American Bad Dream
Count:
32
Wall:
4
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Mikael Mölsä (FIN) & Hanna Pitkänen (FIN) - 19 December 2021
Music:
American Bad Dream - Kane Brown : (CD: Experiment Extended)
Starting point: At vocals, at about 0:08.
Note: The dance has one tag after wall 2 and one restart after count 24 on wall 5.
STEP BEHIND WITH SWEEP, STEPS BACK, PONY STEP, ROCKING CHAIR, SKATE
1-2Step right behind left and sweep left from front to back, step left back
3&4&Rock right back, recover weight back to left, rock right back, recover weight back to left
5&6&Rock right forward, recover weight back to left, rock right back, recover weight back to left
7Skate right forward
¼ LEFT TURNING SHUFFLE FORWARD WITH A SWEEP, ¼ RIGHT TURNING JAZZBOX, SYNCOPATED ROCK-N-CROSS, SIDE STEP
8&1Turn ¼ left and step left forward, step right next to left, step left forward and sweep right from back to front
2-5Step right across left, step left back, turn ¼ to right and step right to side, step left across right
&6Rock right to right side, recover weight back to left
&7Step right across left, step left to left side
½ LEFT TURNING SYNCOPATED BACK ROCK STEP WITH A SWEEP, CAMEL WALKS, SYNCOPATED ½ RIGHT TURNING PIVOT, STEPS FORWARD, SIDE STEP
8&1Rock right back, recover weight back to left, turn ½ to left while stepping right back and sweep left from front to back
2Continue sweep by bringing left next to right
3-4Camel walk forward left, right
5&Step forward left, turn ½ to right
6&7Step forward left, right, left
8&Step right to right side, step left to left side
Note: Restart comes here on wall 5.
ROCK STEP, REVERSE PADDLE TURN TURNING ¼ TO RIGHT, BACK ROCK, SIDE ROCK, STEP FORWARD, STEP OUT, STEP OUT
1&Rock right forward, recover weight back to left
2&Rock right to right side, recover weight back to left while turning ¼ to right
3&Rock right to right side, recover weight back to left
4Step right back
5&Rock left back, recover weight back to right
6&7Rock left to left side, recover weight back to right, step left forward
8&Step right to right side, step left to left side
REPEAT
TAG (8 counts, after wall 2)
STEP BEHIND WITH SWEEP, COASTER STEP, JAZZBOX
1Step right behind left and sweep left from front to back
2&3Step left back, step right next to left, step left forward
4-7Step right across left, step left back, step right to right side, step left forward
8&Step right to right side, step left to left side
Note: The dance has one tag after wall 2 and one restart after count 24 on wall 5.
STEP BEHIND WITH SWEEP, STEPS BACK, PONY STEP, ROCKING CHAIR, SKATE
1-2Step right behind left and sweep left from front to back, step left back
3&4&Rock right back, recover weight back to left, rock right back, recover weight back to left
5&6&Rock right forward, recover weight back to left, rock right back, recover weight back to left
7Skate right forward
¼ LEFT TURNING SHUFFLE FORWARD WITH A SWEEP, ¼ RIGHT TURNING JAZZBOX, SYNCOPATED ROCK-N-CROSS, SIDE STEP
8&1Turn ¼ left and step left forward, step right next to left, step left forward and sweep right from back to front
2-5Step right across left, step left back, turn ¼ to right and step right to side, step left across right
&6Rock right to right side, recover weight back to left
&7Step right across left, step left to left side
½ LEFT TURNING SYNCOPATED BACK ROCK STEP WITH A SWEEP, CAMEL WALKS, SYNCOPATED ½ RIGHT TURNING PIVOT, STEPS FORWARD, SIDE STEP
8&1Rock right back, recover weight back to left, turn ½ to left while stepping right back and sweep left from front to back
2Continue sweep by bringing left next to right
3-4Camel walk forward left, right
5&Step forward left, turn ½ to right
6&7Step forward left, right, left
8&Step right to right side, step left to left side
Note: Restart comes here on wall 5.
ROCK STEP, REVERSE PADDLE TURN TURNING ¼ TO RIGHT, BACK ROCK, SIDE ROCK, STEP FORWARD, STEP OUT, STEP OUT
1&Rock right forward, recover weight back to left
2&Rock right to right side, recover weight back to left while turning ¼ to right
3&Rock right to right side, recover weight back to left
4Step right back
5&Rock left back, recover weight back to right
6&7Rock left to left side, recover weight back to right, step left forward
8&Step right to right side, step left to left side
REPEAT
TAG (8 counts, after wall 2)
STEP BEHIND WITH SWEEP, COASTER STEP, JAZZBOX
1Step right behind left and sweep left from front to back
2&3Step left back, step right next to left, step left forward
4-7Step right across left, step left back, step right to right side, step left forward
8&Step right to right side, step left to left side