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DANCE


JAMBALAYA JOE

 

 

32-COUNT, 4 WALL "CAJUN" LINE DANCE, BEGINNER LEVEL

Choreography by BILL BADER Vancouver, BC, Canada January 1998

Phone: (604) 684-2455 E-mail: billbader@hotmail.com

 

This dance is dedicated to JOE MACMANAMON of Tamworth, NSW, Australia.

 

MUSIC: "JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU)" by Eddy Raven & Jo-El Sonnier (127

bpm) on their 1996 cd, "Cookin' Cajun" on K-Tel. (This is a great cd)or

"Jambalaya" by Jo-El Sonnier (124 bpm) on his 1998 cd, "Here To

Stay".

Caution: Many versions of this song are too slow for this dance but are

good for a teaching. Also good for teaching: "Electric Slide" by

Marcia Griffiths, or "Down At The Twist & Shout" by MC. Carpenter.

 

Starting: You can wait for the words after 48 counts or, for an extra

pattern, start the pattern after 16 counts.

 

 

"COTTON EYED JOES": LEFT HOOK, KICK, SHUFFLE BACK, REPEAT WITH RIGHT

1 Raising L knee, Hook L heel up across front of R knee

2 Kick L forward

3&4 Shuffle back: L-R-L

5 Raising R knee, Hook R heel up across front of L knee

6 Kick R forward

7&8 Shuffle back: R-L-R

 

LEFT CROSS-ROCK-ROCK, RIGHT CROSS-ROCK-ROCK, CHASSE TO RIGHT SIDE

9&10 Cross Step L over R, Rock back onto R, Rock forward onto L

11&12 Cross Step R over L, Rock back onto L, Rock forward onto R

13& Cross Step L over R, Step ball of R slightly to right side

14& Cross Step L over R, Step ball of R slightly to right side

15& Cross Step L over R, Step ball of R slightly to right side

16 Cross Step L over R

 

RIGHT CROSS-ROCK-ROCK, LEFT CROSS-ROCK-ROCK, CHASSE TO LEFT SIDE

17&18 Cross Step R over L, Rock back onto L, Rock forward onto R

19&20 Cross Step L over R, Rock back onto R, Rock forward onto L

21& Cross Step R over L, Step ball of L slightly to left side

22& Cross Step R over L, Step ball of L slightly to left side

23& Cross Step R over L, Step ball of L slightly to left side

24 Cross Step R over L

 

LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD, PADDLE TURN 1/8 + 1/8 (= QUARTER TURN LEFT)

RIGHT SHUFFLE FORWARD, PADDLE TURN 1/4 + 1/4 (= HALF TURN RIGHT)

25&26 Shuffle forward: L-R-L

& Extend R toe to right side and slightly forward with minimal

weight on R

27 Turn 1/8 left (10:30) by swivelling both heels slightly right,

weight on L

&28 Repeat &27 turning another 1/8 left (face 9:00)

29&30 Shuffle forward: R-L-R

& Extend L toe forward with minimal weight on L

31 Turn 1/4 right (12:00) by swivelling both heels left - weight

on R

&32 Repeat &31 turning another 1/4 right (face 3:00)

 

End of pattern. Begin again...

 

Revised Step Description (4/98) by Bill Bader.

You have my permission to freely use this step description unchanged.

But if you feel compelled to re-write any step description, please do it

professionally: confirm its accuracy with the choreographer before you

distribute it. Thanks.

 

Vancouver, BC, Canada 604-684-2455 billbader@hotmail.com