Hot Tamales

Choreographed by Neil Hale🇺🇸

Music: Country Down to My Soul by Lee Roy Parnell

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Also: Country Down to My Soul by Scooter Lee

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Created: 12/30/1999

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Step Sheet

64 Count, 2 Wall

Alternative version of the song: Country Down To My Soul by Scooter Lee. CD: I'm Gonna Love You Forever
Music available from major download sites worldwide or www.ScooterLee.com
Hot Tamales step sheet updated 5/2014 by Jo Thompson Szymanski and approved by Neil Hale.

Intro: 40 counts – No restarts or tags – 158 bpm

[1-6] KICK BALL CHANGE, RIGHT TOE STRUT, LEFT TOE STRUT

1&2Kick R forward; Rock ball of R slightly back; Recover onto L

3-4Touch R toe forward; Drop R heel

5-6Touch L toe forward; Drop L heel

[7-16] 1/2 MONTEREY TURNS, “HITCHHIKE SWIVET”

7-8Touch R to right; Turn 1/2 right step R together

1-2Touch L to left; Step L together

3-4Touch R to right; Turn 1/2 right step R together

5-6Touch L to left; Step L together (weight should be on both feet to prepare for Swivet)

7Swivel on the ball of L, move L heel to left – at the same time, swivel on the R heel, move R toe to right ("Hitchhike” R thumb to right)

8Return L heel and R toe to center shift weight to R (R thumb comes back down)

[17-24] VINE L, STEP, SLAP L, STEP, SLAP R FRONT, TURN 1/4 L SLAP R SIDE

1-4Step L to left; Step R behind L; Step L to left; Step R together/slightly to the right

5-6Lift L up behind R leg as you slap L heel with R hand; Step L to left

7Lift R foot up in front/across as you slap inside of R heel with L hand

8Turn 1/4 left swing R foot out to right side as you slap outside of R heel with R hand

[25-32] "HOT TAMALE" SHOULDER PUSHES with SLOW 1/4 TURN L

1-8Step R to right bending knees/crouch, R shoulder pushes forward 8 times (starting with the step to the right on count 1) as you turn slowly 1/4 left ending with weight on L and straighten up.

[33-40] BACK TOE STRUTS 4 TIMES WITH SNAPS

1-2Touch R toe back; Drop R heel (snap R hand at R shoulder)

3-4Touch L toe back; Drop L heel (snap L hand at L shoulder)

5-6Touch R toe back; Drop R heel (snap R hand at R shoulder)

7-8Touch L toe back; Hold (snap L hand at L shoulder)

[41-48] VINE LEFT, 1/4 TURN L, 1/4 TURN L JUMP TOGETHER, HEEL/TOE SWIVELS

1-2Step L to left; Step R behind L

3Turn 1/4 left step L forward

4Turn 1/4 left jumping onto both feet to right side

5-8Move heels right; Move toes right; Move heels right; Move toes center (weight on R)

[49-56] STEP, TURN 1/2 R, STEP, SCOOT, STEP, STOMP, CLAP HANDS TWICE

1-2Step L forward; Turn 1/2 right shift weight to R