HANDS TO YOURSELF

CHOREOGRAPHER: A.T. Kinson, Tom Mickers & Lee Easton
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced
MUSIC: Keep Your Hands To Yourself by Ethan Allen

1-8	'CAMEL WALKS', VINE, SIDE TOUCH, CHANGE

1&	Step right forward, slide left toe next to right
2&	Step left forward, slide right toe next to left
3&	Step right forward, slide left toe next to right
4&	Step left forward, slide right toe next to left
5&6	Step right behind left, step left to left side, cross right over left
&7	Step left to left side, point right toe to right side
8	Transfer weight to right (use a little body roll if you wish)

9-16	ROCK AND TOUCH, SLIDE TOGETHER, BEHIND SIDE CROSS AND TOUCH

&1	Return weight to left, rock right behind left
&2	Recover weight to left, touch right next to left
3-4	Large step to right side with right, drag left toward right (no weight on left)
5-6	Step left behind right, step right to right side
7&	Cross left over right, step right to right side (still facing 12:00)
8	Touch ball of left behind right angling upper body 1/4 right
	(preparing to complete 1/4 turn)

17-24	SWEEP FORWARD, STEP, SWITCH AND SWITCH, RONDE, KNEE ROLL DOWN, AND POINT, AND POINT

1-2	Sweep left around to complete 1/4 turn, step onto left crossed over right (facing 3:00)
3&4	Point right toe to right side, step right next to left, point left toe to left side
	(This next move is done as if stepping over a low fence behind you)
5-6	Flick left heel up and pivot a quick 1/2 turn left, touch left toe forward
&7-8	Step left next to right, point right toe across left, point right toe to right side

25-32	MICKEY STEPS, THRUST AND BACK, ROLL RIGHT, ROLL LEFT

&1	Turn 1/4 plus 1/8 right (facing 1:30) and step right next to left,
	step left in place bending knees to dip body downward
&2	Turn 1/4 left (facing 10:30) and step right out,
	step left out straightening legs to bring body back up
&3	Turn 1/4 plus 1/8 right (facing 1:30) and step right next to left,
	step left in place bending knees to dip body downward
&4	Turn 1/4 left (facing 10:30) and step right out,
	step left out straightening legs to bring body back up
&5	Step right forward, step left next to right
	(land on the toes of both feet with hips pushed well forward and back arched backward)
&6	Step back on right, step back on left with feet shoulder width apart (hips pushed back)
	Note: Your feet have just gone in-in, out-out, in-in, out-out, in-in, out-out while
	your body went down-up-down-up-forward-back. You are now facing the original 12:00
&7-8	Hip rolls left, right, left

33-40	KICK AND POINT AND POINT-TURN-POINT AND KICK AND POINT AND POINT-TURN-TOUCH

1&2	Kick right forward, step right next to left, point left to left side
&3	Step left next to right, point right to right side
&4	Turn 1/2 right stepping right next to left, point left to left side
&5	Step left next to right, kick right forward
&6	Step right next to left, point left to left side
&7-8	Step left next to right, point right to right side,
	1/4 turn right touching right next to left

41-48	AND LOOK, HOLD, HIP BUMPS

&1	Step right 1/4 turn right but leave body facing 9:00,
	turn head over right shoulder to face 1:30 and pose with attitude
2-4	Hold
&5	Bump hips forward (toward 9:00), return hips to neutral
&6	Bump hips forward (toward 9:00), return hips to neutral
&7	Bump hips forward (toward 9:00), return hips to neutral
&8	Change weight to left, turn head toward 9:00 and touch right next to left
	so that you are entirely facing 9:00

TAG:
Danced only once, after wall 1

1-8	TURN INTO A RIGHT SHUFFLE, 1/2 PIVOT TURN, LEFT SHUFFLE, 3/4 PIVOT TURN

1&2	Turn 1/4 right and shuffle forward right, left, right
3-4	Step forward left, pivot 1/2 turn right ending with weight on right
5&6	Shuffle forward left, right, left
7-8	Step right forward, pivot 3/4 turn left ending with weight on left

9-16	BOX: STEP RIGHT, TOUCH LEFT, STEP LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT,
	STEP RIGHT, TOUCH LEFT, STEP LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT

1-2	Step right forward, touch left next to right and turn 1/4 left
3-4	Step left back, touch right next to left and turn 1/4 left
5-6	Step right forward, touch left next to right and turn 1/4 left
7-8	Step left back, touch right next to left and turn 1/4 left

START AGAIN AND ENJOY!

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