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Choreographed by William Sevone
| Description: | 96 count, intermediate/advanced partner/contra dance |
| Music: | Waterloo by ABBA |
| Super Trouper by ABBA |
| Specially commissioned to celebrate the 10th birthday of Laura Hull of Manchester, England |
| Start 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. |
| WALK FORWARD, HOLD WITH HEAD TURN, WALK BACKWARD, TOUCH TOGETHER |
| 1-4 | Walk forward: right, left, right, touch left foot next to right | |
| 5 | Hold, (turn head to the right) | |
| 6-9 | Walk backwards: left, right, left, touch right foot next to left | |
| 10-11 | With ¼ turn right – step right foot to side, step left foot next to right | |
| 12-13 | (Funky chicken) split heels – at same time (with hands at tummy level) bend elbows forwards, repeat | |
| 14 | With a ¼ turn left – step back onto left foot | |
| 15 | Hitch right knee & scoot forward on left foot | |
| 16 | Scoot forward on right foot & hitch left knee | |
| 17 | Scoot forward on left foot & hitch right knee | |
| Style note: on the above 3 counts both hands are joined behind back | |
| 18&19 | With a 1/8 turn left – right shuffle forward | |
| 20&21 | With a 1/8 turn left – left shuffle forward | |
| 22&23 | With a 1/8 turn left – right shuffle forward | |
| 24&25 | With a 1/8 turn left – left shuffle forward | |
| 26-28 | Walk forward – right, left, with a ¼ turn left cross right foot over left | |
| 29 | Step left foot next to right | |
| 30-31 | Raise hands to head height, move hands forward, (palms now touching partner’s) | |
| 32-33 | Move left arm to 9:00 position, return to place | |
| 34-35 | Move right arm to 3:00 position, return to place | |
| 36-37 | Slap left hand against partner’s right, slap right hand against partner’s left | |
| 38 | Bunny hop both feet ¼ turn right | |
| 39-40 | Swing hips to left – bumping your partner, repeat | |
| 41-42 | Bunny hop both feet ¼ turn left, repeat | |
| 43-44 | Swing hips to right – bumping your partner, repeat | |
| 45 | Bunny hop both feet ¼ turn right | |
| 46-47 | Raise hands to head height, push hands forward, (palms now touching ‘partners’) | |
| 48 | Pushing 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’ | |
| WALK FORWARD, HOLD WITH HEAD TURN, WALK BACKWARD, TOUCH TOGETHER |
| 1-4 | Walk forward: left, right, left, touch right foot next to left | |
| 5 | Hold, (turn head to the left) | |
| 6-9 | Walk backward: right, left, right, touch left foot next to right | |
| 10-11 | With ¼ turn left – step left foot to side, step right foot next to left | |
| 12-13 | (Funky chicken) split heels – at same time (with hands at tummy level) bend elbows forwards, repeat | |
| 14 | With a ¼ turn right – step back onto right foot | |
| 15 | Hitch left knee & scoot forward on right foot | |
| 16 | Scoot forward on left foot & hitch right knee | |
| 17 | Scoot forward on right foot & hitch left knee | |
| 18&19 | With a 1/8 turn right – left shuffle forward | |
| 20&21 | With a 1/8 turn right – right shuffle forward | |
| 22&23 | With a 1/8 turn right – left shuffle forward | |
| 24&25 | With a 1/8 turn right – right shuffle forward | |
| 26-28 | Walk forward – left, right, with a ¼ turn right, cross left foot over right | |
| 29 | Step right foot next left | |
| 30-31 | Raise hands to head height, move hands forward, (palms now touching partner’s) | |
| 32-33 | Move right arm to 3:00 position, return to place | |
| 34-35 | Move left arm to 9:00 position, return to place | |
| 36-37 | Slap right hand against partner’s left, slap left hand against partner’s right | |
| 38 | Bunny hop both feet ¼ turn left | |
| 39-40 | Swing hips to right – bumping your partner, repeat | |
| 41-42 | Bunny hop both feet ¼ turn right, repeat | |
| 43-44 | Swing hips to left – bumping your partner, repeat | |
| 45 | Bunny hop both feet ¼ turn left | |
| 46-47 | Raise hands to head height, push hands forward, (palms now touching partner’s) | |
| 48 | Pushing hands away – step back onto left foot, with a ¼ turn left | |