Diane Girard & Jacques Godin 09

Mona Lisa (English)

Diane Girard & Jacques Godin 09

Partner dance / 64 counts

Start: Double Hand Hold, man facing OLOD

Steps are identical except where noted

Music: Mona Lisa / James Hand

1-8 DOUBLE ROCK STEP, COASTER STEP, HOLD

1-4 Angled to right (Double Hand Hold, left shoulder to left shoulder) rock forward L, Back on R X2

5-8 Step back on L, Step R next to L, Step forward on L (Angled to left), Hold

9-16 DOUBLE ROCK STEP, 1/4 TURN 3 STEPS BACK (LADY FORWARD), HOLD

1-4 Angled to left (Double Hand Hold, right shoulder to right shoulder) rock forward R, Back on L X2

5-8 Man: Step ¼ turn right on R, Step back L R, Hold RLOD

Lady: Step ¼ turn right on R, Step forward L R, Hold LOD

17-24 MAN: STEP ¼ TURN, HOLD, STEP ¼ TURN, HOLD, TRIPLE, HOLD

LADY: PIVOT ½ TURN, HOLD, PIVOT ½ TURN, HOLD, TRIPLE ½ TURN, HOLD

Raise lady’s right hand (man’s left) Release lady’s left hand (man’s right), lady turns under raised arms left shoulder to left shoulder

1-4 Man: Step in place L ¼ turn left OLOD, Hold, Step in place R ¼ turn left LOD, Hold

Lady: Step forward L pivoting ½ turn right RLOD, Hold, Step back on R pivoting ½ turn right RLOD, Hold

(Keep holding lady’s right hand with man’s left, do not rejoin in double hand hold)

5-8 Man: Small steps forward L R L, Hold

Lady: Triple half turn right on L R L RLOD, Hold

25-32 SHUFFLE ½ TURN (LADY SHUFFLE BACK), HOLD, BOTH SHUFFLE ½ TURN, HOLD

Release hands on man’s half turn, rejoin in “Hammerlock Position” right hands in man’s back, left hands in front

1-4 Man: Step forward R ½ turn left RLOD, Step L next to R, Step back on L, Hold

Lady: Step back on R, Step L next to R, Step back on R, Hold

Release right hands and raise left hands over lady’s head when turning man places himself directly behind lady both facing LOD

5-8 Step back on L ¼ turn left, Step R next to L, Step L ¼ turn left LOD, Hold

33-40 SHUFFLE ¼ TURN (INDIAN POSITION), HOLD, DOUBLE ROCK STEP

“Indian Position» man behind lady facing ILOD

1-4 Step R ¼ turn left ILOD, Step L next to R, Step R to right side, Hold

5-8 Angled to right rock forward L, Back on R X2

41-48 COASTER STEP, HOLD, DOUBLE ROCK STEP

1-4 Step back on L, Step R next to L, Step forward on L (Angled to left), Hold

5-8 Angled to left rock forward R, Back on L X2

49-56 COASTER STEP, HOLD, CROSS OVER, STEP BACK ¼ TURN, STEP FORWARD

1-4 Step back on R, Step L next to R, Step R to right side, Hold

5-8 Cross L over R, Step back on R ¼ turn left RLOD, Step L forward, Hold

Now in «Sweetheart Position» facing RLOD lady on right side of man

57-64 MAN: STEP TO SIDE, HOLD, STEP TOGETHER ¼ TURN, HOLD, SIDE SHUFFLE, HOLD / LADY: STEP FORWARD, HOLD, PIVOT ½ TURN & CROSS IN FRONT, HOLD, ¼ TURN SIDE SHUFFLE, HOLD

Right hands over lady’s head, finish Cross Hands right hands on top

1-4 Man: Step R to right side, Hold, Step L next to R ¼ turn left OLOD, Hold

Lady: Step forward on R pivoting ½ turn left RLOD, Hold, Step L crossing in front of R, Hold

Uncross hands to rejoin in «Double Hand Hold»

5-8 Man: Step R to right side, Step L next to R, Step R to right side, Hold

Lady: (Forming an arc away from man) Step R ¼ turn left ILOD, Step L next to R, Step R to right side