MESSING ROUND

CHOREOGRAPHER: Walt & Linda Woolbright
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 2 Wall Contra Partner Dance
LEVEL: High Beginner/Intermediate
MUSIC: Red Lips, Blue Eyes, Little White Lies by Gary Allen (16 count intro)
	40 Days & 40 Nights by Tim McGraw (Practice or Teaching Music) (16 count intro)

Starting Position: Contra line dance position, partners facing each other
Footwork: Footwork will be the same for both partners unless noted

1-8	ROCK STEPS, TRIPLE IN PLACE, CROSS ROCK STEPS, TRIPLE IN PLACE

1-2	Rock forward on Left {men should tip their hats on rock steps}, Recover back onto Right
3&4	Triple step Left, Right, Left in place
5-6	Cross Right over Left and rock onto Right {tip your hat}, Recover back onto Left
7&8	Triple step Right, Left, Right in place

9-16	CROSS ROCK STEP, TRIPLE IN PLACE, WALK STEPS, TURNING TRIPLE STEPS

9	Cross Left over Right and rock onto Left {tip your hat}
10	Recover back onto Right
11&12	Triple step Left, Right, Left in place
13-14	Walk forward on Right, Walk Forward on Left
	{on the two walk steps, you should go into Right Side-by-Side Closed Position}
15&16	Triple step Right, Left, Right turning 1/2 CW

17-24	UNDER ARM TURNS, TRIPLE STEPS
	Man's Steps {Drop Right Hands}			Lady's Steps

17	Step forward on Left {starting 1/2 turn CCW	Step forward on Left
	under your own Left hand}			{starting 1/2 turn CW}
18	Step back on Right				Step back on Right
	{completing under arm turn}			{completing turn}
19&20	Triple step Left, Right, Left in place		Triple step Left, Right, Left in place
	{you should be back in starting position holding Left hands}
21	Step forward on Right				Step forward on Right
	{starting 1/2 turn CW}				{starting 1/2 turn CCW turning
							under man's Left hand}
22	Step back on Left				Step back on Left
	{completing turn}				{completing under arm turn}
23&24	Triple step Right, Left, Right in place		Triple step Right, Left, Right in place

25-32	1/2 VINES, SIDE ROCKS, CROSS STEPS

25-26	Step Left on Left, Cross Right behind Left and step
27&28	Rock to Left side on Left, Recover on Right in place, Cross Left over Right and step
29-30	Step Right on Right, Cross Left behind Right and step
31&32	Rock to Right side on Right, Recover on Left in place, Cross Right over Left and step

33-40	ROCK STEP, COASTER STEP, MILITARY TURN, TRIPLE STEP

33-34	Step Left on Left turning 1/4 CCW and rock forward, Recover back on Right
35&36	Step back on Left, Step Right next to Left, Step forward on Left
37-38	Step forward on Right, Pivot 1/2 turn CCW on ball of Right foot and shift weight to Left
39&40	Triple step Right, Left, Right turning 1/4 CCW {to face partner}

41-48	CROSS BEHIND ROCK STEPS, TRIPLE STEPS

41-42	Cross Left behind Right and rock onto Left, Recover forward onto Right
43&44	Triple step Left, Right, Left to the Left
45-46	Cross Right behind Left and rock onto Right, Recover forward onto Left
47&48	Triple step Right, Left, Right to the Right
	{you will end the dance facing your partner}
	{tip your hat to your partner}

START DANCE OVER

Fast & Fun

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