The Macarena Major Phrase is 32 beats of music - 4 Mini Phrases (8 beats each). The turn occurs between beats 6 and 7 of the 4th Mini Phrase. There are incorrect versions of Macarena instruction on the web which indicate that the Macarena is a 16 beat dance - it is not!
There seems to be some controversy as to which way to turn in the Macarena. If you look at the Video of the Bayside Boys mix by Los Del Rio, you will see them turning toward their right shoulder - a clockwise turn.
Beat 1 (1-1): Rt arm straight forward - Rt Palm Down Beat 2 (1-2): hold Beat 3 (1-3): Lt arm straight forward - Lt Palm Down Beat 4 (1-4): hold Beat 5 (1-5): Rt arm straight forward - Rt Palm Up Beat 6 (1-6): hold Beat 7 (1-7): Lt arm straight forward - Lt Palm Up Beat 8 (1-8): hold
Beat 9 (2-1): Rt hand on top of Lt Shoulder or on Lt upper arm Beat 10 (2-2): hold Beat 11 (2-3): Lt hand on top of Rt Shoulder or on Rt upper arm Beat 12 (2-4): hold Beat 13 (2-5): Rt hand on back of Rt Neck Beat 14 (2-6): hold Beat 15 (2-7): Lt hand on back of Lt Neck Beat 16 (2-8): hold
Beat 17 (3-1): Rt hand cross in front on Lt side of Waist Beat 18 (3-2): hold Beat 19 (3-3): Lt Hand cross in front on Rt side of Waist Beat 20 (3-4): hold Beat 21 (3-5): Rt hand on Rt buttox Beat 22 (3-6): hold Beat 23 (3-7): Lt hand on Lt buttox Beat 24 (3-8): hold
Beat 25 (4-1): Move hips Lt Beat 26 (4-2): hold Beat 27 (4-3): Move hips Rt Beat 28 (4-4): hold Beat 29 (4-5): Move hips Lt Beat 30 (4-6): Jump after this beat and turn Right 1/4 turn Beat 31 (4-7): hold Beat 32 (4-8): hold
There are many style variations seen of which the following being only a few:
In the 4th Mini Phrase, instead of moving the hips Lt and Rt, you can rotate the hips in a counter clockwise circular motion.