Sweet Mama

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Choreographed by Karen Looker (Kaz) December, 2005
32 Count, 2 wall, beginner level
Music:- Sweet Mama by Van Zant (127bpm) CD: Get Right with the Man;
Sweet Mama by Lynyrd Skynyrd (140bpm) (Omit Tag 2 for this track)
Start after 32 counts of the heavy beat - on vocals
Section 1 - Touch Side, Front, Side, Flick Behind, Grapevine Right
1-2 Touch right toe to right side, touch right toe in front of left foot
3-4 Touch right toe to right side, flick right foot behind left knee
(Option - You can slap your right heel with your left hand as you raise it)
5-6 Step right to right side, cross left behind right
7-8 Step right to right side, touch left beside right
Section 2 - Left Side Together, Chassé Left, Back Rock, Right Shuffle
1-2 Step left to left side, step right next to left
3&4 Step left to left side, close right next to left, step left to left side
5-6 Rock back on right, recover weight onto left
1st Tag comes here on wall 3 - see below
7&8 Step right forward, step left next to right, step right forward
Section 3 - Left Forward Rock, Back Shuffle, Back Rock, Step ¼ L Pivot
1-2 Rock forward on left, recover weight onto right
3&4 Step left backward, step right next to left, step right backward
5-6 Rock back on right, recover weight onto left
7-8 Step right forward, pivot ¼ turn to left
Section 4 - Touch Side And Side, Touch Heels Forward, Step ¼ L Pivot, Stomp, Stomp
1& Touch right toe to right side, step right beside left
2& Touch left toe to left side, step left beside right
3& Touch right heel forward, step right beside left
4& Touch left heel forward, step left beside right
5-6 Step right forward, pivot ¼ turn left
7-8 Stomp right foot next to left foot, stomp left foot in place
2nd Tag comes here at the end of the 7th wall

Start Again

TAGS:-
1st Tag - danced after count 14 on wall 3 (facing 12 o'clock)

Replace forward shuffle counts 7&8 section 2 with a stomp right then left
7-8 Stomp right foot in place, stomp left foot in place
Then re-start the dance

2nd Tag - At the end of wall 7 (after count 32 you will turn to face the 12 o'clock wall - then add following tag)
2 * R Jazzboxes
1-2 Step right across left, step back on left
3-4 Step back on right, step left next to right
5-8 Repeat steps 1 to 4
Then re-start the dance