MARDI-GRAS MAMBO
Choreographed by Chris Hodgson (UK)
Phone: 24-7-99 01704-879516, Email: chrishod@dialstart.net
Home Page: http://www.users.dialstart.net/~chrishod/index.html
Description: 48-count, 4-wall, fun line dance
Suggested Music: Mambo No. 5, Lou Bega, 96 BPM, CD: import single
Begin dance 16 counts after talking intro
(WITH ATTITUDE!!!!!!)
1-8 LOCK STEP FWD / ROCK STEP / LOCK STEP BACK / ROCK STEP 1&2 Step forward Right & Lock left behind Right, Step forward Right 3&4 Step forward Left & Rock back onto Right, Step Left next to Right 5&6 Step back Right & Lock Left across Right, Step back on Right 7&8 Step back Left & Rock forward onto Right, Step Left next to Right 9-16 SIDE-TOG / CHASSE RIGHT 1/4 TURN / STEP-1/2 TURN / SHUFFLE 1-2 Side step Right, Step Left next to Right 3&4 Side step Right & Step Left next to Right, Side step Right making 1/4 turn Right 5-6 Step forward Left, Pivot 1/2 turn Right 7&8 Shuffle forward Left-Right-Left 17-24 MAMBO FWD / MAMBO BACK / STEP SIDE-TOG / SIDE-TOG-CROSS 1&2 Step forward Right & Rock weight onto Left, Step Right next to Left 3&4 Step back Left & Rock weight onto Right, Step Left next to Right 5-6 Long Side step Right, Step Left next to Right (optional shimmy) 7&8 Side step Right & Step Left next to Right, Step Right across Left 25-32 TOE STRUTS / SIDE-TOG-CROSS x 2 1& Touch Left toe to Left side, Drop Left heel down to floor 2& Touch Right toe across Left, Drop Right heel down to floor 3&4 Side step Left & Step Right next to Left, Step Left across Right 5& Touch Right toe to Right side, Drop Right heel down to floor 6& Touch Left toe across Right, Drop Left heel down to floor 7&8 Side step Right & Step Left next to right, Step Right across Left 33-40 ROCK AND CROSS x 2 / SHUFFLE / STEP 1/2 TURN 1&2 Side step Left & Rock weight onto Right, Cross step Left over Right 3&4 Side step Right & Rock weight onto Left, Cross step Right over Left 5&6 Shuffle forward on Left-Right-Left 7-8 Step forward Right, Pivot 1/2 turn Left 41-48 MAMBO FWD / MAMBO BACK / SIDE-TOUCH / SIDE-TOG-CROSS 1&2 Step forward Right & Rock weight onto Left, Step Right next to Left 3&4 Step back Left & Rock weight onto Right, Step Left next to Right 5-6 Long side step Right, Touch left toe next to right (optional shimmy) 7&8 Side step Left & Step Right next to Left, Step Left across RightBEGIN AGAIN.......................ENJOY THIS!