SEMPER FIDELIS

CHOREOGRAPHER: Jerry Cope
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 2 Wall Line/Contra Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate/Advanced 
MUSIC: Semper Fidelis by John Philip Sousa
	Stars & Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa
	Time Marches On by Tracy Lawrence
	All My Old Flames Have New Names by Mark Chesnutt
	Walking The Floor Over Me by Alan Jackson
	Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus
	Take These Chains From My Heart by Lee Roy Parnell

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

	Eyes right optional
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 1/2 turn right on left foot and shift weight to right foot
7	Step forward on left foot
8	Pivot 1/2 turn right on left foot and shift weight to right foot

MARCH BACK, ABOUT FACES

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 1/2 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 1/2 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 1/4 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 1/4 turn left on ball of right foot and heel of left foot
	(shift weight to left foot)
	(When dancing contra, change to 1/4 turn right to
	make this 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

REPEAT

Reformatted for display on web site 
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