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BOOTSCOOTERS
CALIFORNIA DREAMING 
Original Position: Feet together, Weight on Left
Choreographer: Michael Vera-Lobos (Sydney, NSW, Australia) May 2000
Difficulty Rating: Beginner - 64 count - 2 wall dance
Start on vocals after the words - "Leaves are"
| BEATS | STEPS |
1 - 8 |
STEP SLIDE, SIDE TAP, SIDE TAP, ROCK BACK, ROCK FWD, SHUFFLE |
| 1 - 2 | STEP R TO R, SLIDE L TOWARDS RIGHT (End weight on Right) |
| & 3 & 4 | STEP L TO L TAPPING R BESIDE L, STEP R TO R TAPPING L BESIDE R |
| 5 - 6 - 7 & 8 | ROCK BACK ON L, ROCK FWD ON R, SHUFFLE FWD L: L-R-L |
9 - 16 |
CROSS, 1/4, 1/4, TAP, CROSS, 1/4, 1/4, TAP |
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 | CROSS R OVER L, STEP BACK ON L TURNING 90 DEG R, STEP BACK ON R TURNING |
| 90 DEG R, TAP L BESIDE R | |
| 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 | CROSS L OVER R, STEP BACK ON R TURNING 90 DEG L, STEP BACK ON L TURNING |
| 90 DEG L, TAP R BESIDE L | |
17 - 24 |
SIDE SHUFFLE, HINGE TURN, SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS BEHIND, 1/4, 1/2, 1/2 |
| 1 & 2 & | SIDE SHUFFLE R: R-L-R, ON BALL OF R TURN 180 DEG R (End weight on Right (&)) |
| 3 & 4 - 5 - 6 | SIDE SHUFFLE L: L-R-L, CROSS R BEHIND L, STEP L TO L TURNING 90 DEG L |
| 7 - 8 | STEP FWD R TURNING 180 DEG L, STEP BACK ON L TURNING 180 DEG L |
25 - 32 |
STEP FWD, TAP, STEP FWD, TAP, COASTER STEP, STEP FWD 1/2 TURN |
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 | STEP FWD R, TAP L BESIDE R, STEP FWD L, TAP R BESIDE L |
| 5 & 6 - 7 - 8 | R COASTER: STEP BACK R, STEP L BESIDE R, STEP FWD R, STEP FWD L, PIVOT 180 DEG R |
33 - 40 |
TRAVELLING FWD - CROSS SAMBA, CROSS SAMBA, CROSS UNWIND, ROCK BACK/FWD |
| 1 & 2 - 3 & 4 | CROSS L OVER R, ROCK R TO R, ROCK WEIGHT CENTRE ON L, CROSS R OVER L, |
| ROCK L TO L, ROCK, ROCK WEIGHT CENTRE ON R | |
| 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 | CROSS L OVER R, UNWIND 180 DEG R (End weight left), ROCK BACK ON R, ROCK FWD L |
41 - 48 |
TRAVELLING FWD - CROSS SAMBA, CROSS SAMBA, CROSS UNWIND, COASTER |
| 1 & 2 - 3 & 4 | CROSS R OVER L, ROCK L TO L, ROCK, ROCK WEIGHT CENTRE ON R, CROSS L OVER R, |
| ROCK R TO R, ROCK WEIGHT CENTRE ON L | |
| 5 - 6 - 7 & 8 | CROSS R OVER L, UNWIND 180 DEG L (End weight right), STEP BACK ON L, STEP R BESIDE |
| L, STEP FWD ON L | |
49 - 56 |
SHUFFLE FWD, FULL TURN, ROCK FWD, ROCK BACK, 1/2 SHUFFLE |
| 1 & 2 - 3 - 4 | SHUFFLE FWD R: R-L-R, TRAVELLING FWD TURN 360 DEG R STEPPING L-R |
| 5 - 6 - 7 & 8 | ROCK FWD L, ROCK BACK ON R, TURNING 180 DEG L SHUFFLE FWD L: L-R-L |
57 -64 |
ROCK FWD, ROCK BACK, ROCK BACK, ROCK FWD, STEP FWD, 1/2 PIVOT, |
| STEP FWD, 1/4 PIVOT | |
| 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 | ROCK FWD R, ROCK BACK ON L, ROCK BACK ON R, ROCK FWD ON L |
| 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 | STEP FWD R PIVOT 180 DEG L (End weight Left), STEP FWD R, PIVOT 90 DEG L (End weight L) |
START AGAIN |
To finish the dance: Dance end facing front wall on counts 17 & 18. When stepping R-L-R (Side shuffle) end with Stomp R.
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.
