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MAMBO NO: 5

SONG: MAMBO NO: 5, BY LOU BEGA

ALBUM: CD SINGLE - Track 1 - Radio Edit

CHOREOGRAPHED BY: MARK SIMPKIN & TRACIE LEE, SYDNEY - SEPTEMBER 99

ORIGINAL POSITION: FEET TOGETHER, WEIGHT ON RIGHT

Dance starts on lyrics after 32 count intro

BEATS STEPS A TWO WALL LINE DANCE

1-4 STEP L TO L SIDE, STEP R BEHIND, TURN 1/4 TURN L & STEP L FWD,

TURN 1/4 TURN L ON L FOOT

5-8 STEP/ROCK R TO R SIDE, PUSHING HIP R REPLACE WEIGHT TO L, STEP R ACROSS L, HOLD

1-4 STEP/ROCK L TO L SIDE PUSHING HIP L, REPLACE WEIGHT TO R, STEP L ACROSS R, HOLD

5-8 STEP R BACK AT 45 DEG R, HOOK L OVER R KNEE, STEP L FWD AT 45 DEG L,

TAP R TOE BEHIND L

&1,2 STEP R BACK AT 45 DEG R, TAP L FWD HEEL AT 45 DEG L, HOLD (SLOW HEEL JACK)

&3,4 STEP L BESIDE R, TAP R TOE BEHIND L, HOLD

&5&6 STEP R BACK AT 45 DEG R, TAP L HEEL FWD AT 45 DEG L,

STEP L BESIDE R, TAP R TOE BEHIND L

&7,8 STEP R BACK AT 45 DEG R, TAP L HEEL FWD AT 45 DEG L, HOLD

&1,2 STEP L BESIDE R, STEP R FWD, HOLD

3-4 PIVOT 1/4 TURN L KEEPING WEIGHT ON R, HOLD

&5-6 STEP L BESIDE R, STEP R FWD, HOLD

7-8 PIVOT 1/4 TURN L TAKING WEIGHT TO L FOOT, HOLD

1-2 STEP R TO R SIDE, STEP L BEHIND R

3&4 TURN 1/4 TURN R & SHUFFLE FWD R-L-R

&5&6 TURN 1/2 TURN R & SHUFFLE BACK L-R-L

7-8 ROCK BACK ON R, ROCK FWD ON L

1-2 STEP BALL OF R FWD, DROP R HEEL

3&4 TAP L HEEL FWD, STEP L BESIDE R, STEP R FWD (Heel ball change)

5-6 STEP BALL OF L FWD, DROP L HEEL

7&8 TAP R HEEL FWD, STEP R BESIDE L, STEP L FWD (Heel ball change)

1-4 ROCK R TO R SIDE PUSHING HIP R, REPLACE WEIGHT TO L, STEP R ACROSS L, HOLD

5-8 ROCK L TO L SIDE PUSHING HIP L, REPLACE WEIGHT TO R, STEP L ACROSS R, HOLD

1-4 STEP BACK ON R, STEP L BESIDE R, STEP FWD ON R, HOLD

(Slow coaster step)

5-8 The last four counts of the dance are like watermelon crawl steps done on the

spot turning 1/4 turn L

IN A TWISTING MOTION, STEP IN PLACE L-R-L-R TURNING 1/4 TURN L

64 BEGIN DANCE AGAIN

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