Counts Step Descriptions
CHA-CHA LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT, SIDE STEP TOGETHER, CHA-CHA FORWARD,
STEP TOUCH
1&2 Cha- cha to left left-right-left
3-4 Step side right on right, step left beside right
5&6 Cha-cha forward right-left-right
7-8 Step side left on left, touch right beside left
STOMP HOLD, STOMP HOLD, ROCK STEP CROSS, ROCK STEP CROSS
1-2 Stomp forward on right, hold
3-4 Stomp forward on left, hold
5&6 Rock side right on right, step in place with left, cross
right over left
7&8 Rock side left on left, step in place with right, cross left
over right
SHUFFLE RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT, STEP PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT, SHUFFLE
LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT, STEP PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT
1&2 Shuffle forward right-left-right
3-4 Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 turn right
5&6 Shuffle forward left-right-left
7-8 Step forward on right, pivot 1/2 turn left
SHUFFLE RIGHT-LEFT-RIGHT, SHUFFLE LEFT-RIGHT-LEFT, STEP HOLD,
STEP HOLD
1&2 Shuffle forward right-left-right
3&4 Shuffle forward left-right-left
5-6 Step slightly forward on right, hold
7-8 Step slightly forward on left, hold
BEND KNEES, STRAIGHTEN, HIP HIP, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN RIGHT, PIVOT
1/2 TURN RIGHT
1-2 Bend knees slightly, straighten legs
3-4 Bump hips back on right, bump hips forward on left
5&6 Shuffle forward right-left-right turning 1/2 turn right
7-8 Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 turn right
/When done as a mixer, replace the last 4 counts with:
5&6 LADY: Shuffle forward right-left-right to meet next partner
MAN: Shuffle right-left-right in place turning 1/2 turn right
7-8 LADY: Step pivot 1/2 turn right stepping right beside left
MAN: Step forward on left, step forward on right
REPEAT
/When dancing to "Mambo No. 5", do the following when he says to
clap hands once, clap your hands twice
RELEASE HANDS
9-10 Clap hands stomping forward on right, hold
11-12 Clap hands stomping forward on left, hold