Dime-A-Dance (Mambo)

Choreographer: Lyne Camerlain, Canada (Dec, 10)

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Step Sheet

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Intro: 32 counts, starts on lyrics

Pattern A (Verse)
Part 1 (mambo forward and back, side Cuban break)
1&2Left rock forward, Right recover, Left back

3&4Right rock back, Left recover, Right forward

5&6Left rock to left side, Right recover, Left beside Right

7&8Right rock to right side, Left recover, Right beside Left

Part 2 (point, point, sailor step, point, point, half turn sailor)
1-2Left point forward, Left point to side

3&4Left cross back of right, right to side, Left to side (sailor step)

5-6Right point forward, Right point to side

7&8Right cross back of right, half turn to right side Left to side, Right to side (half turn right sailor step)

Repeat part 1 and 2 on back wall to get you back on front wall

Pattern B (Bridge)
(cross suffle to side, point to side, sailor step)
1&Left cross over right, Right to side

2&Left cross over right, Right to side

3&Left cross over right, Right to side

4Right point to right side

5&6Right cross behind Left, Left to side, Right to side (sailor step)

7&8Left cross behind Right , Right to side, Left to side (sailor step)

Reverse starting from the right (1&2&3&4,5&6,7&8)

Pattern C (Chorus)
Part 1 (mambo forward and back, haft turn mambo and back)
1&2Left rock forward, Right recover, Left back

3&4Right rock back, Left recover, Right forward

5&6Left forward, Right close to left half turn to left, Left back

7&8Right rock back, Left recover, Right forward

Part 2 (front Cuban break, quarter left turn sailor step - twice)
1&2Left forward, Right on place, Left besides right

3&4Right cross behind Left, quarter turn to left Left to side, Right forward (sailor quarter turn to left)

5&6Left forward, Right on place, Left besides right

7&8Right cross behind Left, quarter turn to left Left to side, Right forward (sailor quarter turn to left)

Repeat part 1 and 2 a second time

Tag 1 (hip rolls) to do after the first chorus (C) only
1-2Feet stay on the ground while rolling your hips from left to right

Tag 2 (2 sailor steps) to do after the Bridge (B) the 4th time only, you’ll hear it in the music that the bridge ain’t over yet… so add 2 more sailor steps
1&2Left cross behind right, Right to side, Left to side

3&4Right cross behind left, Left to side, Right to side

Directions for the dance (GPS)
A-A-B-C-TAG 1 (2 counts hip-round)
B-A-B-C
B-TAG 2 (add 2 more sailor steps L-R-L, R-L-R)
C-B-Final

FINAL
1-2,&Left point to side, hold, Left together

3-4,&Right point to side, hold, Right together hitch left knee up

5Left point to left side.

Enjoy the mambo Dime-A-Dance

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About the Choreographer

Lyne Camerlain, Canada (Dec, 10)

Lyne Camerlain, hailing from Canada, brings a vibrant energy to our dance community with one captivating performance featured in our archive. Known for her infectious passion and dynamic style, she continues to inspire others with her love for dance.

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