Por Amarte Asi!

Por Amarte Asi!

Choreographed by:

Elke Weinberger & Illona Klockner (Aug 09)

Music:

Por Amarte Asi by Cristian Castro

Descriptions:

48 count - 4 wall - Beginner/Intermediate level line dance

Note: Start dance after 32 counts on vocals at time track 00:30. 

Back Touch, ½ Left Pivot Turn With Sweep, Full Left Unwind Turn With Figure ‘4’ Hitch, Cross, ¼ Left Turn Cross, Side Slide, Behind, Cross, Side Slide, Together Touch, Sweep, Full Right Unwind Turn, Sweep 

1&

Touch left toes back with left leg straightened, pivot ½ turn left as you sweep left around 

2-3

Cross left behind right, unwind full turn left as you hitch right knee up gracefully into a figure ‘4’ 

4&5

Cross right over left, execute ¼ turn left and then cross left over right, taking a long step - slide right to right 

6&7&

Step left behind right, cross right over left, taking a long step – slide left to left, drag right toes towards left and then touch them beside left 

8&1

Sweep right around (from front to back, ending with right crossed behind left), unwind full turn right, sweep left from back to front 

½ Left Twinkle Turning Pattern, Together, Forward, Forward Rock, Recover, Back, ½ Left Turn, Forward Rock, Recover, Back, ½ Right Turn 

2&3&4

Cross left over right, execute ¼ turn left and then step right back, execute another ¼ left back and then step left to left, step right beside left, slide left forward  

5-6&

Rock right forward, recover weight onto left, step right back 

7-8&

Execute ½ turn left and then rock left forward, recover weight onto right, step left back 

1

Execute ½ turn right and then step right forward  

¾ Right Turn, Cross Rock, Recover, Together, Cross Rock, Recover, Side Rock, Recover, ½ Right Turn, Side Rock, Recover 

2&3

Execute ½ turn right and then step left back, execute another ¼ turn right and then step right to right, cross rock left over right 

4&5

Recover weight onto right, step left beside right, cross rock right over left 

6

Recover weight onto left 

7&

Rock right to right, recover weight onto left  

8&

Execute ½ turn right and then rock right to right, recover weight onto left 

Sailor Cross, Sweep, Weave, (Travelling Right) 1¼ Right Turn (End With Forward Rock), Recover, (Travelling Back) Full Turn Right, Back, Back Touch, ½ Left Pivot Turn 

1&2

Cross right behind left, step left to left, cross right over left 

&

Sweep left from front to back 

3&4

Cross left over right, step right to right, cross left behind right  

5&6

Execute ¼ turn right and then step right forward, execute another ½ turn right and then step left back, execute further ½ turn right and then rock right forward  

7&32

Recover weight onto left, execute ½ turn right and then step right forward, execute ½ turn right and then step left back 

&1&

Step right back, touch left toes back with left leg straightened, pivot ½ left (weight remains on right) 

Run Back, ½ Right Turn, Run Forward (End With Back Extended And Lifted), Run Back, ½ Right Turn, Run Forward (End With Back Extended And Lifted) 

2&3

Run back gracefully on balls of feet on left, right, left 

&

Execute ½ turn right and then hook right slightly over left 

4&5

Run forward gracefully on balls of feet on right, left, right (end with left leg gracefully extended straight back and lifted slightly off the ground 

6&7

Run back gracefully on balls of feet on left, right, left 

&

Execute ½ turn right and then hook right slightly over left 

8&41

Run forward gracefully on balls of feet on right, left, right (end with left leg gracefully extended straight back and lifted slightly off the ground 

Coaster Step, Pivot ½ Right Turn, ¾ Left Turn, Side Slide, Behind, Cross, Side Slide, Drag, ¼ Right Turn With Kick 

2&3&

Step left back, step right beside right, step left forward, pivot ½ turn right 

4&5

Step left forward, execute ½ turn left and then step right back, execute another ¼ turn left and then taking a long step - slide left to left 

6&7

Step right behind left, cross left over right, taking a long step – slide right to right 

8&

Raising on ball of right – drag left toes towards right, execute ¼ turn right and then gracefully low kick left forward 

Repeat 

RESTART 

DURING the 2nd rotation and 4th rotation, dance till the “41st” count and you will be facing 6 O’ Clock and 12 O’ Clock respectively. In these cases, do not lift the extended straight left leg off the ground. Instead, end the left extended straight leg it with a back touch. Now, begin dancing the 3rd rotation and 5th rotation facing 6 O’ Clock and 12 O’ Clock respectively with the 41st count being the 1st count of the new rotation. Continue with the pivot ½ left turn as you sweep left around on count “&”. 

DURING the 5th rotation, dance till the “32nd &” count and you will facing 3 O’ Clock. Then begin dancing the 6th rotation from count 1 facing 3 O’ Clock.