MARDI-GRAS MAMBO

Choreoghraphed by:	Chris Hodgson.	WCK Dansarkiv - Dancearchive
Music:	"Mambo No. 5 (Radio Edit)" by Lou Bega
	"Let's Walk Away In Love" by Jim Yeomans
Counts:	48
Type:	2 wall intermediate line dance

LOCK STEP FORWARD / MAMBO FORWARD / LOCK STEP BACK / MAMBO BACK
1&2	Step forward on right foot, lock left foot behind right, step forward on right
3&4	Step forward on left foot, rock back onto right, step left next to right
5&6	Step back on right foot, lock left across right, step back on right
7&8	Step back on left foot, rock forward onto right, step left next to right

SIDE-TOGETHER / CHASSE RIGHT 1/4 TURN / STEP-1/2 TURN / SHUFFLE
1-2	Step right to right side, step left next to right
3&4	Step right to right side, step left next to right, step right to right side making 1/4 turn right
5-6	Step forward on left foot, pivot 1/2 turn right
7&8	Shuffle forward on left-right-left

MAMBO FORWARD / MAMBO BACK / STEP SIDE-TOGETHER / SIDE-TOGETHER-CROSS
1&2	Step forward on right foot, rock weight onto left foot, step right next to left
3&4	Step back on left foot, rock weight onto right foot, step left next to right
5-6	Long step right to right side, step left next to right (optional shimmy)
7&8	Step right to right side, step left next to right, cross step right over in front of left

TOE STRUTS / SIDE-TOGETHER-CROSS TWICE
Click fingers on toe struts
1&	Step left toe to left side, drop left heel down to floor
2&	Cross step right toe over in front of left, drop right heel down to floor
3&4	Step left to left side, step right next to left, cross step left over in front of right
5&	Step right toe to right side, drop right heel down to floor
6&	Cross step left toe over in front of right, drop left heel down to floor
7&8	Step right to right side, step left next to right, cross step right over in front of left

ROCK AND CROSS TWICE / SHUFFLE / STEP 1/2 TURN
1&2	Step left to left side, rock weight onto right foot, cross step left over right
3&4	Step right to right side, rock weight onto left foot, cross step right over left
5&6	Shuffle forward on left-right-left
7-8	Step forward on right foot, pivot 1/2 turn left

MAMBO FORWARD / MAMBO BACK / SIDE-TOUCH / SIDE-TOGETHER-CROSS
1&2	Step forward on right foot, rock weight onto left foot, step right next to left
3&4	Step back on left foot, rock weight onto right foot, step left next to right
5-6	Long step right to right side, touch left toe next to right (optional shimmy)
7&8	Step left to left side, step right next to left, cross step left over in front of right

Repeat.

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