Across The Border

Choreographed by John Dowling
Description: 56 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: "Across The Border" by Electric Light Orchestra

Counts    Step Descriptions

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 1/4 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 1/4 turn left, step left to left side, touch right
next to left

1/4 MONTEREY TURN RIGHT TWICE
1-2	Touch right toe out to right side, pivot 1/4 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 1/4 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, 1/4 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 1/4 turn right step back on left, make another 1/4
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 1/4 turn right, continue turning
stepping back left with a 1/2 turn
3-4	Finish full turn stepping right to side with a 1/4 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

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