MAIL MYSELF TO MEXICO
CHOREOGRAPHER: Barry Amato (9/02)
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: High Beginner
MUSIC: Mail Myself To Mexico by Michael Mason (Eidetic Records)
HEEL DIG, STEP, STEP, HOLD, HEEL DIG, STEP, STEP, HOLD
(THE FOOT WORK ON THIS IS THE SAME AS A FORWARD MAMBO STEP
ONLY STYLED WITH A HEEL DIG/FAN
1 Dig right heel into floor with right foot on a diagonal to left (11:00-1:00)
2 Transfer weight to left after fanning to right
3-4 Step on right in place, Hold
5 Dig left heel into floor with left foot on a diagonal to right (1:00-5:00)
6 Transfer weight to right after fanning to left
7-8 Step on left in place, Hold
STEP FORWARD, SLIDE/LOCK, STEP FORWARD, PIVOT HALF TURN ON BALL OF FOOT,
REPEAT AGAIN ON OPPOSITE FOOTWORK
1-2 Step forward on right, Slide left and lock behind right with left taking weight
3-4 Step forward on right, Keeping weight on right pivot on ball of right foot
a half turn right while tucking left foot to right heel during turn
5-6 Step forward on left, Slide right and lock behind left with right taking weight
7-8 Step forward on left, Keeping weight on left pivot on ball of left foot
a half turn left while tucking right foot to right heel during turn
ROCK STEP, SWEEP, STEP, ROCK CROSSOVER STEP, TWO STEP TURN
1-2 Rock forward on right, Recover on left in place
3 Sweep right foot around and back behind left
4 Step on right (with right behind left)
5 With right behind left and weight on right,
cross left a little further to right and step on left
6 Recover back on right
7 Two step turn to the left stepping 1/4 on left
8 Complete turn with 3/4 turn on the ball of the left
stepping on right when back to original position
Optional* If you have dancers who prefer not to turn,
have them step out on left, cross right over left
TRAVELING VINE LEFT, SWEEP, STEP, STEP 1/4 TURN, STEP 1/2 TURN
1-2 Step left on left, Cross right over left
3-4 Step left on left, Step right behind left
5-6 Sweep left foot to the front of right, Step left over right
7 With weight on left, 1/4 turn left stepping on right
*You will be facing 9:00
8 With weight on right, 1/2 turn left stepping forward on left
*You will be facing 3:00
BEGIN DANCE AGAIN!!
From: barry@barryamato.com
Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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