La secuencia de pasos sigue el compás musical.

Because secuencia is a feminine noun in Spanish, so it takes the feminine article la.

• la secuencia = the sequence
• una secuencia = a sequence

A useful tip: many nouns ending in -a are feminine, and secuencia follows that pattern.

De pasos means of steps.

So:

• la secuencia = the sequence
• la secuencia de pasos = the sequence of steps

This is a very common Spanish structure: noun + de + noun.

Examples:

• una taza de café = a cup of coffee
• una lista de nombres = a list of names
• una serie de movimientos = a series of movements

In Spanish, de pasos often sounds more natural than de los pasos when speaking generally.

So:

• la secuencia de pasos = the sequence of steps

If you said la secuencia de los pasos, it would sound more like you are referring to a very specific, already identified set of steps. Both can be possible in the right context, but de pasos is the more neutral, general phrasing here.

Sigue is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb seguir.

The subject is la secuencia, which is singular, so the verb must also be singular:

• seguir = to follow
• la secuencia sigue = the sequence follows

Conjugation of seguir in the present:

• yo sigo
• tú sigues
• él/ella/usted sigue
• nosotros seguimos
• vosotros seguís
• ellos/ellas/ustedes siguen

Notice that seguir is an irregular verb: the e changes to i in many forms.

Here, sigue means follows or keeps to.

In this sentence, it means the sequence of steps matches or goes along with the musical beat/rhythm.

Seguir can have several related meanings depending on context:

• to follow someone or something
• to continue
• to keep to a route, rule, rhythm, pattern, etc.

Here it is the follow/keep to meaning.

Compás can mean several related musical ideas, depending on context:

• beat
• rhythm
• meter
• bar/measure in written music

In this sentence, el compás musical most naturally suggests the musical beat/rhythm that the steps follow.

So even if the exact English translation may vary, the idea is that the steps are aligned with the music.

Yes, absolutely. Articles depend on the gender of each noun individually.

• la secuencia → feminine noun
• el compás → masculine noun

So there is no problem at all with having both in the same sentence.

Spanish articles always match their own noun:

• la casa
• el libro
• la música
• el ritmo

In Spanish, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• compás musical = musical beat/rhythm

This is the normal word order:

• música clásica = classical music
• ritmo lento = slow rhythm
• movimiento suave = smooth movement

Sometimes adjectives can come before the noun, but that usually changes the tone, emphasis, or meaning. Here, compás musical is the standard order.

Yes, you could, but it is not exactly the same.

• sigue la música = follows the music
• sigue el compás musical = follows the musical beat/rhythm

La música is broader. It refers to the music as a whole. El compás musical is more specific: it focuses on the beat or rhythmic structure.

So the original sentence is more precise if you want to talk about timing.

The normal, neutral Spanish order is:

Subject + verb + complement

So:

• La secuencia de pasos sigue el compás musical.

This is the most straightforward version.

You could change the order for emphasis, but it would sound less neutral:

• El compás musical lo sigue la secuencia de pasos.
  This is much more marked and less natural in everyday use.

So for learners, the original sentence is the best standard model.

In standard Spain Spanish:

• secuencia ≈ seh-KWEN-thya
• compás ≈ kom-PAS

A few details:

• In much of Spain, c before i/e is pronounced like th in think, so secuencia has that th sound in -cia.
• compás has stress on the last syllable because of the written accent: -pás.

So the full sentence would sound roughly like:

la seh-KWEN-thya deh PA-sos SEE-geh el kom-PAS moo-see-KAL

It can mean both, depending on context.

Paso can mean:

• a physical step
• a step in a process
• a dance step

In la secuencia de pasos, the context strongly suggests a coordinated series of steps, very possibly dance steps or movement steps that match the music.

So a learner should understand pasos here as steps in movement, not necessarily just walking.

Sometimes yes, but they are not always identical.

• secuencia often suggests an ordered progression where one thing follows another in a meaningful order.
• serie means a series or set of items, often with less emphasis on progression.

So:

• la secuencia de pasos sounds very natural if the order matters
• la serie de pasos is possible, but it may sound slightly less focused on the idea of flowing in sequence

In a movement, choreography, or instruction context, secuencia is often a very good choice.