CALIFORNIA DREAMING

CHOREOGRAPHER: Michael Vera-Lobos - May 2000
COUNT: 64
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner
MUSIC: California Dreaming by Mamas And The Papas (ALBUM: Greatest Hits)

Start on vocals after the words "leaves are"

STEP SLIDE, SIDE TAP, SIDE TAP, ROCK BACK, ROCK FORWARD, SHUFFLE

1-2	Step Right to Right, slide Left toward Right (end weight Right)
&3	Step Left to Left tapping Right beside Left
&4	Step Right to Right tapping Left beside Right
5-6	Rock back on Left, rock forward on Right
7&8	Shuffle forward Left stepping Left, Right, Left

CROSS, 1/4, 1/4, TAP, CROSS, 1/4 , 1/4, TAP

9-10	Cross Right over Left, step back on Left turning 90° Right
11-12	Step back on Right turning 90° Right, tap Left beside Right
13-14	Cross Left over Right, step back on Right turning 90° Left
15-16	Step back on Left turning 90° Left, tap Right beside Left

SIDE SHUFFLE, HINGE TURN, SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS BEHIND, 1/4, 1/2, 1/2

17&18	Side shuffle Right stepping Right, Left, Right
&	On ball of Right turn 180° Right (end weight on Right (&))
19&20	Side shuffle Left stepping Left, Right, Left
21-22	Cross Right behind Left, step Left to Left turning 90° Left
23-24	Step forward Right turning 180° Left, step back on Left turning 180° Left

STEP FORWARD, TAP, STEP FORWARD, TAP, COASTER STEP, STEP FORWARD 1/2 TURN

25-26	Step forward Right, tap Left beside Right
27-28	Step forward Left, tap Right beside Left
29&30	Step back Right, step Left beside Right, step forward Right
31-32	Step forward Left, pivot 180° Right

TRAVELLING FORWARD - CROSS SAMBA, CROSS SAMBA, CROSS UNWIND, ROCK BACK/FORWARD

33&34	Cross Left over Right, rock Right to Right, rock weight centre on Left
35&36	Cross Right over Left, rock Left to Left, rock, rock weight centre on Right
37-38	Cross Left over Right, unwind 180° Right (end weight Left)
39-40	Rock back on Right, rock forward on Left

TRAVELLING FORWARD - CROSS SAMBA, CROSS SAMBA, CROSS UNWIND, COASTER

41&42	Cross Right over Left, rock Left to Left,rock, rock weight centre on Right
43&44	Cross Left over Right, rock Right to Right, rock weight centre on Left
45-46	Cross Right over Left, unwind 180° Left (end weight Right)
47&48	Step back on Left, step Right beside Left, step forward on Left

SHUFFLE FORWARD, FULL TURN, ROCK FORWARD, ROCK BACK, 1/2 SHUFFLE

49&50	Shuffle forward Right stepping Right, Left, Right
51-52	Travelling forward turn 360° Right stepping on Left, then Right
53-54	Rock forward Left, rock back on Right
55&56	Turning 180° Left shuffle forward on Left stepping Left, Right, Left

ROCK FORWARD,ROCK BACK, ROCK BACK, ROCK FORWARD, STEP FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, STEP FORWARD, 1/4 PIVOT

57-58	Rock forward Right, rock back on Left
59-60	Rock back on Right, rock forward on Left
61-62	Step forward Right, pivot 180° Left (end weight Left)
63-64	Step forward Right, pivot 90° Left (end weight Left)

RESTART DANCE IN NEW DIRECTION

To finish dance: Dance ends facing front wall on counts 17&18
When stepping Right, Left, Right (Side Shuffle) end with stomp Right

Choreographers Note: I know this is an old song and that the steps are relatively easy
Some songs shouldn't be forgotten and this is one of them. I hope you enjoy this. MVL

© STRICTLY LINEDANCE: NOEL BRADEY - 0412317589 / MICHAEL VERA-LOBOS - 0412317588
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