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Name: Portland Cha

Count: 64

Wall: 2

Level: Intermediate (Dance C - Cuban/ Cha Cha); EXTRA (Dance C - Cuban/ Cha Cha)

Choreographer: Amy Glass, Dustin Betts, Jean-Pierre Madge, José Miguel Belloque Vane, Simon Ward & Niels Poulsen

Music: Mercy - Valntn

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Portland Cha

Intro 32 counts.

Start with weight on L.

Extra info: REMEMBER TO START FACING 10:30. Also… NO TAGS – NO RESTARTS!!!


1-9: R back rock, recover flick, walk R, L step lock step, step turn 3/8 L, fwd R & lock touch
1-3       Rock back on R (1), recover on L flicking R back (2), walk fwd on R (3) 10:30
4&5     Step L fwd (4), lock R behind L (&), step L fwd (5) 10:30

6-7       Step R fwd (6), turn 3/8 L stepping L fwd (7) 6:00

8&1     Step R fwd (8), step L fwd (&), touch R behind L (1) 6:00


10-17: HOLD, unwind ½ R, HOLD, back R with L touch fwd, HOLD, back L, R coaster step
2-3       HOLD (2), unwind sharply ½ R keeping weight on L popping R knee forward (3) 12:00

4&5     HOLD (4), step back on R (&), touch L slightly fwd popping L knee fwd (5) 12:00

6-7       HOLD (6), step back on L (7) 12:00

8&1     Step back on R (8), step L next to R (&), step R fwd (1) 12:00


18-25: Walk LR, L step lock step, rock R fwd, recover L with R sweep, R sailor ¼ R side
2-3       Walk L fwd (2), walk R fwd (3) 12:00

4&5     Step L fwd (4), lock R behind L (&), step L fwd (5) 12:00

6-7       Rock R fwd (6), recover back on L sweeping R out to R side (7) 12:00

8&1     Cross R behind L (8), turn ¼ R stepping L a small step to L side (&), step R to R side (1) 3:00


26-32: HOLD, ball ¼ R, step ¼ R, L samba 1/8 L, press R fwd
2&3     HOLD (2), step L next to R (&), turn ¼ R stepping R fwd (3) 6:00

4-5       Step L fwd (4), turn ¼ R stepping R to R side (5) 9:00

6&7     Cross L over R (6), rock R to R side (&), turn 1/8 L when recovering to L (7) 7:30

8          Press R fwd bending slightly in R knee (8) 7:30


33-40: Back LRL with sweeps, behind side cross ¼ R, HOLD, ball cross behind 1/8 R, HOLD
1-3       Step L back sweeping R out to R side (1), step R back sweeping L out to L side (2), step L back sweeping R out to R side (3) 7:30

4&5     Cross R behind L (4), turn 1/8 R stepping L to L side (&), turn 1/8 R crossing R over L (5) 10:30

6&7-8  HOLD (6), step L to L side (&), turn 1/8 R crossing R behind L (7), HOLD (8) 12:00


41-48: Syncopated weave, Hold, heel bounces 4 times with 5/8 L
&1&2  Step L to L side (&), cross R over L (1), step L to L side (&), cross R behind L (2) 12:00

&3-4    Step L to L side (&), cross R over L (3), HOLD (4) 12:00

5-8       Turn 1/8 bouncing both heels into floor (5), do this 3 times more but the last time you turn ¼ L (6-7-8) 4:30


49-56: Fwd R, turn ¼ L, fwd R, turn ¼ L, fwd R, turn ¼ L, fwd R, turn ¼
L
1-2       Step R fwd (1), turn ¼ L onto L (2) …

Styling: each time you step fwd on R you push your hips L and back (1), when turning ¼ L you roll hips to the R and fwd (2) 1:30
3-4       Step R fwd (3), turn ¼ L onto L (4) …

Styling: repeat styling from counts 1-2 10:30
5-6       Step R fwd (5), turn ¼ L onto L (6) …

Styling: repeat styling from counts 1-2 7:30
7-8       Step R fwd (7), turn ¼ L onto L (8) …

Styling: repeat styling from counts 1-2 4:30

57 – 64: R jazz box 1/8 R, cross, 1/8 L jump both feet together, HOLD, heel bounces X 2
1-4       Cross R over L (1), step back on L turning 1/8 R (2), step R to R side (3), cross L over R (4) 6:00

&5-6    Jump R to R side (&), step L next to R turning 1/8 L (5), HOLD (6) 4:30

&7&8  Lift heels off the floor (&), step heels down (7), lift heels off the floor (&), step heels down (8) 4:30