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32 count, 2 wall, improver
level Choreographer: Paul McAdam
(UK) Jan 2008
Choreographed to: If You Wanna Be
Happy by Dr Victor & The Rasta Rebels
.Start on
vocals approximately 22 seconds into track
1-8 MAMBO
FORWARD, MAMBO BACK, STEP-LOCK-STEP, STEP ½ PIVOT STEP FORWARD
1&2 Rock forward on right foot, rock back on
left foot, step back on right foot
3&4 Rock back on left foot, rock forward on
right foot, step forward on left foot
5&6 Step forward on right foot, lock left foot
behind right, step forward on right
7&8 Step forward on left foot, pivot ½ turn
right, step forward on left foot
9-16
SIDE-ROCK-CROSSES X2, TURN HITCHES WITH CLAPS, RIGHT LOCK STEP
1&2 Rock right foot out to right side, recover
weight onto left, cross right foot over left
3&4 Rock left foot out to left side, recover
weight onto right, cross left foot over right
5& Make a ¼ turn left and step back on right
foot, hitch left knee and clap hands
6& Make a ½ turn left and step forward on
left foot, hitch right knee and clap hands
7&8 Step forward on right foot, lock left foot
behind right foot, step forward on right foot
17-24 RUMBA
BOX, SIDE-CROSS-SIDE-KICK X2
1&2 Step left foot to left side, step right
foot together, step left foot forward
3&4 Step right foot to right side, step left
foot together, step right foot back
5& Step left foot to left side, cross right
foot over left,
6& Step left foot to left side, kick right
foot to right diagonal
7& Step right foot to right side, cross
left foot over right,
8& Step right foot to right side, kick left
foot to left diagonal
25-32 BEHIND ¼
TURN, STEP ½ TURN STEP, STEP-LOCK-STEP-STEP-LOCK-STEP-STEP
1& Cross left foot behind right, make a ¼
turn right and step forward on right foot,
2 Step forward on left foot
3&4 Step forward on right foot, pivot a ½ turn
left, step forward on right foot
5&6 Step forward on left foot, lock right foot
behind left, step forward on left foot
&7& Step forward on right foot, lock left foot
behind right, step forward on right foot
8 Step forward on left foot
Begin Again