The Bahama Mama
Choreographed by The Bahama Mama & The Le' Chic Dancers
 
Description: 40 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance
Alias: Stagger Lee
Music: "Stagger Lee" by Geno D
Counts Step Descriptions
RIGHT & LEFT HAND JABS
With arms at sides, forearm bent upwards, hands bent outwards from body towards side wall, palms down, parallel with floor
1-2 Extend right hand out and back from body twice
3-4 Extend left hand out and back from body twice
5-6 Repeat out and back with right hand, palms up
7-8 Repeat out and back with left hand, palms up
Lower arm/hand that is not being jabbed outward
HITCH HIKING & HAND ROLLS
9-10 Hitch-hike over right shoulder with right hand twice
11-12 Hitch-hike over left shoulder with left hand twice
Bending over forward
13-14 Roll hands over one another to the right on right side
15-16 Roll hands over one another to the right on left side
HANDS AND ELBOWS TO FRONT THIGHS
Bending over forward
17 Slap left leg with right hand
18 Slap right leg with left hand
19 Touch bent right elbow to left leg
20 Touch bent left elbow to right leg
SQUATTING FLOOR TOUCHES
Squatting to the floor
21 Touch floor in front with right hand
22 Touch floor in back with left hand
23 Touch floor in front with right hand
24 Stand and clap
Optional: extend palms downward with knees bent - front, back, front-instead of touching the floor
HAND ROLLS - RIGHT, CENTER, LEFT, CENTER
Bending over forward
25-26 Roll hands over one another to the right on right
27-28 Roll hands over one another in front
29-30 Roll hands over one another on left
31-32 Roll hands over one another in front
FRONT & BACK POCKET SLAPS, FORWARD WALK WITH 1/4 LEFT TURN & CLAP
33 Slap right front pocket with right hand
34 Slap left front pocket with left hand
35 Slap right rear pocket with right hand
36 Slap left rear pocket with left hand
37 Walk forward on right foot
38 Walk forward on left foot
39 Walk forward on right foot, turning 1/4 left
40 Clap hands with feet together
REPEAT