MAMA JAZZ

CHOREOGRAPHER: Bill Bader (March 2002) Vancouver, BC, Canada
		Contact: 604-684-2455 billbader@hotmail.com www.billbader.com
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate 2 (Mid Intermediate)
MUSIC: Mama Knows Best by The Borderers-180 bpm (Intro: 64 counts (NOT the Oh-oh-oh's))

Album:	"Inspired!" (2002) - Australia Order from www.theborderers.com.au or your favourite
	linedance CD retailer (see Line-Links http://www.billbader.com/line-links.htm)

Choreographer's Note:	This wonderful, upbeat song takes us back to "The Jazz Age"
of flappers and The Charleston.

Note: For a simpler dance to this song, I also choreographed "Mama Knows Best".

1-8	HEEL, LIFT, HEEL, HOLD, BEHIND, 1/4 TURN, FORWARD, HOLD

1	Touch Right heel on right forward diagonal ("Right 45")
2	Lift Right foot slightly bending Right knee
3-4	Touch Right heel again on the same spot, Hold
5-6	Cross step Right behind Left, Step Left to left side turning 1/4 left
7-8	Step Right forward, Hold

9-16	FORWARD, ROCK, BACK, ROCK, FORWARD, HOP (TURN 1/4), TOGETHER, HOLD

1-2	Step Left forward, Rock back onto Right
3-4	Step Left back to left side, Rock onto Right
5-6	Step Left forward, Hop Right forward turning 1/4 left
7-8	Step Left beside Right, Hold*
	*Comic option on count 8 on Walls 2, 5, 8: Slap Right "hip area". (Very "flapper"!)

17-24	"THE CHARLESTON": KICK, HOLD, BACK, HOLD, TOUCH BACK, HOLD, FORWARD, HOLD

1-2	Kick Right forward, Hold
3-4	Step Right back, Hold
5-6	Touch Left toe back, Hold
7-8	Step Left forward, Hold
	Styling for 17-24: You will definitely want to swing arms to counter-balance the footwork.
	And you can use "jazz hands" (fingers splayed). The true Charleston has the heel of the
	weighted foot swiveling, so try that option.

25-32	FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, FORWARD, SLAP, STEP, CLAP, POSE, HOLD

1-2	Step Right forward, Pivot Turn 1/2 left onto Left
3	Step Right forward
4	Keeping knees together raise Left heel to left side and slap Left heel with Left hand
5-6	Step Left beside Right, Raise Right knee toward left and Clap
7-8	Point Right toe to far right side and move arms out to sides palms down, Hold

33-40	RIGHT, HOLD, CROSS, HOLD, RIGHT, TOGETHER, RIGHT, TOUCH

1-2	Step Right beside Left slightly apart, Hold
3-4	Cross Step Left over Right, Hold
5-7	Step Right to right side, Slide/Step Left beside Right, Step Right to right side
8	Slide/Touch Left toe beside Right

41-48	DIAGONAL BACK, HOLD, CROSS, HOLD, BACK, CROSS, BACK, HEEL

1-2	Step Left back on left diagonal, Hold
3-4	Cross Step Right over Left, Hold
5-7	Step Left back on left diagonal, Cross Step Right over Left, Step Left back on left diagonal
8	Touch Right heel forward on diagonal

49-56	VAUDEVILLE RIGHT, VAUDEVILLE LEFT

1-2	Step Right to right side, Cross Step Left over Right
3-4	Step Right to right side, Touch Left heel forward on left diagonal
5-6	Step Left to left side, Cross Step Right over Left
7-8	Step Left to left side, Touch Right heel forward on right diagonal

57-64	LUNGE, HOLD, REPLACE, HOLD, JAZZ BOX TURN (CROSS, BACK, SIDE 1/4 RIGHT, FORWARD)

1-2	Lunge step Right to far right side and slightly back lifting Left foot from the floor, Hold
3-4	Replace weight onto Left, Hold
5-6	Cross step Right over Left, Step Left back
7-8	Step Right to right side turning 1/4 right, Step Left forward

End of pattern. Begin again...

This step description was written by the choreographer, Bill Bader, March 21, 2002.
Photocopying is permitted for classes and competitions.
For updates and other dances visit billbader.com

From: billbader@hotmail.com (Bill Bader)

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