MOONRISE

Choreographer: Nigel & Barbara Payne

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TOE STRUTS TWICE, RIGHT FOOT KICKS TWICE, STEP BACK, TOGETHER

1-2Touch right toe forward, drop right heel taking weight

3-4Touch left toe forward, drop left heel taking weight

5-6Kick right forward twice

7-8Step right back, step left beside right

STEP HOLD, STEP HOLD, STEP ¼ PIVOT LEFT, CROSS, HOLD

9-12Step right forward, hold, step left forward, hold

Hands: release left hands, bring right over lady's head as you turn. Do not rejoin left hands

13-14Step right forward, pivot ¼ turn left, (now facing ILOD)

15-16Cross right over left, hold

½ HINGE TURN RIGHT, CROSS, HOLD, ½ HINGE TURN LEFT, CROSS, HOLD
Hands: as you make ½ turn right take right hand over lady's head. Do not rejoin left hands

17-18Step left to left side, make ½ turn right stepping right to right side

19-20Cross left over right, hold, (now facing OLOD)

Hands: as you make ½ turn left bring right hand back over lady's head & rejoin left hands

21-22Step right to right side, make ½ turn left stepping left to left side

23-24Cross right over left, hold, (now facing ILOD)

SIDE ROCK, CROSS, HOLD, SIDE-BEHIND-¼ RIGHT, HOLD

25-28Rock left to left side, recover onto right, cross left over right, hold

Hands: as you make ¼ turn right, release left hands & take right over lady's head. Do not rejoin left hands

29-32Step right to right, cross left behind right, step right ¼ right, hold

Now facing LOD

PIVOT ½ TURN RIGHT, HOLD TWICE, LEFT-LOCK-STEP, SCUFF
Hands: raise right hands for pivot turns

33-34On ball of right pivot ½ turn right stepping back on left, hold (now facing RLOD)

35-36On ball of left pivot ½ turn right stepping forward on right, hold (now facing LOD)

Hands: rejoin back in Sweetheart

37-40Step forward left, lock right behind left, step forward left, scuff right

FORWARD ROCK-RECOVER, BACK ROCK-RECOVER, STEP-PIVOT-STEP, HOLD

41-42Rock forward on right, recover on left

43-44Rock back on right, recover on left

Hands: drop left hands & take right over lady's head & down behind mans back as you turn. Rejoin left hands in front of lady after turn

45-46Step forward on right, pivot ½ turn left, (now facing RLOD)

47-48Step forward right, hold

FORWARD ROCK-RECOVER, BACK ROCK-RECOVER, STEP-PIVOT-STEP, HOLD

49-50Rock forward on left, recover on right

51-52Rock back on left, recover on right

Hands: drop left hands & take right over lady's head as you turn. Rejoin back in sweetheart

53-54Step forward on left, pivot ½ turn right, (now facing LOD)

55-56Step forward left, hold

RIGHT-LOCK-STEP, SCUFF, LEFT-LOCK STEP, SCUFF

57-60Step forward right, lock left behind right, step forward left, scuff left

61-64Step forward left, lock right behind left, step forward left, scuff right

REPEAT
Barbara & I would like to thank Alison Biggs for giving us permission to adapt her line dance into a couples dance. Thank you, Alison

MOONRISE

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