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Step description provided by The Information Super Dance Floor
CUMBIA - DANCE-A-THON
Choreographed by Irene Groundwater, 08/00
Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6J 2H2
Tel (604) 732-0693 e-mail: aiground@netcom.ca

Choreographed for Phyllis Lim's Dance-A-Thon at the Roundhouse Community Center - August 2000

Description: 32-count, 1-wall, line dance, beginner/easy intermediate

Music: My Girl, Alabama, 104 BPM, CD: Dancin' On The Boulevard
La Cumbia, G. Kajunus, 112 BPM, CD: Macarena Tropical Disco

FWD, FWD, FWD, KICK BACK, FWD, FWD, FWD, KICK  BACK
(CIRCLING LEFT 3/4 TURN ON THESE 8 COUNTS - ENDING AT 3 O'CLOCK)
1-2	Left fwd turning left, Right fwd turning left
3-4	Left fwd turning left, Right kicks back while Head tilts back	
5-6	Right fwd turning left, Left fwd turning left
7-8	Right fwd turning left, Left kicks back while Head tilts back
	(Optional - Hands circle each other in front of Chest on steps 1,2,3 and 5,6,7)

LEFT VINE WITH RIGHT HEEL, RIGHT VINE WITH LEFT HEEL	
9-11	Side step left, Right behind left, Side step left
12	Tap right heel to the right turning Body 1/4 turn right on step
13-15	Side step right facing 3 o'clock , Left behind right, Side step right
16	Tap Left heel to the left turning Body 1/4 turn left on step
	(Optional - Point first finger of each hand fwd on steps 12 and 16)

LEFT BODY DIP, TURN, TWO CLAPS, RIGHT BODY DIP, TURN, TWO CLAPS
17	Bring weight onto Left ball which swivels 1/4 turn right as
18-19	Body dips left with1/4 turn right as Right ball swivels right	
&20	Clap, Clap
21	Bring weight onto Right ball which swivels 1/4 turn left as
22-23	Hip sways right, Body turns 1/4 turn left as Left ball swivels left
&24	Clap, Clap
	(Optional - Swivel on Heel instead of Ball of foot on steps 19 & 23)
	(Optional - Use Hip & Shoulder shimmy on counts 18-19 & 22-23)

FWD, BACK, BACK, HOLD, BACK FWD, FWD, 1/4 TURN LEFT
25-26	Left fwd, Right back 
27-28	Left back, Hold
29-30	Right back, Left fwd 
31-32	Right fwd, Hold (pivoting 1/4 turn left on Right ball on hold)
	(Optional - subtle Cuban motion on last 8 counts)
BEGIN AGAIN