Start side by side holding inside hands, weight on man’s right,
ladies left, both facing LOD. Opposite footwork throughout unless otherwise stated.
Choreographed for the Cheyenne Festival, November 2024, Burstin Hotel Folkestone.
[1-8] Step, lock, step, hold - Step, lock, step, hold
1-4
Step L diagonally forward, lock R behind L, step L diagonally forward, hold
5-8
Step R diagonally forward, lock L behind R, step R diagonally forward, hold
[9-16] Rock forward, recover, ½ turn, hold - step, pivot ¼, cross, hold
1-4
Rock L forward, recover onto R, ½ turn left, on L, hold
5-8
Step R forward, pivot ¼ turn left, cross R over L, hold
(Release hands on ½ turn, pick up double hand hold on ¼ turn now face to face)
[17-24] Both: Side, together, step ¼, hold (LOD)
Man: Small Forward on Right, Left, Right, Hold (LOD)
Lady: ½ turn over right shoulder under Mans raised Left Arm into closed western (RLOD)
1-4
Step L side, step R together, step ¼ left on L, hold
5-8
Man: Step in place on RL next to R, step forward on R, hold
Lady: Turn ½ over right shoulder on LRL, hold
(End in Closed Western hold man facing LOD, Lady RLOD)
[25-32] Mambo Forward, Mambo Back, hold
1-4
Rock forward on L, recover to R, Step L next to Rt, hold
5-8
Rock back on R, recover to L, step R next to L, hold
Man: Rock forward, recover, step back ¼, hold – step ¼ together, step forward hold
Lady: Rock back, recover, step forward, hold – step ¼ right, back ¼ together hold
1-4
Man: Rock forward L, recover, step back R ¼, hold (Lead Lady’s turn)
Lady: Rock back R, recover, step forward R, hold
5-8
Man: Step down on R, step ¼ left on L, step forward on R, hold
Lady: Turn ½ over right shoulder, L.R.L, hold
(Closed Western man facing RLOD, Lady LOD)
[41-48] Mambo Forward, Mambo Back, hold
1-4
Rock forward on L, recover to R, step L next to R, hold
5-8
Rock back on R, recover to L, step R next to L, hold
Man: Rock forward, recover, step back ¼, hold – step ¼ together, step forward hold
Lady: Rock back, recover, step forward, hold – step 1/2, step 1/2 , step, hold
1-4
Man: Rock forward, recover, step back ¼, hold (Lead Lady’s turn)
Lady: Rock back, recover, step forward, hold
5-8
Man: Step down on R, step ¼ left on L, step forward on R, hold
Lady: Full Turn over right shoulder, LRL, hold
(Lady full turn over right shoulder into side by side, change to holding inside hands)
[57-64] Mambo Forward, Mambo Back, hold
1-4
Rock forward on L, recover to R, Step L next to R, hold
5-8
Rock back on R, recover to L, step R next to L, hold