Americano
Choreographed by Linda Burgess
Description: 74 count, 2 wall, advanced line dance
Music: "Americano" by The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Counts	Step Descriptions

EXTENDED VINE
1-8	Step right to side, cross left behind right, step right to side,
	cross left in front of right, step right to side, cross left behind right,
	step right to side, cross left in front of right

STRUT, STRUT, PIVOT 1/2 TURN, TAP & HOLD
1-8	Right toe strut forward, left toe strut forward,
	step forward right & pivot 1/2 turn left, tap right beside left, hold & clap

LOCK STEP & SCUFF, LOCK STEP & SCUFF
1-8	Step forward right, lock left behind right, step forward right, scuff left,
	step forward left, lock right behind left, step forward left, scuff right

PIVOT 1/2 TURN, PIVOT 1/2 TURN, JUMP FORWARD, JUMP BACK
1-8	Step forward right & pivot 1/2 turn left, step forward right & pivot 1/2 turn left,
	jump forward (push hands out in front), hold, jump back (hands on bottoms), hold

VINE & 1/2 TURN & SCUFF, VINE & 3/4 TURN & HITCH
1-8	Step right to side, cross left behind right, turn 1/4 turn right & step forward right,
	turn 1/4 turn right & scuff left to left 45, step left to side,
	cross right behind left, turn 1/4 turn left & step forward left,
	turn a further 1/2 turn left (pivoting on left) & hitching right

LOCK STEP & SCUFF, TURN & SIDE STEP, HOLD, KNEE POPS, HOLD
1-8	Step forward right, lock left behind right, step forward right & scuff left,
	turn 1/4 turn right & step left to side, hold, pop knees forward,
	lifting heels & lower heels (&7), hold (8) weight on left

SIDE ROCK, BACK ROCK, SIDE ROCK, BACK ROCK
1-8	Rock/step right to side, rock/step left in place, rock/step right behind left,
	rock/step left in place, repeat last 4 counts

PIVOT 1/2 TURN, PIVOT 1/2 TURN
1-8	Step forward right, hold, pivot 1/2 right, hold, step forward right,
	pivot 1/2 right, hold

STEP TAP FORWARD & CLAP TWICE, STEP TAP BACK & CLAP TWICE
1-8	Step forward right & tap left beside right, clap,
	step forward left & tap right beside left, clap,
	step back right & tap left beside right, clap,
	step back left & tap right beside left, clap

HIP BUMPS RIGHT & LEFT
1-2	Step right to side & push hips right then left

REPEAT

RESTART
On wall 3, facing back (after vine) 1/2 turn right & scuff, then do a vine to left
with 1/2 turn left and hitch right, tap right heel forward, hold, tap right toe back,
hold. Restart dance

TAGS
At the end of walls 2, 4, and 6 add, step forward right & tap left beside right,
repeat with left foot, then step right to side & push hips right & left

At the end of wall 5 the dance starts slowly from the hip pushes and gets faster.