DANCIN' DOWN UNDER

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JAMAICA? (No, she did it of her own accord) (-:

March 2004

SONG:          An American Dream by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

               Also available on Jan's 'Easy Dances 4U Vol. 3

CHOREOGRAPHER: Jan Wyllie, 4 Pebble Court, Torquay, Hervey Bay, 4655 Qld., Australia

               Email: janwyllie@iinet.net.au   

               Web Site: http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~janwyllie/

DANCE:         64 counts, Single Wall, 108 bpm, Intermediate, Start on vocals,

               *ONE 8 BEAT TAG AFTER WALL 3

THIS DANCE FOLLOWS ON FROM JAMAICAN DREAMS - GOOD TO USE FOR A SPLIT FLOOR

STEPS          PATTERN OF DANCE

Step Fwd Tap, Shuffle Back, Step Back Tap Across, Shuffle Fwd   

1,2,3&4     Big step fwd on L, Tap R toe behind L heel, Shuffle back R,L,R

5,6,7&8     Big step back on L, Tap R across L, Shuffle fwd R,L,R

Rock Rock Step Across, &Cross/Rock Step Back, 3/4 Turn Stepping L-R, 1/2 Shuffle

9&10&       Rock/step L to L, Rock/return wt to R, Step L across R, Step R slightly R

11,12       Cross/rock L over R, Rock/return wt to R

13,14       Making 1/4 L step fwd on L, Making further 1/2 turn L step back on R

15&16       Making a further 1/2 turn L back over L shoulder shuffle fwd L,R,L

Vine R-L Step R Across L, Side Coaster Cross, Vine R-L Step R Across L

17,18,19    Step R to right, Step L behind R, Step R across L

20&21       Step L to left, Step R beside L, Step L across R

22,23,24    Step R to right, Step L behind R, Step R across L

1/4 Right Shuffle Back, 1/2 Right Shuffle Fwd, Walk Fwd L-R, Sway L-R

25&26       Making 1/4 turn right shuffle back L,R,L

27&28       Making a further 1/2 turn R back over R shoulder shuffle fwd R,L,R

29,30,31,32 Walk fwd L,R, Step L to left swaying hips left, Rock/return wt to R

Rock Rock Shuffle Back, Shuffle Back, 1/2 Turn Shuffle Fwd

33,34,35&35 Rock L behind R, Rock/return wt to R, Making 1/4 turn R shuffle back L,R,L

37&38,39&40 Shuffle straight back R,L,R, Making 1/2 L back over L shoulder shuffle

            fwd L,R,L

Rock Rock & Syncopated Vine, Cross Rock, Rock Back

41,42&      Rock/step fwd on R, Rock back on L, Step slightly back on R

43&44&45    Step L over R, Step R to R, Step L behind R, Step R to R, Step L over R

&46&        Step R to right, Step L behind R, Step R to right

47,48       Cross/rock L over R, Rock/return wt to R

1/4 Left Shuffle Fwd L,R,L, 1/4  Left Pivot, Shuffle fwd R,L,R, 1/4 Right Pivot

49&50,51,52 Making 1/4 L shuffle fwd L,R,L, Step fwd on R, Pivot 1/4 L transferring

            wt to L

53&54,55,56 Shuffle fwd R,L,R, Step fwd on L, Pivot 1/4 right transferring wt to R

"V" Step Heels With Each Set Moving Fwd Slightly To End Up At Starting Point

&57&58      Step L heel to L diag., Step R heel to R diag., Step L to centre,

            Step R to centre

&59&60      Step L heel to L diag., Step R heel to R diag., Step L to centre,

            Step R to centre

61-64       Repeat previous 4 counts with V step heels. *These 8 counts move fwd.

* Add this tag after wall 3

1,2,3,4     Rock/step fwd on L, Rock back on R, Walk back L-R

5,6,7,8     Rock/step back on L, Rock fwd on R, Walk fwd L-R

Please Enjoy!   

See you on the  floor  sometime....

Jan