.
	During cha-cha steps, gent will position himself again in side-by-side position.
5-6	Step forward on left foot, rock back onto right
7&8	Cha-cha in place (left, right, left)
PARTNER:
	During cha-cha steps, gent will position himself 
	directly behind lady with both hands at sides.

SIDE ROCK RIGHT, CHA-CHA, SIDE ROCK LEFT, CHA-CHA
1-2	Step right toe out to right side rocking right hip up and to right,
	rock weight onto left foot rocking left hip up and to left (cuban hip motion)
3&4	Cha-cha in place (right, left, right)
5-6	Step left toe out to left side rocking left hip up and to left,
	rock weight onto right foot rocking right hip up and to the right (cuban hip motion)
7&8	Cha-cha in place (left, right, left)
 
1/2 TURN LEFT, CHA-CHA, FORWARD, ROCK, COASTER STEP
1-2	 Step right foot forward, pivot 1/2 turn left
3&4	 Cha-cha in place (right, left, right)
PARTNER:
	On count 1, gent moves to lady's left, release right hands and turn left,
	rejoining right hands in front of the gent's belt buckle
5-6	Step forward on left foot, rock back onto right foot
7&8	Cha-cha by stepping back on left foot, 
	stepping right foot together with left and stepping forward on left foot
	(coaster step)

1/2 TURN LEFT, CHA-CHA, FORWARD, ROCK, CHA-CHA
1-2	Step right foot forward, pivot 1/2 turn left
3&4	Cha-cha in place (right, left, right)
(PARTNER: Execute turn maintaining hand hold over heads and resume side-by-side position)
5-6	Step forward on left foot, rock back onto right
7&8	Cha-cha in place (left, right, left)

BEGIN DANCE AGAIN
 
DANCE HISTORY:Dance was written in early 1994 by Kathy; in late 1994, with the
help of her partner, Patrick Etri, the partner version was released.  Dance won
first place at a national competition in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in March 1996 for
best original choreography in partner dances by 78 points.Dance has been
published in "Step By Step", "Country Dance Lines", "Country Weekly" magazines
and is featured in Volume 4 of Jo Thompson's DanceLink Series.

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