SUNSET RHUMBA

Composers:	Richard & Jo Anne Lawson, 237 Mamie Lane, Birmingham, A1.35215           Phone: (205)853-4616
Record:		Special Pressing (Flip of ‘Down The River Of Golden Dreams’) (Sydney Thompson EP 619)
Footwork:	Opposite, Directions for Man except where noted.
Sequence:	Intro--A-B-C-D-A-B-C-D (1-7) -Ending

	ROUNDALAB RATING: PHASE V                     SLOW FOR COMFORT

Note: 	This dance is the same dance as Gazpacho Cha But using Rhumba timing. It is intended as an introduction to 	International Rhumba figures.
         
INTRO
MEAS
1 - 4		(Bfly/Wall)WAIT; WAIT; (Diag L & R) CUCARACHAS;;
	
	1-2	In Bfly/Wall wait 2 meas;;
	3-4	(Cucaracha)Relaxing R knee trn slightly LF & push inside edge of L ft to the floor diag LOD/COH (W R twd 		LOD/Wall),rec R, cl L,-; Relaxing L knee trn slightly RF & push inside edge of R ft to the floor diag 			RLOD/COH (W L twd RLOD/Wall), rec L, cl R,-;

PART A

1 - 4		FWD BASIC; ALEMANA; HAND TO HAND; HAND TO HAND;

	1-2	Rk fwd L, rec R, sd L,-;  (Alemana)Rk bk R, rec L, sd R(W fwd L begin RF trn under jnd lead hands, fwd R,
		sd L) ending Bfly/Wall,-;
	3-4 	(Hand to Hand) Step bk L to sd-by-sd pos(W step bk R) both fcg LOD, rec on R to Bfly/Wall, sd L, -; 
		Step bk R to sd-by-sd pos (w step bk L) both fcg RLOD, rec on L to Bfly/Wall, sd R, -;

5-8		BACK BREAK; KIKI WALK; CIRCLE AWAY; CIRCLE TOGETHER;

5-6	(Bk Break)Step bk L(W bk R) to fc LOD with W's forearm on top of M's, rec R, fwd L, -; 
In OP/LOD kiki walk fwd R, L, R placing feet in front of each other,-;
7-8	Circle away twd COH(W twd Wall)L, R, L , -; Circle tog twd Wall (W twd COH)R, L, R, -;

PART B

1 - 4		FWD BASIC; BK BASIC; FENCE LINE; FENCE LINE;

1-2	(Bfly/Wall) Rk fwd L, rec R, sd L, -;  Rk bk R, rec L, sd R, -;
3-4	(Fence Line)In Bfly with a slight tilt twd RLOD with M's R & W's L hands low slightly, check thru to RLOD 
on L,rec R,sd L,-; With a slight tilt twd LOD with M's L & W's R hands low slightly, check thru to LOD on R,rec L,sd R,-;

5 - 8		NEW YORKER; SPOT TURN; SHOULDER TO SHOULDER; SHOULDER TO SHOULDER;

5-6	(New Yorker)Rk thru twd RLOD on L to LOP, rec R fc ptr, sd L, -; (Spot Trn)Step thru R twd LOD 
releasing hands trn LF, fwd L still trng LF to fc ptr(W step fwd L, fwd R trng RF)sd R ending Bfly/Wall,-;
7-8	(Shoulder to Shoulder)Step fwd L to Bfly/SCar, rec R, sd L(W step bk R, rec L, sd R),-; Step fwd R to 
Bfly/Bjo, rec L, sd R(W step bk L, rec R, sd L), -;

SUNSET RHUMBA

PART C

1-4 		FWD BASIC; WHIP; NEW YORKER; WHIP;

1-2	In Bfly/Wall rk fwd L, rec R, sd L, -;  (Whip)Bk R trng LF keeping both hands jnd in front to help W get 
across (W fwd L outside M on his L sd trn LF), release M's R & W's L hands and step fwd L to LOD(W step sd R twd COH cont trng LF), fwd R to LOP/LOD, -;
3-4	(New Yorker)Rk thru twd LOD on L to LOP, rec R trng to Bfly/COH, sd L, -; Repeat meas 2 of Part C 
ending LOP/RLOD;

5 - 8		SPOT TURN; SPOT TURN; TIME STEP; TIME STEP;

5-6	(Spot Trn)Step thru L to RLOD releasing hands and trn RF, fwd R still trng RF to fc ptr (W step thru R trng 
LF, fwd L still trng LF) sd L, -; Step thru R to LOD releasing hands and trng LF, fwd L still trng LF to fc ptr (W step thru L trng RF, fwd R trng RF) sd R, -;                                .'
7-8	(Time Step) (No hands jnd and keep M's and W's shoulders and arms parallel to each other throughout 
figure)XLIB, rec R, sd L(W XRIB, rec L, sd R), -; XRIB, rec L, sd R(W XLIB, rec R, sd L)to handshake position, -;

PART D

1 - 4		OPEN HIP TWIST; FAN; HOCKEY STICK;;

1-2 	(Open Hip Twist)With R hands jnd fwd L, rec R, bk L(W bk R, rec L, fwd R straight twd M trng RF 
to fc LOD), -;  (Fan)Bk R lead W twd LOD(W start LF trn fwd L), rec L & change W's R hand to M's L
hand(W fwd R cont LF trn to fc RLOD), fwd R(W bk L)end M fcg Wall W fcg RLOD,-;
3-4	(Hockey Stick)Fwd L(W cl R), rec R(W fwd L), bk L(W fwd R end in front of M), -; Bk R, rec L(W trn LF 
under hnd hands L,R) sd R to LOP/RLOD,-;

5-8		NEW YORKER; AIDA; RK FWD, REC, FWD; CUCARACHA;

5-6 	Repeat action of meas 5 of Part B; (Aida)Thru R, sd L trng to mod bk-to-bk M trng RF(W trng LF)bk R,-;
7-8	Rk fwd L, rec R, fwd L,-; Trng to Bfly repeat meas 4 of Intro;

ENDING
1		RK SD, REC, CHANGE/POINT, -;

1	After Meas 7 of Part D second time thru blend to Bfly and rk sd R twd RLOD, rec L, step in 
place R/point L twd LOD)(W pt R twd LOD), -;