Scotia Samba

Choreographer: Liz & Bev Clarke (UK) Feb 98.
Type: Four-wall, Intermediate line dance. Counts: 64
Choreographed to: 'Dance The Night Away' by The Mavericks (or any Samba or Cha Cha)

RIGHT HEEL BALL CROSS X 2, KICK, KICK, SAILOR STEP
1&2 Tap right heel forward, step back on right foot, cross left over right
3&4 Tap right heel forward, step back on right foot, cross left over right
5, 6 Kick right foot forward, kick right foot forward
7&8 Step right foot behind left, step left foot to left side, step right
next to left

LEFT HEEL BALL CROSS X 2, KICK, KICK, SAILOR STEP
9&10 Tap left heel forward, step back on left foot, cross right over left
11&12 Tap left heel forward, step back on left foot, cross right over left
13, 14 Kick left foot forward, kick left foot forward
15&16 Step left foot behind right, step right foot to right side, step left
next to right

PADDLE TURN LEFT (8 counts)
17, 18 Touch right toe forward, pivot 1/8 turn left
19, 24 Repeat counts 17, 18 another 3 times to complete 1/2 turn left

CROSS ROCK, TRIPLE TURN, CROSS ROCK TRIPLE TURN
25, 26 Cross rock right foot over left, rock back onto left
27&28 Triple step 1/2 turn right stepping, right, left, right
29, 30 Cross rock left foot over right, rock back onto right
31&32 Triple step 1/2 turn left stepping, left, right, left

SIDE, CLAP-CLAP & SIDE, CLAP-CLAP & SIDE & SIDE & SIDE CLAP-CLAP
33&34 Touch right toe to right side, clap, clap (clap above left shoulder)
&35 Step right next to left, touch left toe to left side
&36 Clap, clap (clap above right shoulder)
&37 Step left next to right, point right toe to right side
&38 Step right next to left, point left to left side
&39 Step left next to right, point right to right side
&40 Clap, clap (clap above left shoulder)

SIDE, TOGETHER, BACK, HOLD, SIDE, TOGETHER, FORWARD HOLD
41, 42 Step right to right side, step left next to right
43, 44 Step back onto right, hold for one count
45, 46 Step left foot to left side, step right foot next to left
47, 48 Step forward on left foot, hold for one count

RIGHT, TOGETHER, CROSS, HOLD, LEFT TOGETHER, CROSS, HOLD
49, 50 Step right to right side, slide left foot next to right
51, 52 Cross right foot over left, hold
53, 54 Step left foot to left side, slide right foot next to left
55, 56 Cross left foot over right, hold

SIDE 2-3, CROSS, 3/4 UN-WIND, HOLD, CLAP-CLAP
57 Step right to right side (with optional shimmy)
58, 59 Slide left next to right (taking the weight on left foot on count 59)
60 Cross right over left
61, 62 Unwind 3/4 turn left
63&64 Hold, clap, clap.

Begin again!