Cotton Eyed Moon

Choreographed by Rosalie Mackay🇦🇺
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Created: 12/30/1999
Step Sheet
64 Count, 4 Wall
SIDE TOE STRUT, CROSS TOE STRUTS, SIDE BEHIND, & HEEL, HOLD
1-2-3-4Step right toe to right side, drop right heel, step left toe across right, drop left heel
5-6&Step right to right side, step left behind right, quickly step right to right side
7-8Touch left heel at 45'left, hold

& CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, & CROSS, TOE STRUT, BACK ROCK
&1-2-3Quickly step left back, cross right over left, step left to left side, cross right behind left
&4-5-6Quickly step left to left side, cross right over left, step left toe to left side, drop left heel
7-8Rock back on right, rock forward on left

PIVOT ½ TURN, FORWARD HOLD, PIVOT ¼ TURN, PIVOT ½ TURN
1-2-3-4Step right forward, pivot ½ left weight on left, step right forward, hold (6:00)
5-6-7-8Step left forward, pivot ¼ right weight on right, step left forward, pivot ½ right weight on right (3:00)

FORWARD LOCK FORWARD SCUFF, ROCK FORWARD/ BACK, ½ TURN, HOLD
1-2-3-4Step left forward, lock right behind left, step left forward, scuff right beside left
5-6Rock forward on right, rock back on left
7-8½ turn right and step right forward, hold (9:00)
Restart from here on wall 3 after changing those last 2 counts to a full turn right, stepping right, left

SIDE TOGETHER, FORWARD HOLD, HEEL & TAP, HEEL & TAP (MOVING FORWARD)
1-2-3-4Step left to left side, step right beside left, step left forward, hold
5&6Touch right heel forward, quickly step on right, tap left beside right
7&8Touch left heel forward, quickly step on left, tap right beside left

RIGHT & LEFT DIAGONALS FORWARD WITH HITCHES, HIPS BUMPS RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT
1-2-3-4Step right forward right diagonal, hitch left knee, step left forward left diagonal, hitch right knee
Restart from here on wall 6
5-6-7-8Step right to right side & bump hips right, left, right, left

SIDE TOUCH, HOLD, & ½ MONTEREY, SIDE TOUCH, HOLD, DIAGONAL CROSS, TOUCH BESIDE & TURN (TWICE LEFT & RIGHT)
1-2&3-4Touch right toe to right side, hold, turn ½ right & step right beside left, touch left toe to left side, hold (3:00)
5-6Cross left over right (big step) to right diagonal, touch right beside left & turn left to left diagonal
7-8Cross right over left (big step) to left diagonal, touch left beside right & turn right to straighten up to (3:00)

FORWARD LOCK FORWARD SCUFF, ROCK FORWARD/BACK, FULL TURN (OPTION: ROCK BACK/FORWARD)
1-2-3-4Step left forward, lock right behind left, step left forward, scuff right beside left
5-6-7-8Rock forward on right, rock back on left, ½ turn right step right forward, ½ turn right on the ball of right step left beside right

REPEAT

RESTART
Restart on 3rd wall after 32 counts facing (9:00). You will need to change counts 31-32 to a full turn right, stepping right, left, (option: rock back/forward) start again facing 9:00
Restart on 6th wall after 44 counts facing (12:00). The music fades after 32 counts & then returns. Don't stop, just keep on dancing. Start dance again facing (12:00) after the step & hitch, step & hitch

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