Weight · 3 (counted 1&2) count

Mambo Step

A rock step with a close on the end.

How to do it

  1. Rock forward on your right.
  2. Recover your weight back onto your left.
  3. Step your right beside your left.

The thing people get wrong

Forward, back, together. The Cuban cousin of the coaster.

Dances that use it

Cowboy Cha ChaFootlooseWagon WheelNeon MoonCountry Girl (Shake It For Me)
This is one of about 25 moves that make up nearly every line dance. See all of them, or go to the scissor step.

Related moves

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Rock Step

Also called: Break Step

Two counts that go nowhere on purpose — you shift weight and come back.

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Coaster Step

3 counts

Back, together, forward — three counts in two beats' worth of space.

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Kick Ball Change

2 (counted 1&2) counts

A kick, then a fast weight swap on the balls of your feet.

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