HOT TAMALES

 

Choreographer:         Neil Hale

Description:              Line Dance, 64 Count, 2 Wall

 

Up To Music:             Country Down To My Soul by Lee Roy Parnell (167 bpm)

Medium:                   Little Miss Honky Tonk by Brooks & Dunn (150 bpm)   

Slow:                       Dancin’ Shoes by Ronnie McDowell (132 bpm)

 

RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE, RIGHT TOE, STRUT, LEFT TOE, STRUT

1&2                    Right kick ball change

3-4-5-6               Touch right toe forward, drop right heel, touch left toe forward, drop left heel

 

MONTEREY TURNS, HEEL/TOE SWIVEL

7-8-9-10             Touch right toe to side, turn ½ right and step right together, touch left toe to side, step left together

11-14                 Repeat counts 7-10

15                      Swivel left heel to left and swivel right toe to right

"Hitch" right thumb over right shoulder

16                      Swivel left heel and right toe to center (weight to right)

 

VINE LEFT, STEP TOGETHER RIGHT

17-20                 Step left to side, cross right behind left, step left to side, step right together

 

SLAP LEFT, SIDE LEFT, SLAP RIGHT FRONT, ¼ PIVOT LEFT AND SLAP RIGHT TO SIDE

21                      Flick left back

Slap left foot with right hand

22-23                 Step left to side, hitch right knee

Slap right foot with left hand

24                      Turn ¼ left

Keep knee hitched and slap right foot with right hand

 

"HOT TAMALE" SHOULDER PUSHES/TURN ¼ LEFT

25                      Step right to side

With feet apart and knees bent, push right shoulder forward as you begin a slow turn ¼ left

26-32                 Turn ¼ left (weight to left)

With feet apart and weight on balls of both feet, continue shoulder pushes to complete turn ¼ left ending with weight on left.  Now these 8 counts are where the Hot Tamale shoulder pushes (shimmies) are done.  It is a very gradual movement on balls of feet to make one more ¼ which will bring you around to back wall.

 

BACK TOE STRUTS WITH SNAPS

33-34-35-36        Touch right toe back, drop right heel (snap), touch left toe back, drop left heel (snap)

37-38-39-40        Touch right toe back, drop right heel (snap), touch left toe back, snap fingers

 

VINE LEFT, HOP

41-42                 Step left to side, cross right behind left

43-44                 Turn ¼ left and step left forward, turn ¼ left and hop both feet to side right

 

SWIVEL WALK

45-46-47-48        Swivel heels right, swivel toes right, swivel heels right, swivel toes center

 

STEP LEFT, TURN ½ RIGHT, STEP LEFT, SCOOT LEFT, STOMP LEFT, CLAP-CLAP

49-50-51-52        Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right), step left forward, hitch right knee and hop left forward

53-54-55             Step right forward, stomp left together, clap

With right palm up and left down

56                      Clap

With left palm up and right down

 

2-COUNT KNEE ROLLS

Do these as smooth rolls of the knees

57-58                 Swivel left knee to right, swivel left knee to center

59-60                 Swivel right knee to left, swivel right knee to center

 

KNEE POPS

Do these as sharp pops of the knees

61&                    Swivel left knee to right, swivel left knee to center

62&                    Swivel right knee to left, swivel right knee to center

63&                    Swivel left knee to right, swivel left knee to center

64                      Swivel right knee to left

 

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