I'M AMERICAN

CHOREOGRAPHER: Michael Diven
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner
MUSIC: American By God's Amazing Grace by Luke Stricklin

STEP, CROSS, STEP, HEEL, STEP & CROSS, STEP, CROSS, STEP, HEEL, STEP & CROSS

1-2&	Step right to right side, cross step left behind right, side step right
3&4	Extend left heel forward at left angle,
	step left next to right, cross step right over left
5-6&	Side step left to left side, cross step right behind left, step left to left side
7&8	Extend right heel forward at right angle,
	step right next to left, cross step left over right

ROCK, RECOVER, COASTER STEP, STEP, 1/2 PIVOT, SHUFFLE FORWARD

1-2	Rock forward on right, recover weight back to left
3&4	Right coaster step in place
5-6	Step forward on left, pivot 1/2 turn right (weight ends on right)
7&8	Left shuffle forward

KICK, TOUCH, KICK, TOUCH, SYNCOPATED VINE, TOUCH, PIVOT 1/4 RIGHT

1&2	Kick right forward, step back to center on right, touch left toe to left side
3&4	Kick left forward, step back to center on left, touch right toe to right side
5&6	Step right behind left, left to left side, cross step right in front of left
7	Touch left toe to left side with slight rock
8	Recover weight back to right with 1/4 pivot right (weight ends on right)

STEP, KICK, STEP, TOUCH, PIVOT 1/2 TURN, KICK, STEP, TOUCH, PIVOT 1/2 TURN, QUICK STEP X2

1	Step forward on left
2&3	Kick right forward, step right next to left, touch left toe back
4	Pivot 1/2 turn left (weight ends on left)
5&6	Kick right forward, step right next to left, touch left toe back
7	Pivot 1/2 turn left (weight ends on left)
&8	Step forward on right, step forward on left

REPEAT DANCE AGAIN......

GOD Bless Our Troops!!!
This song is a reminder to all of us that there are many things worse than what we experience in
any given day. It is a soldier's interpretation of his experiences and what he viewed through his
own eyes while in Iraq. It didn't take long for him to realize just how good the quality of life
the average American has. Responding to the first question that he was asked when he emailed or
called home, Luke Stricklin replied with a song.

Since his return home in March 2005, it is where all conversations lead. The responses he gives
to the questions that people are asking him and the words in this song direct folks to the fact
that being born American has advantages. These are advantages that were established through the
many years and trials that this country has stood strong through.

This song tells the story of a compassionate young man, a Husband, a Soldier proud to have served
with fellow Americans, in an effort to give others the hope that someday they will be free to
enjoy the same liberties that we are free to enjoy daily.

From: TKANDR@aol.com

Reformatted for display on web site
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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