Dance: Monkey Business
Song: Monkey Around
Artist: Delbert McClinton
Album: One Of The Fortunate Few
Choreography & copyright: Terry Hogan, <thogan@powerup.com.au>, 6/2000
Level: Intermediate
Walls: 2
Count: 64
Bridge/restart: no
Dance Beat: 120 b/m
Start: Weight on left foot

Dance starts with the lyrics

* Step, lock, &side, side rock-step, step, cross, side shuffle:
  1- 2 Step RIGHT foot forward, lock-step LEFT behind RIGHT foot,
 &3- 4 Step RIGHT foot to RIGHT side (on &), rock LEFT with LEFT foot,
       weight back onto RIGHT foot,
  5- 6 Step LEFT foot to LEFT side, cross RIGHT behind LEFT,
  7& 8 Shuffle LEFT: (L,R,L),

* Step, 3/4 turn, shimmy, rock-step back, shuffle fwd:
  9-10 Step RIGHT foot forward, make 3/4 turn LEFT on ball of RIGHT
       foot & step LEFT foot forward,
 11&12 Shimmy shoulders RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, & touch RIGHT foot beside
       LEFT,
 13-14 Rock RIGHT foot back, weight forward onto LEFT foot,
 15&16 Shuffle forward (R,L,R),

* Step, 1/2 turn, 1/2 turn, step, 1/4 pivot, together, side shuffle:
 17-18 Step LEFT foot forward,
       make 1/2 turn RIGHT on balls of both feet,
 19-20 Make 1/2 turn LEFT on balls of both feet (weight onto LEFT),
       step RIGHT foot forward,
 21-22 Make 1/4 pivot turn LEFT, step RIGHT beside LEFT,
 23&24 Shuffle LEFT: (L,R,L),

* Cross, step, cross-&step-cross, rock-step & 1/8 turn, hip pushes:
 25-26 Cross RIGHT foot behind LEFT, step LEFT with LEFT foot,
 27&28 Cross RIGHT in front of LEFT, step LEFT with LEFT foot (on &),
       cross RIGHT foot behind LEFT foot,
 29-30 Rock LEFT with LEFT foot, weight back onto RIGHT making 1/8
       turn LEFT (facing diagonal), *1*
31&32& Push hips forward, back (on &), forward, back (on &), *2*

* Rock-step & 1/8 turn, shuffle, step, 1/2 pivot, 1/4 turn, cross:
 33-34 Rock back with LEFT foot, making 1/8 turn LEFT,
       rock forward onto RIGHT foot,
 35&36 Shuffle forward (L,R,L),
 37-38 Step RIGHT foot forward,
       make 1/2 pivot turn LEFT, stepping forward onto LEFT foot,
 39-40 Step RIGHT foot forward making 1/4 turn LEFT on ball of LEFT,
       Cross LEFT behind RIGHT foot,

* Side, cross, side-&cross-side, rock-step, cha-cha with 1/8 turn:
 41-42 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side, cross LEFT in front of RIGHT,
 43&44 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side, cross LEFT behind RIGHT (on &),
       step RIGHT to RIGHT side,
 45-46 Rock LEFT across front of RIGHT, facing RIGHT diagonal,
       weight back onto RIGHT foot, facing front,
 47&48 Cha-cha with 1/8 turn LEFT on first step (to LEFT diagonal),

* Step, touch, shuffle fwd, step, 1/2 pivot, rock-step with 1/8 turn:
 49-50 Step RIGHT forward, touch LEFT together, (facing diagonal),
 51&52 Shuffle forward (L,R,L), (facing diagonal),
 53-54 Step RIGHT foot forward, make 1/2 pivot turn LEFT
       stepping forward onto LEFT foot (facing diagonal),
 55-56 Rock RIGHT foot forward,
       weight back onto LEFT making 1/8 turn RIGHT (face back wall),

* Step, cross, side shuffle, side shuffle, full turn & step:
 57-58 Step RIGHT foot to RIGHT side, cross LEFT in front of RIGHT,
 59&60 Shuffle RIGHT: (R,L,R),
 61&62 Shuffle LEFT: (L,R,L),
 63-64 Cross RIGHT foot in front of LEFT, making 1/2 turn LEFT,
       make 1/2 turn LEFT on ball of RIGHT & step LEFT forward. *3*

Repeat


Choreographer's notes:
*1* 30-32: Rock-step Left foot to the side, rock replace weight on
    Right turning slightly toward left diagonal and pushing hips back
    (straighten Right leg pushing knee back) & push hips slightly
    forward relaxing Right knee.
*2* This move is really only using the Right knee and is more a pelvic
    push than a hip push - when the knee is straightened the hips are
    back, forward when bent.
*3* Basically a cross unwind step making a full turn.

"This is one of my contributions for the workshop at the 2000 Black &
White Ball. I don't believe it's very hard. I certainly tried my best
to keep it that way, but as usual only time will tell if this
statement is true" - Terry Hogan

Transcribed: David Powell, 7th November, 2000.
http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance