Traveling Cha-Cha
(a.k.a. Cowboy Cha-cha)
Choreographed by Unknown
Description:80 count, partner/circle dance
Position:Begun in side-by-side (cape) position
BASIC CHA-CHA:
BOTH:
1-2-3&4 Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
5-6-7&8 Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
9-10-11&12 Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
LADY'S TURN:
13-14-15&16 MAN: Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
LADY: Rock back right, recover left, ½ turn left (facing RLOD) & shuffle right
17-18-19&20 MAN: Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
LADY: Rock back left, recover right, ½ turn right (facing LOD) & shuffle left
21-22-23&24 MAN: Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
LADY: Rock back right, recover left, ½ turn left (facing RLOD) & shuffle right
25-26-27&28 MAN: Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
LADY: Rock back left, recover right, ½ turn right (facing LOD) & shuffle left
BASIC CHA-CHA:
29-30-31&32 BOTH: Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
STEP-TURNS:
33-34-35&36 Step forward left, ½ turn right (facing RLOD), shuffle forward left
37-38-39&40 Step forward right, ½ turn left (facing LOD), shuffle forward right
41-42-43&44 Step forward left, ½ turn right (facing RLOD), shuffle forward left
45-46-47&48 Step forward right, ½ turn left (facing LOD), shuffle forward right
WALK-WALKS:
49-50-51&52 Step forward left, step forward right, shuffle forward left
53-54-55&56 Step forward right, step forward left, shuffle forward right
57-58-59&60 Step forward left, step forward right, shuffle forward left
61-62-63&64 Step forward right, step forward left, shuffle forward right
"WEAVE THE BASKET":
65-66-67&68 MAN: Step left behind right, step together right, shuffle in-place left
LADY: Side step left (crossing in front), step right behind left, shuffle in-place left
69-70-71&72 MAN: Step right across left (crossing in front), step together left, shuffle in-place
right
LADY: Side step right, step left behind right, shuffle in-place right
73-74-75&76 MAN: Step left behind right, step together right, shuffle in-place left
LADY: Side step left (crossing in front), step right behind left, shuffle in-place left
77-78-79&80 MAN: Step right across left (crossing in front), step together left, shuffle in-place
right
LADY: Side step right, step left behind right, shuffle in-place right
REPEAT
(a.k.a. Cowboy Cha-cha)
Choreographed by Unknown
Description:80 count, partner/circle dance
Position:Begun in side-by-side (cape) position
BASIC CHA-CHA:
BOTH:
1-2-3&4 Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
5-6-7&8 Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
9-10-11&12 Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
LADY'S TURN:
13-14-15&16 MAN: Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
LADY: Rock back right, recover left, ½ turn left (facing RLOD) & shuffle right
17-18-19&20 MAN: Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
LADY: Rock back left, recover right, ½ turn right (facing LOD) & shuffle left
21-22-23&24 MAN: Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
LADY: Rock back right, recover left, ½ turn left (facing RLOD) & shuffle right
25-26-27&28 MAN: Rock forward left, recover right, shuffle back left
LADY: Rock back left, recover right, ½ turn right (facing LOD) & shuffle left
BASIC CHA-CHA:
29-30-31&32 BOTH: Rock back right, recover left, shuffle forward right
STEP-TURNS:
33-34-35&36 Step forward left, ½ turn right (facing RLOD), shuffle forward left
37-38-39&40 Step forward right, ½ turn left (facing LOD), shuffle forward right
41-42-43&44 Step forward left, ½ turn right (facing RLOD), shuffle forward left
45-46-47&48 Step forward right, ½ turn left (facing LOD), shuffle forward right
WALK-WALKS:
49-50-51&52 Step forward left, step forward right, shuffle forward left
53-54-55&56 Step forward right, step forward left, shuffle forward right
57-58-59&60 Step forward left, step forward right, shuffle forward left
61-62-63&64 Step forward right, step forward left, shuffle forward right
"WEAVE THE BASKET":
65-66-67&68 MAN: Step left behind right, step together right, shuffle in-place left
LADY: Side step left (crossing in front), step right behind left, shuffle in-place left
69-70-71&72 MAN: Step right across left (crossing in front), step together left, shuffle in-place
right
LADY: Side step right, step left behind right, shuffle in-place right
73-74-75&76 MAN: Step left behind right, step together right, shuffle in-place left
LADY: Side step left (crossing in front), step right behind left, shuffle in-place left
77-78-79&80 MAN: Step right across left (crossing in front), step together left, shuffle in-place
right
LADY: Side step right, step left behind right, shuffle in-place right
REPEAT