JAMBALAYA JOE

CHOREOGRAPHER:  Bill Bader-Vancouver, BC, Canada    January 1998
		Phone:  (604) 684-2455  E-mail:  billbader@hotmail.com
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall "Cajun" Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner
MUSIC:  Jambalaya (On The Bayou) by Eddy Raven & Jo-El Sonnier-127bpm
	Jambalaya by Jo-El Sonnier-124bpm

Caution:  Many versions of this song are too slow for this dance but for
a teaching song.  Also good for teaching:  "Down At The Twist & Shout".

This dance is dedicated to Joe MacManamon of Tamworth, NSW, Australia.

Start the pattern after 16 counts.  This allows an extra pattern to be
completed before the words commence.  (Or, you might want to wait 48
counts for the words.)

"COTTON EYED JOES":  
LEFT HOOK, KICK, SHUFFLE BACK, REPEAT WITH RIGHT

1	Raising Left knee, hook Left heel up across front of Right knee
2	Kick Left forward
3&4	Shuffle back: Left-Right-Left
5	Raising Right knee, hook Right heel up across front of Left knee
6	Kick Right forward
7&8	Shuffle back: Right-Left-Right

LEFT CROSS-ROCK-ROCK, RIGHT CROSS-ROCK-ROCK, CHASSE TO RIGHT 

9	Cross step Left over Right
&	Rock back onto Right
10	Rock forward onto Left
11	Cross step Right over Left
&	Rock back onto Left
12	Rock forward onto Right
13	Cross step Left over Right
&	Step ball of Right slightly to right side
14	Cross step Left over Right
&	Step ball of Right slightly to right side
15	Cross step Left over Right
&	Step ball of Right slightly to right side
16	Cross step Left over Right

RIGHT CROSS-ROCK-ROCK, LEFT CROSS-ROCK-ROCK, CHASSE TO LEFT 

17	Cross step Right over Left
&	Rock back onto Left
18	Rock forward onto Right
19	Cross step Left over Right
&	Rock back onto Right
20	Rock forward onto Left
21	Cross step Right over Left
&	Step ball of Left slightly to left side
22	Cross step Right over Left
&	Step ball of Left slightly to left side
23	Cross step Right over Left
&	Step ball of Left slightly to left side
24	Cross step Right over Left

LEFT  SHUFFLE FORWARD, PADDLE TURN 1/8 + 1/8 (= QUARTER TURN LEFT)
RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD, PADDLE TURN 1/4 + 1/4 (= HALF TURN RIGHT)

25&26	Shuffle forward: Left-Right-Left
&	Extend Right toe to right side and 
	slightly forward with minimal weight on Right
27	Turn 1/8 left (10:30) by swivelling both heels slightly right
	 - weight on Left
&28	Turn 1/8 left (9:00) by swivelling both heels slightly right
	 - weight on Left
29&30	Shuffle forward: Right-Left-Right
&	Extend Left toe forward with minimal weight on Left
31	Turn 1/4 right (12:00) by swivelling both heels left
	 - weight on Right
&32	Turn 1/4 right (3:00) by swivelling both heels left
	 - weight on Right

End of pattern.  Begin again...

Revised Step Description (4/98) by Bill Bader.
You have my permission to freely use this step description - unchanged.

If you feel compelled to re-write any step description, please do it
professionally: confirm its accuracy with the choreographer before you
distribute it.  Thanks.

From:	lstrong@uniserve.com (LStrong)

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