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Intermediate

Make Me Wanna - Samba!

Choreographed by Jean Welser🇺🇸
Music: Make Me Wanna by Thomas Rhett
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Created: 2/1/2015
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64 Count, 4 Wall
9/26/2025
#32 count intro (Start on lyrics)
 
SAMBA BASICS & PIVOT TURN (1-8)
1&2, 3&4
Triple forward right, left, right with bouncy samba styling; repeat with left, right, left
5-6, 7-8
Pivot ½ turn left (6:00 wall) with right foot leading; step to right with right foot & close with left
 
SAILORS & MERENGUE WALK (9-16)
1&2, 3&4
Two “sailors” – right behind left, step on left, back to right side with right; left behind right, step on right, back to left side with left
5,6,7,8
Walk forward right, left, right, left with merengue styling
 
REPEAT FIRST 16 COUNTS - SAMBA BASICS, TURN, SAILORS AND WALK (17-32)
 
OUT/INS & PADDLE TURNS (33-40)
1&2&3&4&
Right foot out to right side, hop left foot out to left side & right foot back to center; reverse - hop with left foot back to center & right foot out to right side; reverse – hop with right foot back to center & left out; bring left foot in on last “&” count
5&6, 7&8
Paddle two eighth turns to left (1/4 turn total) - right & left, right & left
 
JAZZ BOX & BOTA FOGOS (OR ROCK & CROSS) (41-48)
1,2,3,4
Jazz box – right cross over left, left out to side, right back, left close to right
5&6, 7&8
Right out to side, left & right twist to left diagonal w. right hip out, cross right over left returning to face center; left to left side, left & right twist to right diagonal w left hip out, cross left over right face center
 
CROSSOVER TURN & STEP LOCKS (49-56)
1,2 &3,4
Right foot out to rt. side, left cross behind right, right out with left crossing over with hop (&3 count); twist ½ turn to right in that foot position, transferring weight to left foot
5,6,7,8
Step lock, step lock – right foot forward, left foot scooting behind, then right foot forward, left foot scooting behind right
 
BOTA FOGOS/ROCK & CROSS AND MERENGUE TWIST (57-64)
1&2, 3&4
Two more bota fogos or rock & cross as described above
5,6,7,8
Step to side with right on inside of foot, close with left on inside of foot so create twisting effect with merengue style; repeat for 7,8; for styling, hands are facing forward going side to side in time to beat (alternately, you can just twist feet together, heels right, toes right, and repeat)
 
Performance Notes:
This dance has two restarts: The first is on the second wall after 48 counts (after first rock & crosses), facing 12:00; the second is on the 5th wall after 28 counts (after second sailors), facing 6:00.
 
makemewannasamba 2/7/15 © rev. 10/28/15
Last Site Update – 3rd Nov. 2015