Keep the Magic

Count: 64
Wall: 1
Level: intermediate/advanced
Choreographer: Karla & Paul Dornstedt
Music: Is The Magic Still There by Alabama

ROCK, SCUFF, ¼ TURN RIGHT CHA-CHA, SIDE, BEHIND, ½ TURN LEFT CHA-CHA

1-2Rock back left, scuff right forward

3&4Turn ¼ right cha-cha step, right, left, right (3:00)

5-6Step left side left, step right behind left

7&8Turn ½ left cha-cha step, left, right, left (9:00)

ROCK, RECOVER, ½ TURN RIGHT CHA-CHA, STEP, ½ TURN RIGHT, FORWARD CHA-CHA

1-2Rock forward on right, recover weight back on left

3&4Turn ½ right cha-cha step, right, left, right (3:00)

5-6Step forward on left, turn ½ right and step forward on right (9:00)

7&8Step forward on left, step right next to left, step forward on left

CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS

1-2Cross right over left, step left side left

3&4Step right behind left, step left side left, cross right over left

5-6Rock left to side left, recover weight back on right

7&8Cross left over right, step right side right, cross left over right

¼ TURN RIGHT, LOCK, FORWARD CHA-CHA, ½ TURN RIGHT, ¾ TURN RIGHT CHA-CHA

1-2Turn ¼ right and step forward on right, lock-step left to out side of right (12:00)

3&4Step forward on right, left step next to right; step forward on right

5-6Step forward on left, turn ½ right and step forward on right (6:00)

7&8Turn ¾ right cha-cha step, left, right, left (3:00)

The next 4 sections are the mirror image of the previous 4, done facing the 3:00 wall

ROCK, SCUFF, ¼ TURN LEFT CHA-CHA, SIDE, BEHIND, ½ TURN RIGHT CHA-CHA

1-2Rock back right, scuff left forward

3&4Turn ¼ left cha-cha left, right, left (12:00)

5-6Step right side right, step left behind right

7&8Turn ½ right cha-cha step, right, left, right (6:00)

ROCK, RECOVER, ½ TURN LEFT CHA-CHA, STEP, ½ TURN LEFT, FORWARD CHA-CHA

1-2Rock forward on left, recover weight back on right

3&4Turn ½ left cha-cha step, left, right, left (12:00)

5-6Step forward on right, turn ½ left and step forward on left (6:00)

7&8Step forward on right, step left next to right, step forward on right

CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS, SIDE, CROSS

1-2Cross left over right, step right side right

3&4Step left behind right, step right side right, cross left over right

5-6Rock right to side right, recover weight back on left

7&8Cross right over left, step left side left, cross right over left

¼ TURN LEFT, LOCK, FORWARD CHA-CHA, ½ TURN LEFT, ¾ TURN LEFT CHA-CHA

1-2Turn ¼ left and step forward on left, lock-step right to out side of left (3:00)

3&4Step forward on left, step right next to left, step forward on left

5-6Step forward on right, turn ½ left and step forward on left (9:00)

7&8Turn ¾ left cha-cha step, right, left, right (12:00)

REPEAT

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For the song “Is The Magic Still There”, at the end of the second rotation add the following:

HIPS LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT

1-4Sway hips left back, sway hips right forward, sway hips left back, sway hips right forward