Mexicali Blues

Choreographed by: DJ Dan & Wynette Miller
Music My Baby No Esta Aqui by Garth Brooks. CD: The Lost Sessions, 172 bpm.
Alt.: My Baby No Esta Aqui No More by Ty England CD: Highways & Dance Halls, 180 bpm.
Partner dance, 64 counts, Beginner Intermediate. Right side-by-side. Same footwork

Intro 32 counts, start on vocals

1-8 HIP BUMPS; SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2 Step Right forward bump hips forward twice.
3-4 Bump hips back twice.
5-8 Step Right forward. Step Left next to Right. Step Right forward. HOLD

9-16 HIP BUMPS; SHUFFLE FORWARD
1-2 Step Left forward bump hips forward twice.
3-4 Bump hips back twice.
5-8 Step Left forward. Step Right next to Left. Step Left forward. HOLD

17-24 MAMBO FORWARD; COASTER CROSS
1-4 Rock Right forward. Recover weight onto Left. Step Right next to Left. HOLD.
5-8 Step Left back. Step Right next to Left. Cross Left over Right. HOLD

25-32 SIDE MAMBO 1/4 TURN RIGHT; SIDE MAMBO
1-4 Rock Right to right side. Recover weight on Left 1/4 turn right. Step Right next to Left. HOLD.
Now facing OLOD. Indian position
5-8 Rock Left to left side. Recover weight onto Right. Step Left next to Right. HOLD

33-40 SIDE MAMBO 1/4 TURN RIGHT; MAMBO FORWARD
1-4 Rock Right to right side. Recover weight on Left 1/4 turn right. Step Right next to Left. HOLD.
Now facing RLOD. Left side-by-side position
5-8 Rock Left forward. Recover weight onto Right. Step Left next to Right. HOLD

41-48   LOCK STEP BACK, 1/2 TURNING SHUFFLE
1-4 Step Right back. Lock Left over Right. Step Right back. HOLD.
5-8 Shuffle 1/2 turn left stepping Left, Right, Left. HOLD

Now facing LOD. Right side-by-side position


49-56 STEP, HOLD, 1/2 PIVOT, HOLD, X2;
Let go left hands, raise right hands
1-4 Step Right forward. HOLD. Pivot 1/2 turn left. HOLD.
5-8 Step Right forward. HOLD. Pivot 1/2 turn left. HOLD

Rejoin left hands. Right side-by-side position.

57-64 ROCKING CHAIR, STEP, SCUFF, STEP, SCUFF
1-4 Rock Right forward. Recover weight onto Left. Rock Right back. Recover weight onto Left.
5-8 Step Right forward. Scuff Left forward. Step Left forward. Scuff Right forward

Begin again.