Lambada-Danza
Niveau:
Phrased Intermediate
Chorégraphe:
Jenny Memmel (DE) - October 2011
Musique:
Lambada - Danza Kuduro
Sequence: A, A, A, B, A, B, C (to the end of music)
Start on: after drums, start on count 9
Styling Note: there is a lot of hips action, that’s the result from pressure on the inside edge of balls and make sure that your knees are bend an relax, hips must be loose and moving all the time, having fun and dancing a little bit sexy
Part A - 56 counts
Count 1-12
Lambada Basics (4), Chasse´ diagonal l+r
1a2atriple step in place (l+r+l), right knee is lifted and RF slightly leaves the floor
3a4atriple step in place (r+l+r), left knee is lifted and LF slightly leaves the floor
5a6atriple step in place (l+r+l), right knee is lifted and RF slightly leaves the floor
7a8atriple step in place (r+l+r), left knee is lifted and LF slightly leaves the floor
9a10aStep LF diagonally forward, RF lock behind LF, step LF diagonally forward, hold
11a12aStep RF diagonally forward, LF lock behind RF, step RF diagonally forward,hold
Count 13-24
Lambada Basics (4), Chasse´ diagonal l+r
Repeat counts 1-12, starting with the LF
Counts 25-32
Chasse´ L, Chasse´ R with ¼ turn l, Mambo Basics L+R
1a2astep LF to left side, step RF next LF, step LF to left side, hold
3a4a1/4T left and step RF to right side, step LF next RF, step RF to right side (face 9:00)
5a6astep LF forward, recover on RF, step LF backward, hold
7a8astep RF backward, recover on LF, step RF forward, hold
Counts 33-40
Chasse´ L, Chasse´ R with ¼ turn l, Mambo Basics L+R
Repeat counts 25-32, starting with the LF (face 6:00)
Count 41-48
Double Hip-Bumps (L+R), “Bollywood Hips” (L with ½ turn right)
1a2astep LF a small step to left side, pump your left hip to left side twice, hold
3a4arecover your weight on RF and pump your right hip to right side twice, hold
5a6a7a8alift your lift knee up and move your left hip up and down(1/8 turn right each count) (face 12:00)
Count 49-56
Double Hip-Bumps (L+R), “Bollywood Hips” (L with ½ turn right)
Repeat counts 41-48, starting with the LF (facing 6:00)
Part B - 48 counts
Count 1-8
Chasse´Box (full turn left)
1a2astep LF to left side, step RF next LF, step LF to left side, hold
3a4a1/4T left and step RF to right side, step LF next RF, step RF to right side (face 3:00)
5a6a1/4T left and step LF to left side, step RF next LF, step LF to left side (face 12:00)
5a6a1/4T left and step RF to right side, step LF next RF, step RF to right side (face 3:00)
(styling for this part you can weaving your arms from right to left and from left to right, twice)
Count 9-16
¼ turn left, V-Step (twice)
a1,2¼ turn left (facing 6:00), step LF out forward, RF step out to side
3-4step LF backward, RF step together
5,6,7,8Repeat counts 1-4, starting with the LF (no turn, facing 6:00)
Counts 17-24
Cucarachas L+R (twice)
1a2astep LF to left side, recover on RF, step LF next RF, hold
3a4astep RF to right side, recover on LF, step RF next LF, hold
5a6a7a8aRepeat counts 1-4, starting with the LF
Counts 25-32
Syncopated Mini-Jumps forward & backward
& 1jump forward left, jump forward right
& 2jump forward left, jump forward right
& 3jump forward left, jump forward right
& 4jump forward left, jump forward right
& 5jump backward left, jump backward right
& 6jump backward left, jump backward right
& 7jump backward left, jump backward right
& 8jump backward left, jump backward right
Counts 33-40
Cucarachas L+R (twice)
Repeat counts 17-24 from B, starting with the LF
Counts 41-48
Syncopated Mini-Jumps forward & backward
Repeat counts 25-32 from B, starting with the LF
Part C - 8 counts
Count 1-8
Weaving Arms up & down, Lambada Basic
1a2aweaving your arms from right to left and from left to right and from right to left, hold (over your head)
a3a4aput your hands down weaving your arms from right to left and from left to right and from right to left, hold
5a6atriple step in place (l+r+l), right knee is lifted and RF slightly leaves the floor
7a8atriple step in place (r+l+r), left knee is lifted and LF slightly leaves the floor
(Repeat C to the end of music)
(Styling for C: You can do this in one line behind your other dancers and on counts 5-8 put your hands on the hips from your front dancers)
Have fun ;-)