Papa Loves Mambo
Choreographed by: Masters In Line Music: “Papa Loves Mambo” by Perry Como. Counts: Part A: 32 counts, Part B: 64 counts Type: Easy intermediate linedance Sequence: AABAAAABAAB
PART A SIDE, ROCK, CROSS, HOLD (WITH ALTERNATE KICK) 1-2-3-4 Rock left foot to left side, recover weight onto right foot, cross left foot over right foot. 5-6-7-8 Repeat steps 1-4 on right foot. Note: For extra mambo/salsa styling kick free foot forward instead of holding.
9-16 MAMBO FORWARD, KICK, BACK, LOCK, STEP, KICK 1-2-3-4 Rock forward on left foot, recover weight onto right foot, step back on left foot, hold. 5-6-7-8 Step back on right foot, lock left foot over right foot, step back on right foot, hold. Note: Step back on right foot, lock left foot over right foot, step back on right foot, hold.
17-24 BACK ROCK ½, BACK ROCK ¼. 1-2-3-4 Rock back on left foot, recover weight onto right foot, make a ½ turn right and step back on left foot, hold. 5-6-7-8 Rock back on right foot, recover weight onto left foot, make a ¼ turn left and step left foot to left side, hold.
25-32 BACK ROCK ½, COASTER STEP. 1-2-3-4 Rock back on left foot, recover weight onto right foot, make a ½ turn right and step back on left foot, hold. 5-6-7-8 Step back on right foot, step left foot next to right foot, step forward on right foot, hold.
PART B 1-8 STEP ½ TURN STEP HOLD, STEP ½ TURN STEP HOLD. 1-2-3-4 Step forward on left foot, pivot ½ turn right, step forward on left foot, hold. 5-6-7-8 Step forward on right foot, pivot ½ turn left, step forward on right foot, hold.
9-16 FULL TURN TRIPLE STEP RIGHT,HOLD, RUN RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, HOLD. 1-2-3-4 Make a ½ turn right and step back on left foot, make a ½ turn right and step forward on right foot, step forward on left foot, hold. 5-6-7-8 Bending knees run forward, right, left, right, straightening knees as you finish, hold.
17-24 SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, KICK X2. 1-2-3-4 Step left foot back to left diagonal, cross right foot over left, step left foot back to left diagonal, kick right foot to right diagonal. 5-6-7-8 Step right foot back to right diagonal, cross left foot over right, step right foot back to right diagonal, kick left foot to left diagonal.
17-24 WALK AROUND HALF TURN, ½ TURN LEFT SHUFFLE. 1-2-3-4 Make a ½ turn left and step forward on left foot, hold, step forward on right foot, hold. 5-6-7-8 Make a quick ½ turn left on ball of right foot, step forward on left foot, step right next to left, step forward on left foot.
33-40 WEAVE TO LEFT, CROSS, ROCK, RECOVER, HOLD. 1-2-3-4 Cross right foot over left, step left to left side, cross right foot behind left, step left to left side. 5-6-7-8 Cross rock right foot over left, recover weight onto left foot, step right foot to right side, hold.
41-48 WEAVE TO RIGHT, CROSS, ROCK, RECOVER, HOLD. 1-2-3-4
5-6-7-8Repeat steps 33-40 weaving to right, ie) cross left over right, step right to right side etc.
49-56 STOMPS WITH TOE FANS X2. 1-2-3-4 Stomp right foot forward, fan toes out to right, fan toes to left, fan toes to right. 5-6-7-8 Stomp left foot forward, fan toes out to left, fan toes to right, fan toes to left.
57-64 STEP ½ TURN, STEP, STEP FORWARD, TOGETHER, PULL BACK, THRUST, HOLD. 1-2-3-4 Step forward on right foot, pivot ½ turn left, step forward right foot, step forward on left foot. 5-6-7-8 Step right foot next to left foot, pull hips back (preparing to thrust forward), thrust hips forward, hold count 8.
Repeat
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