Husbands & Wives (Partners)

Choreographed by Ernie (Hutch) & Carmel Hutchinson
Description: 48 count, 2 wall, intermediate couples dance
Position: right side-by-side position
Music: Husbands and Wives - #1s ... and Then Some by Brooks & Dunn

STUTTER STEPS
1-2&3 Forward right, forward left, together right, forward left
4-5&6 Forward right, forward left, together right, forward left

CROSS, STEP BACK, 1/4 TURN RIGHT; CROSS, 1/4 TURN LEFT, STEP BACK
1-2-3 Cross right over left, back left, back right into 1/4 turn right /Raise left hands to ladys left shoulder on count 3
4-5-6 Cross left over right, right to right side into 1/4 turn left, back left /Lower left hands back into sweetheart position on count 6

GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH TWO 1/4 TURNS RIGHT
1-2-3 Right to right side, left behind right, right to right side into 1/4 turn right
4 Forward left into 1/4 turn right /Release right hands and raise left hands over ladys head to ladys waist, rejoining right hands behind mans back on count 4. Partners are now in skaters position
5-6 Right behind left, left to left side

GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH 1/4 TURNS RIGHT AND LEFT
1 Right to right side into 1/4 turn right
2 Forward left into 1/4 turn right
Release left hands and raise right hands over ladys head to ladys right shoulder. Rejoin left hands at waist
3 Step right behind left
4-5 Left to left side into 1/4 turn left, forward right into 1/4 turn left
/Release right hands. Raise left hands over mans head on count 4. Release left hands to ladys waist, rejoining right hands behind mans back on count 5.
6 Step left next to right (weight left)

TWINKLES FORWARD AND BACK:
1-2-3 Cross right over left, left forward at 45 degree angle, rock back onto right
4-5-6 Cross left over right, back right, left together

HALF TURN RIGHT; FULL TURN LEFT:
1-2-3 Forward right into 1/4 turn right; side left into 1/4 turn right, back right
/Release left hands, raising right hands over ladys head on count 2. Rejoin left hands at mans waist, placing right hands on ladys right shoulder on count 3.
4-5-6 Back left into 1/2 turn left, forward right, pivot 1/2 turn left (weight left)
/Release right hands and raise left hands over mans head on count 4. Release left hands to mans waist and rejoin right hands on ladys right shoulder on count 6.

ROCK, ROCK, ROCK; FORWARD, LOCK, STEP:
1-2-3 Rock forward on right, rock back on left, rock forward on right
4-5-6 Forward left, slide right behind and to outside of left, forward left

CROSS, UNWIND SLOWLY; CROSS, SIDE, STEP:
1-2-3 Cross right over left, slowly unwind 1/2 left, weight down on right
/Release right hands, raise left hands above mans head as you unwind on counts 2 and 3 (left hands stay above ladys head)
4-5-6 LADY: Cross left over right, right to right side, left next to right (weight left)
MAN: Back left, together right, forward left /Lower left hands to waist on count 4.
Rejoin right hands at waist and raise to ladys right shoulder on counts 5 and 6.

REPEAT