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Shannon's request

(What About Me?)

26 February, 2004

Music:          What About Me (Remix) by Shannon Noll

Choreographers: Tammy Hampton and Raelene Brown, New Age Linedancers, Launceston.

Comments:       Two Wall, 40 count Intermediate Line Dance.  Start dance on vocals.

Beats               Steps

1,2   Rock R fwd, Replace weight back on L

3,4   (full turn back R )-Turn 1/2 R and step R fwd, Turn 1/2 R and step back on L

5,6   Biggish step back on R, Drag L towards R

&7,8  Step L beside R, Step fwd on R, Pivot ½ left bringing weight fwd onto L

9-16

1-8   Repeat last 8 counts.

17-24

&1,2  Flick R foot up behind L knee, Stomp R down slightly to the right, Hold

&3,4  Flick L foot up behind R knee, Stomp L down slightly to the left, Hold. 

      (Restart here on Wall 8)

5&6   Turn your head to the right, at the same time transfer weight to R and do two R

      hip bumps clicking fingers of R hand at hip height on beats 5 and 6. (as you

      click your fingers, flick your hand out to the right slightly)

7&8   Turn your head to the left, at the same time transfer weight to L and do two L

      hip bumps clicking fingers of L hand at hip height on beats 7 and 8. (as you

      click your fingers, flick your hand out to the left slightly)

25-32

1-4   Step R behind L, Turn 1/4 L stepping fwd on L, Step fwd on R, Pivot 1/2 L bring

      weight to L

5-8   Turn 1/4 left and stomp R to right side, Hold, Hinge Turn 1/2 right on R and

      stomp L to left side, Hold

      ARM MOVEMENTS:  As you are doing the ¼ turn and the ½ turn, Cross wrists at

      chest level with softly clenched fists. On beats 5 and 7. open hands and push

      arms down and out 450 beside the body, with palms almost parallel to the floor.

      Hold that arm position for the HOLD counts as well.

33-40 ARM PLACEMENT FOR THE NEXT 4 COUNTS: Straight down beside the body with palms

parallel to the floor.

&1&2  (&)On balls of both feet pivot 1/4 left and shrug shoulders up slightly,

      (1) Slightly bend the knees so that you are in a slight squat and drop the

      shoulders at the same time, (&2) Shrug shoulders up and down,

&3&4  (&) Rise up turning 1/4 right bringing shoulders up, (3&4) Shrug shoulders down,

      up, down. Sounds complicated but it's not. You are basically turning a ¼ left

      into a slight squat and shrugging twice then turning a ¼ right back to original

      position and shrugging twice. Remember your arm placement written above while

      doing your turns and shrugs.

5-8   Kick R fwd across L, Kick R to R side, Step R behind L (*), Step L to L side

40    end of dance

Tag: End of walls 1 and 3 dance to count 39 (*), replace the step to left (count 40)

with a hold then add the following 8 counts

1-4   Step L left turning 1/4 left, Turn 1/2 left and step back on R,

      Turn 1/4 L & step L to L side, Cross/Step R over L

      (alternately and choreographers preference is to replace last 4 counts with two

      full turns to the left)

5-8   Stride L to left side and Drag R to L for three counts. Weight stays on L in

      preparation to start dance again on R

Restart: On 8th Wall dance through to count 20 (flick, stomp, hold, flick, stomp,

hold) and start dance again from the beginning

Ending: Do the first 8 counts of wall 11, which brings you back to the front. Biggish

step with R to right side and drag L to R while he sings "WHAT ABOUT" then Stride/Step

L to left side and drag R to L when he sings "ME". The timing is approximately 4

counts for the 'step and drag to the right' and same for the left but listen to the

words and step out as I have described.

TAMMY AND I LOVE THIS DANCE. HOPE YOU DO TOO. STYLISE THIS DANCE AS MUCH AS YOU WANT, WE DO. IT'S GOT A GREAT BEAT TO GET INTO.

NEW AGE LINEDANCERS

Phone: Raelene on (03) 6330 2340. 0410 68 4659

Tammy on (03) 6344 8681

Email: countrycottage11@hotmail.com