Picking Up The Pieces
Choreographed by Peter Metelnick🇬🇧 & Alison Metelnick🇬🇧
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Step Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
(NOTE: Intro is halftime of actual rest of song, so count the intro with a fast 8 – you will get 32 counts before starting the dance. If counting it slow it would be 16 counts.)
She will sing “do you think” – Start on the word “think”
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[1-8] R side, hold, L back rock/recover, ÂĽ R & L side, hold, R back rock/recover
1-4
Step R side, hold, rock L back, recover weight on R
5-8
Turning ¼ right step L side, hold, rock R back, recover weight on L (3 o’clock)
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[9-16] ½ L hinge, R cross step, L side rock/recover, L fwd, R side rock/recover
1-2
Turning ¼ left step R back, turning ¼ left step L side (9 o’clock)
3-6
Cross step R over L, rock L side, recover weight on R, step L forward
ENDING: Final wall starts facing front. End here turning the L side rock & recover ÂĽ R to face front. Step L fwd.
7-8
Rock R side, recover weight on L
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[17-24] R fwd rock/recover, R & L back step sweeps, R back rock/recover
1-4
Rock R forward, recover weight on L, step R back, sweep L front to back
5-8
Step L back, sweep R front to back, rock R back, recover weight on L
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[25-32] L diagonal step, tap, back, side: R diagonal step, tap, back, ½ L turn towards diagonal
1-3
Turning towards L diagonal (7 o’clock): Step R fwd, tap L behind R, step L back
4
Step R side turning towards right diagonal (11 o’clock)
5-7
Facing R diagonal (11 o’clock): Step L forward, tap R behind L, step R back
8
Turning ½ left step L forward towards opposite diagonal (5 o’clock)
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[33-40] R fwd, ½ L pivot turn, R fwd, hold, R full turn towards diagonal, L fwd, R scuff
1-4
Step R forward, pivot ½ left towards opposite diagonal (11 o’clock), step R forward, hold
5-8
Turning ½ right step L back, turning ½ right step R forward, step L forward, scuff R forward
Non-turning option: 5-8: walk fwd L, R, L, scuff R fwd
RESTART: During wall 3: Dance first 40 counts but instead of going to the diagonal straighten up towards your 12 o’clock wall and scuff R fwd squaring yourself to begin dance again.
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[41-48] R jazz box cross squaring to front wall, ½ L hinge, R cross step, ¼ R & L back
1-4
Cross step R over L, step L back squaring to front wall (12 o’clock), step R side, cross step L over R
5-6
Turning ¼ left step R back, turning ¼ left step L side (6 o’clock)
7-8
Cross step R over L, turning ¼ right step L back (9 o’clock)
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[49-56] R rock back/recover, L full turn fwd, R fwd rock/recover, R back big step, hold
1-4
Rock R back, recover weight on L, turning ½ left step R back, turning ½ left step L forward (9 o’clock)
Non-turning option 3-4: walk forward R, L
5-8
Rock R forward, recover weight on L, step R back a big step, HOLD
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[57-64] L back rock/recover, ½ R & L back, ¼ R & R side, L cross step, R side rock/recover, touch R together
1-2
Rock L back, recover weight on R
3-4
Turning ½ right step L back, turning ¼ right step R side (6 o’clock)
5-8
Cross step L over R, rock R side, recover weight on L, touch R together
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