Country Meyras

Choreographed by 	Linda Sansoucy Quebec (Canada)
Description: 	64 count, intermediate two step partner/circle dance Closed Position
Music 		Help Me Make It Through The Night - Melba Montgomery [162 bpm] Intro: 16
Video: 		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGEvJCU9DAo
MAN RUMBA BOX FORWARD 				LADY RUMBA BOX BACK
1-2 	Step left side, step right together 		Step right side, step left together
3-4 	Step left forward, hold 			Step right back, hold
5-6 	Step right side, step left together 		Step left side, step right together
7-8 	Step right back, hold 				Step left forward, hold
MAMBO BACK, HOLD, STEP FWD, STEP FWD, STEP FWD, HOLD
MAMBO FWD, HOLD, SIDE STEP TURN ¼ LEFT, TOGETHER, FWD STEP TURN ¼ LEFT,HOLD
1-2 	Rock left back, recover to right 			Rock right forward, recover to left
3-4 	Step left forward, hold 			Step right back, hold
	The lady moves to the right of the man in Wrap Position
5-6 	Step right forward, step left forward 		Turn ¼ left and step left fwd (LOD), step Rt together
7-8 	Step right forward, hold 			Turn ¼ left and step left forward, hold
STEP LOCK STEP FWD, HOLD, STEP FWD, STEP FWD, STEP FWD, HOLD
STEP LOCK STEP FWD, HOLD, STEP BACK ½ TURN, STEP FWD ½ TURN, STEP FWD,HOLD
1-2 	Step left forward, lock right behind left 		Step right forward, lock left behind right
3-4 	Step left forward, hold 			Step right forward, hold
	Partners raise their arms when the lady turns to finish in Side-By-Side Position
5-6 	Step right forward, step left forward 		Turn ½ right and step left back,
						turn ½ right and step right forward (LOD)
7-8 	Step right forward, hold 			Step left forward, hold
STEP LOCK STEP FWD, HOLD, STEP FWD, STEP FWD, STEP FWD, HOLD
STEP LOCK STEP FWD, HOLD, STEP BACK ½ TURN, STEP BACK, STEP BACK, HOLD
1-2 	Step left forward, lock right behind 		Step right forward, lock left behind
3-4 	Step left forward, hold 			Step right forward, hold
The lady goes under the left arm of the man and in front in Closed Position
5 	Step right forward 				Turn ½ right and step left back (RLOD)
6-8 	Step left forward, step right forward, hold 		Step right back, step left back, hold
SCISSOR STEP, HOLD, STEP SIDE, TOGETHER, FORWARD STEP ¼ TURN, HOLD
1-2 	Step left side, lock right behind 			Step right side, step left together
3-4 	Cross left over, hold 				Cross right over, hold
5-6 	Step right side, step left together 		Step left side, step right together
7-8 	Turn ¼ right and step right fwd, hold (OLOD) 	Turn ¼ left and step left forward, hold (OLOD)
	Left walk position
½ TURN, STEP FWD, HOLD, ROCK FWD, IN PLACE, SIDE STEP ¼ TURN, HOLD
	Partners release hands
1-2 	Step left fwd, turn ½ right (weight to right) (ILOD) 	Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left) (ILOD)
3-4 	Step left forward, hold 			Step right forward, hold
	Right walk position
5-6 	Rock right forward, recover to left 		Step left forward, step right together
7-8 	Turn ¼ right and step right forward, hold (LOD) 	Turn ¼ left and step left forward, hold (RLOD
	Partners release hands. The man's Lt hand takes the lady's Rt hand. Partners are face-to-face
MAMBO BACK, HOLD, MAMBO FORWARD, HOLD
½ TURN, HOLD, STEP BACK TURN ½ LEFT, HOLD, MAMBO BACK, HOLD
	The lady goes under the left arm of the man
1-2 	Rock left back, recover to right 			Step right forward, turn ½ left (weight to left) (LOD)
3-4 	Step left forward, hold 			Turn ½ left and step right back, hold (RLOD)
	Closed position
5-6 	Rock right forward, recover to left 		Step left back, step right together
7-8 	Step right back, hold S			tep left forward, hold
MAMBO BACK, HOLD, STEP FWD, STEP FWD, STEP FWD, HOLD
MAMBO FWD, HOLD, STEP BACK, STEP BACK, STEP BACK, HOLD
1-2 	Rock left back, recover to right 			Rock right forward, recover to left
3-4 	Step left forward, hold 			Step right back, hold
5-6 	Step right forward, step left 			Step left back, step right back
7-8 	Step Right Fwd, Hold 				Step left back, hold
	REPEAT 					February 2014