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La Bamba

Choreographed by Sonja Hemmes🇺🇸
Music: La Bamba by Ritchie Valens
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Created: 8/1/2015
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Step Sheet
40 Count, 2 Wall
9/26/2025
Intro: Start on Lyrics “Bamba”
 
S1: RIGHT STEP LOCK FORWARD, BRUSH, LEFT STEP LOCK FORWARD, BRUSH
1-4
Step right forward, lock left behind right, step right forward, brush left forward
5-8
Step left forward, lock right behind left, step left forward, brush right forward
 
S2: ROCKING CHAIR DIAGONALLY TO THE LEFT CORNER; ROCKING CHAIR DIAGONALLY TO THE RIGHT CORNER
1-4
(Facing left forward corner) Step forward on right, recover on left, step back on right, hold
5-8
(Facing right forward corner) Step forward on left, recover on right, step back on left, hold
Step right to side, step left together, step right to back, left foot, hold
S3: RUMBA BOX BACK AND FORWARD WITH HOLDS
1-4
Step right to side, step left together, step right to back, left foot, hold
5-8
Step left to side, step right together, step left forward, right foot, hold
 
S4: MAMBO RIGHT, HOLD, MAMBO LEFT, HOLD
1-4
Step right to right, recover on left, step right beside left, hold
5-8
Step left to left, recover on left, step left beside right, hold
 
S5: PADDLE ½ TURN TO LEFT
1-2
Step right forward, turn 1/8 left (weight on left)
3-4
Step right forward, turn 1/8 left (weight on left)
5-8
Repeat 1-4 to complete ½ turn to the left
 
FIRST RESTART – Second time facing the front 12 o’clock wall, after the first 32 counts
 
SECOND RESTART WITH TAG – Third time facing the front 12 o’clock wall, after 16 counts, and the end of the instrumental, there is a TAG, right step touch, left step touch, then RESTART