Mambo Jambo
Choreographed by Jo Thompson & Kathy Hunyadi
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
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Music: "Bailamos" by Enrique Iglesias
Counts	Step Descriptions
MAMBO BASIC FORWARD & BACK
1&2	Rock forward on left foot, recover weight back to right foot, step back on left foot
3&4	Rock back on right foot, recover weight forward to left foot, step forward on right foot
5&6	Rock forward on left foot, recover weight back to right foot, step back on left foot
7&8	Rock back on right foot, recover weight forward to left foot, step forward on right foot
CROSS, STEP, CROSS BALL CHANGE TRAVELING FORWARD 45 DEGREES
1-2	Cross left foot in front of right, step right foot forward at 45 degree angle
3&4	Cross left foot in front of right, step right foot to side, step left foot in place
	/Body will be angled 45 degrees to left
5-6 Cross right foot in front of left, step left foot forward at 45 degree angle
7&8 Cross right foot in front of left, step left foot to side, step right foot in place
	/Body will now be angled 45 degrees to right
CROSSING TRIPLES TRAVELING BACK
1&2	Cross left foot in front of right, step back on right foot, step left beside right 
	(square off to wall)
3&4	Turning body 45 degrees left, cross right foot in front of left. 
	Step back on left, step right beside left (squaring off to wall)
5&6	Turning body 45 degrees right, cross left in front of right, 
	step back on right, step left beside right (square off to wall)
7&8	Turning body 45 degrees left, cross right foot in front of left, 
	step back on left, step right beside left (square off to wall)
SYNCOPATED CROSS ROCK STEP; SKATE RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT; 
SYNCOPATED CROSS ROCK STEP; 1/4 LEFT; STEP
1&2	Cross rock left over right, recover weight back to right foot, step left to side
3-5	Angling body 45 degrees with each toe step and turning toes out, 
	swivel right foot, left foot, right foot (as if you were skating!)
6&7	Cross rock left over right, recover weight back to right foot, 
	turn 1/4 to left stepping forward on left foot
8	Step right foot next to left
REPEAT 
 

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