Lightning Cha Cha
TYPE:  4 Wall Line Dance RATING:  Intermediate
COUNT: 48 STEPS: 54
CHOREOGRAPHER:
 Gloria Johnson & Dusty Miller
(10/3/1995)
2425 Center Road
Deltona, FL 32738
Tel: (904)532-2909
Email: gloriaj@country-time.com 
Homepage: http://www.gloriajohnson.us
PREPARED BY : B. Craig Johnson (aka: "Dusty Miller") for Bellamy Brothers Records
MUSIC:  116 BPM "We Dared The Lightning" Dance Mix - Bellamy Brothers
SOURCE: Bellamy Brothers Records - Dade City, Fla
AS PRINTED IN:
 The Dance Card - Nashville, TN (December 1, 1995) 
Linedancer Magazine in Great Britain (1997)
NOTE: 
 The combination of steps 41 & 42 is basically a 1/4 turn to the left leading into a cha cha or shuffle step. This dance has been incorrectly credited to another person in a national magazine and on at least one web site.
STEP DESCRIPTION

TOE POINTS, GRAPEVINE - RIGHT:
1, 2       Point RIGHT toe out to right side; Touch RIGHT toe next to left
3, 4       Point RIGHT toe out to right side; Touch RIGHT toe next to left
5, 6       Step RIGHT to right side; Step LEFT behind Right
7, 8       Step RIGHT to right side; Turn 1/4 turn to left (weight is on Right foot, Left toe touches the floor)

TOE POINTS, GRAPEVINE - LEFT:
9,10      Point LEFT toe out to left side; Touch LEFT toe next to Right
11,12    Point LEFT toe out to left side; Touch LEFT toe next to Right
13, 14   Step LEFT to left side; Step RIGHT behind Left
15, 16   Step LEFT to left side; Touch RIGHT foot next to Left

SHUFFLE  - FORWARD, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE - BACKWARD, ROCK STEP:
17 & 18 Shuffle forward (RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT)
19, 20    Rock forward on LEFT foot; Rock back on RIGHT foot
21 & 22 Shuffle backward (LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT)
23, 24    Rock back on RIGHT foot; Rock forward on LEFT foot

STEP AND TURN, WEAVE:
25, 26   Step forward on RIGHT foot; Turn 1/4 turn to left placing weight fully on both feet
27, 28   Step RIGHT across Left; Step back on LEFT
29, 30   Step back on RIGHT; Step LEFT across Right
31, 32   Step back on RIGHT; Step LEFT next to Right

SHUFFLE - FORWARD, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE - BACKWARD, ROCK STEP:
33 & 34 Shuffle forward (RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT)
35, 36    Rock forward on LEFT foot; Rock back on RIGHT foot
37 & 38 Shuffle back (LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT)
39, 40    Rock back on RIGHT foot; Rock forward on LEFT foot

SWING TURN SHUFFLE, MILITARY TURN - RIGHT:
41          Swing RIGHT foot over Left and turn 1/4 turn to the left at the same time
              (placing foot on floor as first step in a cha cha step)
  &          Bring LEFT foot next to Right
42          Step forward on RIGHT foot
43, 44    Step forward on LEFT foot; Turn 1/2 turn to the right

SHUFFLE - FORWARD, MILITARY TURN - LEFT:
45 & 46  Shuffle forward (LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT)
47, 48     Step forward on RIGHT foot; Turn 1/2 turn to the left

BEGIN DANCE AGAIN

Dance © Copyright 1995 Gloria Johnson & Country Time Dance Lines. Step description © Copyright 2001,2005 - Country Time Dance Lines. Permission is given by choreographer and Country Time Dance Lines to copy and teach as long as nothing is altered.