Count:
-
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate / Advanced mambo
Sequence: A, Tag, B(32), A, B, B(40), A, B, Tag, B(40) End
This is a salsa-line dance made up of mambo "shine" patterns. You can do this to any song with a salsa (mambo) rhythm. Just omit tags/restarts
Dedicated to all "Salseros" and to two very special "Salsa Loving" line dancers - Carol & Alan Desrosier
PART A = MAMBO SEQUENCE
MAMBO - FORWARD, BACK, RIGHT & LEFT (WITH CUBAN HIPS)
1-4Step right forward pushing hips left, step left in place pushing hips to right, step right next to left, hold
5-8Step left forward pushing hips to right, step right in place pushing hips to left, step left next to right, hold
9-12Step right to side pushing hips to left, step left in place pushing hips to right, step right next to left, hold
13-16Step left to side pushing hips to right, step right in place pushing hips to left, step right next to left, hold
SIDE STEPS RIGHT WITH HOLD, CROSS RIGHT OVER LEFT - 3X, HOLD
1-4Step right to side, close left to right, step right to side, hold
5-8Close left to right, step right to side, close left to right, hold (weight on left)
1-4Cross right over left, step left to slightly to left, cross right over left, step left slightly to left
5-8Cross right over left, step left to slightly to left, cross right over left, hold (weight on right)
To hit the breaks in the music the very first time (and only the first time) you do counts 25-32, replace with
1-4Cross right over left, step left to left, cross right over left, hold
5-8Step left to left, close right to left, hold for 2 counts -weight on right)
SIDE STEPS LEFT WITH HOLD, CROSS LEFT OVER RIGHT - 3X, HOLD
1-4Step left to side, close right to left, step left to side, hold
5-8Close right next to left, step left to side, clsoe right next to right, hold restart - happens here at 9:00
9-12Cross left over right, step right slightly to right, cross left over right, step right slightly to right
13-16Cross left over right, step right slightly to right, cross left over right, hold (weight on left)
To hit the breaks in music the very first time (and only the first time) you do counts 41-48, replace with
1-4Cross left over right, step right to right, cross left over right
5--8Step right to right, close left to right, hold for 2 counts -weight on left)
Restart happens here at 12:00
CHASE TURNS ½ (2X), LEFT MAMBO FORWARD - REPEAT
1-2-3-4Step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left, step left next to right, hold
&5Step left next to right, tap right heel slightly forward (option: low kick forward)
6-7-8Step right in place, step slightly forward of left, hold
9-16Repeat step 1-8 (end at 12:00)
PART B = THE "SHINE" SEQUENCE
HEEL, STEP, ¼ TURN STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH, ¼ TURN HEEL TAP, STEP
1-4Tap right heel forward, step right in place, turning ¼ to right - step left to side, touch right next to left
5-6Step right to side, touch left next to right
7-8Pivoting on the ball of right - tap left heel forward turning ¼ to left, step left in place (now at 12:00)
STEP, HOLD, &, HEEL TAP, STEP, STEP, HOLD & TOUCH, CROSS
1-2&3-4Step right forward, hold, step left in place, tap right in place, step right next to left
5-6Step left to side, hold
&7-8Step right next to left, touch left out to side toward 10:00, cross left over right (now at 12:00)
STEP, CROSS, STEP, TOUCH, STEP, CROSS, STEP, TOUCH
1-2Traveling back diagonally to right and body toward 2:00 - step back on right, step left next to right
3-4Step back on right, touch left next to right
5-6Traveling forward diagonal. To left and body still at 2:00 - step left to side, step right next to left
7-8Step left to side, touch right next to left (now at 2:00)
RIGHT MAMBO, PRESS, HOLD, ¼ TURN, STEP
1-4(Squaring off to 12:00) rock right to side, recover on left, step right next to left, hold
5-8Press ball of left to side, hold, turning ¼ left and pivoting on right - step left next to right, hold
1st restart happens here - at 9:00
9-16Repeat step 1-8 (now at 6:00)
2nd restart happens here - at 12:00
FORWARD LOCK STEP, TOUCH, STEP, HEEL, STEP, TOUCH
1-4Step right forward, lock left, step right forward, touch left toes behind right
5-8Step slightly back on left, tap right heel forward, step right in place, touch left toe behind (still at 6:00)
¼ SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, BRUSH, JAZZ BOX (WITH HIP ROTATIONS), MAMBO WITH TOUCH
1-4Step left to side turning ¼ to left, close right to left, step left to side, brush right forward
5-8Jazz box with ¼ turn - (while turning ¼ left and rotating hips around to the left) - cross step right over left, step slightly back on left, step side right, step left slightly forward on left (now at 12:00)
1-4Repeat jazz with the ¼ turn
5-8Step right slightly to right side, recover weight on left, touch right next to left, hold (now at 6:00)
The first Section A starts on the lyrics (chorus) - "Ran Kan Kan". However, you can't resists moving to the music as soon as it starts, so don't waste it. Just do your meanest "free-style" mambo while you wait, or mambo in place as follows:
MAMBO (WHILE YOU WAIT) FOR 40 COUNTS (OPTIONAL) -
1-4Step right to side pushing hips to left, step left in place pushing hips to right, step right next to left, hold
5-8Step left to side pushing hips to right, step right in place pushing hips to left, step right next to left, hold
9-12Step right forward, step left in place pushing hips to right, step right next to left, hold
13-16Step left forward, step right in place pushing hips to left, step left next to right, hold
17-32Repeat above
33-40Repeat steps 1-8 and start the dance
TAG
After first rotation "A" (happens at 12:00)
BUMPS: ALTERNATING HIP BUMPS STARTING WITH LEFT
1-3Bump hip left right left
4-6Hold for 3 counts
7-8Rotate hips around to the left - ending with weight on left(or feel the music and do what you feel)
TAG
Before you start part "B" for the fifth time (this will be at 6:00) you will hear a syncopated pulsating sound for 8 beats. You may choose to stand with feet slightly apart and wiggle hips or shimmy shoulders to the beat
ENDING (OPTIONAL BIG FINISH)
After the tag you will do counts 1-40 of Part B. Shimmy or wiggle for 7 counts and take a big step to right. Drag left to right for 4 counts, then do 3 spiral turns to right
1-2&Step forward on left, spiral full turn to right, step right next to left
3-6Repeat twice
Then drop at the waste with dangling arms (exhausted)
This is a salsa-line dance made up of mambo "shine" patterns. You can do this to any song with a salsa (mambo) rhythm. Just omit tags/restarts
Dedicated to all "Salseros" and to two very special "Salsa Loving" line dancers - Carol & Alan Desrosier
PART A = MAMBO SEQUENCE
MAMBO - FORWARD, BACK, RIGHT & LEFT (WITH CUBAN HIPS)
1-4Step right forward pushing hips left, step left in place pushing hips to right, step right next to left, hold
5-8Step left forward pushing hips to right, step right in place pushing hips to left, step left next to right, hold
9-12Step right to side pushing hips to left, step left in place pushing hips to right, step right next to left, hold
13-16Step left to side pushing hips to right, step right in place pushing hips to left, step right next to left, hold
SIDE STEPS RIGHT WITH HOLD, CROSS RIGHT OVER LEFT - 3X, HOLD
1-4Step right to side, close left to right, step right to side, hold
5-8Close left to right, step right to side, close left to right, hold (weight on left)
1-4Cross right over left, step left to slightly to left, cross right over left, step left slightly to left
5-8Cross right over left, step left to slightly to left, cross right over left, hold (weight on right)
To hit the breaks in the music the very first time (and only the first time) you do counts 25-32, replace with
1-4Cross right over left, step left to left, cross right over left, hold
5-8Step left to left, close right to left, hold for 2 counts -weight on right)
SIDE STEPS LEFT WITH HOLD, CROSS LEFT OVER RIGHT - 3X, HOLD
1-4Step left to side, close right to left, step left to side, hold
5-8Close right next to left, step left to side, clsoe right next to right, hold restart - happens here at 9:00
9-12Cross left over right, step right slightly to right, cross left over right, step right slightly to right
13-16Cross left over right, step right slightly to right, cross left over right, hold (weight on left)
To hit the breaks in music the very first time (and only the first time) you do counts 41-48, replace with
1-4Cross left over right, step right to right, cross left over right
5--8Step right to right, close left to right, hold for 2 counts -weight on left)
Restart happens here at 12:00
CHASE TURNS ½ (2X), LEFT MAMBO FORWARD - REPEAT
1-2-3-4Step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left, step left next to right, hold
&5Step left next to right, tap right heel slightly forward (option: low kick forward)
6-7-8Step right in place, step slightly forward of left, hold
9-16Repeat step 1-8 (end at 12:00)
PART B = THE "SHINE" SEQUENCE
HEEL, STEP, ¼ TURN STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH, ¼ TURN HEEL TAP, STEP
1-4Tap right heel forward, step right in place, turning ¼ to right - step left to side, touch right next to left
5-6Step right to side, touch left next to right
7-8Pivoting on the ball of right - tap left heel forward turning ¼ to left, step left in place (now at 12:00)
STEP, HOLD, &, HEEL TAP, STEP, STEP, HOLD & TOUCH, CROSS
1-2&3-4Step right forward, hold, step left in place, tap right in place, step right next to left
5-6Step left to side, hold
&7-8Step right next to left, touch left out to side toward 10:00, cross left over right (now at 12:00)
STEP, CROSS, STEP, TOUCH, STEP, CROSS, STEP, TOUCH
1-2Traveling back diagonally to right and body toward 2:00 - step back on right, step left next to right
3-4Step back on right, touch left next to right
5-6Traveling forward diagonal. To left and body still at 2:00 - step left to side, step right next to left
7-8Step left to side, touch right next to left (now at 2:00)
RIGHT MAMBO, PRESS, HOLD, ¼ TURN, STEP
1-4(Squaring off to 12:00) rock right to side, recover on left, step right next to left, hold
5-8Press ball of left to side, hold, turning ¼ left and pivoting on right - step left next to right, hold
1st restart happens here - at 9:00
9-16Repeat step 1-8 (now at 6:00)
2nd restart happens here - at 12:00
FORWARD LOCK STEP, TOUCH, STEP, HEEL, STEP, TOUCH
1-4Step right forward, lock left, step right forward, touch left toes behind right
5-8Step slightly back on left, tap right heel forward, step right in place, touch left toe behind (still at 6:00)
¼ SIDE, TOGETHER, SIDE, BRUSH, JAZZ BOX (WITH HIP ROTATIONS), MAMBO WITH TOUCH
1-4Step left to side turning ¼ to left, close right to left, step left to side, brush right forward
5-8Jazz box with ¼ turn - (while turning ¼ left and rotating hips around to the left) - cross step right over left, step slightly back on left, step side right, step left slightly forward on left (now at 12:00)
1-4Repeat jazz with the ¼ turn
5-8Step right slightly to right side, recover weight on left, touch right next to left, hold (now at 6:00)
The first Section A starts on the lyrics (chorus) - "Ran Kan Kan". However, you can't resists moving to the music as soon as it starts, so don't waste it. Just do your meanest "free-style" mambo while you wait, or mambo in place as follows:
MAMBO (WHILE YOU WAIT) FOR 40 COUNTS (OPTIONAL) -
1-4Step right to side pushing hips to left, step left in place pushing hips to right, step right next to left, hold
5-8Step left to side pushing hips to right, step right in place pushing hips to left, step right next to left, hold
9-12Step right forward, step left in place pushing hips to right, step right next to left, hold
13-16Step left forward, step right in place pushing hips to left, step left next to right, hold
17-32Repeat above
33-40Repeat steps 1-8 and start the dance
TAG
After first rotation "A" (happens at 12:00)
BUMPS: ALTERNATING HIP BUMPS STARTING WITH LEFT
1-3Bump hip left right left
4-6Hold for 3 counts
7-8Rotate hips around to the left - ending with weight on left(or feel the music and do what you feel)
TAG
Before you start part "B" for the fifth time (this will be at 6:00) you will hear a syncopated pulsating sound for 8 beats. You may choose to stand with feet slightly apart and wiggle hips or shimmy shoulders to the beat
ENDING (OPTIONAL BIG FINISH)
After the tag you will do counts 1-40 of Part B. Shimmy or wiggle for 7 counts and take a big step to right. Drag left to right for 4 counts, then do 3 spiral turns to right
1-2&Step forward on left, spiral full turn to right, step right next to left
3-6Repeat twice
Then drop at the waste with dangling arms (exhausted)
