MONY MONY

Choreoghraphed by: Maggie Gallagher WCK Dansarkiv - Dancearchive
Music: "Mony Mony" (124) by Dean Brothers
Counts: 128
Type: Phrased, 1 wall, intermediate line dance

Note: Part A is the verse, Part B is the chorus. It will always be danced Verse-Chorus right through.
PART A
WALK, WALK, POINT, CROSS, POINT, CROSS, FORWARD-ROCK
1 - 2 Step forward on right, step forward on left
3 - 4Point right to side, cross step right over left
5 - 6 Point left to side, cross step left over right
7 - 8 Rock forward on right, recover weight onto left

¼ RIGHT, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP, & SIDE & SIDE, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP, HOLD
1 - 2 & 3 Turn ¼ right stepping right to side, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
& 4 & 5Step left together, step right to side, step left together, step right to side
6 & 7 - 8 Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, hold

FORWARD-ROCK, TRIPLE ½ TURN, FORWARD-ROCK, TRIPLE ½ TURN
1 - 2 Rock forward on left, recover weight onto right
3 & 4Triple step left, right, left making ½ turn left
5 - 6 Rock forward on right, recover weight onto left
7 & 8 Triple step right, left, right making ½ turn right

STOMP, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP, & SIDE & SIDE, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP, HOLD
1 - 2 & 3Stomp left to side, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
& 4 & 5 Step right together, step left to side, step right together, step left to side
6 & 7 Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, hold

WALK, WALK, POINT, CROSS, POINT, CROSS, FORWARD-ROCK
1 - 2 Step forward on right, step forward on left
3 - 4Point right to side, cross step right over left
5 - 6 Point left to side, cross step left over right
7 - 8 Rock forward on right, recover weight onto left

¼ RIGHT, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP, & SIDE & SIDE, CLAP-CLAP-CLAP, HOLD
1 - 2 & 3 Turn ¼ right stepping right to side, clap hands, clap hands, clap hands
& 5 & 5Step left together, step right to side, step left together, step right to side
6 & 7 - 8 Clap hands, clap hands, clap hands, hold

FORWARD-ROCK, TRIPLE ½ TURN, FORWARD-ROCK, TRIPLE ½ TURN
1 - 2 Rock forward on left, recover weight onto right
2 & 3Triple step left, right, left making ½ turn left
5 - 6 Rock forward on right, recover weight onto left
7 & 8 Triple step right, left, right making ½ turn right

LEFT TOGETHER, LEFT TOUCH, RIGHT TOUCH, LEFT TOUCH
1 - 2 Step diagonally forward left, step right together
3 - 4Step diagonally forward left, touch right together
5 - 6 Step diagonally forward right, touch left together
7 - 8 Step diagonally forward left, touch right together

TOE STRUT, TURN STRUT, TURN STRUT, TURN STRUT
1 - 2 Touch right toe to side, drop heel to take weight
3 - 4Turn ½ right and touch left to to side, drop heel to take weight
5 - 6 Turn ½ left and touch right toe to side, drop heel to take weight
7 - 8 Turn ½ right and touch left to to side, drop heel to take weight

Option note: do "hairbrushes" with finger clicks (like in the 60's) on the "yeahs"

PADDLE TURNS (FULL TURN TOTAL)
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
1 - 2 Step forward on right, pivot ¼ left
3 - 4Step forward on right, pivot ¼ left
5 - 6 Step forward on right, pivot ¼ left
7 - 8 Step forward on right, pivot ¼ left

PART B
STEP, SHIMMY, TOUCH, CLAP, STEP SHIMMY, TOUCH, CLAP
1 - 2 Step diagonally forward right with knees bent, slide left together shimmying shoulders
3 - 4Touch left together straightening knees, clap
5 - 6 Step diagonally forward left with knees bent, slide right together shimmying shoulders
7 - 8 Touch right together straightening knees, clap

BACK STRUT, BACK, STRUT, BACK STRUT, BACK STRUT
1 - 2 Touch right toe back, drop heel to take weight
3 - 4Touch left toe back, drop heel to take weight
5 - 6 Touch right toe back, drop heel to take weight
7 - 8 Touch left toe back, drop heel to take weight

Option note: do "hairbrushes" with finger clicks (like in the 60's) during these toe-struts

KNEE-POP, HOLD, KNEE-POP, HOLD, KNEE LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
1 - 2 Pop your left knee in, hold
3 - 4Pop your right knee in, hold
5 - 6 Pop your left knee in, 'pop' your right knee in
7 - 8 Pop your left knee in, 'pop' your right knee in

ROLLING VINE RIGHT, ROLLING VINE LEFT
1 - 4 Step right, left, right, touch left and clap; making a whole turn right (traveling right)
5 - 8Step left, right, left, touch right and clap; making a whole turn left (traveling left)

TOE STRUT, TURN STRUT, TURN STRUT, TURN STRUT
1 - 2 Touch right toe to side, drop heel to take weight
3 - 4Turn ½ right and touch left to to side, drop heel to take weight
5 - 6 Turn ½ left and touch right toe to side, drop heel to take weight
7 - 8 Turn ½ right and touch left to to side, drop heel to take weight

Option note: do "hairbrushes" with finger clicks (like in the 60's) on the "yeahs"

PADDLE TURNS
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
1 - 2 Step forward on right, pivot ¼ left
3 - 4Step forward on right, pivot ¼ left
5 - 6 Step forward on right, pivot ½ left
7 - 8 Step forward on right, pivot ½ left

REPEAT

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