Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
16 count into, start on "waiting" of "I've been waiting for so long,"
MAMBO FORWARD, MAMBO BACK, ROCK RECOVER, PIVOT, PIVOT
1&2Forward left, rock back right, close left
3&4Back right, rock forward left, close right
5-6Forward left, rock back right
7-8½ Turn to left step forward, further ½ turn step back right
SWEEP, SAILOR ¼, CHASE ½ ON THE SPOT, SKATE, SKATE, CROSS HEAL JACK
1&2Sweep left round and step left behind right, turn ¼ to the left transferring weight to the right, step forward left
3&4Transfer weight back to right, turn ¼ right shifting weight to left, turn further ¼ right transferring weight to right
5-6Skate left, skate right
7&8Cross left in front of right, step side right, touch left heel to side with body turned slightly to left
CLOSE, KICK AND POSE, GYRATE HIPS, KICK AND CROSS, UNWIND ½ AND TOUCH
&1&2Close left to right, kick right across left, step side right, bend knees slightly with left toe touching and head to left
3-4Gyrate hips in a to the right direction forward on "3", back on "&" and forward again on 4
5&6Kick left, place left behind right, step right across left
7-8Unwind ½, touch right next to left
MAMBO RIGHT, MAMBO LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT IN PLACE THEN OUT THEN OUT MORE. SLIDE RIGHT TOUCH LEFT
1&2Step right to side, return weight to left, close right
3&4Step left to side, return weight to right, close left
5&6Touch right in place, touch right slightly to side, touch right further to side
7-8Take large step to right while tipping head to left, touch left beside right
REPEAT
TAG
At the end of the hip gyration after the saxophone solo is the music changes. There are 10 counts squeezed into the place of 8 and these are danced as follows:
KICK AND STEP, "JUST A MEMORY TURN", TWO TWINKLE STEPS, WEAVE
1&2Kick left, place left behind right, step right in place
3&4Small step left turning ¼ left, small step forward right turning a further ¼ left, transfer weight to left
5&6Cross right over left, side left with ball of foot, return weight to right
7&8Cross left over right, side right with ball of foot, return weight to left
9&10Cross right over left, side left, cross right behind left
At this point the count rate returns to normal, however the music is much calmer for the next 32 counts so should be danced differently:
TOUCH, FULL TURN RIGHT IN THREE STEPS, WAIT, STEP ACROSS, REPLACE
1-2Side left, touch right next to left
3-4Step ¼ right, keep turning ½ stepping back left
5-6Keep turning ¼ stepping side right, wait
7-8Step left across right, replace weight to left
FULL TURN LEFT IN THREE STEPS, WAIT, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, TOUCH BEHIND
1-2Step ¼ left, keep turning and step back right
3-4Keep turning and step side left, wait
5-6Step side right, cross left over right
7-8Step side right, cross left behind right
UNWIND ½, CROSS, REPLACE, SIDE, CROSS, REPLACE SIDE
1-2Unwind ½, transfer weight to left
3-4Step right across left, return weight to right
5-6Step side right, step left across right
7-8Return weight to right, step left
FULL TURN TO RIGHT, CROSS, REPLACE, SIDE AND CROSS, TURN ¼ RIGHT
1-2Step ¼ right, keep turning ½ and step back left
3-4-5Keep turning ¼ and step side right, step left across right, return weight to right
6&7Step side left, return weight to right, step left across right
8Turn ¼ right and step right
At this point the music returns to full energy levels and the main sequence is danced to the end
MAMBO FORWARD, MAMBO BACK, ROCK RECOVER, PIVOT, PIVOT
1&2Forward left, rock back right, close left
3&4Back right, rock forward left, close right
5-6Forward left, rock back right
7-8½ Turn to left step forward, further ½ turn step back right
SWEEP, SAILOR ¼, CHASE ½ ON THE SPOT, SKATE, SKATE, CROSS HEAL JACK
1&2Sweep left round and step left behind right, turn ¼ to the left transferring weight to the right, step forward left
3&4Transfer weight back to right, turn ¼ right shifting weight to left, turn further ¼ right transferring weight to right
5-6Skate left, skate right
7&8Cross left in front of right, step side right, touch left heel to side with body turned slightly to left
CLOSE, KICK AND POSE, GYRATE HIPS, KICK AND CROSS, UNWIND ½ AND TOUCH
&1&2Close left to right, kick right across left, step side right, bend knees slightly with left toe touching and head to left
3-4Gyrate hips in a to the right direction forward on "3", back on "&" and forward again on 4
5&6Kick left, place left behind right, step right across left
7-8Unwind ½, touch right next to left
MAMBO RIGHT, MAMBO LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT IN PLACE THEN OUT THEN OUT MORE. SLIDE RIGHT TOUCH LEFT
1&2Step right to side, return weight to left, close right
3&4Step left to side, return weight to right, close left
5&6Touch right in place, touch right slightly to side, touch right further to side
7-8Take large step to right while tipping head to left, touch left beside right
REPEAT
TAG
At the end of the hip gyration after the saxophone solo is the music changes. There are 10 counts squeezed into the place of 8 and these are danced as follows:
KICK AND STEP, "JUST A MEMORY TURN", TWO TWINKLE STEPS, WEAVE
1&2Kick left, place left behind right, step right in place
3&4Small step left turning ¼ left, small step forward right turning a further ¼ left, transfer weight to left
5&6Cross right over left, side left with ball of foot, return weight to right
7&8Cross left over right, side right with ball of foot, return weight to left
9&10Cross right over left, side left, cross right behind left
At this point the count rate returns to normal, however the music is much calmer for the next 32 counts so should be danced differently:
TOUCH, FULL TURN RIGHT IN THREE STEPS, WAIT, STEP ACROSS, REPLACE
1-2Side left, touch right next to left
3-4Step ¼ right, keep turning ½ stepping back left
5-6Keep turning ¼ stepping side right, wait
7-8Step left across right, replace weight to left
FULL TURN LEFT IN THREE STEPS, WAIT, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE, TOUCH BEHIND
1-2Step ¼ left, keep turning and step back right
3-4Keep turning and step side left, wait
5-6Step side right, cross left over right
7-8Step side right, cross left behind right
UNWIND ½, CROSS, REPLACE, SIDE, CROSS, REPLACE SIDE
1-2Unwind ½, transfer weight to left
3-4Step right across left, return weight to right
5-6Step side right, step left across right
7-8Return weight to right, step left
FULL TURN TO RIGHT, CROSS, REPLACE, SIDE AND CROSS, TURN ¼ RIGHT
1-2Step ¼ right, keep turning ½ and step back left
3-4-5Keep turning ¼ and step side right, step left across right, return weight to right
6&7Step side left, return weight to right, step left across right
8Turn ¼ right and step right
At this point the music returns to full energy levels and the main sequence is danced to the end
