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LA BAMBACHA

MARCH 2001

SONG:              "LA BAMBA" By LOS LOBOS

ALBUM:              (FOUND ON MANY DANCE ALBUMS OF THE EIGHTIES)

ORIGINAL POSITION: FEET SHOULDER WIDTH APART WEIGHT ON LEFT FOOT.

CHOREOGRAPHER:     BOB SYKES, MOREE, N.S.W. AUSTRALIA.   

LEVEL:             FOUR WALL, 56 BEAT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL LINE DANCE ****

BEATS         STEPS:  This dance is done in all FOUR directions

& STOMP R TO SIDE, HOLD, L SAILOR, BEHIND, SIDE, IN FRONT, HOLD

&1,2,    (&) LIFT R FOOT BEHIND L LEG, STOMP R TO R, HOLD

3&4      STEP L BEHIND R, STEP R TO R, L TO L (L SAILOR STEP)

5-8      STEP R BEHIND L, L TO L, R ACROSS IN FRONT OF L, HOLD

& STOMP L TO SIDE, HOLD, R SAILOR, BEHIND, SIDE, IN FRONT, HOLD

&9,10    (&) LIFT L FOOT BEHIND R LEG, STOMP L TO L, HOLD

11&12    STEP R BEHIND L, STEP L TO L, R TO R (R SAILOR STEP)

13-16    STEP L BEHIND R, R TO R, L ACROSS IN FRONT OF R, HOLD

VINE R, POINT R TO SIDE PUSHING HIPS TO R, HOLD, R SAILOR STEP

17-20    VINE TO R, STEPPING R TO SIDE, L BEHIND R, R TO SIDE, L IN FRONT OF R

21,22    POINT R TOE TO R SIDE PUSHING HIPS TO R, HOLD

23&24    STEP R BEHIND L, STEP L TO L, R TO R (R SAILOR STEP)

VINE L POINT L TO SIDE PUSHING HIPS TO L, HOLD, L SAILOR STEP

25-28    VINE TO L, STEPPING L TO SIDE, R BEHIND L, L TO SIDE, R IN FRONT OF L

29,30    POINT L TOE TO L  SIDE PUSHING HIPS TO L, HOLD

31&32    STEP L BEHIND R, STEP R TO R, L TO L (L SAILOR STEP)

ROCK FWD, BACK, CHA CHA 1/2 R, ROCK FWD, BACK, CHA CHA 3/4 L

(THE FOLLOWING 8 BEATS ARE STANDARD TURNING CHA CHA STEPS)

33,34    ROCK/STEP FWD ON R, BACK ON L

35&36    CHA CHA TURNING 1/2 RIGHT   

37,38    ROCK/STEP FWD ON L, BACK ON R

39&40    CHA CHA TURNING 3/4 L

STEP, PIVOT 1/2 L, R SHUFFLE FWD, FWD, BACK, COASTER STEP ACROSS

41,42    STEP FWD ON R, PIVOT 1/2 TURN L, WEIGHT ON L

43&44    SHUFFLE FWD R-L-R,

45,46    ROCK/STEP ON L, BACK ON R,

47&48    STEP BACK ON L, R TOG., L ACROSS R (L COASTER STEP)

STEP &  CROSS, STEP & CROSS

49-52    STEP R TO SIDE, ROCK WEIGHT ONTO L IN PLACE, STEP R ACROSS L, HOLD

53-56    STEP L TO SIDE, ROCK WEIGHT ONTO R IN PLACE, STEP L ACROSS R, HOLD

REPEAT DANCE IN NEW DIRECTION

**** NOTE: FINISH THE DANCE AT  2 MINUTES 13 SECONDS OF THE SONG AS  IT THEN GOES

INSTRUMENTAL AND IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DANCE TO.

YOU WILL HAVE COMPLETED THE DANCE FACING THE BACK WALL

BOB SYKES

Ph: (02) 67522345

Email: oigle@optusnet.com.au