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Intermediate

Across The Border

Choreographed by John Dowling🇬🇧
Music: Across the Border by Electric Light Orchestra
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
56 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
RIGHT RHUMBA BOX FORWARD
1-2
Step right to right side, step left foot next to right
3-4
Step right foot forward, hold
5-6
Step left foot to left side, step right foot next to left
7-8
Step left foot back, hold
BACKWARD TOE STRUTS TWICE, SLOW COASTER STEP, HOLD
1-2
Step right toe back, lower right heel to floor
3-4
Step left toe back, lower left heel to floor
5-6
Step right foot back, step left foot next to right
7-8
Step right foot forward, hold
FORWARD TOE STRUTS TWICE, ROCK FORWARD, RECOVER ¼ TURN LEFT, TOUCH
1-2
Step left toe forward, lower left heel to floor
3-4
Step right toe forward, lower right heel to floor
5-6
Rock step forward on left, recover weight back onto right
7-8
Making a ¼ turn left, step left to left side, touch right next to left
¼ MONTEREY TURN RIGHT TWICE
1-2
Touch right toe out to right side, pivot ¼ turn right stepping right foot next to left
3-4
Touch left toe out to left side, step left next to right
5-6
Touch right toe out to right side, pivot ¼ turn right stepping right foot next to left
7-8
Touch left toe out to left side, step left next to right
CHASSE RIGHT, ROCK RECOVER, ¼ TURN RIGHT TWICE, LEFT SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2
Step right to right side, slide left to meet right, step right to right side
3-4
Rock step back onto left, recover weight forward onto right
5-6
Making a ¼ turn right step back on left, make another ¼ turn right stepping forward on right
7&8
Step forward on left, slide right to meet left, step forward on left left shuffle
FORWARD DIAGONAL STEP TOGETHER TWICE, BACKWARD DIAGONAL STEP TOGETHER TWICE
1-2
Step right foot diagonally in front to the right, touch left next to right
3-4
Step left foot diagonally in front to the left, touch right next to left
5-6
Step right foot diagonally backwards to the right, touch left next to right
7-8
Step left foot diagonally backwards to the left, touch right next to left
ROLLING GRAPEVINE RIGHT, GRAPEVINE LEFT
1-2
Step right to side making a ¼ turn right, continue turning stepping back left with a ½ turn
3-4
Finish full turn stepping right to side with a ¼ turn right, touch left next to right
5-6
Step left to left side, step right across behind left
7-8
Step left to left side, touch right next to left
REPEAT
Ignore song phrasing and dance through to finish on front wall. Try clicking fingers when toe strutting in sections 2 and 3. At end of 8th wall end dance by repeating first 3 counts then step forward on left with arms spread out wide