Line dance tutorial

Cyber Drop

Danced to Drop It To The Floor by Fletcher Kirkman, Nuz Ngatai.

Advanced2 wall64 countFred Whitehouse & Shane McKeever

Predicted to play at Westwood, Mavericks and Desert 5 Spot

Tempo — start slow, build up

Run the whole dance to the music, top to bottom — full speed, no stopping. The real test.

Play to the music
Dancing to the track

Full dance, full speed, to the track. The real test.

Built for learning, not watching

Learn an 8-count, then stack it
BUILD UP
two downworking on this one

Get one 8-count down, add the next, run them together.

Loop the hard part
LOOP
full dancerepeating this bit

Pick the part you keep blowing and run it on repeat.

Keep track of what you've got
PROGRESS
3 Tequila Floor
Pieces to the Puzzle
American Kids

Every dance sits in one of three buckets. Yours to move.

Bars that play it

Every bar has its go-to setlist

Here's where this one shows up.

Westwood
San Francisco · Wednesdays & Thursdays
Mavericks
Pleasanton · Tuesdays & Fridays
Desert 5 Spot
New York · Wednesdays & Sundays

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More on the Cyber Drop line dance

How to do the Cyber Drop line dance

Full step sheet — all counts written out+
1-8

Counts 1-8

1mini slide left out
2rock back right
3&4step lock step forward right
5press forward left
6sweep right
7&8quarter-turn sailor left (left behind, right behind, left forward), now facing 9:00
9-16

Counts 9-16

1-2hold, left crossed over right
&3&4side behind side cross (right out, behind left, right out, left cross), syncopated
5step right out diagonal, bump hip right
6&7&8quarter-turn sailor step (right out, left, right) back to 12:00
17-24

Counts 17-24

1half turn left over shoulder to back wall, step left
2hold
3sway back to right
4sway back to left, flick right foot behind
5step right
6step left
7&8step lock step forward (right, left, right)
25-32

Counts 25-32

1step out left
2step out right
3hold (option snap fingers)
4sway hips right
5sway hips left
6-7box step turning right (step right, left)
8step right, cross left over right, hit left diagonal to 12:00
33-40

Counts 33-40

1&2&3&4extended lock step forward (right forward, left locking), right finishes in front
5step left forward
6half pivot over left shoulder
7step left (traveling over left shoulder)
8step right, now at back left diagonal
41-48

Counts 41-48

1step forward left
2hold
&3&4mini extended lock step on left (left, left)
5cross right over left
6step left out, now at back wall
7&8quarter-turn sailor step (right behind, left out, right forward), now at 9:00
49-56

Counts 49-56

1step forward left, hold
2&3step lock step right forward
&4step lock step left forward
5press on right
6&step back right, touch left
7&8step back left, touch right
57-64

Counts 57-64

&1quarter turn right to 12:00, step right, left
2point right out (hold)
&3step left in, point right out
&4step right, point left
5step left, turning right
6step right, turning left
7step left
8step right, spiral turn left (left foot up), reach back wall to restart

Counts written by Walls from the tutorial above. Original choreography by Fred Whitehouse & Shane McKeever.

Questions people ask

What song is the Cyber Drop line dance danced to?+

The Cyber Drop is most commonly danced to “Drop It To The Floor” by Fletcher Kirkman, Nuz Ngatai. It's also danced to “Drop It to the Floor” by Fletcher Kirkman.

How many counts is the Cyber Drop line dance?+

64 counts across 2 walls. The same sequence repeats, rotating 180° to face the opposite wall each time until you're back to where you started.

Is the Cyber Drop a advanced line dance?+

Yes, the Cyber Drop is rated advanced. If you're new to line dancing, get comfortable with basic grapevines and triple steps first, then drill it one 8-count at a time.

Do you need a partner to dance the Cyber Drop?+

No. Like every line dance, the Cyber Drop is danced solo in rows. Everyone does the same steps facing the same way, so you can join in without a partner.

How do I practice the Cyber Drop at home?+

Slow the tutorial to 70–75% speed and drill one 8-count at a time. Once each section feels automatic, chain two together, then run the whole dance to music. The player on this page lets you loop any 8-count and adjust speed without leaving the page.

What is a line dance?+

A line dance is a choreographed sequence danced solo in rows. Everyone does the same steps facing the same way, no partner needed. The Cyber Drop repeats the same 64-count sequence, turning to face a new wall each time through. Once the counts click, you can join in the moment the song comes on.