American Child
Choreographed by: Karen Jennings & Jennifer Hughes
Music: American Child by Phil Vassar [American Child  / Available on iTunes   ]
Descriptions: 96 count, 2 wall, intermediate/advanced waltz line dance

Intro: 24 counts after drum beats
BACK, SWEEP, HOLD, RIGHT SAILOR WALTZ, BACK, SWEEP, HOLD, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS
1-6 Step left back, sweep right toe to right, hold, cross right behind left, step left to side, step right to right
1-6 Step left back, sweep right toe to right, hold, cross right behind left, step left to side, cross right over left
SIDE, DRAG, HOLD, 1 ¼ TURN RIGHT, FORWARD WALTZ, BACK, TOUCH, TURN
1-6 Step left to side, drag right toe towards left, hold, turning 450 degrees right stepping right, left, right (3:00)
1-6 Waltz forward step left, right, left, step right back, touch left toe back, turn ¼ turn left step down on left (12:00)
RIGHT CROSS WALTZ, LEFT CROSS WALTZ, CROSS, ¼, ½, FORWARD WALTZ
1-6 Traveling forward cross waltz right over left, traveling forward cross waltz left over right
1-6 Cross right over left, turn ¼ turn right step left back, turn ½ turn right step right forward, waltz forward left, right, left (9:00)
BACK, DRAG, HOLD, BACK, DRAG, HOLD, TOUCH, TURN, STEP SIDE, CROSS WALTZ
1-6 Step right back, drag left towards right, hold, step left back, drag right towards left, hold
1-6 Touch right toe back, turn ½ turn right (weight on left), step right to side, cross waltz left over right
CROSS, HOOK, HOLD, BACK, HOOK, HOLD, CROSS, ¼, STEP, CROSS WALTZ
1-6 Cross right over left, hook left behind right knee, hold, step left back, hook right under left knee, hold
1-6 Cross right over left, turn ¼ turn right step left to side, step right together, cross waltz left over right (6:00)
CROSS, HOOK, HOLD, BACK, HOOK, HOLD, CROSS, ¼, STEP, CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND
1-6 Cross right over left, hook left behind right knee, hold, step left back, hook right under left knee, hold
1-6 Cross right over left, turn ¼ turn right step left to side, step right together, cross left over right, step right to right, cross left behind right (9:00)
SIDE, DRAG, HOLD, 1 ¼ TURN LEFT, STEP, POINT, HOLD, LEFT SAILOR WALTZ
1-6 Step right to side, drag left to right, hold, turning 450 degrees left stepping left, right, left
1-6 Step right forward, touch left toe to left, hold, cross left behind right, step right to right, step left to side (6:00)
BACK, HOOK, HOLD, FULL TURN FORWARD, WALTZ FORWARD, BACK, DRAG, STEP
1-6 Step right back, hook left under right knee, hold, full turn forward over left stepping left, right, left
1-6 Waltz forward stepping right, left, right, step left back, drag right towards left, step right together
REPEAT
TAG
After wall 2
BACK LEFT COASTER, STEP, PIVOT, DROP, STEP, PIVOT, DROP, FORWARD RIGHT COASTER
1-6 Step back left, step right together, step left forward, step right forward, pivot ½ turn left (raise heels), drop weight on left
1-6 Step right forward, pivot ½ turn left(raise heels), drop weight on left, step right forward, step left together, step back right
TAG
After wall 3 add the 12 count tag & 3 counts (15 count tag)
1-3 Step left back, drag right towards left, step right together
FINISH
On wall 5, dance to count 48, then turn ¼ turn left, step right forward