L O U I S I A N A   H O T   S A U C E  (My Little Jalapeno)

Music:              "He's My Little Jalapeno"

                     from Scooter Lee's Honky Tonk Twist Album

Dance Description:  32 beat 2 wall intermediate line dance

Choreography by:    Joanne Brady    Hockessin, Delaware   USA            

 Collaboration by:  Gordon Elliott  Sydney, New South Wales   AUSTRALIA  

                    Jo Thompson     Nashville, Tennessee   USA           

                                                                                     



         HEEL STRUTS, HEEL DROPS

1&              L heel fwd , drop L toe lifting L heel & bending L knee

2&              Drop L heel to floor 2 times shifting weight to L foot

3&              R heel fwd, drop R toe lifting R heel & bending R knee

4&              Drop R heel to floor 2 times shifting weight to R foot



         CROSS, UNWIND 1/2 TURN RIGHT, HEEL TWISTS, CLAP

5               Cross L over R, placing ball of L foot on floor

6               Unwind by turning R 1/2 turn and shifting weight to

                L foot with feet apart

7&8             With weight on balls of both fee, twist heels R,L,R

&               Clap hands



         CAJUN JOGS FORWARD & CLAP

1&2             With weight mainly on balls of feet, step fwd L,R,L

&               Lift R knee & hop on L foot clapping hands

3&4             With weight mainly on balls of feet, step fwd R,L,R

&               Lift L knee and hop on R foot clapping hands



         BACK SKIPS & FORWARD STOMP

5               Step back L crossing slightly behind R

&               Hop on L foot lifting R knee

6               Step R back crossing slightly behind L

&               Rock back on ball of L foot

7               Stomp R to R fwd diagonal bending R knee with weight over R foot

                (Optional:  arms out to sides, palms down on count 7)

8               HOLD



         CROSS ROCKS & PADDLE TURN - LEFT

1               Cross L in front of R rocking onto L bending both knees

&               Replace weight back to R straightening both legs

2               Small step L to left side

3               Cross R in front of L rocking onto R bending both knees

&               Replace weight back to L straightening both legs

4               Small step R to right side

5               Cross L in front of R rocking onto L bending both knees

&               Replace weight back to R straightening both legs

6               Small step L to L side turning 1/4 L starting a L paddle turn

&               Continuing L paddle turn with R foot slightly behind L,

                step on ball of R foot

7               Replace weight to L foot continuing L turn

&               L paddle turn with R foot slightly behind L step on ball of R foot

8               Replace weight to L foot completing paddle turn



         CROSS ROCKS & PADDLE TURN - RIGHT

1               Cross R in front of L rocking onto R bending both knees

&               Replace weight back to L straightening both legs

2               Small step R to right side

3               Cross L in front of R rocking onto L bending both knees

&               Replace weight back to R straightening both legs

4               Small step L to left side

5               Cross R in front of L rocking onto R bending both knees

&               Replace weight back to L straightening both legs

6               Small step R to right side turning 1/4 R starting a R paddle turn

&               Continuing R paddle turn with R foot slightly behind L

                step on ball of L foot

7               Replace weight to R foot continuing R turn

&               R paddle turn with L foot slightly behind R step on ball of L foot

8               Replace weight to R foot completing paddle turn

                (You are now facing the same wall you were when you did

                the cross rocks)

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