Mambo No. 5
Choreographed by The Mambo Maniacs
Description: 48 count, 4 wall, line dance
Music:Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega [96 bpm / A Little Bit Of Mambo / Available on iTunes]
This song has a 32 count intro. Start 16 counts after "Ladies & Gentleman, this is Mambo No.
5". The dance will start before he starts singing the lyrics of the song. This dance was inspired
by some of the song's lyrics
JAZZ JUMPS FORWARD & BACK (WITH OPTIONAL CLAPS), HITCH TURN ¼ LEFT
&1-2 Step right forward, step left together, hold (optional clap)
&3-4 Step right back, step left together, hold (optional clap)
&5-6 Turn ¼ left and hitch right, touch right side, hold
&7-8 Turn ½ left and hitch right, touch right side, hold
PUNCH HIGH (RIGHT THEN LEFT), PUNCH LOW (RIGHT THEN LEFT)
Hand placement: make a fist with right hand, cup left hand over right
1 Slide/step left together (punch hands high towards 2:00 & push hips left)
2 Hold (bring hands back to chest level & hips to center)
3 Hold (punch hands high towards 10:00 & push hips to right)
4 Hold (bring hands back to chest level & hips to center)
5 Hold (punch hands low towards 4:00 & push hips to left)
6 Hold (bring hands back to chest level & hips to center)
7 Hold (punch hands low 8:00 & push hips to right)
8 Hold (bring hands back to chest level & push hips to center, end with weight on right)
MAMBO LEFT, HOLD, MAMBO RIGHT, HOLD
1-4 Rock left side, recover to right, step left together, hold
5-8 Rock right side, recover to left, step right together, hold
MAMBO FRONT, HOLD, ½ RIGHT MONTEREY TOUCH, HOLD
1-4 Rock left forward, recover to right, step left together, hold
5-6 Touch right side, turn ½ right and step right together
7-8 Touch left side, hold
FORWARD STEP, LOCK STEP, HOLD & CLAP, STEP, CLAP TWICE, HOLD
1-4 Step left forward, lock right behind, step left forward, clap
5-8 Step right forward (turn body to left diagonal), clap, clap, hold (weight on right)
MAMBO WITH TURN ½ RIGHT, WALK, HOLD, WALK, HOLD
1-2 Rock left forward, recover to right
3-4 Turn ½ left and step left forward, hold
5-8 Step right forward, hold, step left forward, hold
REPEAT
This dance was choreographed by the Mambo Maniacs at the Canadian Country Classic, July '99. The Mambo Maniacs are Tammy Wyatt, Burlington ON Canada, 9056327539
bootsnspurs@globalserve.net, Susanne Schalewa & Gert Wollschlager, Berlin. Germany, 01149304856476 incahoot@blinx.de, Peter Metelnick. London ON
Canada 5194395990, peter.metelnick@sympatico.ca, Dave Ingram, Stittsville ON Canada. 6138362483 dingram@ridgeway.ca
