What About Me?
Count:
88
Wall:
2
Level:
Intermediate
Choreographer:
Trish Badger (AUS) & Ray Graham (AUS)
Music:
What About Me - Shannon Noll
STOMP, HOLD X 3, STOMP, HOLD X 3
1-4Stomp right forward, hold for 3 beats
5-8Stomp left forward, hold for 3 beats
PIVOT TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD, KICK BALL STEP, ½ MONTEREY
1-2Step right forward, pivot half turn to the left
3&4Shuffle forward (right, left, right)
5&6Kick left forward, step left together, step right forward
7-8Touch left toe to side, turn ½ turn left step left together
SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, & CROSS, SIDE, RECOVER
1&2Side shuffle to the right (right, left, right)
3-4-5&6Cross left over right, step right to the side, step left behind, stepping the right to the side and slightly back, cross left over right
7-8Step right to the side, recover weight back onto left
CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS, BACK, TURN, TURN, BACK
1-2-3&4Cross right over left, step left to the side, step right behind, stepping the left to the side & slightly back, cross right over left
5-8Step left back, turning ½ turn right step right forward, turning ½ turn right step back on left, step back on right
SHUFFLE FORWARD, PADDLE TURN, ¼ TURN ROCK, RECOVER, ½ TURN ROCK, RECOVER
1&2-3-4Shuffle forward (left, right, left), step right forward, turn ¼ turn left taking weight on the left
5-6Turning ¼ turn left rock forward onto right, recover weight back onto left.
7-8Turning ½ turn right rock forward onto right, recover weight back onto left
½ TURN ROCK, RECOVER, 1½ TURN, STOMP, HOLD X 3.
1-2Turning ½ turn left rock forward onto right, recover weight back onto left
3&4Turning 540 degrees right triple step (right, left, right)
5-8Stomp left to side, hold for 3 beats
SIDE SHUFFLE, HINGE & SIDE SHUFFLE, SIDE SHUFFLE, HINGE & SIDE SHUFFLE
1&2-3&4Side shuffle to the right (right, left, right), turning ½ turn to the left side shuffle to the left (left, right, left)
5&6-7&8Side shuffle to the right (right, left, right), turning ½ turn to the right side shuffle to the left (left, right, left)
SAILOR STEP, SAILOR STEP, ROCK, RECOVER, ½ TURN, ½ TURN
1&2Right sailor: step right behind left, step left to the side, step right to the side
3&4Left sailor: step left behind right, step right to the side, step left to the side
2nd restart - 4th wall
5-6Rock back onto right, recover weight forward onto left
7-8Turning ½ turn left step back on the right, turning ½ turn left step forward on the left
DOROTHY, DOROTHY, ROCK, RECOVER, ½ TURN, ½ TURN
1-2&Step right forward at 45 degrees, lock left behind right, step right back
3-4&Step left forward at 45 degrees, lock right behind left, step left back
5-6Step right forward, recover weight back onto left
7-8Turning ½ turn right step right forward, turning ½ turn right step left back
½ TURN, TOGETHER, & ROCK, RECOVER, & ROCK, RECOVER, STOMP, STOMP
1-2Turning ½ turn right step right forward, step left together
&3-4Step right back slightly, rock forward onto left, recover weight back onto right
&5-6Step left together, rock forward onto right, recover weight back onto left
7-8Stomp right to side, stomp left to side
1st restart - 3rd wall
CROSS, SLOW UNWIND, HIPS
1-4Cross right over left, unwind full turn to the left for 3 beats
5-8Stepping right to side push hips right, left, right, left
REPEAT
RESTART
On the third (3rd) wall restart the dance after the first 80 counts. (leave off the last eight (8) counts)
On the fourth (4th) wall restart the dance after the first 60 counts. (complete the two (2) sailor steps then restart the dance from the beginning)
The start of the dance has optional arm movements similar to the start of "Swing Time Boogie". At the end of the dance add a large side step to the right and drag the left over to the right in 3 beats
1-4Stomp right forward, hold for 3 beats
5-8Stomp left forward, hold for 3 beats
PIVOT TURN, SHUFFLE FORWARD, KICK BALL STEP, ½ MONTEREY
1-2Step right forward, pivot half turn to the left
3&4Shuffle forward (right, left, right)
5&6Kick left forward, step left together, step right forward
7-8Touch left toe to side, turn ½ turn left step left together
SIDE SHUFFLE, CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND, & CROSS, SIDE, RECOVER
1&2Side shuffle to the right (right, left, right)
3-4-5&6Cross left over right, step right to the side, step left behind, stepping the right to the side and slightly back, cross left over right
7-8Step right to the side, recover weight back onto left
CROSS, SIDE, BEHIND & CROSS, BACK, TURN, TURN, BACK
1-2-3&4Cross right over left, step left to the side, step right behind, stepping the left to the side & slightly back, cross right over left
5-8Step left back, turning ½ turn right step right forward, turning ½ turn right step back on left, step back on right
SHUFFLE FORWARD, PADDLE TURN, ¼ TURN ROCK, RECOVER, ½ TURN ROCK, RECOVER
1&2-3-4Shuffle forward (left, right, left), step right forward, turn ¼ turn left taking weight on the left
5-6Turning ¼ turn left rock forward onto right, recover weight back onto left.
7-8Turning ½ turn right rock forward onto right, recover weight back onto left
½ TURN ROCK, RECOVER, 1½ TURN, STOMP, HOLD X 3.
1-2Turning ½ turn left rock forward onto right, recover weight back onto left
3&4Turning 540 degrees right triple step (right, left, right)
5-8Stomp left to side, hold for 3 beats
SIDE SHUFFLE, HINGE & SIDE SHUFFLE, SIDE SHUFFLE, HINGE & SIDE SHUFFLE
1&2-3&4Side shuffle to the right (right, left, right), turning ½ turn to the left side shuffle to the left (left, right, left)
5&6-7&8Side shuffle to the right (right, left, right), turning ½ turn to the right side shuffle to the left (left, right, left)
SAILOR STEP, SAILOR STEP, ROCK, RECOVER, ½ TURN, ½ TURN
1&2Right sailor: step right behind left, step left to the side, step right to the side
3&4Left sailor: step left behind right, step right to the side, step left to the side
2nd restart - 4th wall
5-6Rock back onto right, recover weight forward onto left
7-8Turning ½ turn left step back on the right, turning ½ turn left step forward on the left
DOROTHY, DOROTHY, ROCK, RECOVER, ½ TURN, ½ TURN
1-2&Step right forward at 45 degrees, lock left behind right, step right back
3-4&Step left forward at 45 degrees, lock right behind left, step left back
5-6Step right forward, recover weight back onto left
7-8Turning ½ turn right step right forward, turning ½ turn right step left back
½ TURN, TOGETHER, & ROCK, RECOVER, & ROCK, RECOVER, STOMP, STOMP
1-2Turning ½ turn right step right forward, step left together
&3-4Step right back slightly, rock forward onto left, recover weight back onto right
&5-6Step left together, rock forward onto right, recover weight back onto left
7-8Stomp right to side, stomp left to side
1st restart - 3rd wall
CROSS, SLOW UNWIND, HIPS
1-4Cross right over left, unwind full turn to the left for 3 beats
5-8Stepping right to side push hips right, left, right, left
REPEAT
RESTART
On the third (3rd) wall restart the dance after the first 80 counts. (leave off the last eight (8) counts)
On the fourth (4th) wall restart the dance after the first 60 counts. (complete the two (2) sailor steps then restart the dance from the beginning)
The start of the dance has optional arm movements similar to the start of "Swing Time Boogie". At the end of the dance add a large side step to the right and drag the left over to the right in 3 beats