Jo ’n Jo Tango
Wall: 4
Level: Beginner / Intermediate
Choreographer: Jo Thompson Szymanski & Rita Jo Thompson (June 08)
Music: Hernando’s Hideaway by Alfred Hause’s Tango Orchestra (CD: entitled Tango)
| Intro: Wait 32 counts. This can also be done to other tango songs. Use your favorite! | |
Slow Tango Walks Forward X2, Tango Draw |
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| 1-4 | Step forward Left (1), Hold (2), Step forward Right (3), Hold (4). |
| 5-8 | Step forward Left (5), Large step Right to Right side (6), Slowly drag Left toe to Right foot ending with Left toe touched beside Right foot (7-8). |
Slow Tango Walks Back X2, Side, Cross, Point, Hold |
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| 1-4 | Step back with Left, (1), Hold (2), Step back with Right (3), Hold (4). |
| 5-6 | Step Left foot to Left side (5), Step Right foot across in front of Left (6). |
| 7-8 | Point Left toe to Left side with Right knee slightly bent (7), Hold (8). |
Cross Rock 3, Flick, Cross Rock 3, Flick |
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| 1 | Turning body slightly to the Right, Rock Left foot forward across front of Right. |
| 2 | Recover weight back to Right foot. |
| 3 | Rock weight forward to Left foot in the same place as it was. |
| 4 | Flick Right foot up behind as the body is turning slightly to the Left. |
| 5 | With body angled slightly to the Left, Rock Right foot forward across front of Left. |
| 6 | Recover weight back to Left foot. |
| 7 | Rock weight forward to Right foot in the same place as it was. |
| 8 | Flick Left foot up behind as the body is turning slightly to the Right. |
Serpiente, ¼ Turn Right |
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| 1-2 | Step Left foot across in front of Right (1), Squaring the body up to the front, step Right foot to Right side (2). |
| 3-4 | Step Left foot crossed behind Right (3), Sweep Right toe out to Right side and back (4). |
| 5-6 | Step Right foot crossed behind Left (5), Step Left foot to Left side (6), |
| 7-8 | Step Right foot crossed in front of Left (7), With weight on Right foot, turn sharply ¼ to the Right (8). |
| Start again from beginning of dance. | |
| Note: Last time through the dance, stomp across in front on count 7 of the serpiente, you will be facing the front. | |
