DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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American Dream

March 2002

MUSIC:          American Dream

ARTIST:         Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

ALBUM:          Twenty Years Of Dirt

CHOREOGRAPHERS: John Bishop & Karen Wilkinson, Melbourne, Australia

DESCRIPTION:    2 Wall 64-count easy intermediate line dance

Important: Wait 44 counts before starting

Start on the word 'What' in 'What did you say'

Beats                Steps
1.  Two right half Monterey turns

1,2     Point R toe to side, slide R in taking weight turning 180° cw

3,4     Point L to side, step L tog

5,6     Point R toe to side, slide R in taking weight turning 180° cw

7,8     Point L to side, step L tog
2.  Two right kick ball changes, military/pivot turn, shuffle forward

1&2,3&4 Kick R fwd, ball change R-L, kick R fwd, ball change R-L

5,6,7&8 Step R fwd, pivot 180° acw, shuffle fwd R-L-R
3.  Sailor step, sailor step quarter turn, heel-ball-cross, side, rock

1&2,3&4 Sailor step L-R-L, sailor step R-L-R turning 90° cw

5&6     Tap L heel fwd at 45°L, step ball of L tog, cross/step R over L

7,8     Rock/step L to side, side rock onto R
4. Shuffle across, half turn, cross, rock, turn quarter right and shuffle forward

1&2     Cross shuffle L-R-L to right

3,4     Step R back turning 90° acw, step L to side turning 90° acw

5,6     Cross/rock R over L, rock back onto L

7&8     Turn 90° cw and shuffle fwd R-L-R
5.  'The Moonlight Effect!' : hips sways (figure 8) forward and back, rock back,

forward, coaster rock

1,2     Step L fwd and sway hips forward for two counts

3,4     Rock back onto L and sway hips back for two counts

5,6     Rock/step L back, rock fwd onto R

7&8     Rock back onto L (where it is), step R tog, step L fwd
6.  Two military/pivot turns, jazz box/reggae quarter right

1,2,3,4 Step R fwd, pivot 180° acw,  step R fwd, pivot 180° acw

5,6     Cross/step R over L, step L back turning 45° cw

7,8     Step R to side turning 45° cw, step L tog
7.  Jazz box/reggae quarter right, rocking chair

1,2     Cross/step R over L, step L back turning 45° cw

3,4     Step R to side turning 45° cw, step L tog

5,6,7,8 Rock/step R fwd, rock back onto L, step R back, rock fwd onto l
8.  Vine right with step, cross, unwind, shuffle across

1,2,3,4 Step R to side, step L behind R, step R to side, step L tog

5,6,7&8 Cross R over L, unwind 180° acw (end with weight on R),

        cross shuffle L-R-L to right

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