MEXICAN WIND CHOREOGRAPHER: Julie & Steve Ebel TYPE: Couples 1 Wall Line Dance COUNT: 96 MUSIC: Mexican Wind by Jann Browne-100bpm STARTING POSITION: Couples start in the western open position FORWARD TURNS Man's Steps Lady's Steps 1 Pivot 1/4 right on ball of Step forward slightly Right foot as you step diagonal left on Left foot forward on Left 2 Step on Right foot pivoting Turn Left 1/2 turn as you 1/4 turn left step on Right Foot 3 Step Left next to Right Same as man 4 Pivot 1/4 left off of Left foot Same as man and step forward on Right 5 Step on Left pivoting 1/4 right Same as man 6 Step on Right Foot Same as man WHEEL COMBINATIONS Man and lady follow same steps in this section 7 Step forward on Left foot coming together into a Right parallel (Right hand to partner's waist, Left hand on partner’s hand) 8 Step Right foot next to left 9 Step Left foot next to right 10-12 Both wheel in a 1/2 circle to right, stepping Right, Left, Right 13-15 Both wheel in a 1/2 circle to right, stepping Left, Right, Left 16 Release hands and step back on Right foot 17 Step Right Foot next to Left 18 Step Left Foot next to Right 3/4 TURN, HAIRBRUSHES, WHEEL COMBINATION Man and lady follow same steps in this section 19-21 Pivot 3/4 turn to Left as you step Left, Right, Left, bringing Right hands together (palms out) with fingers pointing Left about neck high (you are facing each other at Right angles to start of dance) 22-24 Step in place (Right, Left, Right) as man takes lady's Right hand over her head (hairbrush) 25-27 Bring Left hands together, palms out with fingers pointing Right. Step in place (Left, Right, Left) as man takes lady's Left hand over her head (hairbrush) 28-30 Bring Right hands together, palms out and fingers pointing up. Wheel 1/4 circle to the right stepping Right. Left, Right 31-33 Wheel 1/2 circle to the right stepping Left, Right, Left 34-36 Release hands and both step back, Right, Left, Right CHANGE PLACES WITH PARTNER Man and lady follow same steps in this section. 37 Step on Left Foot at a right diagonal 38 Pivot 1/2 turn on ball of Left foot as you step on Right foot 30 Step on Left foot 40-42 Step directly back Right, Left, Right 43 Step on Left Foot at a right diagonal 44 Pivot 1/2 turn on ball of Left foot as you step on Right foot 45 Step on Left foot 46-48 Step directly back Right, Left, Right LADY FORWARD 1/2 TURN INTO SHADOW POSITION Man’s Steps Lady’s Steps 49 Step Left foot across right Step forward on Left foot and pivot 1/2 turn left 50 Step to the side on Right foot Same as man 51 Step to the side on Left foot Same as man 52 Step Right foot across Left Same as man 53 Step to the side on Left foot Same as man 54 Step Right foot next to Left Same as man FORWARD BASIC, LADY’S SPIN, CROSSBOW, BACK BASIC TO SHADOW POSITION 55-57 Bring hands over Step Left, Right, Left lady's head and step turning one full turn Left forward Left, Right, Left with the steps 58-60 Both step forward Right, Left, Right 61-66 Both step back Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right MAN GRAPEVINE LEFT LADY’S FULL SPIN 67-69 Release Left hands Step Left, Right, Left while and raise lady's Right making one full counter- hand, pivot 1/4 left & clockwise spin under man’s step Left, Right, Left Right arm 70 Both rejoin Left hands and cross Right Foot over Left 71 Both step to the side with Left foot 72 Both cross Right foot behind Left STEP SIDE, ROCK STEP, MAN GRAPEVINE RIGHT, LADY’S FULL SPIN 73 Both step to the side with Left foot 74 Both rock to the side on Right foot 75 Both rock to the side on Left foot 76-78 Release Right hands Step Right, Left, Right and raise lady's Left while making one full hand, pivot 1/4 right clockwise spin under man’s and step Right, Left, Right Left arm Man and lady follow same steps in this sequence 79 Rejoin Right hands and cross Left foot over Right 80 Step to the side with Right foot 81 Cross Left foot behind Right 82 Step to the side on Right foot 83 Rock to the side on Left foot 84 Rock to the side on Right foot (Man ends up behind lady with arms out in a Bow position) FORWARD 1/2 TURN, BACK, FORWARD, 1/2 TURN, BACK Man and lady follow same steps in this section 85-87 (Release Left hands) Step Left, Right, Left while making a 1/2 turn left (man’s Right arm passes over lady’s head) 88-90 (Rejoin Left hands in front - Right hands joined behind man’s back) Step back Right, Left, Right 91-93 (Release Right hands) Step Left, Right, Left while making a 1/2 turn left (man’s Left arm passes over lady's head) 94-96 (Rejoin Right hands above lady’s shoulder back in western open position) Step back Right, Left, Right REPEAT