Abba (Laura Laffs)
Choreographer:
William Sevone (UK)
Position: Dance starts with feet slightly apart, both lines facing same direction (side by side) Sequence: Line A starts the dance with PART A while Line B starts the dance with PART B. After 48 counts, you will have switched to the opposite line, so you do the opposite part. Line A becomes Line B and dances Part B, and vice versa. Hence, the title of the dance; ABBA. Specially commissioned to celebrate the 10th birthday of Laura Hull of Manchester, EnglandPART A WALK FORWARD, HOLD WITH HEAD TURN, WALK BACKWARD, TOUCH TOGETHER1-4Walk forward: right, left, right, touch left foot next to right5Hold, (turn head to the right)6-9Walk backwards: left, right, left, touch right foot next to left 10-11With ¼ turn right - step right foot to side, step left foot next to right12-13(Funky chicken) split heels - at same time (with hands at tummy level) bend elbows forward, repeat14With a ¼ turn left - step back onto left foot3X HITCH 'N' SCOOTS15Hitch right knee & scoot forward on left foot16Scoot forward on right foot & hitch left knee17Scoot forward on left foot & hitch right knee Style note: on the above 3 counts both hands are joined behind back 18&19With a 1/8 turn left - right shuffle forward20&21With a 1/8 turn left - left shuffle forward22&23With a 1/8 turn left - right shuffle forward24&25With a 1/8 turn left - left shuffle forward26-28Walk forward - right, left, with a ¼ turn left cross right foot over left29Step left foot next to right30-31Raise hands to head height, move hands forward, (palms now touching partner's) 32-33Move left arm to 9:00 position, return to place34-35Move right arm to 3:00 position, return to place36-37Slap left hand against partner's right, slap right hand against partner's left38Bunny hop both feet ¼ turn right39-40Swing hips to left - bumping your partner, repeat41-42Bunny hop both feet ¼ turn left, repeat43-44Swing hips to right - bumping your partner, repeat45Bunny hop both feet ¼ turn right46-47Raise hands to head height, push hands forward, (palms now touching 'partners')48Pushing hands away - step back onto right foot, with a ¼ turn right You should now be facing the opposite wall. Line A has now become Line B and vice versa. Hence the title "ABBA". Continue the dance to the full 96 counts. The second part of the dance is a line reversal of the first part. The turning shuffles within counts 18 to 25 and 66 to 73 are very tight you need to end up around an arms length away from your contra 'partner'PART B WALK FORWARD, HOLD WITH HEAD TURN, WALK BACKWARD, TOUCH TOGETHER1-4Walk forward: left, right, left, touch right foot next to left5Hold, (turn head to the left)6-9Walk backward: right, left, right, touch left foot next to right 10-11With ¼ turn left - step left foot to side, step right foot next to left12-13(Funky chicken) split heels - at same time (with hands at tummy level) bend elbows forward, repeat14With a ¼ turn right - step back onto right foot3X HITCH 'N' SCOOTS15Hitch left knee & scoot forward on right foot16Scoot forward on left foot & hitch right knee17Scoot forward on right foot & hitch left knee 18&19With a 1/8 turn right - left shuffle forward20&21With a 1/8 turn right - right shuffle forward22&23With a 1/8 turn right - left shuffle forward24&25With a 1/8 turn right - right shuffle forward26-28Walk forward - left, right, with a ¼ turn right, cross left foot over right29Step right foot next left30-31Raise hands to head height, move hands forward, (palms now touching partner's) 32-33Move right arm to 3:00 position, return to place34-35Move left arm to 9:00 position, return to place36-37Slap right hand against partner's left, slap left hand against partner's right38Bunny hop both feet ¼ turn left39-40Swing hips to right - bumping your partner, repeat41-42Bunny hop both feet ¼ turn right, repeat43-44Swing hips to left - bumping your partner, repeat45Bunny hop both feet ¼ turn left46-47Raise hands to head height, push hands forward, (palms now touching partner's)48Pushing hands away - step back onto left foot, with a ¼ turn left