Choreographed by Anthony Lee & Pedro Machado
Description: Phrased, 1 wall, intermediate/advanced line dance
Music: "Mambo No. 5" by Lou Bega
Sequence: XXX, YXX, ZXX-ish
PART X
HITCH CROSS, HITCH CROSS, HITCH TOUCH FORWARD, HITCH BACK
&1-2 Hitch left knee, cross left over right,
hold
&3-4 Hitch right knee, cross right over left,
hold
&5-6 Hitch left knee, touch left over right,
hold
&7-8 Hitch left knee, tuck left toe behind right
foot, hold
HITCH TOUCH BACK, HITCH TOUCH FORWARD, SWEEP LOCK, UNWIND
&9-10 Hitch right knee, touch right toe back,
hold
&11-12 Hitch right knee, cross right over left, hold
13-14 Sweep right from front to back, crossing right
behind left (weight on right)
15-16 Unwind full turn, hold (feet together)
MAMBO LEFT, MAMBO RIGHT WITH 1/4 TURN LEFT, FORWARD MAMBO, 3/4 TURN
TO LEFT
17&18 Rock left to left side, replace weight
onto right, step left next to right
19&20 Rock right to right side, replace weigh
onto left making 1/4 turn left, step right foot forward
21&22 Rock forward onto left, replace weight
onto right, step left next to right
23& Step back on right making
1/4 turn left, step to side with left making 1/4 turn left
24 Step forward
on right making 1/4 turn left (end with weight on right)
CROSS SIDE BACK, BACK 1/4 TURN, FORWARD, CROSS, SIDE, BACK, BACK
1/4 TURN FORWARD
25&26 Cross left over right, step to side on
right, step back on left
27&28 Step back on right, step on left making
1/4 left, step forward on right
29&30 Cross left over right, step to right side
on right, step back on left
31&32 Step back on right, step forward on left
making 1/4 turn left, step forward on right
STEP FORWARD 1/2 PIVOT RIGHT, 1/2 PIVOT, TOUCH & TOUCH &
PUSH
33-34 Step forward on left,
pivot 1/2 turn right (weight on right)
35-36 Make another 1/2 turn
on ball of right (transferring weight to left), hold
37&38 Touch right toe slightly forward
of left, step right next to left, touch left toe slightly forward of right
&39-40 Step left next to right, press ball of
right foot slightly forward of left, hold
STEP, HOLD, LOCK, HOLD, ANKLE BREAKERS MAKING 1/2 TURN RIGHT
41-42 Step left slightly forward of right, hold
43-44 Cross right behind left (weight on right),
hold
45 With weight on balls of
feet, rock to the right on sides of both feet making 1/8 of a turn
46 With weight on balls of
feet, rock to the left on sides of both feet making 1/8 of a turn
47 With weight on balls of
feet, rock to the right on sides of both feet making 1/8 of a turn
48 With weight on balls of
feet, rock to the left on sides of both feet making 1/8 of a turn (ending
weight on right)
Variation: counts 5-8, unwind slowly on balls of both feet ending
with weight on right foot
PART Y
The first 16 counts of Part Y are the same as the first 16 counts
of Part X
HITCH CROSS, HITCH CROSS, HITCH TOUCH FORWARD, HITCH BACK
&1-2 Hitch left knee, cross left over right,
hold
&3-4 Hitch right knee, cross right over left,
hold
&5-6 Hitch left knee, touch left over right,
hold
&7-8 Hitch left knee, tuck left toe behind right
foot, hold
HITCH TOUCH BACK, HITCH TOUCH FORWARD, SWEEP LOCK, UNWIND
&9-10 Hitch right knee, touch right toe back,
hold
&11-12 Hitch right knee, cross right over left, hold
13-14 Sweep right from front to back, crossing right
behind left (weight on right)
15-16 Unwind full turn, hold (feet together)
MAMBO LEFT, MAMBO RIGHT, CROSS, UNWIND 1/2 TURN, HOLD, 1/2 TURN,
HOLD
17&18 Rock left to left side, replace weight
onto right, step left next to right
19&20 Rock right to right side, replace weigh
onto left, cross right over left
21-22 Unwind 1/2 turn left (place hands on
hips looking over left shoulder), hold
23 Pivoting on
ball of left foot, make 1/2 turn left stepping to right side on right foot
(open arms out, palms facing front with
arms at waist height)
24 Hold
ROLLING VINE LEFT, CROSS, ANKLE BREAKERS, SIDE STEP LEFT
25-26 Make 1/4 turn to left step forward on left,
make 1/4 turn left step to the side on right
27&28 Make 1/2 turn to left stepping to side on left, cross
right foot over left, hold
29 With weight on balls of
feet, rock to the right on sides of both feet
30 With weight on balls of
feet, rock to the left on sides of both feet
31 With weight on balls of
feet, rock to the right on sides of both feet
& Rock weight on
ball of right foot
32 Step left to left
ARMS MOVEMENTS
33& With arms out to sides, move right up and
left down, move right down and left up
34& Move right arm up and left down, move
right down and left up
35& Move right arm up and left down, move
right down and left up
36 Bring arms down and step
left next to right
Variation:
During the four counts of arm movements, doing anything you like
(e.g. Roll arms in front of chest while moving your body side to
side)
MAMBO LEFT, MAMBO RIGHT, MAMBO BACK, HITCH STEP SLIDE
37&38 Rock left to left side, replace weight
onto right, step left next to right
39&40 Rock right to right side, replace weigh
onto left, step right foot forward
41&42 Rock back left, replace weight onto right,
step forward left
&43-44 Hitch right, large step to right on right, slide left
and touch next to right
45 Step
left to left (pretend you're clapping above your head, but miss and grab
your elbows)
46 Hold
47 Pivoting on
ball of left foot, make 1/2 turn left stepping to right side on right foot
48 Start shaking
from your feet working upwards (continue the shaking motion up to count
7)
49-50 Slap backside with both hands, slap backside
with both hands
51-52 Pivoting on ball of right foot, make 1/2 turn
right stepping to left side on left foot, hold
PART Z
The first 8 counts of Part Z are the same as the first 8 counts
of Part X
HITCH CROSS, HITCH CROSS, HITCH TOUCH FORWARD, HITCH BACK
&1-2 Hitch left knee, cross left over right,
hold
&3-4 Hitch right knee, cross right over left,
hold
&5-6 Hitch left knee, touch left over right,
hold
&7-8 Hitch left knee, tuck left toe behind right
foot, hold
HITCH TOUCH BACK, HITCH TOUCH FORWARD, SWEEP LOCK, UNWIND
&9-10 Hitch right knee, touch right toe back,
hold
&11-12 Hitch right knee, cross right over left, hold
13-14 Sweep right from front to back, crossing right
behind left (weight on right)
15-16 Unwind full turn, hold (feet together)
SIDE STEP, HOLD, STEP TOGETHER, HOLD
17-18 Step left to left (place hands on hips), hold
19 Step left next to
right (open arms out, palms facing front with arms at waist height)
20 Hold
PART ISH!
The first 16 counts of Part ISH are the same as the first 16 counts
of Part X
HITCH CROSS, HITCH CROSS, HITCH TOUCH FORWARD, HITCH BACK
&1-2 Hitch left knee, cross left over right,
hold
&3-4 Hitch right knee, cross right over left,
hold
&5-6 Hitch left knee, touch left over right,
hold
&7-8 Hitch left knee, tuck left toe behind right
foot, hold
HITCH TOUCH BACK, HITCH TOUCH FORWARD, SWEEP LOCK, UNWIND
&9-10 Hitch right knee, touch right
toe back, hold
&11-12 Hitch right knee, cross right over left,
hold
13-14 Sweep right from front to
back, crossing right behind left (weight on right)
15-16 Unwind full turn, hold (feet together)
MAMBO LEFT, MAMBO RIGHT, CROSS, UNWIND 1/2 TURN, HOLD, 1/2 TURN,
HOLD
17&18 Rock left to left side, replace weight
onto right, step left next to right
19&20 Rock right to right side, replace weigh
onto left, cross right over left
21-22 Unwind 1/2 turn left (place hands on
hips looking over left shoulder), hold
23 Pivoting
on ball of left foot, make 1/2 turn left stepping to right side on right
foot (open arms out, palms facing front with
arms reaching upwards)
24 Hold