Mini Mex!
Choreographer: Niels Poulsen (Denmark)
Type of dance: 32 counts, 4 walls
Level: Beginner
Music: Mexico by Tobias René. Download from iTunes and www.amazon.co.uk
Intro: 16 counts from first beat in music (app. 8 seconds into track). Start with weight on R foot
Restart: After 16 counts during your 5th wall (facing 6:00). Restart with your L rumba box.
Note: This is a floor-split to Robbie McGowan’s intermediate smash hit Mexicali. With this dance our beginners can get on the floor to the same music. Thanks Robbie.
1 – 8 L rumba box with Holds
1 – 2 Step L to L side (1), bring R next to L (2) 12:00
3 – 4 Step fw on L (3), Hold (4) 12:00
5 – 6 Step R to R side (5), bring L next to R (6) 12:00
7 – 8 Step back on R (7), drag L next to R (8) 12:00
9 – 16 L back rock, ½ R with sweep, R back rock, step R fw, Hold
1 – 2 Rock back on L (1), recover weight to R foot (2) 12:00
3 – 4 Turn ½ R stepping back on L (3), sweep R from front to back (4) 6:00
5 – 6 Rock back on R (5), recover weight to L foot (6) 6:00
7 – 8 Step fw on R (7), Hold (8) * Restart here on 5th wall (facing 6:00) 6:00
17 – 24 L step lock step, Hold, step ¼ cross, Hold
1 – 2 Step fw on L (1), lock R behind L (2) 6:00
3 – 4 Step fw on L (3), Hold (4) 6:00
5 – 6 Step fw on R (5), turn ¼ L stepping onto L foot (6) 3:00
7 – 8 Cross R over L (7), Hold (8) 3:00
25 – 32 Vine L, point R, rolling vine R, touch L
1 – 2 Step L to L side (1), cross R behind L (2) 3:00
3 – 4 Step L to L side (3), point R to R side (4) 3:00
5 – 6 Turn ¼ R stepping fw on R (5), turn ½ R stepping back on L (6) 12:00
7 – 8 Turn ¼ R stepping R to R side (7), touch L next to R (8) - OBS: If you don’t want to do a rolling vine (counts 5-7) just do R vine. It works just as well 3:00
Begin again!...
Ending
To end facing 12:00 when the music ends. You have just done your L vine + R point on counts 25-28 (facing 6:00). Replace the R rolling vine with 3 runs turning ½ turn R: turn ¼ R stepping fw on R (5), turn ¼ R stepping fw on L (6), step fw on R (7). 12:00
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