LIGHTNING CHA CHA

Choreographed by: Gloria Johnson & Dusty Miller
Music: Bellamy Brothers: We Dared The Lightning (120)
Counts: 48
Type: 4 wall line dance - Intermediate

Note: The combination of steps 41&42 is basically a 1/4 turn to the left leading into a cha cha
or shuffle step
 
TOE POINTS
1-2  Point Right toe out to right side, touch Right toe next to Left
3-4  Repeat steps 1-2
 
GRAPEVINE RIGHT
5-8  Vine right (step Right, Left behind, step Right), turn 1/4 turn to left (weight is on
  Right foot, Left toe touches the floor)
 
TOE POINTS
9-10  Point Left toe out to left side, touch Left toe next to Right
11-12  Repeat steps 9-10
 
GRAPEVINE LEFT
13-16  Vine left (step Left, Right behind, step Left), touch Right Foot next to Left
 
CHA CHA AND ROCK - FORWARD
17&18  Cha cha forward (Right, Left, Right)
19-20  Rock forward on Left foot, rock back on Right foot
 
CHA CHA AND ROCK - BACKWARD
21&22  Cha cha backward (Left, Right, Left)
23-24  Rock back on Right foot, rock forward on Left foot
 
STEP AND TURN
25-26  Step forward on Right foot, turn 1/4 turn to left placing weight fully on both feet
 
WEAVE
27-30  Step Right across Left, step back on Left, step back on Right, step Left across Right
31-32  Step back on Right, step Left next to Right
 
CHA CHA FORWARD
33&34  Cha cha forward (Right, Left, Right)
35-36  Rock forward on Left Foot, rock back on Right Foot
 
CHA CHA BACKWARD
37&38  Cha cha back (Left, Right, Left)
39-40  Rock back on Right foot, rock forward on Left foot
 
TURN & CHA CHA
41  Swing Right foot over Left and turn 1/4 turn to the left at the same time (placing foot
  on floor to start a cha cha step)
&  Bring Left foot next to Right
42  Step forward on Right foot
 
PIVOT TURN RIGHT
43-44  Step forward on Left foot, turn 1/2 turn to the right
 
CHA CHA FORWARD
45&46  Cha cha forward (Left, Right, Left)
 
PIVOT TURN LEFT
47-48  Step forward on Right Foot, turn 1/2 turn to the left
 
Repeat


Also in the book 'Country Line Dance Collection' by Jorma Leitzinger Jr


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