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Scissor Step

Side, together, cross.

Also called: Cross Rock

How to do it

  1. Step your right to the right.
  2. Bring your left beside it.
  3. Cross your right over your left.

The thing people get wrong

The cross on count 3 is what makes it a scissor. Keep it tight.

Dances that use it

Fancy LikeDuck Dynasty (Double D)American Kids
This is one of about 25 moves that make up nearly every line dance. See all of them, or go to the charleston step.

Related moves

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Rock Step

Also called: Break Step

Two counts that go nowhere on purpose — you shift weight and come back.

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Coaster Step

3 counts

Back, together, forward — three counts in two beats' worth of space.

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Kick Ball Change

2 (counted 1&2) counts

A kick, then a fast weight swap on the balls of your feet.

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