FORWARD AND BACK SAMBA STEP (REVERSE BASIC) SIDE SAMBA STEP LEFT AND RIGHT (WHISK)
1&2
Step left foot forward, step right foot next to left on ball of foot, step left in place
3&4
Step back on right foot, step left foot next to right foot on ball of foot, step right foot in place
5&6
Step left foot to left side, cross right behind left on ball of foot, step left foot in place
7&8
Step right foot to right side, cross left foot behind right on ball of foot, step right foot in place
SHUFFLE FORWARD LEFT THEN RIGHT, FORWARD SAILOR LEFT THEN RIGHT (BOTA FOGOS)
1&2
Make ¼ turn left step left foot forward, step right foot together, step left foot forward
3&4
Step right foot forward, step left foot together, step right foot forward
5&6
Step left foot over right foot, step right foot to right side on ball of foot, step left foot in place
7&8
Step right foot over left foot, step left foot to left side on ball of foot, step right foot in place
½ PIVOT TURN STEP, WALK FORWARD, CONTINUOUS CROSS SHUFFLE (TRAVELING VOLTA)
1&2
Step left foot forward, pivot ½ turn right, step left foot forward
3-4
Step right foot forward, step left foot forward
5&
Make ¼ turn right cross right foot over left foot, step left foot to side on ball of foot
6&
Cross right foot over left foot, step left foot to side on ball of foot
7&
Cross right foot over left foot, step left foot to side on ball of foot
8
Cross right foot over left foot
SIDE MAMBO LEFT THEN RIGHT, PADDLE FULL TURN LEFT (SPOT VOLTA)
1&2
Rock left foot to left side, recover weight to right foot, step left foot next to right
3&4
Rock right foot to right side, recover weight to left foot, step right foot next to left
5&
Step left foot ¼ turn left, continuing paddle turn with right foot
6&
Replace weight to left foot continuing left turn, continuing paddle turn with right foot
7-8
Replace weight to left foot completing full paddle turn, step right foot next to left foot
TAG 1 After 3rd wall, you will end up facing back wall (6:00). After 8th wall you will end up facing front wall (12:00) add these 2 counts:1-2Push knee forward twice and clap hand twiceTAG 2 After 4th wall, you will end up facing front wall (12:00) add these 8 counts: MAMBO FORWARD AND BACK, MAMBO LEFT AND RIGHT1&2Rock step left foot forward, recover back onto right foot, step left foot next to right foot
3&4
Rock step right foot back, recover forward onto left foot, step right foot next to left foot
5&6
Rock step left foot to left side, recover onto right foot, step left foot next to right foot
7&8
Rock step right foot to right side, recover onto left foot, step right foot next to left foot