PATA PATA CHA CHA
Choreographer: - 	 Irene Groundwater, # 307 - 1717 W. 13th Ave., Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6J 2H2, 
Tel & Fax No.	( 604-732-0693)
email address: 	aiground@telus.net, 
Website: -	http://www.irenegroundwater.com/
Date:	Feb. 2010
Description: 	32count, 4 wall, Beginner Cha Cha Line Dance
Music:	Pata, Pata by Ross Mitchell, CD: - Bam-Boom, 120 BPM
Pattern:	16 count intro, (1-32) x 8, Dance ends facing front wall.
Music:	Pata, Pata by Helmut Lotti, Cd: - Out of Africa, 130 BPM
Intro:	16 count intro Dance Pattern until music ends.
Dance Pattern:	16 ct, intro, (1-32) x 11, Ending to face front wall (3rd time you face 3 o’clock wall)
Music:	Or any Cha Cha music of your choice

Count	Des.
1-8 CROSS, REPLACE, CHA CHA, CROSS, REPLACE, CHA CHA,
1-2	Cross Right over L (raising R. Hand overhead), Replace weight on L
3&4	Side R, Step L beside R. Replace weight on R
5-6	Cross L over R (raising L Hand overhead), Replace weight on R
7&8	Side L, Step R beside L, Replace weight on L

9-16 FWD, ½ TURN L, FWD CHA CHA, FWD, ½ TURN R, FWD CHA CHA
1-2	R forward, L. forward making ½ turn left on step
3&4	R forward, Step L beside R, R forward
5-6	L forward, R forward making ½ turn right on step
7&8	L forward, Step R beside L, L forward
(Option for those who hate turns – Fwd, Replace, Back Cha Cha, Back, Replace, Fwd Cha Cha)

17-24 SWAY, SWAY, CHA CHA IN PLACE, SWAY, SWAY, CHA CHA IN PLACE
1-2	Side step R (Swaying to right), Sway left
3&4	Replace weight on R, L Tog, R Tog
5-6	Side step L (Swaying to left), Sway right
7&8	Replace weight on L, R Tog, L Tog
(Int. Option – On counts 3&4 – Full turn left, On counts 7&8 – Full turn right)

25-32 FWD, REPLACE, BACK, TOG, FWD, FWD, FWD, ¼ TURN L w SIDE CHA CHA
1-2	R forward, Replace weight on L
3&4	R back, Step L beside R. R forward
5-6	L forward, R forward
7&8	Pivot ¼ turn left on R Ball as you Side step L, Step R beside L, Side step L
(Option – Counts 3&4- Cha Cha in place-R-L-R, Counts 5-6 – L fwd, R back making ¼ turn left on step)
(Option 7&8 – Cha Cha in place L-R-L)

BEGIN AGAIN

ENDING TO FACE FRONT WALL ( COUNTS 1 to 5) – HELMUT LOTTI MUSIC.
(This happens 3rd time you face 3 o’clock wall)
1-5 FWD, ¼ TURN L, CHA CHA IN PLACE, WAVE
1-2	R forward, Pivot ¼ turn on R. Ball as you Side step L
3&4	Side R, Step L beside R, Step R beside L
5	Raise both arms up overhead and wave.
This step description may be freely copied and distributed, but may not be altered or rewritten without the express permission of the choreographer.