Why Don't We Just Dance & Japanese Rumba

After our dinner, we shall enjoy learning 2 interesting & straight forward dances:-
1. Why Don't We Just Dance - See video clip on the handsome Country Singer, Josh Turner and listen to his beautiful voice.
2. Japanese Rumba - I shall teach you the meaning of the Japanese song so that you can sing along too
We wil not have time for any revision of previous dances.







Why Don't We Just Dance
Choreographed by: Peter & Alison, TheDanceFactoryUK (Aug 09)
Music: Why Don't We Just Dance by Josh Turner (CD: Haywire [122bpm])
Descriptions: 64 count - 2 wall - Intermediate level line dance

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Start 16 counts after the heavy beat kicks in


1-8 R Side Together, R Kick Ball Cross, R Side Together, R Kick Ball Cross
1-2 Step R side, step L together
3&4 Kick R forward, step R back, cross step L over R
5-8 Repeat counts 1-4
ENDING: DURING 6th wall (facing back wall) you will complete the first 8 counts. Unwind ½ L to finish facing front wall

9-16 R Side Rock & Recover, R Behind - ¼ - Fwd, L Fwd, Hold, R Ball Walk Fwd 2
1-2 Rock R side, recover weight on L
3&4 Cross step R behind L, turning ¼ left step L forward, step R forward (9 o’clock)
5-6& Step L forward, hold, step R together
7-8 Step L forward, step R forward

17-24 L Fwd Rock & Recover, L Together, R & L Side Touches, L Back Touch, ½ L Unwind, R Fwd Shuffle
1-2& Rock L forward, recover weight on R, step L together
3&4 Touch R side, step R together, touch L side
5-6 Touch L back, unwind ½ left with on L (3 o’clock)
7&8 Step R forward, step L together, step R forward

25-32 L Fwd Rock & Recover, L Together, R Fwd, ¼ L Pivot Turn, R Cross Shuffle, L Side, Hold
1-2& Rock L forward, recover weight on R, step L together
3-4 Step R forward, pivot ¼ left (12 o’clock)
5&6 Cross step R over L, step L side, cross step R over L
7-8 Step L side, hold

33-40 R Together, ¼ L & L Fwd, Hold, R & L Dorothy Steps, R Fwd Rock & Recover
&1-2 Step R together, turning ¼ left step L forward, hold (9 o’clock)
3-4& On right diagonal step R forward, lock L behind R, step R slightly forward
5-6& On left diagonal step L forward, lock R behind L, step L slightly forward
7-8 Rock R forward, recover weight on L

41-48 R Full Turn Back, R Coaster Cross, L Side Together, L Fwd Shuffle
1-2 Turning ½ right step R forward, turning ½ right step L back (9 o’clock)
3&4 Step R back, step L together, cross step R over L
5-6 Step L side, step R together
7&8 Step L forward, step R together, step L forward

49-56 R Side Shuffle, ¼ L & L Side Shuffle, R Fwd Shuffle, L Fwd Rock & Recover
1&2 Step R side, step L together, step R side
3&4 Turning ¼ left step L side, step R together, step L side (6 o’clock)
5&6 Step R forward, step L together, step R forward
7-8 Rock L forward, recover weight on R

57-64 L Full Turning Shuffles, L Coaster Step, R Kick Ball Cross
1&2 Turning ½ left step L forward, step R together, step L forward
3&4 Turning ½ left step R back, step L together, step R back (6 o’clock)
5&6 Step L back, step R together, step L forward
7&8 Kick R forward, step R back, cross step L over R


TAG: At END of wall 4 ADD the following 8 count tag: (you will be facing front wall)
1-2 Rock R side, recover weight on L
3&4 Cross step R behind L, step L side, cross step R over L
5-6 Rock L side, recover weight on R
7&8 Cross step L behind R, step R side, cross step L over R



Japanese Rumba
Choreographed by: Kenny Teh, Malaysia (Aug 09)
Music: Japanese Rumba Coconut Remix by Towa Tei
Descriptions: 64 count - 4 wall - Beginner/Intermediate level line dance

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Start dance on vocals. (19 sec from start of music)


1-4 Step L, hold, step R to R, step L together
5-8 Step R to R, hold, step L to L, step R together

1-4 ½ turn L step fwd L, sweep R from back to front, cross R over L, step L to L (6.00)
5-8 Step R behind L, sweep L from front to back, step L behind R, step R to R

1-4 Cross L over R, hold, recover R, step L to L
5-8 Cross R over L, hold, recover L, step R to R

1-4 ¼ turn R step L fwd, kick R, step back R, cross L over R (9.00)
5-8 Step back R, touch L over R, touch L to L, flick L behind R while making ¼ turn L

1-4 Step L fwd, hold, step R fwd, step L together (6.00)
5-8 Step R fwd, hold, step L fwd, step R together

1-4 Step L fwd, ½ turn R on L hitch R, step R fwd, step L beside R (12.00)
5-8 Step R fwd, ¼ turn R on R hitch L, step L fwd, step R beside L (3.00)

1-4 Step L sway hips to the L for 2 counts, step R sway hips to the R for 2 counts
5-8 Step L, step R together, step L to L, hold

1-4 Step R making a ½ turn R, hitch L, Step L making a ½ turn R, hitch R (3.00)
5-8 Step R, step L together, step R to R, hold

Repeat


Last Wall; you will be facing the front:
1-4 Step L sway hips to the L for 2 counts, step R sway hips to the R for 2 counts
5-8 Step L, step R together, step L to L, hold

1-4 Step R sway hips to the R for 2 counts, step L sway hips to the L for 2 counts
5-8 Step R, step L together, step R to R, hold

1-4 Step L sway hips to the L for 2 counts, step R sway hips to the R for 2 counts
5-8 Step L, step R together, step L to L, hold

1-4 Cross R over L, recover L, step R to R, hold
5-8 Cross L over R, recover R, step L to L, hold

1-4 Cross R over L, recover L, step R to R, hold
5-8 ¼ turn R step L fwd, pivot ½ turn R, ¼ turn R step L to L and pose……………..