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HOT TAMALES
Count: 64. Wall: 2. Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Choreographer: Neil Hale (USA)
Music: Country Down To My Soul by Lee Roy Parnell. Album: Cowboy Up, Vol. 3
Alternative music: Country Down To My Soul by Scooter Lee. CD: I'm Gonna Love You Forever


INTRO: 16 count. No restarts or tags. 158 bpm

KICK-BALL-CHANGE, TOE STRUT, TOE STRUT
1&2  Kick R forward, Step ball of R slightly back, Step L beside R
3,4   Touch R toe forward, Drop heel to floor
5,6   Touch L toe forward, Drop heel to floor

MONTEREY 1/2 RIGHT, MONTEREY 1/2 RIGHT, “HITCHHIKE SWIVET”
7,8   Touch R to right, Turn ½ right step R beside L
1,2   Touch L to left, Step L beside R
3,4   Touch R to right, Turn ½ right step R beside L
5,6   Touch L to left, Step L beside R (weight on both feet to prepare for Swivet)
7      Swivel on ball of L, move L heel to left – at the same time, swivel on the R heel, move R toe to right ("Hitchhike” R thumb to right)
8      Return L heel and R toe to center shift weight to R (Thumb comes back down)

VINE LEFT, SIDE, SLAP BEHIND, SIDE, SLAP FRONT, TURN 1/4 LEFT SLAP R HEEL
1-4   Step L to left, Step R behind L, Step L to left, Step R together/slightly to the right
5,6   Lift L up behind R leg as you slap L heel with R hand, Step L to left
7      Lift R up in front/across as you slap inside of R heel with L hand
8      Turn ¼ left swing R to right as you slap outside of R heel with R hand

"HOT TAMALE" SHOULDER PUSHES with SLOW 1/4 LEFT
1-8   Step R to right bending knees/crouch, R shoulder pushes forward 8 times (starting with the step to the right on count 1) as you turn slowly 1/4 left ending with weight on L and straighten up.

BACK STRUT, BACK STRUT, BACK STRUT, BACK STRUT with snaps
1,2   Touch R toe back, Drop heel to floor (snap R hand at R shoulder)
3,4   Touch L toe back, Drop heel to floor (snap L hand at L shoulder)
5,6   Touch R toe back, Drop heel to floor (snap R hand at R shoulder)
7,8   Touch L toe back, Hold (snap L hand at L shoulder)

VINE 1/4 LEFT, 1/4 LEFT JUMP TOGETHER, HEEL/TOE SWIVELS TO RIGHT
1-3   Step L to left, Step R behind L, Turn ¼ left step L forward
4      Turn ¼ left jumping onto both feet to right
5-8   Move heels right, Move toes right, Move heels right, Move toes center (weight on R)

STEP, PIVOT 1/2 RIGHT, STEP, HITCH/SCOOT, STEP, STOMP, CLAP HANDS TWICE
1-4   Step L forward, Pivot ½ right, Step L forward, Hitch R knee as you scoot L forward
5,6   Step R forward, Stomp L beside R
7,8   Clap/Pat hands twice: First with R palm facing up, L palm facing down, then reverse

2 KNEE ROLLS, 4 KNEE POPS
1,2   Roll L knee across front of R leg, Hold
3,4   Switch weight to L as you roll R knee across front of L leg, Hold
5,6   Pop L knee across R leg, Pop R knee across L leg
7,8   Pop L knee across R leg, Pop R knee across L leg

64    REPEAT

Last Update - 15th Aug. 2019 – R2.
Step sheet updated 5/2014 by Jo Thompson Szymanski, approved by Neil Hale