Hot Tamales

Hot Tamales

Choreographed by:

Neil Hale (Dec 98)

Music:

Country Down To My Soul by Lee Roy Parnell

Descriptions:

64 count - 2 wall - Intermediate level line dance

Or Music:

Big Heart by Gibson Miller Band 

T-R-O-U-B-L-E by Travis Tritt 

RIGHT K-B-C, RIGHT TOE, STRUT, LEFT TOE, STRUT  

1&2

Right kick-ball-change  

3-4

Touch right toe forward, step down on right  

5-6

Touch left toe forward, step down on left  

MONTEREY TURNS 

7

Touch right toe to side  

8

Pivot ½ turn right and step together right  

9-10

Touch left toe to side, step together left  

11-14

Repeat counts 7-10  

HEEL/TOE SWIVEL 

15

With weight on ball of left and heel of right face right and "hitch" right thumb over right shoulder  

16

Return to center and shift weight to right  

VINE LEFT, STEP TOGETHER RIGHT  

17-18

Side step left, step right behind left  

19-20

Side step left, step together right  

SLAP LEFT, SIDE LEFT, SLAP RIGHT FRONT, ¼ PIVOT LEFT AND SLAP RIGHT TO SIDE 

21

Lift left boot behind right leg and slap with right hand  

22

Side step left  

23

Lift right boot across left leg and slap with left hand  

24

Pivot ¼ turn left and swing right foot to side and slap with right hand  

"HOT TAMALE" SHOULDER PUSHES/TURN ¼ LEFT  

25

Side step right (feet apart and knees bent) push right shoulder forward as you begin a slow ¼ turn left  

26-32

With feet apart and weight on balls of both feet, continue shoulder pushes to complete ¼ turn left ending with weight on left  

Now these 8 counts are where the Hot Tamale shoulder pushes (shimmies) are done.  

It is a very gradual movement on balls of feet to make one more ¼ which will bring you around to back wall.  

BACK TOE STRUTS WITH SNAPS  

33-34

Touch right toe back, step back right/snap fingers  

35-36

Touch left toe back, step back on left/snap fingers  

37-38

Touch right toe back, step back right/snap fingers  

39-40

Touch left toe back, hold and snap fingers  

VINE LEFT, HOP  

41-42

Side step left, step right behind left  

43

Face ¼ turn left and step left  

44

Bring feet together and hop into ¼ turn left  

SWIVEL WALK  

45-46

Swivel heels right, swivel toes right  

47-48

Swivel heels right, swivel toes center  

STEP LEFT, ½ TURN RIGHT, STEP LEFT, SCOOT LEFT, STOMP LEFT, CLAP-CLAP 

49-50

Step forward left, ½ turn right  

51-51

Step forward left, hitch right and scoot forward left  

53-54

Step forward right, stomp together left  

55

Clap with right palm up and left down  

56

Clap with left palm up and right down  

2-COUNT KNEE ROLLS  

57

Push left knee to center in front of right  

58

Roll left knee to starting position  

59

Push right knee to center in front of left  

60

Roll right knee to starting position  

KNEE POPS 

61

Pop left knee to center in front of right  

&

Return left to starting position  

62

Pop right knee to center in front of left  

&

Return right to starting position  

63

Pop left knee to center in front of right  

&

Return left to starting position  

64

Pop right knee to center in front of left  

START AGAIN!