LA BAMBA

 

SONG: LA BAMBA, BY CLAY WALKER

ALBUM: SAY NO MORE

 

CHOREOGRAPHED BY: TRACIE LEE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, MAY 2001

ORIGINAL POSITION: FEET TOGETHER, WEIGHT ON LEFT

Dance starts on lyrics after 32 count intro

Degree of Difficulty: Easy Intermediate

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BEATS       STEPS                                                    A FOUR WALL LINE DANCE

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  1-4       ROCK FWD ON R, ROCK BACK ON L, TURN 1/2 TURN R & STEP R FWD, HOLD

  5-8       ROCK FWD ON L, ROCK BACK ON R, TURN 1/2 TURN L & STEP L FWD, HOLD

 

  1-4       STEP R FWD, PIVOT 1/2 TURN L TAKING WEIGHT TO L, STEP R FWD, HOLD

  5-8       STEP L FWD, PIVOT 1/4 TURN R, STEP L FWD, PIVOT 1/4 TURN R TAKING WEIGHT TO R FOOT

 

  1-6       STEP L ACROSS R, STEP R TO R SIDE, STEP L BEHIND R, STEP R TO R SIDE, STEP L ACROSS R,

             STEP R TO R SIDE

  7-8       ROCK BACK ON L BEHIND R, ROCK FWD ON R

 

  1-4       STEP L FWD AT 45 DEG L, LOCK R BEHIND L, STEP L FWD AT 45 DEG L, TAP R BESIDE L

  5-8       STEP R FWD AT 45 DEG R AND BUMP HIPS R, BUMP HIPS L, BUMP HIPS R, HOLD

 

  1-8       REPEAT ABOVE 8 COUNTS (LOCK STEP AND HIP BUMPS)

 

  1-4       ROCK L FWD ACROSS R,  ROCK BACK ONTO R, TURN 1/4 TURN L & STEP L FWD, HOLD

  5-8       STEP R TO R SIDE, STEP L BEHIND R, ROCK R TO R SIDE, REPLACE WEIGHT TO L

 

             (The following 8 counts should travel to the left)

  1-4       KICK R ACROSS L TWICE, STEP BALL OF R TO R SIDE, STEP L TO L SIDE

  5-8       REPEAT ABOVE 4 COUNTS (KICK, KICK, SIDE, SIDE)

 

             RESTART

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