Carousel Choreographed by Dan Albro Description: 56 Count Intermediate Partner Pattern Dance; Start in Side by Side Position, FLOD, Like Footwork Music: You Do Your Thing by Montgomery Gentry You're My Better Half by Keith Urban Gone by Montgomery Gentry

STEP , TOUCH , 1/4 TURN STEP, BRUSH, VINE, TOUCH
1,2,3,4Step L, touch R toe next to L, turn 1/4 right to face OLOD stepping R, brush L fwd
5,6,7,8Step side L, step R behind, Step side L, touch R toe next to L

WEAVE, SHUFFLE SIDE, ROCK BACK, REPLACE (FACING OLOD- LADY IN FRONT OF MAN)
1,2,3,4Step side R, step L behind R, step side R, step L over R
5&6,7,8Shuffle stepping side R, step L next to R, step side R, Rock L behind R, replace weight on R

STEP SIDE, TOUCH, STEP 1/4, 1/4 BRUSH, VINE, TOUCH
1,2,3Step side L, touch R toe next to L, turn 1/4 right stepping on R to face BLOD
Release right hands, bring left hands over lady's head
4,5,6Brush L while turning 1/4 right to face ILOD, step side L, step R behind L
Pick up right hand to face ILOD
7,8Step side L, touch R toe next to L

WEAVE, SHUFFLE SIDE, ROCK BACK, REPLACE (FACING ILOD - MAN IN FRONT OF LADY)
1,2,3,4Step side R, step L behind R, step side R, step L over R
5&6,7,8Shuffle stepping side R, step L next to R, step side R, Rock L behind R, replace weight on R

SHUFFLE 1/4 TURN, STEP 1/2 PIVOT TURN
1&2,Turn 1/4 left to face BLOD shuffling fwd step L, step R next to L, step fwd L
Release right hands, raise left hand over lady's head
3,4Step fwd R, pivoting 1/2 turn left to face FLOD weight on L

BOTH SHUFFLE, MAN WALKS FWD L, R - WHILE LADY STEP 1/2 PIVOT TURN
1&2,Shuffle stepping fwd step R, step L next to R, step fwd R
MAN
3,4Step fwd L, step fwd R (small steps) Keep both hands bring left over lady's head
LADY
Step fwd L, pivot 1/2 right facing BLOD weight on R

Lady WALK AROUND, 2 FULL TURNS RIGHT TRAVELING ANGLE FWD, SHUFFLE
1Walking behind man turning 1/4 right stepping fwd L to face OLOD
Left hands over man's head (large enough step to bring you across man's back)
2Turn 1/4 right stepping fwd R to be on man's left side to face FLOD
Right hands over man's head
3Traveling fwd & across to man's right - turn 1/2 right stepping back on L to face BLOD
Right hands over lady's head
4Turn 1/2 right stepping fwd on R to face FLOD
Left hands over lady's head
5,6Turn 1/2 right stepping back on L to face BLOD, turn 1/2 right stepping fwd on R to face FLOD
Bring hands through & forward
7&8Shuffle fwd stepping L, step R next to L, step fwd L

MAN-JAZZ BOX, WALK, WALK, SHUFFLE (hand description noted in lady's counts above)
1,2,3,4Step L over R, step back on R, step side L, step R next to L
5,6,7&8Step fwd L, step fwd R, shuffle fwd stepping L, step R next to L, step fwd L

MAN WALKS FWD R, L -WHILE LADY TURNS FULL LEFT, BOTH 3 SHUFFLES
MAN
1,2Step fwd R, step fwd L
Bring left hand over lady's head & right hand to her right shoulder (finishing in side by side)
LADY
1,2Traveling FLOD turn 1/2 left stepping back on R to face BLOD, turn 1/2 left stepping fwd on L to face FLOD

3&4,5&6Shuffling fwd step R, step L next to R, step R, step L, step R next to L, step L
7&8Shuffling fwd step R, step L next to R, step R
Step fwd L, pivot 1/2 right facing BLOD weight on R

REPEAT