Mardi-Gras Mambo - Chris Hodgson (GB) - December 1999

Step Sheet

Try to interpret the Mambo style by lots of Cuban Hips!

LOCK STEP FORWARD / MAMBO FORWARD / LOCK STEP BACK / MAMBO BACK

1&2

Step forward on right foot, lock left foot behind right, step forward on right

3&4

Step forward on left foot, rock back onto right, step left next to right

5&6

Step back on right foot, lock left across right, step back on right

7&8

Step back on left foot, rock forward onto right, step left next to right

SIDE-TOGETHER / CHASSE RIGHT ¼ TURN / STEP-½ TURN / SHUFFLE

1-2

Step right to right side, step left next to right

3&4

Step right to right side, step left next to right, step right to right side making ¼ turn right

5-6

Step forward on left foot, pivot ½ turn right

7&8

Shuffle forward on left-right-left

MAMBO FORWARD / MAMBO BACK / STEP SIDE-TOGETHER / SIDE-TOGETHER-CROSS

1&2

Step forward on right foot, rock weight onto left foot, step right next to left

3&4

Step back on left foot, rock weight onto right foot, step left next to right

5-6

Long step right to right side, step left next to right (optional shimmy)

7&8

Step right to right side, step left next to right, cross step right over in front of left

TOE STRUTS / SIDE-TOGETHER-CROSS TWICE

Click fingers on toe struts

Step left toe to left side, drop left heel down to floor

Cross step right toe over in front of left, drop right heel down to floor

3&4

Step left to left side, step right next to left, cross step left over in front of right

Step right toe to right side, drop right heel down to floor

Cross step left toe over in front of right, drop left heel down to floor

7&8

Step right to right side, step left next to right, cross step right over in front of left

ROCK AND CROSS TWICE / SHUFFLE / STEP ½ TURN

1&2

Step left to left side, rock weight onto right foot, cross step left over right

3&4

Step right to right side, rock weight onto left foot, cross step right over left

5&6

Shuffle forward on left-right-left

7-8

Step forward on right foot, pivot ½ turn left

MAMBO FORWARD / MAMBO BACK / SIDE-TOUCH / SIDE-TOGETHER-CROSS

1&2

Step forward on right foot, rock weight onto left foot, step right next to left

3&4

Step back on left foot, rock weight onto right foot, step left next to right

5-6

Long step right to right side, touch left toe next to right (optional shimmy)

7&8

Step left to left side, step right next to left, cross step left over in front of right

REPEAT