Monkey Around

Choreographed by Jo Thompson & Alan "Renegade" Livett
Description: 32 count, 2 wall, intermediate/advanced line dance
Music: "Monkey Around" by Delbert McClinton; "If You Want To
Touch Her, Ask!" by Shania Twain; "If I Don't Dance" by Kelly
Hunt; "Better Off With The Blues" by Delbert McClinton; "Lie No
Better" by Delbert McClinton

Counts    Step Descriptions

STEP FORWARD, HEEL DROPS TRUNING 1/2 LEFT, TOE IN, HEEL DROPS
TURNING 1/2 RIGHT
1	Step forward with right foot
&	Turning 1/2 left, move left heel right (drop) so that left toe
ends pointing toward back wall
2	Move right heel right (drop) so that both toes are pointing
toward back wall
3	Turning 1/4 right, move left toe in (drop), so that left toe
is pointing toward side wall
&	Turning another 1/4 right, move right heel left (drop), so
that right toe is pointing toward front wall
4	Move left heel left (drop), so that both toes are pointing
toward front wall with weight on left foot

TOUCH BACK, 1/2 TURN RIGHT, CROSS FRONT, ROCK, STEP
5	Touch ball of right foot back
6	Turn 1/2 right, keeping weight on left foot (right foot will
be pointed forward)
7&8	Moving back, step right foot across in front of left, rock
ball of left foot to left side, step center with right

CROSS FRONT, ROCK, STEP, TRAVELING LEFT: CROSS, BALL, CROSS
1&2	Step left foot across in front of right, rock ball of right
to right side, step center with left foot
3&4	Step right foot across in front of left, step ball of left
foot to left side, step right foot across in front of left again

STEP, HEEL, STEP, CROSS BACK, STEP, HEEL, STEP, CROSS BACK
&5	Step left foot to left side, touch right heel forward to
right at 45 degree angle
&6	Step center with right foot, step left behind right
&7	Step right foot to right side, touch left heel forward to
left at 45 degree angle
&8	Step center with left foot, step right behind left

1/4 TURN RIGHT, STOMP, HOLD, HEEL, HEEL, CLAP, CLAP, SWIVELING
HEEL DROPS
&1	Step left to left side, turning 1/4 right, lightly stomp
right foot forward keeping weight on left foot
2	Hold
&	Turning 1/4 left, move right heel right so that right toe
points toward back wall
3	Move left heel right so that both toes point toward back wall
&4	Clap twice
&5	Turning 1/4 right, move left heel to left, move right heel to
left, both toes end pointing toward side wall
&6	Turning 1/4 left, move right heel to right, move left heel to
right, both toes end pointing toward back wall
&7&8	Repeat counts &5&6, shifting weight to left foot on count
8. (each of the heel moves should also be a heel drop)

SAILOR SHUFFLE RIGHT & LEFT, SAILOR SHUFFLE RIGHT & LEFT
TRAVELING FORWARD
1&2	Step right behind left, rock ball of left to left side, step
center with right
3&4	Step left behind right, rock ball of right to right side,
step center with left
5-8	Repeat above 4 counts traveling forward

REPEAT

Prep: 01/22/08   17:28
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