Mexican Hat Dance steps

The Mexican Hat Dance can be performed alone or with a partner. Basically you need to get your body into the rhythm of counting 1,2,3,4 and using the instructions below just go with the beat, speeding up your movements as the tempo increases.

Part 1
On the count of '1': Fold you L arm across your stomach. Place your R elbow on your L hand keeping your R hand open as though saying 'hi'. Fling your R hand back at the same time as putting your R heel out in front of you.

On the count of '2': Fold you R arm across your stomach. Place your L elbow on your R hand keeping your L hand open as though saying 'hi'. Fling your L hand back at the same time as putting your L heel out in front of you.

On the count of '3': Fold you L arm across your stomach. Place your R elbow on your L hand keeping your R hand open as though saying 'hi'. Fling your R hand back at the same time as putting your R heel out in front of you.

On the count of 'and 4': Clap 2 times - quickly!

Start again repeating the counts 1 - 4 for a total of 7 times.

Part 2
Now the music changes:
On the count of '1': Clap
On the count of '2': Clap
On the count of '3': Clap
On the count of '4': Clap and raise your arms high and shout "OLÉ" (pronounced oh-lay and means hooray in Spanish).

Repeat the counts of 1 - 4 three times.

Part 3
The music starts again from the beginning, so repeat the first section 4 times.

Part 4
The music becomes faster. Hold hands with all the dancers to form a circle and move quickly around in a side step fashion.

Wow, that's a great way to get rid of a lot of excess energy!

If you need to buy the Mexican Hat Dance music, I can highly recommend the Mariachi CD that includes not only the Mexican Hat Dance (Jarabe Mexicano), but lots of other great Fiesta Party songs.

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