HOUSE OF BAMBOO

CHOREOGRAPHER: Miss America and Tim Matthews (Feb. 2003)
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: The House Of Bamboo by Andy Williams

MAMBO ROCKS, FORWARD, BACK, RIGHT AND LEFT

1&2	Rock forward Right, Rock back Left, Step Right beside Left
3&4	Rock back Left, Rock forward Right, Step Left beside Right
5&6	Rock Right to Right, Recover weight to Left, Step Right beside Left
7&8	Rock Left to Left, Recover weight to Right, Step Left beside Right

SIDE CHASSE RIGHT (WITH CUBAN HIPS), SIDE CHASSE LEFT, (WITH CUBAN HIPS), TURNING MAMBO STEPS

9&10	Step Right to Right side, Close Left beside Right, Step Right to Right side
11&12	Step Left to Left side, Close Right beside Left, Step Left to Left side
13&14	Rock back on Right, Rock forward Left, Step forward Right turning Left
	(Optional: Arms out in front Charleston style as though drawing a circle clockwise
15&16	Rock back on Left, Recover weight to Right, Step Left next to Right
	(Optional Arms out in front Charleston style as though drawing a circle anticlockwise)

RIGHT LOCKSTEP FORWARD, MAMBO ROCK, RIGHT LOCKSTEP BACK, LEFT COASTER STEP

17&18	Step forward Right, Lock step Left behind Right, Step forward Right
19&20	Rock forward Left, Rock back Right, Rock back Left
21&22	Step back Right, Lock step Left in front of Right, Step back Right
23&24	Step back Left, Step Right beside Left, Step forward Left

REVERSE SAILOR STEPS, RIGHT SHUFFLE, TRIPLE TURN RIGHT

25&26	Cross Right over Left, Step Left to Left side, Step slightly back Right
27&28	Cross Left over Right, Step Right to Right side, Step slightly back Left
29&30	Step forward Right, Close Left beside Right, Step forward Right
31&32	Triple turn Right stepping, Left, Right, Left

BEGIN AGAIN

This dance is to be done with attitude to encourage Cuban hip movement and Latin styling

From: "Alison Austerberry" 

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