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Mambo No. 5

SONG          Mambo No 5

ARTIST        Lou Bega

ALBUM         Radio sdit (single)

DESCRIPTION   64 count, 2 wall dance

CHOREOGRAPHED by Leonie Smallwood, Australia

              phone: 612 9642 8616  Fax: 612 9746 0495

              Email <select@zip.com.au>

Beats                      Steps

HIP PUSHES

1-4    (bouncing) Touch R foot forward & push R hip forward to R diagonal,

       hitch R knee, touch R foot back & push R hip back to R diagonal, hitch R knee

5-8    Touch R foot forward & push R hip forward to R diagonal, hitch R knee,

       touch R foot back & push R hip back to R diagonal, hitch R knee

LOCK STEP, SCUFF STEP, TAP & HEEL JACK

1-4    R lock step forward (R-L-R), scuff L foot beside R

5-6    Step L foot forward, touch R foot beside L

7&8&   Step R foot back, touch L heel forward,

       step L foot in place, touch R foot beside L

TWISTY HEEL STEP

1-4    Small step forward onto R heel (R toe raised & turned in), turn R toe out &

       step L foot in place, step R foot beside L, step L foot in place

5-8    Repeat previous four beats

PADDLE TURN, DRAG BACK & KNEE POPS

1-4    Paddle turn 90 deg L rolling hips anti-clockwise,

       (step R foot forward, turn 90 deg L & rock weight onto L foot, Repeat)

5-8    Step R foot back, drag L heel towards R foot, step L foot beside R & pop R

       knee, transfer weight to R foot & pop L knee

FRIEZE'N' 1/2 TURN, FRIEZE'N' ROLL

1-4    Step L foot to L side, step R foot across behind L,

       step L foot to L side, turn 180 deg on L foot & scuff R foot beside L

5-8    Step R foot to R side, step L foot across behind R,

       turn 360 deg R (travelling R) stepping R-L

HIP BUMPS

1-4    Step R foot to R side to bump hips twice to the R, bump hips twice to the L

5-8    Circle hips anti-clockwise (one circle, two beats), bump hips twice to the R

FRIEZE 1/4 TURN, SHIMMY BACK, SHIMMY UP

1-4    Step L foot to L side, step R foot across behind L,

       turn 90 deg to step L foot forward, touch R foot beside L

5-8    Step R foot back to lean back & shimmy (two beats),

       rock weight forward onto L foot to shimmy up (two beats)

PIVOT TURNS, ROCKIN' KNEE POPS

1-4    Touch R foot forward, pivot turn 180 deg L (weight on L), Repeat

5-8    Turn 90 deg L on L foot to step R foot to R side - rock body to R & pop L knee,

       rock body to L & pop R knee, rock body to R & pop L knee,

       rock body to L & hitch R knee

64     Begin Dance Again

Choreographers Note; There is a TAG, but don't worry, it's easy.

The first time there is a short break in the music, you just keep dancing right

through it. The second time, do the drag back & knee pops, then do two extra knee pops

(L-R) on the trumpet blasts & resume dancing with the music (next step is the frieze

1/2 turn).

The frieze & full turn can be replaced with an extended frieze.

After the scuff, step R foot to R side, step L foot across behind R, step R foot to R

side, step L foot across in front to R. Have Fun