The Compass Dance
Choreographed by Peter Metelnick🇬🇧 & Alison Metelnick🇬🇧
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Step Sheet
48 Count, 4 Wall
9/26/2025
Intro: Start after 56 count 27 secs into song – 125 bpm
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Section 1 Touch R Fwd, Touch R Side, R Behind-Side-Cross, L Side, R Behind-Side-Cross, L Side
1-2
Touch R front, touch R side
3&4
Cross step R behind L, step L side, cross step R over L
5
Step L side
6&7
Cross step R behind L, step L side, cross step R behind L
8
Step L side
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Section 2: Rock R Back/Recover, ½ L Shuffle, L Rock Back/Recover, L Fwd Shuffle
1-2
Rock R back, recover weight on L
3&4
Turning ¼ left step R side, turning ¼ left step L back, step R back (6 o’clock)
5-6
Rock L back, recover weight on R
7&8
Step L forward, step R together, step L forward
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Section 3: R Cross Step, L Back, ¼ R Ball Cross, R Side, L Back Rock/Recover, L Kick Ball Cross
1-2
Cross step R over L, step L back
&3-4
Turning ¼ right step R side, cross step L over R, step R side (9 o’clock)
5-6
Rock L back, recover weight on R
7&8
Kick L forward, step L back, cross step R over L
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Section 4: L Chasse, R Rock Back/Recover, R Kick Ball Cross, R Chasse
1&2
Step L side, step R together, step L side
3-4
Rock R back, recover weight on L
5&6
Kick R forward, step R back, cross step L over R
7&8
Step R side, step L together, step R side
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Section 5: L Rock Back/Recover, L Fwd Shuffle, Walk Fwd 2, R Fwd, ½ L Pivot Turn
1-2
Rock L back, recover weight on R
3&4
Step L forward, step R together, step L forward
5-6
Step R forward, step L forward
7-8
Step R forward, pivot ½ left (3 o’clock)
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Section 6: Walk Fwd 2, R Fwd Shuffle, L Fwd Rock/Recover, L Coaster
1-2
Step R forward, step L forward
3&4
Step R forward, step L together, step R forward
5-6
Rock L forward, recover weight on R
7&8
Step L back, step R together, step L forward
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Compass Tag: You will add the 8 count Tag 4 times.
On the South (back), North (front), East (R side) and West (L side) walls, at the end of walls 2, 4, 5, 7.
1-2
Rock R forward, recover weight on L
3&4
Turning ½ right step R forward, step L together, step R forward
5-6
Step L forward, pivot ½ right
7&8
Step L forward, step R together, step L together
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