A LITTLE BIT OF MAMBO
CHOREOGRAPHER: Dianne Evans
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 1 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Advanced Beginner
MUSIC: Mambo No 5
Any mambo style rhythm will work
(Let the hips go!!)
MAMBO STEPS, FORWARD, BACK, LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE
1-2 Rock forward right, step back left
3-4 Small step right beside left, hold
5-6 Rock back left, rock forward right
7-8 Small step left beside right, hold
9-10 Rock right to right side, step on left in place
11-12 Close right to left, hold
13-14 Rock left foot to left side, step on right in place
15-16 Close left to right, hold
RIGHT FORWARD LOCK AND CLAP, LEFT FORWARD LOCK AND 2CLAPS
17-18 Step forward right, draw left foot behind right
19-20 Step forward right, clap
21-22 Step forward left, draw right foot behind left
23-24 Step forward left, clap
DIAGONAL STEP FORWARD RIGHT, CLAP, DIAGONAL STEP BACK LEFT, 2 CLAPS
25 Long step diagonally forward to 1:00 on right
26-28 Drag left foot to meet right, clap on 28
29 Long step diagonally back to 7:00 on left
30-32 Drag right foot in to meet left, clap, clap (&32)
STEP RIGHT TOGETHER CROSS, HOLD, SHIMMY TO THE LEFT CLOSE
33-34 Step right to right side, join right foot to left
35-36 Cross right over left, hold
37-39 Step left to left side bending knees and shimmy
40 Close right to left
STEP LEFT TOGETHER CROSS, HOLD, STEP RIGHT, CROSS BEHIND, 1/2 TURN LEFT
41-42 Step left to left side, join right foot to left
43-44 Cross left in front of right, hold
45-46 Step right to right side, cross left behind right, keeping knees bent
47-48 Unwind 1/2 turn left
STEP RIGHT TOGETHER CROSS, HOLD, STEP LEFT, CROSS BEHIND, 1/2 TURN RIGHT
49-50 Step right to right side, join right foot to left
51-52 Cross right over left, hold
53-54 Step left to left side, cross right behind left, keeping knees bent
55-56 Unwind 1/2 turn right
STEP BACK LEFT, CROSS, BACK LEFT, BACK RIGHT, CROSS, BACK RIGHT, STEP LEFT, HOLD
57-58 Step diagonally back left, cross right in front of left
59-60 Step diagonally back on left, step diagonally back on right
61-62 Cross left in front of right, step diagonally back on right
63-64 Step to side on left, hold
START AGAIN FROM BEGINNING!
From: DEvans2803@aol.com (Dianne Evans)
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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