Haley's Rocks

Count: 32Wall: 4Level: intermediate
Choreographer: Roy MaplesGB
Music:Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & The Comets

Step Sheet

The dance begins after 32 counts, when Bill Haley has sung "We're gonna rock around the clock tonight. Put" start dancing on the word "your". Also if the bridges are omitted this dance can be done to any song with a Rock & Roll beat

STEP, LOCK, STEP, SCUFF, GRAPEVINE, STEP BACK RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
1-4Step forward on right foot; lock step, left foot behind right foot, step forward on right foot; scuff left foot
5-8Step left foot to left side, step right foot behind left foot, step left foot to left side, touch right foot beside left
9-10Step right foot back diagonally, touch left foot beside right and clap
11-12Step left foot back diagonally, touch right foot beside left and clap

GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH ¼ TURN & HITCH; GRAPEVINE LEFT WITH ½ TURN & HITCH; GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH TOUCH; GRAPEVINE LEFT WITH ½TURN & HITCH; GRAPEVINE RIGHT WITH TOUCH
13-16Step right foot to right side, step left foot behind right foot, step right foot to right side making ¼ turn right, hitch left leg
17-20Step left foot to left side, step right foot behind left foot, step left foot to left side making ½ turn to left, hitch right leg
21-24Step right foot to right side, step left foot behind right foot, step right foot to right side, touch left foot beside right
25-28Step left foot to left side, step right foot behind left foot, step left foot to left side making ½ turn to left, hitch right leg
29-32Step right foot to right side, step left foot behind right foot, step right foot to right side, touch left foot beside right

CROSS ROCK ON LEFT & HOLD; CROSS ROCK ON RIGHT & HOLD; SLOW JAZZ BOX
33-36Cross left foot in front of right foot and rock weight forward onto left foot, rock weight back onto right foot, rock weight forward onto left foot and hold for 1 count
37-40Cross right foot in front of left foot and rock weight forward onto right foot, rock weight back onto left foot, rock weight forward onto right foot and hold for 1 count
41-48Cross left foot over right foot, hold for 1 count, step right foot back, hold for 1 count, step left foot back next to right foot, hold for 1 count, touch right foot next to left foot, hold for 1 count

REPEAT

SEQUENCE OF THE DANCE IS:
After the entire dance has been repeated twice there is an instrumental break. Replace Step 47 ("Touch right foot next to left foot") with "Step right foot beside left - weight on both feet" and then add Bridge 1
The entire dance is repeated twice more and then there is another instrumental break, this is where Bridge 2 is added
The dance is then repeated up to Step 40 followed by the Tag to the end of the dance

BRIDGE 1
HEEL & TOE SWIVELS TO LEFT WITH CLAP; HEEL & TOE SWIVELS TO THE RIGHT WITH A CLAP
1-4With weight on balls of both feet, swivel both heels to the left, transfer weight from balls of both feet to heels of both feet and swivel toes to the left, transfer weight back onto balls of both feet and swivel both heels to the left, clap on 4th count
5-8Keeping weight on balls of both feet, swivel both heels to the right; transfer weight from balls of both feet to heels of both feet and swivel toes to the right, transfer weight back onto the balls of both feet and swivel both heels to the right, clap on 8th count
9-16Repeat steps 1-8

ROCK ON LEFT & HOLD; ROCK ON RIGHT & HOLD; LOCK STEP BACK ON LEFT & HOLD; LOCK STEP BACK ON RIGHT & HOLD
17-20Step left foot in front of right foot and rock weight forward onto left foot, rock weight back onto right foot, rock weight forward onto left foot and hold for 1 count
21-24Step right foot in front of left foot and rock weight forward onto right foot, rock weight back onto left foot, step right foot back next to left foot and hold for 1 count
25-28Step back on left foot; lock step back, right foot step back in front of left foot; step back on left foot and hold for 1 count
29-32Step back on right foot; lock step back, left foot step back in front of right foot; step right foot back; step left beside right (weight on both feet)

HEEL & TOE SWIVELS TO RIGHT WITH CLAP; HEEL & TOE SWIVELS TO LEFT WITH CLAP ROCK FORWARD ON RIGHT WITH HOLD; ROCK FORWARD ON LEFT WITH HOLD
33-36With weight on balls of both feet swivel heels to the right, transfer weight from balls of both feet to heels of both feet and swivel toes to the right, transfer weight back onto the balls of both feet and swivel both heels to the right, clap on count 36
37-38Keeping weight on balls of both feet, swivel both heels to the left; transfer weight from balls of both feet to heels of both feet and swivel toes to the right; transfer weight back onto the balls of both feet and swivel both heels to the right, clap on count 40
41-44Cross right foot in front of left foot and rock weight forward onto right foot; rock weight back onto left foot; rock weight forward onto right foot and hold for 1 count
45-48Cross left foot in front of right foot and rock weight forward onto left foot; rock weight back onto right foot; rock weight forward onto left foot and hold for 1 count

BRIDGE 2
CROSS ROCK RIGHT, HOLD, RECOVER ON LEFT, HOLD, SIDE STEPS TO RIGHT; CROSS ROCK LEFT, HOLD, RECOVER ON RIGHT, HOLD, SIDE STEPS TO LEFT, ½ TURN, HOLD
1-4Cross right foot in front of left foot and rock weight forward onto right foot, hold for 1 count; rock weight back onto left foot and hold for 1 count
5-8Step right foot to right side, step left beside right, step right to right side and hold for 1 count
9-12Cross left foot in front of right foot and rock weight forward onto left foot, hold for 1 count; rock weight back onto right foot and hold for 1 count
12-16Step left foot to left side making ½ turn to the left; step right foot next to left; step left beside right, hold for 1 count

CROSS ROCK RIGHT, HOLD, RECOVER ON LEFT, HOLD, SIDE STEPS TO RIGHT; CROSS ROCK LEFT, HOLD, RECOVER ON RIGHT, HOLD; SIDE STEPS TO LEFT, HOLD
17-32Repeat steps 1-16

CROSS ROCK RIGHT, HOLD, RECOVER ON LEFT, HOLD, SIDE STEPS TO RIGHT; CROSS ROCK LEFT, HOLD, RECOVER ON RIGHT, HOLD; SIDE STEPS TO LEFT, HOLD
33-44Repeat steps 1-12
45-58Step left foot to left side; step right foot beside left foot, step left foot to left side and hold for 1 count

TAG
STEP ½ TURN RIGHT, HOLD; STEP ½ TURN RIGHT, HOLD
1-4Step forward on left foot, hold for 1 count; pivot ½ turn to right, hold for 1 count
5-8Step forward on left foot, hold for 1 count; pivot ½ turn to right, hold for 1 count

SIDE STEP, UNWIND ¾ TURN, SIDE STEP
9-12Step small step, left foot to left side, hold for 3 count
13-16Step right foot behind left foot and unwind a ¾ turn to the right; step left foot to left side and raise left arm (hold arm in the air until the drum roll stops)