Cajun
Mambo Walk
Choreographer : Max Perry, Danbury Ct.
Music : Let's Walk Away In Love by Jim
Yeomans (If you can get it) or Volcano or Desperation Samba by
Jimmy Buffett
1&2,3&4 Mambo Basic
Rock forward Left foot,Step in place Right foot, Bring
Left next to Right. Rock back on Right foot,Step in place Left
foot, Bring Right next to Left.
5&6,7&8 Side Rocks
Rock
step side with Left to left, Rock weight back to Right, Close
Left to Right. Rock step side with Right to right, Rock weight
back to Left, Close Right to Left.
1&2, 3&4, 5&6 Chase
Turns R & L with Full Spin
Step forward
on Left foot & turn half to right, Step in place on Right
foot, Close Left to Right. Step forward on Right foot & turn
half to left, Step in place on Left foot, Close Right to Left.
Step forward on Left foot & turn half to right, Step onto
Right foot continuing the turn right, Bring feet together completing
turn.
7&8& Rock back with Right foot,
Step in place on Left, Kick Right foot forward, Hitch Right knee.
1&2&3&4 Chasse' Right
with Heel Swivels :
Step side to right
with Right foot, close Left, side Right, Close Left, side Right,
Twist both heels left, then right.
5&6&7&8 Chasse' Left
with Heel Swivels :
Step side to left with Left foot, close Right, side Left, Close
Right, side Left, Twist both heels right, then left.
1&2, 3&4 Kick,Out,Out,
Heels,Toes, Heels :
Kick Right foot, Step Right foot to right, Step Left foot left.
With legs now shoulder width apart..Turns both Heels in, Turn
both Toes in, Turn both Heels in (together).
5&6&7&8 Three quarters
Paddle turn right! (curving chasse') : Step forward on
Right with a eighth turn right, Close Left to complete the quarter
turn right, Step forward on Right with eighth turn right, Close
Left to complete the quarter turn right, Step forward on Right
with eighth turn right, Close Left to complete the quarter turn
right, Step forward on Right (a three quaters turn to right is
now complete) ...(the usual description is a little confusing
to follow. If you teach first "forward Right,close Left" and so
on, then do it again with a curve to take you three quarters to
the right then you will get it right)
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