This dance is dedicated to the United States Marine Corps along with the other military services and to John Philip Sousa
FORWARD MARCH, TO THE REAR MARCH
1
March forward on left foot
2
March forward on right foot
3
March forward on left foot
4
March forward on right foot
When danced contra, lines cross on counts 1-4
5
Step forward on left foot
6
Pivot ½ turn right on left foot and shift weight to right foot
9
March backward on left foot
10
March backward on right foot
11
March backward on left foot
12
March backward on right foot
When danced contra, lines return to original positions on counts 9-12
13
Place right toe about four inches behind and slightly to the left of left heel
14
Pivot ½ turn right on left heel and ball of right foot
15
Place right toe about four inches behind and slightly to the left of left heel
16
Pivot ½ turn right on left heel and ball of right foot and slap sides of thighs with open hands
SIDE STEPS, FORWARD STEPS, COLUMN LEFT, HALT
17
Step to the left on left foot
18
Slide right foot over next to left foot
19
Step to the right on right foot
20
Slide left foot over next to right foot
21
Step forward on left foot
22
Step forward on right foot
23
With feet in place, pivot ¼ turn left on balls of both feet
24
Stomp right foot next to left and slap sides of thighs with open hands
CHANGE STEP, DOUBLE TIME BOX STEP, MARK TIME, LEFT FACE (ATTENTION)
25&26
Shuffle forward (left, right, left)
27
Step right foot over left rocking onto right foot
&
Step back onto left foot in place
28
Step back onto right foot
&
Step left foot next to right
29
Stomp right foot next to left
30
Stomp left foot next to right
31
Pivot ¼ turn left on ball of right foot and heel of left foot (shift weight to left foot)
When dancing contra, change that to a ¼ turn right to make it a 1 wall contra dance
32
Stomp right foot next to left and slap sides of thighs with open hands
Option: Snap a salute with right hand above right eye on beat 31 and snap right hand down along right thigh on beat 32