Mexican Jail

Count: 32Wall: 4Level: improver
Choreographer: Theresa ReedUS
Music:Mexican Jail (feat. Thomas Mac) by The 615 House, Cooper Alan & Trey Lewis

Step Sheet

**2 Restarts (Walls 4 & 8) 4 count Tag (Wall 9) and 8 count Tag (Wall 10)
#4 count Bridge Wall 12 if you do the optional ending!
Intro: 16 counts (approx. 8 sec)

S1: Step Side RF, Step Together LF, R Shuffle Forward ½ Pivot, ¼ Large Side, Drag, Touch
1,2Step RF to R side (1), step LF next to R (2) [12:00]
3&4Step forward on RF (3), step LF next to RF (&), step forward on RF (4) [12:00]
5,6LF step forward (5), make ½ turn R putting weight on RF (6) [6:00]
7-8¼ turn R with LF large step side drag RT towards LF (7), Touch RF next to LF (8) [9:00]

S2: Step Side RF, Step Together LF, R Shuffle Forward, Step Side LF, Step Together RF, L Coaster Step
1,2Step RF to R side (1), step LF next to RF (2)
3&4Step forward on RF (3), step LF next to RF (&), step forward on RF (4)
5,6Step LF to L side (5), step RF next to L (6)
7&8Step back on LF (7), step RF next to LF (&), step LF forward (8) [9:00]
Restart on Wall 4 (starts facing 9:00 restarts at 6:00) and Wall 8 (starts facing 3:00 restarts at 12:00)

S3: Cross Rock, Recover, R Chasse, Cross LF over RF, Step RF Side, ¼ L Sailor Step
1,2Cross rock RF over LF, Recover weight to LF
3&4Step RF to R side, step LF next to RF (&), Step RF to R side
5,6Step LF across RF, step RF to R side
7&8Making ¼ turn L - LF cross behind RF, RF step side, LF step forward [6:00]

S4: ¼ Pivot, Cross Shuffle, Step Side LF, Touch LF next to RF, Kick-Ball-Cross
1,2RF step forward, make ¼ turn L putting weight on LF [3:00]
3&4RF cross over LF, LF step side, RF cross over LF [3:00]
5,6Step LF to L side, Touch RF next to LF [3:00]
7&8Kick RF forward (at angle) on L, step on ball RF next to LF (&), step LF across RF [3:00]

Start Over

Little TAG: First 4 Counts of Big TAG (Wall 9)
1,2Step RF forward to R diagonal (1), touch LF together (2) [9:00]
3,4Step LF back to L diagonal (3), touch RF together (4) [9:00]

Big TAG: K Step (Wall 10)
1,2Step RF forward to R diagonal (1), touch LF together (2) [6:00]
3,4Step LF back to L diagonal (3), touch RF together (4) [6:00]
5,6Step RF back to R diagonal (5), touch LF together (6) [6:00]
7,8Step LF back to L diagonal (7), touch RF together (8) [6:00]

Ending (Optional): Wall 12 (the last wall) starts at 9:00. There is a hard break with 4 extra counts between count 16 (end of section 2) and 17 (start of section 3). You may just end the dance there (at end of section 2) facing 6:00. Or…add the 4 count bridge below during the music stop and pick the dance back up on beat 17 (beginning of section 3) to finish facing 12:00!!!

BRIDGE: Putting on the cuffs!!
1,2Right Fist out at R hip (1), Left Fist out at L hip (2)
3,4Right Fist behind your back at waist level (1), Left Fist behind your back at waist level (4)

Last Update: 18 Aug 2025