AMERICAN DREAM

Choreographed by: Christine Strid 23.2.2000
Music: The Dirt Band: An American Dream (112)
Bellamy Brothers: Almost Jamaica (109)
Counts: 32
Type: 4 wall line dance - Beginner

SHUFFLE STEP, PIVOT 1/2 TURN RIGHT, SHUFFLE STEP, ROCK STEP
1&2  Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
3-4  Step forward with Left, 1/2 turn right
5&6  Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
7-8  Rock forward onto Right, rock back on Left
 
2 SAILOR SHUFFLES, 2 PIVOT 1/4 TURNS LEFT
9&10  Cross Right behind Left, step Left to left side, step Right in place
11&12  Cross Left behind Right, step Right to right side, step Left in place
13-14  Step forward with Right, 1/4 turn left
15-16  Step forward with Right, 1/4 turn left
 
GRAPEVINE RIGHT AND LEFT
17-20  Step Right to side, cross Left behind Right, step Right to side, kick Left across Right
21-24  Step Left to side, cross Right behind Left, step Left to side, step Right next to Left
 
HIP BUMPS, SHUFFLE STEP TURNING 1/4 RIGHT, STEP, HOLD
25-26  Hip bump right twice
27-28  Hip bump left twice
29&30  Shuffle in place Left, Right, Left turning 1/4 right
31-32  Step Left forward, hold
 
REPEAT
 
TAG
If done to "An American Dream" there is a 8 beat tag which happens at the end of the 6th wall only:
 
2 PIVOT 1/2 TURN LEFT, HIP BUMPS
1-2  Step forward Right, 1/2 turn left
3-4  Step forward Right, 1/2 turn left
5-6  Hip bump right twice
7-8  Hip bump left twice


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