Mambo No. 5

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

I Love To Dance

I Love To Dance
Count: 16 Wall: 4 Level: Beginner - Foxtrot rhythm
Choreographer: Ira Weisburd (USA) Aug 2013

Music: I Love To Dance, Like They Used To Dance - Bing Crosby
                             Intro: Start on Vocal on “I” (at 8 sec.) - NO TAGS !! NO RESTARTS !!
             A Dime At A Time – David Church

Alt. Track: I’ve Come To Expect It From You - George Strait
For the correct track, contact: dancewithira@comcast.net

PART I. (STEP R ACROSS L, POINT L TO L, WEAVE BACK 3 STEPS WITH L; POINT R TO R, WEAVE BACK 3 STEPS WITH R, POINT L)
1-2       Step R across L, Point L to L
3&4     Step L behind R, Step R to R, Step L across R
5          Point R to R
6&7     Step R behind L, Step L to L, Step R across L
8          Point L to L

PART II. (WEAVE BACK 3 STEPS WITH L, POINT R TO R, WEAVE BACK 2 STEPS WITH R, R FORWARD LOCK STEP, L FORWARD LOCK STEP)
1&2      Step L behind R, Step R to R, Step L across R
3           Point R to R
4&        Step R behind L, Step L to L
5&6     (Moving Diagonally towards R corner) Step forward on R, Step L behind R, Step forward on R
7&8     (Moving Diagonally towards L corner) Step forward on L, Step R behind L, Step forward on L

BEGIN DANCE (Facing 3:00 Wall).

Contact - Email: dancewithira@comcast.net

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=P3qbhS1RSMg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VJWGfmx3AzU