CHA CHA MIXER
Choreographer: Kaylaa Fox

DESCRIPTION: Circle Mixer Dance

STARTING POSITION: Closed. Man is on the inside circle facing

OLOD and lady is on the outside circle facing ILOD. Men progress to their left to new partner.

MUSIC: "Carmen" Track 8 on "Sweet Fire" CD by Michael Elvin Hunt

SOURCE Country Dance Lines Magazine Volume24 Number 6 December 1996

BEATS/STEP DESCRIPTION
(Closed Position)
  MAN LADY
Rock Steps, Cha-Cha-Chas
1 Step forward and rock onto Left foot Step back and rock onto Right foot
2 Step back onto Right foot in place Step forward onto Left foot in place
3&4 Cha-Cha-Cha in place (LRL) Cha-Cha-Cha in place (RLR)
5 Step back and rock onto Right foot Step forward and rock onto Left foot
6 Step forward onto Left foot in place Step back onto Right foot in place
7&8 Cha-Cha-Cha in place (RLR) Cha-Cha-Cha in place (LRL)

(Open Single Hand Hold Position)
Crossover Break, Pivot Turn
Release man's Right and lady's Left hands.....
9 Cross Left foot over Right and step Cross Right foot over Left and step
10 Step back onto Right foot in place Step back onto Left foot in place
11&12 Cha-Cha-Cha in place (LRL) Cha-Cha-Cha in place (RLR)
Release all hands.....
13 Cross Right foot over Left making 1/4 turn CCW with the step Cross Left foot over Right making a 1/4 turn CW with the step
14 Unwind 1/2 turn CCW Unwind 1/2 turn CW
15&16 Cha-Cha-Cha in place (RLR) making a 1/4 CCW turn on these steps Cha-Cha-Cha in place (LRL) making a 1/4 CW turn on these steps
     
Man and lady return to face each other. Man faces OLOD and lady faces ILOD. Do not rejoin hands.

Progressive Rock Steps, Cha-Cha-Cha
17 Step forward and rock onto Left foot Step back and rock onto Right foot
18 Step back onto Right foot in place Step forward onto Left foot in place
19&20 Cha-Cha-Cha backward (LRL) Cha-Cha-Cha forward (RLR)
21 Step back and rock onto Right foot Step forward and rock onto Left foot
22 Step forward onto Left in place Step back onto Right foot in place
23&24 Cha-Cha-Cha forward (RLR) Cha-Cha-Cha backward (LRL)

Chase, Turn, Cha-Cha-Cha
25 Step forward on Left foot and pivot 1/2 turn CW on ball of foot Step back and rock onto Right foot
26 Step forward on Right foot Step forward onto Left foot in place
27&28 Cha-Cha-Cha forward (LRL) Cha-Cha-Cha forward (RLR)
29 Step forward on Right foot and pivot 1/2 CCW on ball of foot Step forward on Left foot and pivot 1/2 turn CW on ball of foot
30 Step forward on Left Step forward on Right foot
31&32 Cha-Cha-Cha forward (RLR) Cha-Cha-Cha forward (LRL)

Man Progresses To New Partner
33 Step to the left on Left foot making a 1/4 turn CCW with the step towards FLOD Step forward on Right foot and pivot 1/2 turn on ball of Right foot
34 Step forward on Right Step forward on Left foot
35&36 Cha-Cha-Cha forward (LRL) Cha-Cha-Cha forward (RLR)
     
Man has now progressed forward across from a new partner.
37 Step to the right on Right foot making a 1/4 turn CW with the step Step Left foot in place
38 Step forward on Left foot Step Right foot in place
39&40 Cha-Cha-Cha in place (RLR) and go to a closed position with the next lady Cha-Cha-Cha in place (LRL)* and go to a closed position with the next man
*Option - Execute a full CCW turn in place on these steps.
Man and lady are now in Closed Position.

Repeat pattern