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Exception To The Rule

Choreographed by Yvonne Anderson
Music: Exception To The Rule by Dwight Yoakam
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32counts4walls0tags0restarts7views0videos
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
32 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
RIGHT COASTER, FORWARD LEFT SHUFFLE, CROSS-¼ TURN RIGHT -STEP, CROSS SHUFFLE
1&2
Step right back, & step left beside right, step right forward
3&4
Shuffle forward stepping left, right, left
5&6
Step right across left, & making ¼ turn right step left to left, step right to right (3:00)
7&8
Step left across right, & step right to right, step left across right
RIGHT SIDE STEP, DRAW, BALL-CROSS-BALL-CROSS, STEP ¼ RIGHT, STEP ¼ RIGHT, CROSS SHUFFLE
1-2
Step right to right (long step), draw left to right (weight remains on right)
&3&4&
Step left behind right, step right across left, & step left to left, step right across left
5-6
Making ¼ turn right step left back, making ¼ right step right to right (9:00)
7&8
Step left across right, & step right to right, step left across right
SIDE ROCK, RECOVER, SAILOR ¼ LEFT, SAILOR ¼ LEFT, ROCK-STEP-BALL-STEP
1-2
Rock right to right, recover weight on left
3&4
Step right behind left, & making ¼ turn left step left to side, step right to side (6:00)
5&6
Step left behind right, & making ¼ turn left step right to side, step left to side (3:00)
&7&
Rock right to right, recover weight on left stepping forward slightly
&8&
Step ball of right behind left, step left slightly forward
ROCK-STEP, STEP ½ TURN LEFT, FULL TURN RIGHT TRIPLE STEP, LEFT MAMBO
&1&
Rock right to right, recover weight on left stepping forward slightly
&2&
Step ball of right behind left, step left slightly forward
3-4
Step right forward, make ½ turn left taking weight on left (9:00)
5&6
Make a full turn left (travels forward) stepping right, left, right
7&8
Rock left forward & recover weight on right, step left beside right
REPEAT