RIVER OF DREAMS

CHOREOGRAPHER: Charlotte Skeeters (August 2001) Pleasanton, CA, USA
COUNT: 48 (counted in half-time)
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: The River Of Dreams by Billy Joel (Start after 48 cts) (CD Greatest Hits)

Note: There is a Restart on the 3rd round ... just drop last 16
counts and start dance again ... oh yeah, there are a few other
special instructions ... see bottom for those ... hey, are you still smiling?

FORWARD, &, SIDE, &, CROSS, &, SIDE, FORWARD, &, SIDE, &, CROSS, &, SIDE

1&	Right forward on ball of foot, Recover weight center on left
2&	Right side right on ball of foot, Recover weight center on left
3&4	Right cross slightly behind left on ball of foot,
	Recover weight center on left, Right step side right
5&	Left forward on ball of foot, Recover weight center on right
6&	Left side left on ball of foot, Recover weight centre on right
7&8	Left cross slightly behind right on ball of foot,
	Recover weight centre on right, Left step side left

1/4 TURN SHUFFLE, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE, 1/4 TURN SHUFFLE, 1/2 TURN SHUFFLE

&1&2	Turning 1/4 right cross-hitch Right over Left, Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
&3&4	Turning 1/2 left cross-hitch Left over Right, Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left
&5&6	Turning 1/4 right cross-hitch Right over Left, Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
&7&8	Turning 1/2 left cross-hitch Left over Right, Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left

SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, FRONT, SIDE, &, CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, FRONT, SIDE, &, CROSS

1&2&	Right step side right, Left cross behind, Right step side right, Left cross over right
3&4	Right rock-step side right, Recover weight center on left, Right cross step over left
5&6&	Left step side left, Right cross behind left, Left step side left, Right cross over left
7&8	Left rock-step side left, Recover weight center on right, Left cross step over right

1/4 TURN BACK, CROSS, BACK, 1/4 TURN SHUFFLE, 1/4 TURN BACK, CROSS, BACK, 1/4 TURN SHUFFLE

1&2	Turning 1/4 left step back onto Right, Left cross over right, Right step back
3&4	Turning 1/4 left step forward onto Left, Right step next to Left, Left step forward
5&6	Turning 1/4 left step back onto Right, Left cross over right, Right step back
7&8	Turning 1/4 left step forward onto Left, Right step next to Left, Left step forward

SKATE, SKATE, SHUFFLE, SKATE, SKATE, SHUFFLE

1-2	Skate forward Right, Skate forward Left
3&4	Shuffle forward Right, Left, Right
5-6	Skate forward Left, Skate forward Right
7&8	Shuffle forward Left, Right, Left

FORWARD, &, TURN, FORWARD, PIVOT, FORWARD, FORWARD, &, BACK, &, FORWARD, &, SIDE, &

1&2	Right step forward, Recover weight back on Left, Spinning 1/2 Right step forward right
3&4	Left step forward, Pivot 1/2 turn right, Left step forward
5&	Right forward on ball of foot, Recover center on left
6&	Right back on ball of foot, Recover center on left
7&	Right forward on ball of foot, Recover center on left
8&	Right side right on ball of foot, Recover center left
9	Right cross touch behind left pointing both arms to left and snap fingers with attitude

... from count 9 do the following (in three places)
9-10	1st time at end of first round - hold for 2 counts and snap fingers 2 times
9-12	2nd time at end of second round - hold for 4 counts and snap fingers 4 times
9-14	3rd time at end of fourth round - hold for 6 counts and snap fingers 6 times

From: "karenhunn2000" 

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