COUNTRY LAMBADA

CHOREOGRAPHER: Melanie Greenwood
COUNT: 36
TYPE: Couples Dance 
   
This is a Couple's Dance done in a Circle.  
Gent's belly to lady's back, standing close. 
Gent's right hand on front of lady's waist, 
left hand out to side & up.  
Lady's right hand on top of gent's right, 
left hand in Gent's left hand
   
HEEL, STEP, TOE, STEP      
 
1  Touch left heel forward 
2  Step left next to right
3  Touch right toe back
4  Step right next to left

KICK, FORWARD THREE
  
5  Kick left
6  Step forward right
7  Step forward left
8  Step forward right

KICK, FORWARD THREE

9  Kick right
10 Step forward left
11 Step forward right
12 Step forward left

KICK, FORWARD THREE

13 Kick left
14 Step forward right
15 Step forward left
16 Step forward left 
 
STEP, HIP CIRCLES, FOUR TIMES 
               
Next 12 Counts will make a Circle.  
Step right, left, right, left.  
While doing these Steps, hips
are making a Circle, bending waist backward 
slightly & forward slightly.  When you Step 
right hips should move to Left, 
Stepping left hips move to right.

17 Step forward on right, slowly swaying hips left
18 Slowly sway hips back
19 Step forward on left, slowly swaying hips right
20 Slowly sway hips back
21 Step forward on right, slowly swaying hips left
22 Slowly sway hips back
23 Step forward on left, slowly swaying hips right
24 Slowly sway hips back
25 Step forward on right, slowly swaying hips left
26 Slowly sway hips back
27 Step forward on left, slowly swaying hips right
28 Slowly sway hips back
                 
After this point moves are different for each

LADIES TURN LEFT    

29-32 Gent: Bring left hand to lady's waist, Turn her left.
      Lady: Change weight to right as you Turn to Left,
            Place your hands on Gent's shoulders.

DIP BACK, RECOVER, FACE

33-34 Gent: Dip your Lady back  
35    Gent: Recover                    
36    Gent: Face Partner
33-34 Lady: Lets gent dip her back
35    Lady: Recover
36    Lady: Face Partner. Lady should be facing her Partner,
            with right hand overhead with Gent's right. 
            Lady's left hand is behind her back, 
            Gent's left hand is holding Lady's left hand.

REPEAT