GAMBLING MAN
Choreographed by Maggie Gallagher (March 2011) 
72 Count 2 Wall Intermediate Level Linedance 
Tags: 8 counts after Wall 2 & 16 counts after Wall 5 
Music: The Gambling Man by The Overtones (available from Amazon 69p)
Intro: 48 counts (18 secs) 

S1:	TOUCH, KICK, CROSS, BACK, SIDE, CROSS, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER
1-2	Touch right next to left, Kick right to right diagonal
3-4	Cross right over left, Step back on left 
5-6	Step right to right side, Cross left over right
7-8	Rock right to right side, Recover on left

S2: CROSS, HOLD, ¼ BACK, ½ RIGHT, ½ RIGHT, HOLD, ROCK BACK, RECOVER
1-2	Cross right over left, HOLD
3-4	¼ turn right stepping back on left, ½ turn right stepping forward on right [9:00]
5-6	½ turn right stepping back on left, HOLD [3:00]
7-8	Rock back on right, Recover on left

S3: RIGHT LOCK STEP, HITCH, ¼ CROSS, HITCH, ¼ CROSS, HOLD
1-2	Step forward on right, Lock left behind right
3-4	Step forward on right, Hitch left leg up
5-6	¼ turn right crossing left knee over right, Hitch right leg up [6:00]
7-8	¼ turn left crossing right knee over left, HOLD [3:00]

S4: KICK, STEP, KICK, JAZZ BOX CROSS, HOLD
1-2	Kick left forward on left diagonal, Step on left 
3-4	Kick right over left, Cross right over left 
5-6	Step back on left, Step right to right side
7-8	Cross left over right, HOLD 

S5: VINE R CROSS L, VINE R TOUCH L
1-2	Step right to right side, Cross left behind right
3-4	Step right to right side, Cross left over right
5-6	Step right to right side, Cross left behind right 
7-8	Step right to right side, Touch left next to right  

S6: SIDE TOUCH, SIDE TOUCH, SIDE TOGETHER FORWARD, HOLD
1-2	Step left to left side, Touch right next to left
3-4	Ste right to right side, Touch left next to right
5-6	Step left to left side, Step right next to left
7-8	Step forward on left, HOLD

S7: MAMBO ½ R, HOLD, STEP TURN STEP, HOLD
1-2	Rock forward on right, Rock back on left 
3-4	½ turn right stepping forward on right, HOLD [9:00]
5-6	Step forward on left, ½ pivot right [3:00]
7-8	Step forward on left, HOLD 
S8: R TOE STRUT, ¼ TOE STRUT, R TOE STRUT, ¼ TOE STRUT
1-2	Touch right toe forward, Drop right heel
3-4	1/4 turn left touching left toe forward, Drop left heel [12:00]
5-6	Touch right toe forward, Drop right heel
7-8	¼ turn left touching left toe forward, Drop left heel [9:00]

S9: SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, ¼ L, SIDE ROCK, RECOVER
1-2	Rock right to right side, Recover on left
3-4	Cross right over left, Step left to left side
5-6	Cross right behind left, ¼ turn left stepping forward on left [6:00]
7-8	Rock right to right side, Recover on left

TAG: End of Wall 2 
RIGHT JAZZ BOX CROSS
1-2	Cross right over left, HOLD
3-4	Step back on left, HOLD
5-6	Step right to right side, HOLD
7-8	Cross left over right, HOLD 

TAG: End of Wall 5 
RIGHT JAZZ BOX CROSS
1-2	Cross right over left, HOLD
3-4	Step back on left, HOLD
5-6	Step right to right side, HOLD
7-8	Cross left over right, HOLD 

MAMBO ½ R, HOLD, STEP TURN STEP, HOLD
1-2	Rock forward on right, Rock back on left
3-4	½ turn right stepping forward on right, HOLD
5-6	Step forward on left, ½ pivot right
7-8	Step forward on left, HOLD