Mambo Basic Step in Detail sn0174

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Only Lead's footwork is shown.
Follower's footwork is exactly the same but four beats out of phaze to Lead's footwork. So when Lead does Step 1 Follower does Lead's Step 5 footwork, ie. stepping backward when Lead steps forward.
Follower may find it easier to learn Leads steps first, ie. stepping forward on S1. Then change to stepping backward on S1 later.
The movements are smooth, and flow into each other.
When learning this step for the first time:
1. Learn steps S1 to S3. When you can do these correctly,
2. Learn steps S5 to S7. When you can do these correctly,
3. Do steps S1 to S3, add S4, do steps S5 to S7, add S8. Repeat untill you can do them correctly.

S1) Lead's left foot steps forward and Lead puts their weight onto their left foot. Lead's right knee slightly bends and the right heel comes off the ground.	S2) Pause. No steps are done on this beat. But to prepare for the next step: Lead rocks backward and puts their weight onto their right foot. Lead's left knee slightly bends and the left heel comes off the ground.	S3) Lead's left foot steps next to their right foot and Lead stands with equal weight on both feet.	↑ ← ↓ S4) Pause. No steps are done on this beat. But to prepare for the next step: Lead's weight is transferred to the left foot and Lead's right knee slightly bends and the right heel comes off the ground.

S5) Lead's right foot steps backward and Lead puts their weight onto their right foot. Lead's left knee slightly bends and the left heel comes off the ground.	S6) Pause. No steps are done on this beat. But to prepare for the next step: Lead rocks forward and puts their weight onto their left foot. Lead's right knee slightly bends and the right heel comes off the ground.	S7) Lead's right foot steps next to their left foot and Lead stands with equal weight on both feet.	↑ ← Top S8) Pause. No steps are done on this beat. But to prepare for the next step: Lead's weight is transferred to the right foot and Lead's left knee slightly bends and the left heel comes off the ground.