I Called Mama!

Count:
48
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Stephen Paterson (AUS) - May 2020
Music:
I Called Mama - Tim McGraw : (Single)
QRCODE

Start dance after 16 count instrumental intro - 3 easy restarts,

[1-8] Step R Side, Behind, Quarter, Step, Pivot Quarter,Weave Cross, Side, Behind, Side, Cross Rock, Recover, Quarter Forward
1 2 &Step right out to side, step left behind right, turn 1/4 right then step right forward (&) 3.00
3 4Step left forward, pivot 1/4 right taking weight onto right in place 6.00
5 & 6 &Step left across right, step right out to side (&), step left behind right, step right out to side (&)
7 8 &Rock step left across right, recover back onto right in place, turn 1/4 left then step left forward (&) 3.00

[9-16] Sweep Forward, Sweep Forward, Rock Forward, Recover Sweep,Behind, Side Rock, Recover, Behind, Quarter Forward, Forward
1 2Slight sweep right before stepping right forward, slight sweep left before stepping left forward
3 4Rock step right forward, recover back onto left in place sweeping right out to side 3.00
5 & 6 &Step right behind left, rock step left out to side (&), recover onto right in place, step left behind right (&)
7 8Turn 1/4 right then step right forward, step left forward 6.00

[17-24] Pivot Three Eighths, Forward, Mambo Rock, Touch Back, Quarter, Back, Rock Back, Recover
1 2Pivot 3/8 taking weight onto right in place, step left forward,
3 & 4Rock step right forward, recover back onto left in place (&), step right back (mambo rock) 10.30
5 & 6Touch ball of left foot back, turn 1/4 left taking weight onto right in place(&), step left back 7.30
7 8** Rock step right back, recover forward onto left in place ** (restart here on wall 5) 7.30

[25-32] Eighth Nightclub Basic, Quarter Forward, Three Quarter Cross Rock, Recover, Side, Cross Rock, Recover, Quarter Forward
1 2 &Turn 1/8 left then step right out to side, rock step left behind right, recover weight onto right in place (&) 6.00
3 4 &Turn 1/4 left then step left forward, turn 1/2 left then step right back, turn 1/4 left then step left out to side 6.00
5 6 &Rock step right across left, recover weight back onto left in place, step right slightly out to side (&)
7 8 &Rock step left across right, recover weight back onto right in place, turn 1/4 left the step left forward (&) 3.00

[33-41] Step, Half Pivot, Forward, Full Turn, Forward,Rock Forward, Recover, Back, Quarter, Side Shuffle
1 2Step right forward, pivot 1/2 left taking weight onto left in place 9.00
3 & 4Step right forward, turn 1/2 right then step left back (&), turn 1/2 right then step right forward (full turn) 9.00
& 5 6 7Step left slightly forward (&), rock step right forward, recover weight back onto left in place, step right back
8 & 1Turn 1/4 left then step left out to side, step right beside left (&), step left out to side (left side shuffle) 6.00

[42 – 48] Touch Across, Full Unwind, Side, Together, Nightclub Basic Right, Nightclub Basic Left
2 3Touch right across left, full unwind left keeping weight on right in place
4 &*** Step right out to side, step left beside right(&)*** (restart here on walls 1 and 3)
5 6 &Step right out to side, rock step left behind right, recover weight onto right in place (&) (nightclub basic R)
7 8 &Step left out to side, rock step right behind left, recover weight onto left in place (nightclub basic L)

RESTARTS:
*** On walls 1, and 3 dance up to count 44& and restart to the back (omitting the 2 nightclub basics)
** On wall 5, dance up to count 24, then turn 1/8 left, restarting to the back wall

ENDING: On last wall, dance up to count 16, then pivot 1/2 right to finish to the front.

This is an original dance sheet, feel free to copy without change for distribution
LDSP - Stephen Paterson Mob: 0438 695 494, email: steve.cowboy@bigpond.com

Last Update - 13 July 2020