Dancing In The Dark

1	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 side XIB turn ronde XIF step turn hold R L R (L) L R L -
2	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 XIF rock side hold XIF rock side hold R L R - L R L -
3	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 XIF side turn hold back rock step hold R L R - L R L -
4	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 step Lock step hold step turn XIF hold R L R - L R L -

Last update '01/12/30

Dancing In The Dark Choreographed by Jo Thompson Description: 32 count, 2 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance Music: Smoke Rings In The Dark by Gary Allan I Should Have Been True by The Mavericks Note: When doing this dance, or other Rhumba type dances the basic timing is Quick (1) Quick (2) Slow (3,4), The slow steps are those followed by the holds, For styling on these steps, try doing a slow weight change using the two counts to complete the step, This will help to give your Rhumba a more fluid quality and helps prevent any tendency to bounce. GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH 1/4 TURN RIGHT, RONDE, JAZZ BOX 1/4 TURN LEFT, HOLD 1-2 Step right to right side, cross left behind right 3 Step right 1/4 turn right 4 Sweep left toe out to left side, forward and around across right 5-6 Step left across right, step back right 7-8 On ball of right make 1/4 turn left, stepping left to left side, hold CROSS ROCK, SIDE RIGHT, HOLD, CROSS ROCK, SIDE LEFT, HOLD 9-10 Cross rock right forward across left, rock back onto left 11-12 Step right to right side, hold 13-14 Cross rock left forward across right, rock back onto right 15-16 Step left to left side, hold CROSS, SIDE LEFT, 1/4 TURN RIGHT, HOLD, BACK ROCK, STEP FORWARD, HOLD 17-18 Cross right over left, step left to left side 19-20 On ball of left make 1/4 turn right, stepping back right, hold 21-22 Rock back on left, rock forward onto right 23-24 Step forward left, hold RIGHT LOCK STEP FORWARD, HOLD, STEP 1/4 PIVOT RIGHT, CROSS, HOLD 25-26 Step forward right, lock left behind right 27-28 Step forward right, hold 29-30 Step forward left, pivot 1/4 turn right, taking weight onto right 31-32 Cross left over right, hold REPEAT

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