SANTA FE CANTINA

Choreographed by Lana Harvey Wilson, 2-12-02

32 Count,  4 Wall,  Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Line Dance

Music: Santa Fe Cantina, Michael Martin Murphey, 110 BPM,

            Tape: Tonight We Ride, 32 count intro.  Available from

             www.michaelmartinmurphey.com.  It is only on tape.

Teach: Island, Eddy Raven, 94 BPM, CD: Wild Eyed And Crazy, Best Of (on Liberty), and 20 Favorites

 

SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS ROCK, 1/4 TURN, HOLD, WALK, WALK

1&2     Angling 45 right, shuffle RLR to right side

3-4       Cross rock L over R, recover weight back on R

5-6       Turning 1/4 left, step L to left, hold

7-8       Walk forward R, L

 

SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS ROCK, 1/4 TURN, HOLD, WALK, WALK

9&10   Angling 45 right, shuffle RLR to right side

11-12   Cross rock L over R, recover weight back on R

13-14   Turning 1/4 left, step L to left, hold

15-16   Walk forward R, L

 

FWD SHUFFLE, FULL TURN FWD, FWD SHUFFLE, ROCK, RECOVER

17&18 Shuffle forward RLR

19-20   Turning 1/2 right, step back on L, turning 1/2 right, step forward on R

            (Note: This is a full forward turn rolling clockwise)

                Beginner option, 19-20:  Walk forward L, R

21&22 Shuffle forward LRL

23-24   Rock forward onto R, recover back on L

 

BACK, HOLD, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, 1/4 TURN PIVOT, FULL TURN FWD

25-26   Step back on R, hold

27-28   Shuffle LRL turning 1/2 left

29-30   Touch R toe forward, pivot 1/4 left, weight ending on L

31-32   Turning 1/2 left, step back on R, turning 1/2 left, step forward on L

            (Note:  This Is a full forward turn rolling counterclockwise)

                 Beginner Option, 31-32: Walk forward R, L

 

Begin again

 

Note:  Santa Fe Cantina is a really nice little song. We used it for a beginner cha cha we were teaching and everybody really liked it.  So I decided it should have its own dance.