River Of Dreams
Choreographed by Charlotte Skeeters
Description:
48 count, 2 wall, intermediate line dance
Music:
The River Of Dreams by Billy
Joel
Note:
Start after 48 counts, counted in half-time. There is a restart on the 3rd
round. Just drop the last 16 counts and start the dance again
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&4Right 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 center on right
7&8Left cross slightly behind right on ball of foot, recover weight center on
right, left step side left
¼ TURN SHUFFLE, ½ TURN SHUFFLE, ¼ TURN SHUFFLE, ½ TURN SHUFFLE
&1&2Execute ¼ turn right as you cross-hitch right over left, shuffle forward
right, left, right
&3&4Execute ½ turn left as you cross-hitch left over right, shuffle forward
left, right, left
&5&6Execute ¼ turn right as you cross-hitch right over left, shuffle forward
right, left, right
&7&8Execute ½ turn left as you 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&4Right 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&8Left rock-step side left, recover weight center on right, left cross step
over right
¼ TURN BACK, CROSS, BACK, ¼ TURN SHUFFLE, ¼ TURN BACK, CROSS, BACK, ¼ TURN
SHUFFLE
1&2Execute ¼ turn left as you step back onto right, left cross over right, right
step back
3&4Execute ¼ turn left as you step forward onto left, right step next to left,
left step forward
5&6Execute ¼ turn left as you step back onto right, left cross over right, right
step back
7&8Execute ¼ turn left as you step forward onto left, right step next to left,
left step forward
SKATE, SKATE, SHUFFLE, SKATE, SKATE, SHUFFLE
1-2Skate forward right, skate forward left
3&4Shuffle forward right, left, right
5-6Skate forward left, skate forward right
7&8Shuffle forward left, right, left
FORWARD & TURN, FORWARD, PIVOT, FORWARD, FORWARD & BACK & FORWARD & SIDE &
1&2Right step forward, recover weight back on left, spin ½ turn right as you
step forward right
3&4Left step forward, pivot ½ turn right, left step forward
5&6&Right forward on ball of foot, recover center on left, right back on ball of
foot, recover center on left
7&8&Right forward on ball of foot, recover center on left, right side right on
ball of foot, recover center left
9Right cross touch behind left as you point both arms to left & snap fingers with attitude
From count 9 do
the following (in three places)
9-10First time at end of first round - hold for 2 counts and snap fingers 2
times
9-10-11-12Second time at end of second round - hold for 4 counts and snap
fingers 4 times
9-10-11-12-13-14