Mama's Lil' Baby
Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Improver
Choreographer:
Charlotte Skeeters (USA)
Music:
Shortenin' Bread - The Tractors
If you've got the room, this dance is the most fun if you can really MOVE!
ROCK, ROCK, SHUFFLE ½ TURN, FORWARD, ½ PIVOT, WALK, WALK
1-2Right rock-step forward; left rock-step back
Next 2 counts is a turning shuffle toward reverse wall
3&4Shuffle into ½ turn right...right; left; right
5-6Left step forward; pivot ½ turn right (transfer weight right)
7-8Left step forward; right step forward (walk, walk)
Facing 12:00 wall
FORWARD 45, LOCK, &, FORWARD 45, LOCK, &, FORWARD, PIVOT, WALK, WALK
1-2Left step forward angle 45 left; right cross-lock behind left
Legs are crossed, left heel comes up
&Left step side left...slightly forward
3-4Right step forward angle 45 right; left cross-lock behind right
Legs are crossed, right heel comes up
&Right step side right...slightly forward
5-6Left step forward; pivot ½ turn right (transfer weight right)
7-8Left step forward; right step forward (walk, walk)
Facing 6:00 wall
SIDE, CROSS, (&)SIDE, CROSS, HOLD, ROCK, ¼ ROCK, WALK, WALK
1-2Left step side left; right cross-step behind left
&-3Left step side left; right cross-step in front of left
4Hold
5-6Left rock-step side left; right rock-step side right into ¼ turn right
7-8Left step forward; right step forward (walk, walk)
Facing 9:00 wall
SIDE, CROSS, (&)SIDE, CROSS, HOLD, ROCK, ROCK, CROSS, (&)SIDE, FORWARD
1-2Left step side left; right cross-step behind left
&-3Left step side left; right cross-step in front of left
4Hold
5-6Left rock-step side left; right rock-step in place
7&8Left cross-step over right; right step side right; left step forward
End facing 9:00 wall
REPEAT
ROCK, ROCK, SHUFFLE ½ TURN, FORWARD, ½ PIVOT, WALK, WALK
1-2Right rock-step forward; left rock-step back
Next 2 counts is a turning shuffle toward reverse wall
3&4Shuffle into ½ turn right...right; left; right
5-6Left step forward; pivot ½ turn right (transfer weight right)
7-8Left step forward; right step forward (walk, walk)
Facing 12:00 wall
FORWARD 45, LOCK, &, FORWARD 45, LOCK, &, FORWARD, PIVOT, WALK, WALK
1-2Left step forward angle 45 left; right cross-lock behind left
Legs are crossed, left heel comes up
&Left step side left...slightly forward
3-4Right step forward angle 45 right; left cross-lock behind right
Legs are crossed, right heel comes up
&Right step side right...slightly forward
5-6Left step forward; pivot ½ turn right (transfer weight right)
7-8Left step forward; right step forward (walk, walk)
Facing 6:00 wall
SIDE, CROSS, (&)SIDE, CROSS, HOLD, ROCK, ¼ ROCK, WALK, WALK
1-2Left step side left; right cross-step behind left
&-3Left step side left; right cross-step in front of left
4Hold
5-6Left rock-step side left; right rock-step side right into ¼ turn right
7-8Left step forward; right step forward (walk, walk)
Facing 9:00 wall
SIDE, CROSS, (&)SIDE, CROSS, HOLD, ROCK, ROCK, CROSS, (&)SIDE, FORWARD
1-2Left step side left; right cross-step behind left
&-3Left step side left; right cross-step in front of left
4Hold
5-6Left rock-step side left; right rock-step in place
7&8Left cross-step over right; right step side right; left step forward
End facing 9:00 wall
REPEAT