HEY MAMA!

CHOREOGRAPHER: Karen Katrea (Singapore) omega_ice@hotmail.com
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Hey Mama (Radio Edit) by Black Eyed Peas (Intro/count in: 32 counts, right after you hear 'REWIND')


WALK AND SHIMMY 4x, ROCK-RECOVER AND STEP BACK, LEFT BACK ROCKING CHAIR

1-4	Walk right, left, right, left (shimmy shoulders forward and back throughout)
5&6	Rock right forward, recover on left, long step right back dragging left along
7&8&	Rock left to the back, recover on right, rock left forward, recover on right

STEP 1/4 LEFT, ROCK BACK RECOVER, RIGHT SIDE CHASSE, SIDE BOUNCES 4X, CROSS-UNWIND LEFT FULL TURN

1-2&	Step left to the side turning 1/4 left, rock-step right back, recover weight on left
3-4&	Step right to the side, step left beside right, step right to the side
5-6	Step left to the side touching right to the side,
	step right in place touching left to the side (Shoulders pop left, right)
7-8	Step left in place touching right to the side,
	step right in place touching left to the side (shoulders pop left, right)
&1	Step left to the side, cross right over left and unwind a full left turn
	(weight ending on right)

ROCK RECOVER, BEHIND SIDE CROSS, SWIVEL HEELS TURNING 1/4 LEFT WITH KICK

2-3	Rock left to the side, recover on right
4&5	Cross left behind right, step right to the side, cross left over right
6-7	Step right to the side swiveling heels right, left
8&1	Swivel heels right, left, right and turn 1/4 left kicking left foot out

ROCK BACK RECOVER, KICK OUT OUT, HIP ROLL FIGURE 8 ENDING WITH A HITCH

2&	Rock left back, recover on right
3&4	Kick left out, step left to the side, step right to the side
5-6	Turn left hip anticlockwise, turn right hip clockwise
7-8&	Turn left hip anticlockwise, turn right hip clockwise,
	turn left hip anticlockwise (like a figure 8) *weight on left now*, hitch right knee
	Counts 5-8 optional styling: Go down and up while doing figure 8

WALK WALK, SCUFF STEP FORWARD, TWIST AND KICK, KICK-BALL-TOUCH AND TOUCH, KNEE POP IN, KICK OUT

1-2	Walk right, left
3&	Scuff right forward and step down
4&	Twist 1/2 turn, twist back 1/2 turn right
5&	Kick right out, step right beside left
6&	Touch left to the side, step left beside right
7&	1/4 left turn touching right to the side, bend right knee inwards
8&	Bend right knee outwards, kick right out turning 1/4 right (weight completely on left)

FUNKY JAZZ BOX CROSS, ROCK-RECOVER DIAGONALLY TOUCH FORWARD X2

1-2	Cross right over left, step left in place
3-4	Step right to the side, cross left in front of right
5&6	Rock right back, recover on left, touch right diagonally forward (bend backwards slightly)
7&8	Rock right back, recover on left, touch right diagonally forward (bend backwards slightly)

SLIDE-WALK BACK X2, RIGHT COASTER STEP, STEP DOWN LEFT,
ROCK-RECOVER, MODIFIED PADDLE FULL RIGHT TURN

1-2	Slide-step right back, slide-step left back
3&4&	Step right back, step left beside right, step right forward, step left behind right
5-6	Rock right forward, recover on left
7&	Turn 1/2 right stepping right forward, step left in place
8&	Turn 1/2 right stepping right forward, step left beside right

DOROTHY STEPS X2, STEP BACK KICK LEFT, STEP BACK KICK RIGHT, RIGHT COASTER AND STEP LEFT FORWARD

1-2&	Step right diagonally forward, lock left behind, step right diagonally forward
3-4&	Step left diagonally forward, lock right behind, step left diagonally forward
5&	Step right back, kick left forward
6&	Step left back, kick right forward
7&8&	Step right back, step left beside right, step right forward, step left forward

REPEAT

RESTART: On the 5th wall, do the dance until count 16&
(that means ending with a left step to the side)
After that, restart from the beginning (you will be facing the 9:00 wall)

From: Tiger2bBright 

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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