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Mama Don’t Dance

Doug & Jackie Miranda (October 2007)
49 count, 4 wall, Upper Beginner/Improver Line Dance
Your Mama Don't Dance by Loggins & Messina or Your Mama Don't Dance by Poison

Intro – Start dancing on lyrics

SIDE TOE STRUTS TO RIGHT SIDE; SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS, HOLD
1-4    Touch right to side, step down on right heel, cross left toe over right, step left heel down
5-8    Rock right to side, recover to left, cross right over left, hold

SIDE TOE STRUTS TO LEFT SIDE; SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS, HOLD
1-4    Touch left to side, step down on left heel, cross right toe over left, step right heel down
5-8    Rock left to side, recover to right, cross left over right, hold

SIDE MAMBO TO RIGHT, SIDE MAMBO TO LEFT
1-4    Rock right to side, recover to left, step right together, hold
5-8    Rock left to side, recover to right, step left together, hold

Optional alternate steps:

½ TURN MONTEREY 2X; STEP FORWARD, ½ TURN, HOLD; STEP FORWARD, ½ TURN, HOLD
1-2    Touch right to side, pivot on ball of left and turn ½ turn right as you swing right around and step right next to left with weight on right
3-4    Touch left to side, step left next to right (weight on left)
5-8    Repeat 1-4 above)

MAMBO FORWARD, MAMBO BACK
1-4    Rock right forward, recover to left, step right together, hold
5-8    Rock left back, recover forward on right, step left together, hold

Optional alternate steps:

STEP FORWARD, ½ TURN LEFT, STEP FORWARD, HOLD; STEP FORWARD, ½ TURN RIGHT, STEP FORWARD, HOLD
1-4    Step right forward, turn ½ turn left transferring weight to left, step right forward, hold (weight on right)
5-8    Step left forward, turn ½ turn right transferring weight to right, step left forward, hold (weight on left)

DIAGONAL STEPS FORWARD WITH HOLDS; STEPS BACK WITH HOLDS
1-4    Step forward on right at right diagonal, hold, step forward on left at left diagonal, hold
For styling, raise arms and swing them right and left snapping fingers on hold counts 2 & 4
5-8    Step right back, hold, step left back next to right, hold
For styling, lower arms swinging them right and left snapping fingers on hold counts 6 & 8)

STEP FORWARD, HOLD, ¼ TURN LEFT, HOLD, JAZZ BOX
1-4    Step right forward, hold, turn ¼ turn left, hold (weight on left)
5-8    Jazz box stepping right over left, step left back, step right to side, step left together

REPEAT