Baila Casanova

Choreographed by Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs, September 2003

Tel: 01727 853 041 E-mail: alisonbiggs@btconnect.com or petermetelnick@btconnect.com

4 wall – 64 count Intermediate Line Dance** (with 2 restarts & tags)

Music: Casanova – Paulina Rubio (start on verse vocals), from the CD Border Girl

1-8 L& R syncopated cross rock steps, L forward, ½ R pivot, L forward shuffle

1&2 L cross rock, recover on R, step L together

3&4 R cross rock, recover on L, step R together

5-6 Step L forward, pivot ½ R

7&8 Step L forward, step R together, step L forward

(Alternative steps for 7&8: Turning ½ R step L back, turning ½ R step R forward, step L forward)

9-16 R & L syncopated cross rock steps, R forward, ½ L pivot, ¼ L turn, ½ L turn

1&2 R cross rock, recover weight on L, step R together

3&4 L cross rock, recover weight on R, step L together

5-6 Step R forward, pivot ½ L

7-8 Turning ¼ L step R to R side, turning ½ L step L to L side

(Alternative steps for entire 8 counts –

1&2 R cross rock, recover weight on L, step R together

&3 Step L slightly forward, touch R toes to R side

4-5 Step R forward, pivot ½ L

6 Turning ¼ L step R to R side

7&8 Turning ½ L step L to L side, step R together, step L to L side)

17-24 R cross rock, recover & side, weave R 2, L sailor step, R touches together & side

1&2 R cross rock, recover weight on L, step R to R side

3-4 Cross step L over R, step R to R side

5&6 Cross step L behind R, step R to R side, long step L to L side

7-8 Touch R together, touch R to R side

25-32 Weave L 2, ¼ R sailor step, L behind, R side, L forward, ½ L & R back, L together

1-2 Cross step R over L, step L to L side

3&4 Turning ¼ R sweep R foot behind, step L to L , step R to R

5&6 Cross step L behind R, step R to R side, step L slightly forward

7-8 Turning ½ L step R back, touch L together

33-40 L forward & back syncopated rock steps, ¼ L & R side point, R cross step, L side point, L coaster step back

1&2& Rock L forward, recover weight on R, rock L back, recover weight on R

3-6 Turning ¼ L step L forward, point R to R side, cross step R over L, point L to L side

7&8 Step L back, step R together, step L forward

41-48 R forward rock & recover, ½ R turning shuffle, L forward mambo, R back mambo

1-2 Rock R forward, recover weight on L

3&4 Turning ½ R step R forward, step L together, step R forward

5&6 Rock L forward, recover weight on R, step L together

7&8 Rock R back, recover weight on L, step R slightly forward

49-56 Hip bump R, L, R/L/R, L forward rock & recover, ½ L shuffle step

1-2 Bump R hip forward, bump L hip back

3&4 Bump R hip forward, bump left hip back, bump R hip forward

5-6 Rock L forward, recover weight on R

7&8 Turning ½ L step L forward, step R together, step L forward

57-64 R forward & hip bumps R, L, R, hold, L forward rock & recover, ½ L & walk forward 2

1-2 Stepping R forward bump R hip forward, bump L hip back

3-4 Bump R hip forward, hold (weight ends on R foot)

5-8 Rock L forward, recover weight on R, turning ½ L step L forward, step R forward

Begin Again

See next page for important choreographers’ note!

Baila Casanova - 2

Choreographers Note: To phrase the dance with the song –

On wall 1 dance counts 1-52 ending with the hip bumps R, L, R/L/R.

Restart the dance from the beginning. You will be facing R side wall.

On wall 2 dance counts 1-64 and add the 4 COUNT TAG below –

&1 Hitch L knee up, turn ¼ R & touch L to L side

&2 Hitch L knee up, turn ¼ R & touch L to L side

&3 Hitch L knee up, turn ¼ R & touch L to L side

&4 Hitch L knee up, turn ¼ R & touch L to L side

Restart the dance from the beginning. You will be facing Back Wall

On wall 3 dance counts 1-52 ending with the hip bumps R, L, R/L/R.

Restart the dance from the beginning. You will be facing L side wall.

On wall 4 dance counts 1-64 and add the 4 TAG. Restart the dance from the beginning.

You will be facing Front Wall.

Dance the rest of the walls as 1-64. No extras!