42ND STREET

CHOREOGRAPHER: Bob Boesel (May 2000) 408.268.3002 EMAIL: rboesel@ix.netcom.com
COUNT: Phrased
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance (See Notes***)
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: You Don't Mess Around With Jim by Jim Croce (Photographs & Memories (His Greatest Hits) Album)

SECTION I

TOE HEEL STRUTS (X 4), EXECUTING 1 1/2 TURNS RIGHT *

1-2	With weight on Left, touch right toe forward, drop right heel beginning turn
3-4	Touch left toe, drop left heel, continuing turn
5-6	Touch right toe, drop right heel, continuing turn
7-8	Touch left toe, drop left heel, completing 1 1/2 turns
	 *Note: These turns are progressing forward

ROCK, ROCK, TOE HEEL STRUTS (X3), EXECUTING FULL TURN RIGHT *

1-2	Rock back on Right, recover weight Left
3-4	Starting turn right, touch right toe forward, drop right heel
5-6	Continuing turn right, touch left toe, drop left heel
7-8	Touch right toe, drop right heel, finishing full turn right
	*Note: This turn is progressing forward

ROCK, ROCK, STEP, TOUCH (X3)

1-2	Rock Left forward, recover weight Right
3-4	Step Left back on diagonal, touch Right next to Left
5-6	Step Right back on diagonal, touch Left next to Right
7-8	Step Left back on diagonal, touch Right next to Left

ROCK, RECOVER, STEP, HOLD (X2)

1-2	Rock Right to side, recover weight Left
3-4	Step Right forward, hold
5-6	Rock Left to side, recover weight Right
7-8	Step Left forward, hold

SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE, TOUCH, VINE WITH 1/2 TURN

1-2	Step Right to side, touch Left next to Right
3-4	Step Left to side, touch Right next to Left
5-6	Step Right to side, cross Left behind Right
7-8	Step Right to side turning 1/2 right, step Left next to Right

SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE, TOUCH, VINE WITH 1/2 TURN

1-2	Step Right to side, touch Left next to Right
3-4	Step Left to side, touch Right next to Left
5-6	Step Right to side, cross Left behind Right
7-8	Step Right to side turning 1/2 right, step Left next to Right

CROSS, ROCK, SIDE, HOLD, CROSS, ROCK, SIDE HOLD

1-2	Cross Right over Left, recover weight Left
7-8	Step Right to side, hold
5-6	Cross Left over Right, recover weight Right
7-8	Step Left to side, hold

CROSS, ROCK, SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE,TOUCH. SIDE, TOUCH

1-2	Cross Right over Left, recover weight Left
3-4	Step Right to side, touch Left next to Right
5-6	Step Left to side, touch Right next to Left
7-8	Step Right to side, touch Left next to Right

SECTION II

1/2 MONTEREY TURN LEFT, ROCKING CHAIR

1-2	Point Left to side, turn 1/2 turn left onto Left
3-4	Point Right to side, touch Right next to Left
5-6	Rock back on Right, recover weight on Left at center
7-8	Rock forward on Right, recover weight on Left at center

SUPER MAN PATTERN

1	Step long step back on Right
3-4	Drag Left back to touch toe across Right*
5-6	Step forward Left, lock Right behind Left
7-8	Step forward Left, brush Right
	*(Styling for arms: arms in front at waist level,
	hands closed in a fist, with fingers down,
	tug towards body on each count (x4)

STEP, HOLD, PIVOT, HOLD, JAZZ BOX

1-2	Step forward Right, hold
3-4	Pivot 1/2 to left onto Left, hold
5-6	Cross Right over Left, step back on Left
7-8	Step Right next to Left, step Left to side (shoulder width apart)

LONE RANGER PATTERN

1-4	Hold
5-6	Swing hips left, hold
7-8	Swing hips right, hold**
	**(Styling for arms: 1-4 Raise left forearm parallel to floor
	to cover eyes, palm out, hold, use right hand to pull left arm
	down - hands return to sides - hold)

SIDE, DRAG, DRAG, DRAG, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK

1	Step Left to side
3-4	Drag Right toward
5-6	Rock back on Right, recover weight Left
7-8	Rock Right to side, recover weight Left

ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, ROCK, PADDLE TURN (X2)

1-2	Rock Right forward, recover weight Left at center
3-4	Rock Right to side, recover weight Left at center
5-6	Step forward on Right, turn 1/4 left onto Left
7-8	Step forward on Right, turn 1/4 left onto Left

PADDLE TURNS (X2)

1-2	Step forward on Right, turn 1/4 left onto Left
3-4	Step forward on Right, turn 1/4 left onto Left

***NOTES: To phrase with the music, dance the following sequence:
Section I, Section, II, Section I, Section II, Section I, Section II,
first 16 counts of Section I, Section II, Section I

From:	rboesel@ix.netcom.com (Robert Boesel)

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