Dance: Abracame (Hug Me) Song: We're All Alone Artist: Reba McEntire Album: So Good Together Choreography & copyright: Justine Shuffleworth, 1/2001 Level: Intermediate-Advanced Walls: 2 Count: 30 Bridge/restart: two Dance Beat: medium Start: Feet together, weight on left foot * Side, &together, cross, &side, rock step, &side, cross, 1/4 turn & swing, &1/4 turn, step, 1/2 pivot: 1& 2 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side, step LEFT beside RIGHT (on &), cross RIGHT over LEFT, &3- 4 Step LEFT to LEFT side (on &), rock RIGHT back, rock LEFT forward, &5 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side (on &), cross LEFT behind RIGHT, &6 Swing RIGHT foot to RIGHT (low) & make 1/4 turn RIGHT (on &), continue swing and step behind LEFT, *1* &7- 8 1/4 turn LEFT (face start) & step LEFT forward (on &), step RIGHT forward, 1/2 pivot turn LEFT (weight onto LEFT), * &Step, step, 1/2 pivot, shuffle fwd & full turn, shuffle back & full turn, shuffle fwd & full turn: &9-10 Step RIGHT forward (on &), step LEFT forward, 1/2 pivot turn RIGHT (keep weight back on LEFT), 11&12 Rock/step RIGHT forward, 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back (on &), 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, *2* 13&14 1/2 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward, 1/2 turn LEFT & step RIGHT back (on &), rock LEFT back, *2* 15&16 Rock/step RIGHT forward, 1/2 turn RIGHT & step LEFT back (on &), 1/2 turn RIGHT & step RIGHT forward, *2* * &1/4 turn, back, &touch, 1/2 pivot, &back, touch, 1/2 pivot, &1/4 turn, 1/4 turn, 1/2 turn, &1/2 turn: & 1/4 turn LEFT & step LEFT to LEFT side, 17&18 Step RIGHT back, touch LEFT toes back (on &), 1/2 reverse pivot turn LEFT (weight on RIGHT), &19-20 Step LEFT back (on &), touch RIGHT toes back, 1/2 reverse pivot turn RIGHT (weight on LEFT), & 1/4 turn LEFT & cross RIGHT behind LEFT (to face start), 21-22 1/4 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward, 1/2 turn LEFT & step RIGHT back, & 1/2 turn LEFT & step LEFT forward, * Step, &step, step, back, &back, back, &1/2 turn, step, &step, step, back, &back, back, &1/4 turn: *3* 23&24 Step forward RIGHT, LEFT (on &), RIGHT (as if gently running), 25&26 Step back RIGHT, LEFT (on &), RIGHT, & 1/2 turn RIGHT on LEFT-ball & lift RIGHT slightly off floor, 27&28 Step forward RIGHT, LEFT (on &), RIGHT, 29&30 Step back RIGHT, LEFT (on &), RIGHT, & 1/4 turn RIGHT on LEFT-ball & lift RIGHT slightly off floor. Repeat *1* The "&" count here is not really noticable, the 1/4 turn, swing and step behind are done simultaneously. *2* These can be fudged as a shuffle with a full turn in the appropiate direction or "step, spin (on &), step". *3* Similar to a shuffle, but each step moves forward (or back), rather than step-together-step. The choreographer suggests doing these steps as if you were gently running, ie: quick steps. The dance is meant to be graceful, so do not exagerate the "run" as in, for example, "Pick a Pocket". Gliding steps would be a better way of describing them. Tags: At the end of walls 5 & 6 add (duet starts in wall 5): ----- 1&2 Step RIGHT to RIGHT side, step LEFT together, cross RIGHT over LEFT, 3&4 Step LEFT to LEFT side, step RIGHT together, cross LEFT over RIGHT, Transcribed: David Powell, 19th June, 2001. http://xenon.triode.net.au/~dragon/ldance