Sequence: AB, AB, ABB, A
SECTION A
MEXICAN HAT DANCE STEPS/ ½ TURN, KICK-BALL CHANGE
&1&2Step weight onto left foot and place right heel at 1:00-switch weight onto right and place left heel at 11:00
&3&4Repeat
&5Step weight onto left foot and place right toe behind left heel
6Pivot ½ turn to the right landing on left foot
7&8Right kick-ball change
BRUSH STEPS/KICK-BALL CROSSES
9-12Brush right leg forward/cross over left shin/brush forward & touch right toe next left heel
13&14Right kick-ball cross traveling to right
15&16Repeat
17-32Repeat counts 1-16
OUT-DIG/CROSS/UNWIND/HOLD & CLAP
&33Step right to right side-dig left heel to 11:00 position
&34Cross right over left
35-36Unwind ½ turn left & hold position and clap on count 36
37-40Repeat counts 33-36
TOE/HEEL FORWARD WALKS
41-48Walking forward step toe/heel combinations right, left, right, left
SECTION B
HAND BRUSH/CLAPS / ¼ TURNS
1-2Brush open hands front to back across hips/then repeat back to front
3-4Bend knees and lean slightly right (for style) hold hands over right shoulder for count 3 and clap on count 4
5-6Bend knees and lean slightly left (for style) hold hands over left shoulder for count 3 and clap on count 4
7-8Step forward on right foot, military turn ¼ turn left
9-16Repeat counts 1-8
17-24Repeat counts 1-8
HAND BRUSH/DOUBLE CLAPS/LUNGES
25-26Brush open hands front to back across hips/then repeat back to front
27-28Clap hands twice
29-30Lunge forward with right foot to 1:00 position-return right foot next to left
31-32Lunge forward with left foot to 11:00 position-return left foot next to right
Dance the full 80 counts three times-at the end of the three complete sequences repeat Section "B"-the hand brushing series-Begin complete dance again for the remainder of your music.
"Somebody Slap Me" will only have you repeat the first 48 steps once more...your practice music or other songs you choose to use will vary in song length and thus will vary in the number of sequences you dance.
Don't let the number of steps intimidate you...the last 32 are just fun movements, with little memory challenge.
SECTION A
MEXICAN HAT DANCE STEPS/ ½ TURN, KICK-BALL CHANGE
&1&2Step weight onto left foot and place right heel at 1:00-switch weight onto right and place left heel at 11:00
&3&4Repeat
&5Step weight onto left foot and place right toe behind left heel
6Pivot ½ turn to the right landing on left foot
7&8Right kick-ball change
BRUSH STEPS/KICK-BALL CROSSES
9-12Brush right leg forward/cross over left shin/brush forward & touch right toe next left heel
13&14Right kick-ball cross traveling to right
15&16Repeat
17-32Repeat counts 1-16
OUT-DIG/CROSS/UNWIND/HOLD & CLAP
&33Step right to right side-dig left heel to 11:00 position
&34Cross right over left
35-36Unwind ½ turn left & hold position and clap on count 36
37-40Repeat counts 33-36
TOE/HEEL FORWARD WALKS
41-48Walking forward step toe/heel combinations right, left, right, left
SECTION B
HAND BRUSH/CLAPS / ¼ TURNS
1-2Brush open hands front to back across hips/then repeat back to front
3-4Bend knees and lean slightly right (for style) hold hands over right shoulder for count 3 and clap on count 4
5-6Bend knees and lean slightly left (for style) hold hands over left shoulder for count 3 and clap on count 4
7-8Step forward on right foot, military turn ¼ turn left
9-16Repeat counts 1-8
17-24Repeat counts 1-8
HAND BRUSH/DOUBLE CLAPS/LUNGES
25-26Brush open hands front to back across hips/then repeat back to front
27-28Clap hands twice
29-30Lunge forward with right foot to 1:00 position-return right foot next to left
31-32Lunge forward with left foot to 11:00 position-return left foot next to right
Dance the full 80 counts three times-at the end of the three complete sequences repeat Section "B"-the hand brushing series-Begin complete dance again for the remainder of your music.
"Somebody Slap Me" will only have you repeat the first 48 steps once more...your practice music or other songs you choose to use will vary in song length and thus will vary in the number of sequences you dance.
Don't let the number of steps intimidate you...the last 32 are just fun movements, with little memory challenge.
