LADY MARMALADE

CHOREOGRAPHER: Wendy Dee, wendy_dunn@hotmail.com
COUNT: Phrased
TYPE: 1 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: Lady Marmalade by Christine Aguiliera, Lil'Kim, Pink, Mya, Missy Elliott

PART 1-VERSE

TOE DROPS, OUT, OUT, IN, IN, TOUCH RIGHT

	Moving to right side
1-4	Right toe, drop heel, cross left toe over right, drop heel
5-6	Step out on right, step out on left
7&8	Step in on right, step in on left, turn 1/2 left touching right beside left

TOE DROPS, OUT, OUT, IN, IN, TOUCH RIGHT

	Moving to right side
9-12	Right toe, drop heel, cross left toe over right, drop heel
13-14	Step out on right, step out on left
15&16	Step in on right, step in on left, turn 1/2 left touching right beside left

CHASSE R,L,R, FULL TURN, STEP ON RIGHT, STEP LEFT, RIGHT, TURNING FULL TURN RIGHT

17&18	(Moving to right side) step side right, left together with right, step side left on right
19-20	Step onto left turning full turn right, step onto right
21	(Moving to left side) step forward onto left starting full turn right
22	Step onto right finishing full turn right
23&24	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left

PART 2 "GITCHY GITCHY..."

HIPS BUMPS FORWARD AND BACK, PELVIC THRUSTS FORWARD AND BACK

1&2	Touch right forward bumping hips forward, back, forward
&3&4	Bump hips back, forward, back, forward
5&6	Thrust hips forward (pull arms back) thrust hips back (push arms forward),
&7&8	thrust hips forward (pull arms back), thrust hips back (push arms forward),
	thrust hips forward (pull arms back), thrust hips back (push arms forward)

HIPS BUMPS FORWARD AND BACK, PELVIC THRUSTS FORWARD AND BACK

9&10	Touch left forward bumping hips forward, back, forward
&11&12	Bump hips back, forward, back, forward
13&14	Thrust hips forward (pulling arms back), thrust hips back (push arms forward),
&15&16	thrust hips forward (pulling arms back), thrust hips back,
	thrust hips forward (pulling arms back), thrust hips back (push arms forward)

SHUFFLE R, L, R TO RIGHT, FULL TURN RIGHT, STEPPING L,R,
SHUFFLE L,R,L TO LEFT, FULL TURN LEFT, STEPPING R,L

17&18	Shuffle Right, Left, Right to the right side
19-20	Step onto left starting full turn right, step onto right finishing full turn right
21&22	Shuffle Left, Right, Left to the left side
23-24	Step onto right starting a full turn left, step onto left finishing full turn left

BIG STEP TO RIGHT, DRAG LEFT, CUBAN HIPS TO LEFT WITH HOLDS AND FULL TURN LEFT

25-28	Step big step to right onto right, drag left to beside right touching it beside right
&29	Step to left onto left, bring right beside left
&30	Step to left onto left, bring right beside left
&31	Step to left onto left, bring right beside left
&32	Step to left onto left starting full turn left, bring right to left
&	Still making full turn left, bring left to right finishing full turn left

PART 3- "VOULEZ VOUS COUCHER"

RIGHT TOE SIDE, HITCH, SIDE, LOOK, LOOK, SHOULDERS UP, DOWN,
ROLL SHOULDERS BACK, POINT RIGHT FINGER UP AND DOWN

1&	Touch right toe to right side, hitch right knee
2&	Touch right toe to right side, look to right
3&4	Look back to front, shoulders up and down
5&6	Roll both shoulders backwards, point right finger up to ceiling,
	and then down to floor along side of right leg

LEFT TOE SIDE, HITCH, SIDE, LOOK, LOOK, SHOULDERS UP, AND DOWN,
ROLL SHOULDERS BACK, POINT LEFT FINGER UP AND DOWN

7&	Touch left toe to left side, hitch left knee
8&	Touch left toe to left side, look to left
9&10	Look back to front, shoulders up and down
11&12	Roll both shoulders backwards, point right finger up to ceiling,
	and then down to floor along side of right leg

LAST SECTION (80 COUNTS)..BUT EASY STUFF, NO WORRY!!

WALK FORWARD R, L, R, 1/2 TURN LEFT, POP RIGHT KNEE, LEFT KNEE, SHUFFLE R,L,R, IN PLACE

1-4	Walk forward right, left, right, step 1/2 turn left stepping onto left
5-6	Step out onto right (popping knee), step out onto left (popping knee)
7&8	Step in on right, left beside right, right beside left

WALK FORWARD L, R, L, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, POP LEFT, RIGHT KNEE, SHUFFLE L,R,L, IN PLACE

9-12	Walk forward left, right, left, 1/2 turn right stepping onto right
13-14	Step out onto left (popping knee), step out onto right (popping knee)
15&16	Step in on left, right beside left, left beside right

WALK FORWARD R, L, R, 1/2 TURN LEFT, POP RIGHT KNEE, LEFT KNEE, SHUFFLE R,L,R, IN PLACE

17-20	Walk forward right, left, right, step 1/2 turn left stepping onto left
21-22	Step out onto right (popping knee), step out onto left (popping knee)
23&24	Step in on right, left beside right, right beside left

WALK FORWARD L, R, L, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, POP LEFT, RIGHT KNEE, SHUFFLE L,R,L, IN PLACE

25-28	Walk forward left, right, left, 1/2 turn right stepping onto right
29-30	Step out onto left (popping knee), step out onto right (popping knee)
31&32	Step in on left, right beside left, left beside right

SHUFFLE TO RIGHT, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE TO LEFT, ROCK STEP

33&34	Shuffle to the right (Right, Left, Right)
35-36	Rock forward onto left, step back onto right
37&38	Shuffle to the left (Left, Right, Left)
39-40	Rock forward onto right, step back onto left

SHUFFLE TO RIGHT, FULL TURN RIGHT, SHUFFLE TO LEFT, FULL TURN LEFT

41&42	Shuffle to the right (Right, Left, Right)
43-44	Step onto left starting full turn right, step onto right finishing full turn
45&46	Shuffle to the left (Left, Right, Left)
47-48	Step forward onto right starting full turn left, step onto left finishing full turn

SHUFFLE TO RIGHT, ROCK STEP, SHUFFLE TO LEFT, ROCK STEP

49&50	Shuffle to the right (Right, Left, Right)
51-52	Rock forward onto left, step back onto right
53&54	Shuffle to the left (Left, Right, Left)
55-56	Rock forward onto right, step back on left

BIG STEP TO RIGHT, DRAG LEFT, CUBAN HIPS TO LEFT AND FULL TURNING LEFT

57-60	Step big step to right on right, drag left to right touching it beside right
&61	Step to left side Left, Right
&62	Step to left side Left, Right
&63	Step to left side Left, Right (making full turn left)
&64&	Step onto Left, Right, left beside right

*at this point there is a slow beat section, this is where your arms come in*

RIGHT ARM MOVING FULL TURN CLOCKWISE IN FRONT

1-8	Right arm starting down in front, heading up to left side and above head in
	clockwise/circular motion then down and back to where you started

LEFT ARM MOVING FULL TURN COUNTERCLOCKWISE IN FRONT

9-16	Left arm starting down in front, heading up to right side and above head in
	counterclockwise/circular motion ending back to where you started

BOTH ARMS MOVING IN CIRCULAR FULL TURN AND MEETING DOWN IN FRONT AT STARTING POSITION

17-24	Right arm moves slowly counterclockwise in a circle out to right side and up,
	and to left side, and back down in front, left arm moves clockwise out to left side,
	and up, and to right side, and then back down in front

PUMP BOTH HANDS WITH PALMS DOWN AT SIDES

25-28	Both hands are down at sides with palms facing down, while you pump them,
	up and down 4 times

NOTES: *HERE'S WHERE YOU START AGAIN AT THE VERSE SECTION*
	and keep going, but.... only to end of first count of 8 of "gitchy gitchy" section
	(just follow the music k?) then start again and keep going till end of count 8 of
	"gitchy gitchy" section, and you will hear the music starts there with "gitchy gitchy"
	again ...so start it k? and keep going through to....

"VOULEZ VOUS COUCHER" SECTION AND REPEAT IT TWICE, JUST AS THE MUSIC STATES!!

AT THE END OF ALL THE VOULEZ VOUSING!! .... : ) START LAST SECTION (80 COUNTS)
AGAIN UNTIL COUNT 60,.....THEN PUT THIS ENDING IN:

Step out onto Right and do those both arm raises out and up and to down in front again
(Yessssssssss) and drop arms and head at (....Aah )

ENJOY !!! ENJOY!!! ENJOY!!! WE SURE DO!!!!

From: wendy_dunn@hotmail.com (Wendy Dee)

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