Haley's Rocks

Choreographed by Roy Maples
Description: Phrased, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & The Comets
/The dance begins after 32 counts, when Bill Haley has sung
"We're gonna rock around the clock tonight. Put" start dancing
on the word "your". Also if the bridges are omitted this dance
can be done to any song with a Rock & Roll beat

Counts    Step Descriptions

STEP, LOCK, STEP, SCUFF, GRAPEVINE, STEP BACK RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
1-4	Step forward on right foot; lock step, left foot behind
right foot, step forward on right foot; scuff left foot
5-8	Step left foot to left side, step right foot behind left
foot, step left foot to left side, touch right foot beside left
9-10	Step right foot back diagonally, touch left foot beside
right and clap
11-12	Step left foot back diagonally, touch right foot beside
left and clap

GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH 1/4 TURN & HITCH; GRAPEVINE LEFT WITH 1/2
TURN & HITCH; GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH TOUCH; GRAPEVINE LEFT WITH
1/2TURN & HITCH; GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH TOUCH
13-16	Step right foot to right side, step left foot behind right
foot, step right foot to right side making 1/4 turn right, hitch
left leg
17-20	Step left foot to left side, step right foot behind left
foot, step left foot to left side making 1/2 turn to left, hitch
right leg
21-24	Step right foot to right side, step left foot behind right
foot, step right foot to right side, touch left foot beside right
25-28	Step left foot to left side, step right foot behind left
foot, step left foot to left side making 1/2 turn to left, hitch
right leg
29-32	Step right foot to right side, step left foot behind right
foot, step right foot to right side, touch left foot beside right

CROSS ROCK ON LEFT & HOLD; CROSS ROCK ON RIGHT & HOLD; SLOW JAZZ
BOX
33-36	Cross left foot in front of right foot and rock weight
forward onto left foot, rock weight back onto right foot, rock
weight forward onto left foot and hold for 1 count
37-40	Cross right foot in front of left foot and rock weight
forward onto right foot, rock weight back onto left foot, rock
weight forward onto right foot and hold for 1 count
41-48	Cross left foot over right foot, hold for 1 count, step
right foot back, hold for 1 count, step left foot back next to
right foot, hold for 1 count, touch right foot next to left
foot, hold for 1 count

REPEAT

SEQUENCE OF THE DANCE IS:
/After the entire dance has been repeated twice there is an
instrumental break. Replace Step 47 ("Touch right foot next to
left foot") with "Step right foot beside left - weight on both
feet" and then add Bridge 1
/The entire dance is repeated twice more and then there is
another instrumental break, this is where Bridge 2 is added
/The dance is then repeated up to Step 40 followed by the Tag to
the end of the dance

BRIDGE 1
HEEL & TOE SWIVELS TO LEFT WITH CLAP; HEEL & TOE SWIVELS TO THE
RIGHT WITH A CLAP
1-4	With weight on balls of both feet, swivel both heels to the
left, transfer weight from balls of both feet to heels of both
feet and swivel toes to the left, transfer weight back onto
balls of both feet and swivel both heels to the left, clap on
4th count
5-8	Keeping weight on balls of both feet, swivel both heels to
the right; transfer weight from balls of both feet to heels of
both feet and swivel toes to the right, transfer weight back
onto the balls of both feet and swivel both heels to the right,
clap on 8th count
9-16	Repeat steps 1-8

ROCK ON LEFT & HOLD; ROCK ON RIGHT & HOLD; LOCK STEP BACK ON
LEFT & HOLD; LOCK STEP BACK ON RIGHT & HOLD
17-20	Step left foot in front of right foot and rock weight
forward onto left foot, rock weight back onto right foot, rock
weight forward onto left foot and hold for 1 count
21-24	Step right foot in front of left foot and rock weight
forward onto right foot, rock weight back onto left foot, step
right foot back next to left foot and hold for 1 count
25-28	Step back on left foot; lock step back, right foot step
back in front of left foot; step back on left foot and hold for
1 count
29-32	Step back on right foot; lock step back, left foot step
back in front of right foot; step right foot back; step left
beside right (weight on both feet)

HEEL & TOE SWIVELS TO RIGHT WITH CLAP; HEEL & TOE SWIVELS TO
LEFT WITH CLAP ROCK FORWARD ON RIGHT WITH HOLD; ROCK FORWARD ON
LEFT WITH HOLD
33-36	With weight on balls of both feet swivel heels to the
right, transfer weight from balls of both feet to heels of both
feet and swivel toes to the right, transfer weight back onto the
balls of both feet and swivel both heels to the right, clap on
count 36
37-38	Keeping weight on balls of both feet, swivel both heels to
the left; transfer weight from balls of both feet to heels of
both feet and swivel toes to the right; transfer weight back
onto the balls of both feet and swivel both heels to the right,
clap on count 40
41-44	Cross right foot in front of left foot and rock weight
forward onto right foot; rock weight back onto left foot; rock
weight forward onto right foot and hold for 1 count
45-48	Cross left foot in front of right foot and rock weight
forward onto left foot; rock weight back onto right foot; rock
weight forward onto left foot and hold for 1 count

BRIDGE 2
CROSS ROCK RIGHT, HOLD, RECOVER ON LEFT, HOLD, SIDE STEPS TO
RIGHT; CROSS ROCK LEFT, HOLD, RECOVER ON RIGHT, HOLD, SIDE STEPS
TO LEFT, 1/2 TURN, HOLD
1-4	Cross right foot in front of left foot and rock weight
forward onto right foot, hold for 1 count; rock weight back onto
left foot and hold for 1 count
5-8	Step right foot to right side, step left beside right, step
right to right side and hold for 1 count
9-12	Cross left foot in front of right foot and rock weight
forward onto left foot, hold for 1 count; rock weight back onto
right foot and hold for 1 count
12-16	Step left foot to left side making 1/2 turn to the left;
step right foot next to left; step left beside right, hold for 1
count

CROSS ROCK RIGHT, HOLD, RECOVER ON LEFT, HOLD, SIDE STEPS TO
RIGHT; CROSS ROCK LEFT, HOLD, RECOVER ON RIGHT, HOLD; SIDE STEPS
TO LEFT, HOLD
17-32	Repeat steps 1-16

CROSS ROCK RIGHT, HOLD, RECOVER ON LEFT, HOLD, SIDE STEPS TO
RIGHT; CROSS ROCK LEFT, HOLD, RECOVER ON RIGHT, HOLD; SIDE STEPS
TO LEFT, HOLD
33-44	Repeat steps 1-12
45-58	Step left foot to left side; step right foot beside left
foot, step left foot to left side and hold for 1 count

THE TAG
STEP 1/2 TURN RIGHT, HOLD; STEP 1/2 TURN RIGHT, HOLD
1-4	Step forward on left foot, hold for 1 count; pivot 1/2 turn
to right, hold for 1 count
5-8	Step forward on left foot, hold for 1 count; pivot 1/2 turn
to right, hold for 1 count

SIDE STEP, UNWIND 3/4 TURN, SIDE STEP
9-12	Step small step, left foot to left side, hold for 3 count
13-16	Step right foot behind left foot and unwind a 3/4 turn to
the right; step left foot to left side and raise left arm (hold
arm in the air until the drum roll stops)

Prep: 12/24/00   19:09
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