Rasa Sayang

The name of the dance is "Singapore Swing " but we got the habit of calling it Rasa Sayang, as we always danced it to our Malaysian well known song, Rasa Sayang Eh!





SINGAPORE SWING


Count:
32 Wall: 2 Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Choreographer:
Bill Bader
Music: You Walked By by Clint Black

Lesson:
Available On

"Rasa Sayang Eh" by Los Sombreros (This suggestion was not added by the choreographer, but it's danced to in Singapore and it's the song they will be using to try to break the Guinness world record in May of 2002.)

ROCK FORWARD-BACK, SHUFFLE TURN ½ RIGHT, MONTEREY ¼ LEFT
1-2Rock step right forward, rock step left back
3&4Shuffle back turning ½ right on right-left-right
5Monterey turn ¼ left: touch left to left side
6Turning ¼ left step left beside right
7Touch right to right side
8Step right beside left

ROCK FORWARD-BACK, SHUFFLE TURN ½ LEFT, MONTEREY ¼ RIGHT
1-2Rock step left forward, rock step right back
3&4Shuffle back turning ½ left on left-right-left
5Monterey turn ¼ right: touch right to right side
6Turning ¼ right step right beside left
7Touch left to left side
8Step left beside right

BOX SHUFFLES: FORWARD SHUFFLE, CROSS SHUFFLE, BACK SHUFFLE, ROCK BEHIND-FORWARD
1&2Shuffle forward on right-left-right
3&4Cross shuffle moving to right side on left-right-left
5&6Shuffle back on right-left-right
7-8Rock step left behind right, rock step right forward

SHUFFLE TURN ½ RIGHT, ROCK BACK-FORWARD, WALK FORWARD 4 STEPS
1&2Shuffle forward turning ½ right on left-right-left
3-4Rock step right behind left, rock step left forward
5-6-7-8Walk forward right-left-right-left (with attitude!)

REPEAT