Mexican Jail
Choreographed by Peter Metelnick🇬🇧 & Alison Metelnick🇬🇧
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Step Sheet
32 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
*1 easy tag & 2 restarts
Start after 16 count intro on verse vocals – approx. 9secs – 3mins 47secs – 120bpm
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[1-8] R forward, L touch together, L back, R forward kick, R rock back/recover, R kick ball step forward
1-4
Step R forward, touch L together, step L back, kick R forward
5-6
Rock R back, recover weight on L
7&8
Kick R forward, step R back, step L forward
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[9-16] R syncopated jazz box, ¼ L toaster, step R/L forward
1-2
Cross step R over L, step L back
&3-4
Step R slightly back, cross step L over R, step R side
5&6
Turning ¼ left step L back, step R together, step L forward (9 o’clock)
7-8
Step R forward, step L forward
WALLS 4 & 8 RESTARTS: Dance the first 16 counts and restart the dance facing front wall
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[17-24] R forward, ½ L heel bounce x2, L hitch, L back rock/recover, L forward shuffle
1-3
Step R forward, with weight on balls of the feet bounce on both heels x2 as you turn ½ left
4
Hitch up L knee (3 o’clock)
5-6
Rock L back, recover weight on R
7&8
Step L forward, step R together, step L forward
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[25-32] Point R side, step R together, L/R heel switches, step R in place, point L side, step L together, ½ R Monterey, syncopated L side rock/R recover/L forward
1&2&
Point R side, step R together, touch L heel forward, step L together
3&4&
Touch R heel forward, step R together, point L side, step L together
5-6
Point R side, turning ½ right step R together (9 o’clock)
7&8
Rock L side, recover weight on R, step L forward
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WALLS 9 & 10 PROGRESSIVE TAGS: At the end of wall 9 facing L side wall dance the following 4 count tag:
1-4
R forward/recover weight on L, R back rock/recover weight on L (R Rocking chair)
At the end of wall 10 facing the back wall the tag progressively gets longer by 4 counts. Dance the same first 4 counts as the first tag (R rocking chair) then add 4 more counts:
5-8
Step R forward, pivot ½ left, weight on L, step R forward, pivot ½ left, weight on L
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ENDING: Dance first 4 counts & strike a pose! Ta! Da!
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