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Intermediate

Rules of the Ocean

Choreographed by Stine Emilie Nøding Hansen🇳🇴
Music: Rules of the Ocean by Violet Road
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Created: 10/1/2011
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Step Sheet
54 Count, 4 Wall
9/27/2025
Dance: 2 wall turning into 4 wall….
 
S1: Scissor steps X2
1-2
Step R to right side, step L next to R
3
Step R in cross over L
4-5
Step L to right side, step R next to L
6
Step L in cross over R
(Counts 1-6 traveling forward)
 
S2: Rock-recover, pivot ¼, cross, pivot ¼, rock
1
Rock R forward
2
Recover on L
3
Pivot ¼ right stepping R to right side
4
Cross L behind R
5
Pivot ¼ right stepping R forward (ending at 6 o’clock)
6
Rock L forward
(Restart here in wall 5)
 
S3: Recover, back, full turn, step, touch
1
Recover on R
2
Pivot ¼ to right stepping L back
3
Pivot ¼ to right stepping R forward
4
Step L forward and make a ¾ turn to right on the L foot (ending at 9 o’clock)
5
Step R to right side
6
Touch L next to R
(Restart here in wall 2)
 
S4: Rocking chair X2
1
Rock L forward
2
Recover on R
3
Rock L backward
4
Recover on R
5
Rock L forward
6
Recover on R
 
S5: Full triple turn, step, drag, touch
1
Pivot ½ turn left stepping forward on L
2
Pivot ½ turn left stepping backward on R
3
Pivot ½ turn left stepping forward on L (ending at 3 o’clock)
4
Step R diagonally forward to right
5
Drag L
6
Touch L next to R
(Bridge in wall 7)
 
S6: Rock-recover, 2X 1/8 turn, cross, pivot ¼
1
Rock diagonally forward to left on L (still at 3 o’clock)
2
Recover on R
3
Pivot 1/8 turn to right stepping L back
4
Pivot 1/8 turn to right stepping R to side (6 o’clock)
5
Cross L over R
6
Pivot ¼ turn to left stepping R back (3 o’clock)
 
S7: Pivot ¼, cross, pivot ¼, pivot ¼, cross, rock
1
Pivot ¼ to left stepping L to side (12 o’clock)
2
Cross R over L
3
Pivot ¼ to right stepping L back (3 o’clock)
4
Pivot ¼ to right stepping R forward (6 o’clock)
5
Cross L over R
6
Rock R to right side
 
S8: Recover, pivot ¼, pivot ¼ , step-lock-step
1
Recover on L
2
Pivot ¼ to right stepping R back (9 o’clock)
3
Pivot ¼ to right crossing L over right (12 o’clock)
4
Step R forward
5
Lock L behind R
6
Step R forward
 
S9: Step, pivot ½, step, big sweep, touch
1
Step L forward
2
Pivot ½ to right stepping onto R (6 o’clock)
3
Step L forward
4-5
Sweep R behind to front
6
Touch R next to L
 
REPEAT
 
Restart 1: Wall 2, section 3 (After 18 counts)
S3R: Recover, back, turn, step, drag, step
1
Recover on R
2
Pivot ¼ to right stepping L back
3
Pivot ¼ to right stepping R forward
4
Step L forward and make a ¾ turn to right on the L foot
5
Step R to right side
6
Step L next to R (Restart here)
 
Restart 2: Wall 5, section 2 (after 12 counts)
Rock-recover, pivot ¼ right, cross, pivot ¼ right, step
1
Rock R forward
2
Recover on L
3
Pivot ¼ right stepping R to right side
4
Cross L behind R
5
Pivot ¼ right stepping R forward
6
Step L forward (Restart here)
 
BRIDGE : Wall 7:
Dance the dance normally up ‘til section 5:
S5B: Full triple turn, step, sweep
1
Pivot ½ turn left stepping forward on L
2
Pivot ½ turn left stepping backward on R
3
Pivot ½ turn left stepping forward on L
4
Step R diagonally forward to right
5-6
Sweep L
 
Then:
 
Basic steps
1
Step L forward
2
Step on ball of R
3
Step down on L
4
Step R back
5
Step on ball of L
6
Step down on R
 
Then wait, as he just sung.
He will then sing
“Yet I go down with a smile on my face”
On “down” continue the dance from section 6:
 
S6: Rock-recover, 2X 1/8 turn, cross, pivot ¼
1
Rock forward on L
2
Recover on R
3
Pivot 1/8 turn to right stepping L back
4
Pivot 1/8 turn to right stepping R to side
5
Cross L over R
6
Pivot ¼ turn to left stepping R back
 
Keep dancing as normal until the end of the song ;)
 
ENJOY!