Dancin’ In The Dark
Choreographed by Jo Thompson

Description: 32 count, 2 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: Smoke Rings In The Dark by Gary Allan
I Should Have Been True by The Mavericks
Note: When doing this dance, or other Rhumba type dances the basic timing is Quick (1) Quick (2) Slow (3,4), The slow steps are those followed by the holds, For styling on these steps, try doing a slow weight change using the two counts to complete the step, This will help to give your Rhumba a more fluid quality and helps prevent any tendency to bounce.

GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH ¼ TURN RIGHT, RONDE, JAZZ BOX ¼ TURN LEFT, HOLD
1-2Step right to right side, cross left behind right
3Step right ¼ turn right
4Sweep left toe out to left side, forward and around across right
5-6Step left across right, step back right
7-8On ball of right make ¼ turn left, stepping left to left side, hold

CROSS ROCK, SIDE RIGHT, HOLD, CROSS ROCK, SIDE LEFT, HOLD
9-10Cross rock right forward across left, rock back onto left
11-12Step right to right side, hold
13-14Cross rock left forward across right, rock back onto right
15-16Step left to left side, hold

CROSS, SIDE LEFT, ¼ TURN RIGHT, HOLD, BACK ROCK, STEP FORWARD, HOLD
17-18Cross right over left, step left to left side
19-20On ball of left make ¼ turn right, stepping back right, hold
21-22Rock back on left, rock forward onto right
23-24Step forward left, hold

RIGHT LOCK STEP FORWARD, HOLD, STEP ¼ PIVOT RIGHT, CROSS, HOLD
25-26Step forward right, lock left behind right
27-28Step forward right, hold
29-30Step forward left, pivot ¼ turn right, taking weight onto right
31-32Cross left over right, hold

REPEAT