MAMA'S LIL' BABY

Choreographed by: Charlotte Skeeters 11/1/98
Music: The Tractors: Shortenin' Bread (136)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: The Moon Just Turned Blue (136)
T.G.Sheppard: (There Ain't Nothin') Like A Coupe DeVille (128)
Billy Joe Royal: Stay Close To Home (112) (teaching)
many East Coast Swing or med. tempo Shuffle songs will do
Counts: 32
Type: 4 wall line dance - Intermediate

NOTE: If you've got the room, this dance is the most fun if you can really *move*!
 
1-8 ROCK, ROCK, SHUFFLE 1/2 TURN, FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, WALK, WALK
1-2  Right rock-step forward, Left rock-step back
  (next 2 counts is a turning shuffle toward reverse wall)
3&4  Shuffle into 1/2 turn right (Right, Left, Right)
5-6  Left step forward, pivot 1/2 turn right (transfer weight Right)
7-8  Left step forward, Right step forward (walk, walk)
  (facing 12:00 wall)
 
9-16 FORWARD 45, LOCK, &, FORWARD 45, LOCK, &, FORWARD, PIVOT, WALK, WALK
1-2  Left step forward angle 45 left, Right cross-lock behind Left
  (legs are crossed, Left heel comes up)
&  Left step side left slightly forward
3-4  Right step forward angle 45 right, Left cross-lock behind Right
  (legs are crossed, Right heel comes up)
&  Right step side right slightly forward
5-6  Left step forward, pivot 1/2 turn right (transfer weight Right)
7-8  Left step forward, Right step forward (walk, walk)
  (facing 6:00 wall)
 
17-24 SIDE, CROSS, (&)SIDE, CROSS, HOLD, ROCK, 1/4 ROCK, WALK, WALK
1-2  Left step side left, Right cross-step behind Left
&3  Left step side left, Right cross-step in front of Left
4  Hold
5  Left rock-step side left
6  Right rock-step side right into 1/4 turn right
7-8  Left step forward, Right step forward (walk, walk)
  (facing 9:00 wall)
 
25-32 SIDE, CROSS, (&)SIDE, CROSS, HOLD, ROCK, ROCK, CROSS, (&)SIDE, FORWARD
1-2  Left step side left, Right cross-step behind Left
&-3  Left step side left, Right cross-step in front of Left
4  Hold
5-6  Left rock-step side left, Right rock-step in place
7&8  Left cross-step over Right, Right step side right, Left step forward
  (end facing 9:00 wall)
 
REPEAT


Also in the book 'Country Line Dance Collection 2' by Jorma Leitzinger Jr


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