TITLE: CANDIDA CHA CHA REMIX line dance
STYLE: LATIN (combines Bachata, Cha Cha & Merengue)
LEVEL: 2
COUNT: 128 Count, 1 Wall
CHOREOGRAPHER: choreographed by J&A DanceWorkout
YEAR: 2020
MUSIC: CANDIDA CHA CHA REMIX
This line dance was choreographed in 2020 by J&A DanceWorkout group. It’s specifically arranged for the tune CANDIDA Cha Cha Remix.
This remix samples the voice of TONY ORLANDO who is on the original recording that was released in 1970. The song was written by Irwin Levine and Toni Wine and produced by Dave Appell and Hank Medress for Bell Records.
“In a Songfacts interview, Toni Wine said: “I came up with the name ‘Candida.’ We knew we wanted a Spanish girl’s name. Rosita had been taken. Juanita was a hit. Maria had happened. We knew we wanted to write a Latin-flavored song, because of the areas that we grew up in, a lot of Latin and R&B music were being combined, and I grew up in Spanish Harlem. Loved the music, just loved that whole feel.”
READ MORE HERE https://www.songfacts.com/facts/tony-orlando-dawn/candida
THE STEPS
PHRASE 1
BAR 1
Bachata Left, Bachata Right
L, R, L, then tap on R,
R, L ,R, then tap on L
Bar 2
Repeat with Arm Styling
Bar 3
Single Step Bachata with a Macarena style arm and hand motion
L, tap, R, tap, L, tap, R, tap
Bar 4
Merengue style footwork
L, R, L, tap on R
R, L, R, tap on L
REPEAT PHRASE
PHRASE 3
Bar 1
Standard Cha Cha footwork
Rock Forward on L, R, Cha Cha Cha (L, R, L)
Rock Back on R, L, Cha Cha Cha R, L, R)
Bar 2
Standard Cha Cha right turn
Rock Forward on L, R, Cha Cha Cha (L, R, L) All while turning Right 360 degrees
Rock Back on R, L, Cha Cha Cha R, L, R)
Bar 3
Standard Side Break Cha Cha while doing comb styling with arms
Rock Left on L, R, Cha Cha Cha (L, R, L)
Rock Right on R, L, Cha Cha Cha R, L, R)
Bar 4
Standard Side Break Cha Cha while doing comb styling with arms
Rock Left on L, R, Cha Cha Cha (L, R, L)
Rock Right on R, L, Cha Cha Cha R, L, R)
REPEAT PHRASE
