Jamakin' Luv
Choreographed by Norman Gifford in collaboration with Jo Thompson-Szymanski nlgifford@yahoo.com Description Four wall, 32 count, 101 BPM Low Intermediate level line dance Music: Jamaican Love (Flamenco Radio Edit) - Whitesand, featuring AMB [32 count intro]
Choreographers note I am aware that this music is phrased, however, the nature of the music is quite danceable without the need for 3 tags or restarts. Special note: A great big THANK YOU to Jo Thompson-Szymanski for her input on this dance.
Samba locks forward with hip action, mambo turn ¼ right 1&2 Left cross slightly forward; right lock behind left; left step slightly forward 3&4 Right cross slightly forward; left lock behind right; right step slightly forward 5&6 Left cross slightly forward; right lock behind left; left step slightly forward 7&8 Right rock forward; left replace turning ¼ right; right step forward (3:00)
Botafogo steps forward; slow left ¼ turning jazz-box 1&2 Left cross forward; right step side; left step slightly side 3&4 Right cross forward; left step side; right step slightly side 5-8 Left crossover; right step back; turn ¼ left stepping side; right crossing over (12:00)***
Two samba whisks, samba basic steps forward & back 1&2 Left step side; right behind; left crossover 3&4 Right step side; left behind; right crossover 5&6 Left step forward; right together; left step slightly back 7&8 Right step back; left together; right step slightly forward
Side-lock-steps turning 3/4 left, whisk, mambo-touch 1& Left step diagonal turning left; right lock behind (~10:00) 2& Left step diagonal turning left; right lock behind (~8:00) 3& Left step diagonal turning left; right lock behind (~5:30) 4 Left step diagonal turning left (3:00) 5&6 Right step side; left behind; right crossover 7&8 Left rock forward; right replace; left toe touch across-outside right Begin Again
*** ENDING: On counts 5-8, do ½ turning jazz-box to the left to finish the dance at 12:00 5-8 Left crossover; right step back; turn ½ left; right step forward (12:00)