HEY MAMA!
Choreography by: Scott Blevins & Maren Oslac
A -- 64 count, Contra, Advanced level line dance
Music: Say Hey (I Love You)by: Michael Franti & Spearhead
| 1 - 8 | |
| 1 & 2 | 1) Cross body rock L foot in front of R; &) Recover to R: 2) Step L foot to left side. |
| 3 & 4 | 3) Cross body rock R foot in front of L; &) Recover to L; 4) Step R foot to R side. |
| 5 & 6 | 5) Rock forward on L foot; &) Recover to R; 6) Step L foot back. |
| 7 & 8 | 7) Rock back on R foot; &) Recover to L; 8) Step R foot next to L. |
| 9 - 16 | |
| 1 & 2 | 1) Step L foot across and in front of R; &) Turning 1/4 to left, step back on R; 2) Turning 1/4 to left, step L to left side. |
| 3 & 4 | 3) Cross body rock R foot in front of L; &) Recover to L; 4) Step R foot to R side. |
| 5 & 6 | 5) Step L foot across and in front of R; &) Turning 1/4 to left, step back on R; 6) Turning 1/4 to left, step L to left side. |
| 7 & 8 | 7) Cross body rock R foot in front of L; &) Recover to L; 8) Step R foot to R side [facing 12 O'clock]. |
| 17 - 24 Crossing lines on counts 1 - 4. | |
| 1 & 2 | 1) Step L foot across and in front of R; &) Step R foot forward and on a diagonal to right side rotating body to face slight diagonal left; 2) Step L foot next to R foot. |
| 3 & 4 | 3) Step R foot across and in front of L; &) Step L foot forward and on a diagonal to left side rotating body to face slight diagonal right; 4) Step R foot next to L foot. |
| 5 & 6 | 5) Step forward on L foot; &) Make a half turn left on L foot; 6) Touch R foot next to L foot [facing 6 O'clock]. |
| 7 & 8 | 7 & 8) Shuffle forward R-L-R. |
| 25 - 32 Crossing Lines on counts 5 - 7. | |
| ah - 1 & 2 | ah) Lift L knee and rotate a 1/4 turn to right on R foot: 1&2) Shuffle forward L-R-L forward. |
| ah - 3 & 4 | ah) Lift R knee and rotate 1/2 turn to left on L foot: 3&4) Shuffle forward R-L-R. |
| ah - 5 & 6 | ah) Lift L knee and rotate a 1/4 turn to right on R foot: 5&6) Shuffle forward L-R-L forward [facing 6 O'clock]. |
| 7 & 8 | 7) Step forward on R foot; &) Pivot 1/2 turn left, taking weight on L; 8) Step R foot to right side [facing 12 O'clock]. |
| 33 - 40 Crossing Lines on counts 1 - 4. | |
| 1 -ah - 2 | 1) Step L foot across and in front of R; ah) Leaving L foot in place, rotate slightly to left, stepping ball of R foot to right side; 2) Return weight to L foot. (Samba move called "Bota Fogo") |
| 3 - ah - 4 | 3) Step R foot across and in front of L; ah) Leaving R foot in place, rotate slightly to right, stepping ball of L foot to left side; 4) Return weight to R foot. ("Bota Fogo") |
| 5 | 5) Step L foot across and in front of R; Over the next 3 beats of music you will be making a gradual 3/4 turn to left, this is a Samba movement called "Volta". |
| ah-6-ah-7-ah-8 | ah) Keeping thighs touching, step ball of R foot to right side making 1/4 turn to left; 6) Step L foot across R foot; Repeat for ah-7 and ah-8 [facing 3 O'clock]. |
| 41-48 | |
| 1 & 2 | 1) Rock fwd on R foot; &) Turning 1/4 over right shoulder, recover to L foot; 2) Turning 1/4 to right, step forward on R foot [facing 9 O'clock]. |
| 3 & 4 | 3) Rock fwd on L foot; &) Recover to R foot; 4) Step L foot next to R foot pushing hips back (weight on both feet). |
| ah -5 & 6 | ah) change weight to R; 5) Step fwd on L; &) Pivot 3/4 turn right on R foot; 6) Point L to left side [facing 6 O'clock]. |
| 7 - 8 | 7-8) Keeping L toe on the floor bump hips to the left 2 times taking weight onto L foot on count 8. |
| 49-56 Crossing Lines on counts 1 - 4. | |
| ah - 1 - 2 | ah) Make a 1/4 turn left; 1) Step R foot to right side; &) Step L foot behind R; 2) Make a 1/4 turn right stepping forward on R foot. |
| ah - 3 & 4 | ah) Make a 1/4 turn right; 3) Step L foot to left side; &) Step R foot behind L; 4) Make a 1/4 left stepping forward on L foot. |
| 5 & 6 | 5) Turning 1/2 left, step back on R foot; &) Turning 1/2 left, step fwd on L foot; 6) Step forward on R [facing 6 O'clock]. |
| 7 & 8 | 7) Rock forward on L foot; &) Recover onto R foot; 8) Step back on L foot. |
| 57-64 Crossing Lines counts 1 -4. | |
| 1 & 2 & | 1&2) Walk back R-L-R &) Kick L foot fwd. |
| 3 & 4 & | 3&4) Walk back L-R-L &) Kick R foot fwd. |
| 5 - 6 | 5) Step R foot to right side; 6) Step L foot to left side. |
| ah-7-&-8 | ah) Make a 1/4 turn to right stepping forward on R foot; 7) Step forward on ball of L foot; &) Pivot 1/2 turn right taking weight on R foot; 8) Make 1/4 turn right pointing L foot to left side. |
| 60 COUNT TAG 1 - 8 | |
| 1 & 2 | 1&2) Shuffle forward L-R-L. |
| 3 & 4 | 3) Step forward on R foot; &) Pivot 1/2 turn over left shoulder taking weight on L foot; 4) Make a 1/2 turn left stepping back on R foot. |
| 5 & 6 & | 5&) Step back on L foot bumping hips two times; 6&) Step back on R foot bumping hips two times. |
| 7 & 8 | 7&8) Coaster step L-R-L. |
| 9 –16 | |
| 1 & 2 | 1&2) Shuffle forward R-L-R. |
| 3 & 4 | 3) Step forward on L foot; &) Pivot 1/2 turn over right shoulder taking weight on R foot; 4) Make a 1/4 turn right stepping back on L foot [facing 9 O'clock]. |
| 5 & 6 & | 5&) Step back on R foot bumping hips two times; 6&) Step back on L foot bumping hips two times. |
| 7 & 8 | &8) Coaster step R-L-R. |
| 17-24 | |
| 1 & 2 | 1&2) Shuffle forward L-R-L. |
| 3 & 4 | 3) Step forward on R foot; &) Pivot 1/2 turn over left shoulder taking weight on L foot; 4) Make a 1/2 turn left stepping back on R foot [facing 9 O'clock]. |
| 5 & 6 & | 5&) Step back on L foot bumping hips two times; 6&) Step back on R foot bumping hips two times. |
| 7 & 8 | 7&8) Coaster step L-R-L. |
| 25-32 | |
| 1 & 2 | 1&2) Shuffle forward R-L-R. |
| 3 & 4 | 3) Step forward on L foot; &) Pivot 3/4 turn over right shoulder taking weight on R foot; 4) Make a 1/2 turn right stepping back on L foot [facing 12 O'clock]. |
| 5 & 6 & | 5&) Step back on R foot bumping hips two times; 6&) Step back on L foot bumping hips two times. |
| 7 & 8 & | 7&) Step back on R foot bumping hips two times; 8&) Step back on L foot bumping hips two times. |
| 33-36 | |
| 1 - 2 | 1) Step forward and out to right side with R foot; 2) Step forward and out to left side with L foot. |
| 3 - 4 | 3) Step back and out to right side with R foot; 4) Step back and out to left side with L foot. |
| 37- 44 Crossing Lines on counts 5 - 8. | |
| 1 & 2 | 1&2) Coaster step R-L-R. |
| 3 & 4 | 3&4) Shuffle forward L-R-L |
| 5 & 6 | 5) Turning 1/2 left, step back on R foot; &) Turning 1/2 left, step fwd on L foot; 6) Step forward on R. |
| 7 & 8 | 7&8) Shuffle forward L-R-L (prep for a 3/4 turn to left on last step of shuffle). |
| 45-52 Crossing Lines on counts 1 - 5. | |
| & 1 | &) Make a 3/4 turn over left shoulder on L foot; 1) Take a large step to right on R foot pointing L to left [facing 3 O'clock]. |
| &2-&3-&4 | &2-&3-&4) Hold position, moving L knee forward on the & counts and back on the number counts, bounce knee three times. |
| 5 | 5) Step L foot across and in front of R foot. |
| &6-&7-&8 | &6-&7-&8) Hold position, moving L knee forward on the & counts and back on the number counts, bounce knee three times. |
| 53-60 | |
| 1 - 2 | 1) Step R foot in front of L foot; 2) Hold. |
| 3 - 4 | 3) Step L foot in front of R foot; 4) Hold. |
| & 5 | &) Make 1/4 turn left on L foot; 5) Take a large step to right on R foot [facing 12 O'clock]. |
| 6 - 7 - 8 | 6-7-8) Hold |
| NOTE: AFTER DANCING THE TAG, YOU WILL BE IN THE SAME LINE AS WHEN YOU STARTED BUT TWO SPACES TO YOUR RIGHT FROM YOUR ORIGINAL STARTING POSITION. | |
| Start dance with about 4 feet between the dancers next to you and about 2 feet between Line 1 and Line 2. Line 1 and Line 2 will be facing each other and each dancer positioned in the opening in the line across from them. See diagram below: | |
| Line 1 - A A A A A A | |
| Line 2 - B B B B B B | |
Step sheet provided courtesy of:
BRONTE BOOTS 'N SPURS LINE DANCING --- WWW.BOOTSNSPURS.COM
