MAMBO ITALIANO

Choreographer: Lyn Cooper, Karen Norris & Renata Yates

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SIDE, ROCK, CROSS, HOLD TWICE
1-4Step right to right side, rock onto left, step right across left, hold & clap
1-4Step left to left side, rock onto right, step left across right, hold & clap

BACK, BACK, COASTER STEP
1-2Step right back, step left back
3&4Step right back, step left together, step right forward

LEFT HEEL FRONT, LEFT TOE BACK, LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2Touch left heel forward, touch left toe back
3&4Step left forward, step right together, step left forward

RIGHT HEEL FRONT, RIGHT TOE BACK, ¼ LEFT PIVOT
1-2Touch right heel forward, touch right toe back
3-4Step forward on right, pivot ¼ turn left taking weight on left

CROSS SHUFFLE, ½ RIGHT HINGE STEP
1&2Step right across left, step left to left side, step right across left
3-4Step left to left side, turning ½ right step right to right side (hinge step)

LEFT SAILOR STEP, RIGHT SAILOR STEP
1&2Step left behind right, step right to right side, step left to center
3&4Step right behind left, step left to left side, step right to center

45 DEGREES LEFT ROCK FORWARD, BACK, CHA-CHA-CHA ON THE SPOT
1-2Step/rock left forward at 45 degrees, rock back onto right
3&4Step left-right-left in place

REPEAT
Due to the long introduction of the song and to get into the mood we start the dance after 48 beats as follows. This is not a bridge and is only done once in the intro

1-8Four right hips, four left hips
9-16Two right hips, two left hips, single hips right-left-right-left
17-24Two right hips, two left hips, single hips right-left-right-left
25-28Stomp right, hold & clap, stomp right, hold & clap
29-32Four stomps with right foot
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