Off the Track

Off the Track
José Miguel Belloque Vane (NL) & Matt Lewis (WLS) & Ray Jones (WLS) & Rob Fowler (ES) & Willie Brown (SCO) - October 2025
Counts: 32 Walls:4 Level: Intermediate

Intro; 16 counts (on vocals)

SEC 1 – SIDE, BACK ROCK, RECOVER, LOCK STEP, ½ PIVOT, ½ LOCK STEP
1,2,3Step Left to Left side, rock back on Right, recover weight forward on Left

4&5Step forward on Right, lock Left behind Right, step forward on Right

6,7Step forward on Left, pivot ½ Right taking weight on Right [6]

8&1Turning ½ Right; step back on Left, lock Right across Left, step back on Left [12]

SEC 2 – DRAG, BALL CROSS, SIDE ROCK CROSS, ¼, ¼, CROSS ¼ TOGETHER
2&3Drag Right towards Left, close Right beside Left, cross Left over Right

4&5Rock Right to Right side, recover weight on Left, cross Right over Left

6,7Turn ¼ Right and step back on Left, turn ¼ Right and step Right to Right side [6]

8&1Cross Left over Right, turn ¼ Left and step back on Right, close Left beside Right [3]

*push hips slightly back keeping weight forward

SEC 3 – ROCK, HOOK, LOCK STEP, ROCK, RECOVER SWEEP, ¼ SAILOR
2,3Rock forward on Right, recover back on Left and hook Right across front of Left

4&5Step forward on Right, lock Left behind Right, step forward on Right

6,7Rock forward on Left, recover on Right sweeping Left out and back turning ¼ Left [12]

8&1Cross Left behind Right, step Right out to Right, step Left to Left side

SEC 4 – SIDE, HOLD, 1/8 BALL STEP, HOLD, 1/8 BALL ROCK, RECOVER, ½ TURN, LOCK STEP
2&3Hold count 2, close Right beside Left, turn 1/8 Left and step slight forward on Left

4&5Hold count 4, close Right beside Left, turn 1/8 Left and rock forward on Left [9]

* Counts 2-5 make a ¼ turn Left in total
6,7Recover weight back on Right, turn ½ Left and step forward on Left [3]

&8&Step forward on Right, lock Left behind Right, step forward on Right

* Push off Right foot to start the dance again stepping Left to Left side
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TAG; At the end of wall 2, facing 6 oclock, there is a 4 count tag;
1,2Step forward on Left, pivot ½ Right taking weight on Right

3,4Step forward Left, close Right beside Left

Begin the dance again now facing 12 oclock

RESTART; During wall 5, facing 6 oclock, dance up to and including the end of Section 3.
The last step of the sailor step will be count 1 of your new wall, again facing 6 oclock

ENDING; You will begin the last wall facing 12 oclock. Dance up to and including the sailor step then omit the ¼ turn from the step holds to finish facing 12 oclock, eg;
1,2Step Left to Left side, hold count 2

&3,4Close Right beside Left, Step Left to Left side, hold count 4

&5Close Right beside Left, Step Left to Left side with arms out to side. Ta-Da!!