Monkey Business

Choreographed by Terry Hogan
Description: 64 count, 2 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: "Monkey Around" by Delbert McClinton

Counts    Step Descriptions

1-2	Step right foot forward, step left forward to lock behind
right
/Step slightly toward the right diagonal to make these steps
more comfortable
&3-4	Step right to the right side, rock/step left to the left
side, rock weight sideward onto right foot
5-6	Step left to the left side, step right across behind left
7&8	Shuffle to left left-right-left

9-10	Step right forward, make 3/4 turn left on ball of right
foot & step left foot forward (toward 3:00 wall)
11&12	Step right foot beside left & push shoulders forward
right-left-right leaning slightly forward from waist (shimmy)
13-14	Rock/step right foot backward, rock forward onto left
15&16	Shuffle forward right-left-right

17	Step left foot forward
18	On balls of both feet twist to make 1/2 turn right
19	On balls of both feet twist to make 1/2 turn left taking
weight onto left foot
20-21	Step right forward, make 1/4 pivot turn left taking weight
onto left foot
22	Step right foot beside left
23&24	Shuffle side left left-right-left

25-26	Step right across behind left, step left to the side
27&28	Step right across in front of left, step left to the side,
step right across behind left
29-30	Rock/step left foot to the side, rock/replace weight on
right turning slightly toward left diagonal & pushing hips back
(straighten right leg pushing knee back)
&	Push hips slightly forward relaxing right knee
31&32&	With weight on right foot & still facing diagonal push
hips forward, back, forward, back
/This move is really only using the right knee and is more a
pelvic push than a hip push. When the knee is straightened the
hips are back, forward when bent. It's easier to do than to
describe believe me

33	Rock/step left foot backward making 1/8 turn left (to face
9:00 wall)
34	Rock forward onto right foot
35&36	Shuffle forward left-right-left
37-38	Step right forward, make 1/2 pivot turn left stepping
forward onto left foot
39	Make 1/4 turn left on ball of left foot & step right foot to
the side
40	Step left across behind right foot

41-42	Step right foot to the side, step left across in front of
right
43&44	Step right to the side, step left across behind right,
step right to the side
45-46	Rock/step left foot across in front of right turning body
1/8 right to face diagonal, rock backward onto right to face
front

/The next 10 steps, counts 47-55 are all done to the diagonal
47&48	Step left slightly forward toward left diagonal, step
right beside left foot, step left beside right - this is
basically a triple step in place
49-50	Step right forward (toward diagonal), touch left foot
beside right
51&52	Shuffle forward (toward diagonal) left-right-left
53-54	Step right forward, make 1/2 pivot turn left stepping
forward onto left foot
55-56	Rock/step right foot forward, rock backward onto left
turning slightly right to face the back wall (6:00)

57-58	Step right to the side, step left foot across in front of
right
59&60	Shuffle to the right side right-left-right
61&62	Shuffle to the left side left-right-left
63	Step right foot across in front of left making 1/2 turn left
64	Make further 1/2 turn left on ball of right foot & step left
foot forward
/63-64 is basically a cross unwind step making a full turn

REPEAT



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