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Intermediate

American Dream

Choreographed by Karen Wilkinson🇦🇺 & John Bishop🇦🇺
Music: An American Dream by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Created: 12/30/1999
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Step Sheet
64 Count, 2 Wall
9/27/2025
Start on the word "what" in "What did you say"
TWO RIGHT HALF MONTEREY TURNS
1-2
Point right toe to side, slide right in taking weight turning ½ turn to the right
3-4
Point left to side, step left together
5-6
Point right toe to side, slide right in taking weight turning ½ turn to the right
7-8
Point left to side, step left together
TWO RIGHT KICK BALL CHANGES, MILITARY/PIVOT TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2-3&4
Kick right forward, ball change right-left, kick right forward, ball change right-left
5-6-7&8
Step right forward, pivot ½ turn to the left, shuffle forward right-left-right
SAILOR STEP, SAILOR STEP QUARTER TURN, HEEL-BALL-CROSS, SIDE, ROCK
1&2-3&4
Sailor step left-right-left, sailor step right-left-right turning ¼ turn to the right
5&6
Tap left heel forward at 45 degrees left, step ball of left together, cross/step right over left
7-8
Rock/step left to side, side rock onto right
SHUFFLE ACROSS, HALF TURN, CROSS, ROCK, TURN QUARTER RIGHT AND SHUFFLE FORWARD
1&2
Cross shuffle left-right-left to right
3-4
Step right back turning ¼ turn to the left, step left to side turning ¼ turn to the left
5-6
Cross/rock right over left, rock back onto left
7&8
Turn ¼ turn to the right and shuffle forward right-left-right
'THE MOONLIGHT EFFECT!': HIPS SWAYS (FIGURE 8) FORWARD AND BACK, ROCK BACK FORWARD, COASTER ROCK
1-2
Step left forward and sway hips forward for two counts
3-4
Rock back onto left and sway hips back for two counts
5-6
Rock/step left back, rock forward onto right
7&8
Rock back onto left (where it is), step right together, step left forward
TWO MILITARY/PIVOT TURNS, JAZZ BOX/REGGAE QUARTER RIGHT
1-2-3-4
Step right forward, pivot ½ turn to the left, step right forward, pivot ½ turn to the left
5-6
Cross/step right over left, step left back turning 45 degrees to the right
7-8
Step right to side turning 45 degrees to the right, step left together
JAZZ BOX/REGGAE QUARTER RIGHT, ROCKING CHAIR
1-2
Cross/step right over left, step left back turning 45 degrees to the right
3-4
Step right to side turning 45 degrees to the right, step left together
5-6-7-8
Rock/step right forward, rock back onto left, step right back, rock forward onto left
VINE RIGHT WITH STEP, CROSS, UNWIND, SHUFFLE ACROSS
1-2-3-4
Step right to side, step left behind right, step right to side, step left together
5-6-7&8
Cross right over left, unwind ½ turn to the left (end with weight on right), cross shuffle left-right-left to right
REPEAT