Messing Round

Choreographer: Walt & Linda Woolbright
Description 48 Count 2 Wall High Beginner Intermediate Contra Partner Dance
Music: Red Lips, Blue Eyes, Little White Lies - Best Of Toe The Line, The 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
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