JAMAICA MISTAKA

Choreographed by: Peter Metelnick & Chris Hodgson
Music: Bellamy Brothers: Almost Jamaica (109)
Counts: 32
Type: 4 wall line dance - Intermediate

RIGHT HIP BUMPS, LEFT BACK, RIGHT CROSS STEP, HOLD & CLAP, LEFT HIP BUMPS, RIGHT BACK, LEFT CROSS STEP, HOLD & CLAP
1-2  Step Right foot to right side and bump hips right, bump hips right again
&3&4  Step Left foot back, cross step Right foot over Left, clap twice
5-6  Step Left foot to left side and bump hips left, bump hips left again
&7&8  Step Right foot back, cross step Left foot over Right, clap twice
 
RIGHT FORWARD, 1/2 RIGHT & LEFT BACK, RIGHT COASTER BACK, LEFT FORWARD, 1/2 LEFT & RIGHT BACK, LEFT COASTER BACK
1  Step Right foot forward
2  Turning 1/2 right on ball of Right foot step Left foot back
3&4  Step Right foot back, step Left foot together, step Right foot forward (now facing back wall)
5  Step Left foot forward
6  Turning 1/2 left on ball of Left foot step Right foot back
7&8  Step Left foot back, step Right foot together, step Left foot forward (now facing front wall)
 
RIGHT HEEL GRIND WITH 1/4 RIGHT, RIGHT COASTER BACK, LEFT FORWARD, 1/2 RIGHT PIVOT TURN, TRIPLE STEP TURNING 1/2 RIGHT
1-2  Touch Right heel forward turning toes in, grind heel 1/4 right stepping back on Left foot
Now facing right side wall
3&4  Step Right foot back, step Left foot together, step Right foot forward
5-6  Step Left foot forward, pivot 1/2 right (now facing left side wall)
7&8  Step Left foot forward turning 1/2 right, step Right foot together, step Left foot together
Now facing right side wall
 
RIGHT ROCK BACK & RECOVER, RIGHT FORWARD SHUFFLE, LEFT ROCK FORWARD & RECOVER, LEFT COASTER BACK
1-2  Step Right foot back and rock back, recover weight on Left foot
3&4  Step Right foot forward, step Left foot together, step Right foot forward
5-6  Step Left foot forward and rock forward, recover weight on Right foot
7&8  Step Left foot back, step Right foot together, step Left foot forward
 
REPEAT
 
We finally did it. We choreographed a dance together. After 2 other attempts that ended up as
Peter's dances Out of Habit & R-E-S-P-E-C-T, we have choreo'd Jamaica Mistaka together.
We really liked the reggae beat & hope that you do too. And as for that title-we just couldn't
resist the play on words. Remember there's never a mistake in line dancing-it's called a
variation. Cheers!


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