Abilene
Choreographed by Kathleen Reynolds
 
Description: 56 count, 1 wall line/partner dance
Music: "Tropical Depression" by Alan Jackson; "Crying Shame" by Mavericks
Counts Step Descriptions
POINT FORWARD, SIDE, CHA-CHA, POINT FORWARD, SIDE, CHA-CHA
1 Left toe point forward
2 Left toe point to left side
3&4 Cha-cha-cha left, right, left
5 Right toe point forward
6 Right toe point to right side
7&8 Cha-cha-cha right, left, right
STEP, ROCK BACK, CHA-CHA, STEP, ROCK BACK, CHA-CHA
9 Step forward on left foot
10 Rock back onto right foot
11&12 Cha-cha-cha left, right, left
13 Step back on right foot
14 Rock forward onto left foot
15&16 Cha-cha-cha right, left, right
STEP, PIVOT, CHA-CHA, STEP, PIVOT, CHA-CHA
17 Step forward on left foot
18 Pivot turn 1/2 turn to right leaning weight forward onto right foot
19&20 Cha-cha-cha left, right, left
21 Step forward on right foot
22 Pivot turn 1/2 turn to left leaning weight forward onto left foot
23&24 Cha-cha-cha right, left, right
STEP, 1/4 TURN, STEP, 1/4 TURN, STEP, ROCK BACK, CHA-CHA
25 Step forward on left foot
26 Pivot turn 1/4 to the right
27 Step forward on left foot
28 Pivot turn 1/4 to the right
29 Step forward with left foot
30 Rock weight back onto right foot
31&32 Cha-cha-cha left, right, left
BACK, ROCK FORWARD, CHA-CHA, STEP, 1/4 TURN, STEP, 1/4 TURN
33 Step back on right foot
34 Rock forward onto left foot
35&36 Cha-cha-cha right, left, right
37 Left foot forward
38 Pivot turn 1/4 turn to the right
39 Left foot forward
40 Pivot turn 1/4 turn to the right you are now facing forward again
CROSS, RECOVER, CHA-CHA, CROSS, RECOVER, CHA-CHA
41 Cross left leg over right as you pick up right foot (your body should turn slightly to the right)
42 Put right foot down
43&44 Cha-cha-cha left, right, left
45 Right leg crosses over left leg as you pick up your left foot (your body turns slightly to the left)
46 Put left foot down facing forward
47&48 Cha-cha-cha right, left, right
ROCK, RECOVER, CHA-CHA, ROCK, RECOVER, CHA-CHA
49 Step forward on left foot
50 Back on right foot
51&52 Cha-cha-cha left, right, left
53 Step back on right foot
54 Forward on left foot
55&56 Cha-cha-cha right, left, right
REPEAT
If done as a partner dance-remain in line dance formation-sweetheart position.
As you do second set of 1/4 turns, drop left hands, pick up right arms, man goes under, pick up left hands again.