私がするとおりに、おどってください

[quita]

Hi everyone, this is my first post

can someone help me out with this sentence? (it comes straight from my university Sensei)

私がするとおりに、おどってください

i don't understand what するとおりに means, and also why the に is used.

Thanks a lot.

 

[Toritoribe]

～通[とお]り means "the same state as~".

3 〔同じ状態〕

いつもの通り
as usual

上記の通り
as stated above

彼の演説の趣旨は下記の通り
The gist of his speech is as follows.

言った通りだろ
I told you so!

おっしゃる通りです
You are right.

その通りだ
That's it

!

言われた通りにやりなさい
Do as you are told.

決めた通り実行した
He did exactly what he had decided to do.
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「とおり」の検索結果 - Yahoo!辞書

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に indicates a standard/criterion in this case.

私がするとおりに、おどってください
Please dance as I do.​

 

[quita]

thank you, that was extremely helpful!