Messin' Around

Count:
48
Wall:
4
Level:
Improver
Choreographer:
Martin Ritchie (UK)
Music:
Mess Me Around - JW Houston
QRCODE

SIDE, TOUCH, SIDE, TOUCH, BACK, HEEL, STEP, SCUFF
1-2Step right to right side, touch left toe together
3-4Step left to left side, touch right toe together
5-6Step back on right foot, tap left heel forward on left diagonal
7-8Step left foot together, scuff right foot forward

STEP, ½ PIVOT, STOMP, STOMP, HEEL, HOME, HEEL, HOME
9-10Step forward on right foot, pivot ½ turn left on balls of feet
11-12Stomp right foot together, stomp left foot in place
13-14Tap right heel diagonally forward, step right foot together
15-16Tap left heel diagonally forward, step left foot together

GRAPEVINE RIGHT, SCUFF, GRAPEVINE ¼ LEFT, SCUFF
17-18Step right to right side, cross step left behind right
19-20Step right to right side, scuff left foot forward
21-22Step left to left side, cross step right behind left
23-24Step left to left side with a ¼ turn left, scuff right foot forward

BOX STEP, HEEL SPLIT, HEEL SPLIT
25-26Cross step right in front of left, step back on left foot
27-28Step right to right side, step left foot together
29-30On balls of feet: swivel heels out, swivel heels together
31-32On balls of feet: swivel heels out, swivel heels together

BACK, TOUCH, BACK, TOUCH, FORWARD, TOUCH, FORWARD, TOUCH
33-34Step diagonally back on right foot, touch left together and clap
35-36Step diagonally back on left foot, touch right together and clap
37-38Step diagonally forward on right foot, touch left together and clap
39-40Step diagonally forward on left foot, touch right together and clap

RIGHT GRAPEVINE, STEP, HOP, HOP (ON LEFT), STOMP RIGHT, STOMP RIGHT
41-42Step right to right side, cross step left behind right
43-44Step right to right side, step left foot together
45-46Hop (scoot) forward on left foot hitching right, hop forward on left foot hitching right
47-48Stomp right foot next to left, up-stomp right foot in place
Low impact version:
44Scuff left foot forward
45-46Step left foot forward, scuff right foot forward.
47-48Stomp right foot next to left, up-stomp right foot in place

REPEAT

TAG
On the 4th wall only, dance just the first 16 counts, then restart the dance from count one

FINISH
If you want to finish the whole sequence with the music and facing the front wall:
You will have just started a sequence up to and including count 12. After the stomps; step forward on right, pivot ¼ turn left, stomp right foot together.