Cucarachas
Rumba Cucarachas
This is a Newcomer Level figure. This online reference gives a detailed description of dance steps, including timing, and movement; a list of figures that may precede or follow the pattern; and videos providing instruction and demonstration of the figure, techniques and practice routines that include it.
Cucaracha is 3 steps ended with feet together.
Start in Closed Position. See Rumba Technique for details on hip motion in Cucarachas.
Leader
2: LF to side with part weight.
This is LF Cucaracha.
3: Transfer weight to RF | Flat Foot.
4 1: Close LF to RF
2: RF to side with part weight
This is RF Cucaracha
3: Transfer weight to LF | Flat Foot.
4 1: Close RF to LF
Follower
2: RF to side with part weight. Flat foot.
This is LF Cucaracha (from Man's perspective).
Place foot faster, arms should be soft. Keep L heel down on the floor. 2 heels down.
3: Transfer weight to LF | Flat Foot.
R heel up, pushing and extend RF. RF turned out a bit more. At t his point, L hip is quite forward, R hip rotated back, RF turned out. 2 straight legs.
4 1: Close RF to LF
Switch hip fast, draws RF in.
2: LF to side with part weight
This is RF Cucaracha.
3: Transfer weight to RF | Flat Foot.
4 1: Close LF to RF.
Notes
Feet relative direction to each other: side, side and slightly fwd or back, fwd or diagonally fwd, back or diagonally back.
Gold level: A Press Line may be used by Man when dancing a fwd Cucaracha by allowing RF to swivel slightly to R as he steps a fwd LF in line with RF, on ball of foot with heel raised.
L knee is flexed, R leg straight and RF flat.
There is no hip movement.
The Press Line may be used on 1 of Advanced, Continuous and Circular Hip Twists.