48 count, 4 wall, intermediate level
Choreographer: Val Hurt (UK) Feb 2005
Choreographed to: Baila La Rumba (Salsa Merengue) by MDO
48 count intro - start on vocals
Side rock, cross shuffle, x 2
1-2 Rock right to right side, recover to left
3&4 Cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right over
left.
5-6 Rock left to left side, recover to right
7&8 Cross left over right, step right to right side, cross left over
right
Touch right and left, heel & heel & rock forward recover shuffle
half turn
1&2 Touch right toe to right side, bring right together & touch
left toe to left side
3&4 Bring left together, tap right heel forward, bring right together
& tap left heel forward
5&6 Bring left together & rock forward on right, recover to left
7&8 Shuffle half turn right. R.L.R
Step ¼ turn cross shuffle 2 x1/4 turns syncopated rock
1-2 Step forward on left, ¼ turn right
3&4 Cross left over right step right to right side cross left over right
5-6 ¼ turn left stepping back on right, ¼ turn left stepping
left to left side
7&8 Cross rock right over left, recover to left, step right to right
side
Cross point x2, sailor, sailor 1/4turn
1-2 Cross left over right , point right to right side
3-4 Cross right over left, point left to left side
5&6 Sweep left behind right, step right next to left, step left to left
side
7&8 Sweep right behind left making ¼ turn right, step left next
to right , step right to right side
Left shuffle forward ½ pivot turn right shuffle forward full turn
1&2 Shuffle forward left right left
3-4 Step forward on right, pivot half turn left
5&6 Shuffle forward right left right
7-8 Half turn stepping back on left , half turn stepping forward on right
Left shuffle forward, pivot ¾ turn behind and cross side mambo
& touch
1&2 Shuffle forward left right left
3&4 Step forward on right, pivot half turn left step right to right
side making ¼ turn left
5&6 Cross left behind right, step right to right side, cross left over
right
7&8 Rock right to right side, recover to left , touch right beside left