Won't Act My Age

Choreographed by Peter Metelnick🇬🇧 & Alison Metelnick🇬🇧
Music: Act My Age by One Direction
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Created: April 1, 2015
Step Sheet
66 Count, 2 Wall
9/26/2025
Start after he says 1-2-3-4 (very quick intro only 2 secs) – 3mins 18secs –
Parts A, B, C = 144bpm – Part D = 68bpm (NC2)
 
Sequence:
.1st time starting facing front: 2A, 2B, 2C, 1D
.2nd time starting facing back: A, B, 2C, 2D
.3rd time starting facing front: 2A, NO B, 2C – with TAG, 2D, EXTRA STEPS
.4th time starting facing front: 2A, Strike a pose!
 
A
[1-8] Step/stomp R & L apart, R ball step, R fwd, L fwd, ½ R pivot turn, L fwd shuffle
1-2
Step/stomp R apart, step/stomp L apart
&3-4
Step R in, step L together, step R forward
5-6
Step L forward, pivot ½ right
7&8
Step L forward, step R together, step L forward
 
[9-16] R & L apart, R in, L kick ball change, L fwd rock/recover, L coaster
&1-2
Step R apart, step L apart, step R in
3&4
Kick L 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
 
B
[1-4] Step R side, touch L together, L chassé
1-2
Step R side, touch L together
3&4
Step L side, step R together, step L side
 
C
[1-8] R chassé, L cross rock & recover, ¼ L shuffle, ½ L shuffle
1&2
Step R side, step L together, step R side
3-4
Cross rock L over R, recover weight on R
5&6
Turning ¼ left step L forward, step R together, step L forward
3
rd Time through TAG: Facing the back wall dance 1st 6 counts, then add the following 2 counts:
1-2
Turning ¼ left to face front wall step/stomp R to side, step/stomp L to left and then dance D
7&8
Turning ½ left step R back, step L together, step R back
 
[9-16] ½ L shuffle, R fwd rock/recover, R coaster cross, L side, hold, R together
1&2
Turning ½ left step L forward, step R together, step L forward
3-4
Rock R forward, recover weight on L
5&6
Step R back, step L together, cross step R over L
7-8&
Step L side, hold, step R together,
 
[17-24] L side, R together, L side, hold, R together, L side rock/recover, L cross shuffle
1-2
Step L side, step R together
3-4&
Step L side, hold, step R together
5-6
Rock L side, recover weight on R
7&8
Cross step L over R, step R side, cross step L over R
 
[25-32] ¼ L shuffle, ½ L shuffle, R fwd, ½ L pivot turn, R kick ball cross
1&2
Turning ¼ left step R back, step L together, step R back
3&4
Turning ½ left step L forward, step R together, step L forward
5-6
Step R forward, pivot ½ left
7&8
Kick R forward, step R back, cross step L over R
 
D
[1-8] R night club basic, ¼ L, R fwd, ½ L pivot turn, ¼ L & R side, L behind, R side, L cross rock & recover, L side, R together
1-2&
Step R side, rock L back, recover weight on R
3-4&
Turning ¼ left step L forward, step R forward, pivot ½ left
5-6&
Turning ¼ left step R side, cross step L behind R, step R side
7&8&
Cross rock L over R, recover weight on R, step L to left side, step R together
 
[9-14] L fwd box, L coaster, R fwd, ½ L pivot turn
1-2&3
Step L forward, step R side, step L together, step R back
4&5
Step L back, step R together, step L forward
6&
Step R forward, pivot ½ left
3
rd time – EXTRA STEPS, at the end of the last D you need to mark time before dancing A once more:
1-2
Step R forward, step L forward
Then hold for a SLIGHT PAUSE and listen for the group to say “hey” and then dance A (takes just a wee bit of practice!) one more time.
 
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