Hot Tamales
Choreographer: Neil Hale
Description: 64 count, 2 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Music: Country Down To My Soul by Lee Roy Parnell
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RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGE, RIGHT TOE, STRUT, LEFT TOE, STRUT
1&2 Right kick ball change
3-4 Step right toe forward, drop right heel
5-6 Step left toe forward, drop left heel
MONTEREY TURNS, HEEL/TOE SWIVEL
7-8 Touch right to side, turn ½ right and step right together
9-10 Touch left to side, step left together
11-14 Repeat 7-10
15 Swivel left heel to left and swivel right toe to right
Hitch right thumb over right shoulder
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 Step left to side
23 Hitch right knee Slap right foot with left hand
24 Turn ¼ left (weight to 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 Touch right toe back, drop right heel (snap)
35-36 Touch left toe back, drop left heel (snap)
37-38 Touch right toe back, drop right heel (snap)
39-40 Touch left toe back, snap fingers
Pg 2 Hot Tamales
VINE LEFT, HOP
41-42 Step left to side, cross right behind left
43 Turn ¼ left and step left forward
44 Turn ¼ left and hop both feet to side right
WIVEL WALK
45-46 Swivel heels right, swivel toes right
47-48 Swivel heels right, swivel toes center
STEP LEFT, TURN ½ RIGHT, STEP LEFT, SCOOT LEFT, STOMP LEFT, CLAP-CLAP
49-50 Step left forward, turn ½ right (weight to right)
51-51 Step left forward, hitch right knee and hop left forward
53-54 Step right forward, stomp left together
55 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 Swivel left knee to right
58 Swivel left knee to center
59 Swivel right knee to left
60 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
REPEAT
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