Does Your Mother Know  
Choreographer: Charlotte Skeeters
Description: Phrased, 1 Wall Line Dance, Intermediate Level
Music: "Does Your Mother Know" by ABBA
Sequence: ABC, B, ABC, D, B to the end

Beats Instructions
  PART A
  FORWARD, FORWARD, TAP, BACK, BACK, BACK, COASTER
1-2 Step forward on right foot, step forward on left foot,
3-4 Tap right toes behind left foot, step back on right foot,
5-6 Step back on left foot, step back on right foot,
7-8 Step back on left foot, step right foot beside left foot, step forward on left foot.
   
  FORWARD, FORWARD, BRUSH, CROSS, 1/4 SIDE, FORWARD, CROSS, 1/4 SIDE
1-2 Step forward on right foot, step forward on left foot,
3-4 Brush right foot forward, cross-step right foot over left foot,
5-6 Left step side left into 1/4 turn right, right step side right
7-8 Step left foot forward, cross-step right foot over left foot,
9-10 Left step side left into 1/4 turn right, right step side right.
   
  BRUSH, CROSS, ROCK, ROCK, BRUSH, CROSS, ROCK, ROCK
1-2 Brush left foot forward, cross-step left foot over right foot,
3-4 Rock-step right foot to right side, rock-step left foot to left side,
5-6 Brush right foot forward, cross-step right foot over left foot,
7-8 Rock-step left foot to left side, rock-step right foot to right side.
   
  SHUFFLE FORWARD, 1/2 PIVOT, 1/2 TURNING SHUFFLE, COASTER
1&2 Step forward on left foot, close right foot beside left foot, step forward on left foot,
3-4 Step forward on right foot, make 1/2 pivot turn left (transfer weight to forward right foot),
5&6 Step forward on right foot, close left foot beside right foot, step forward on right foot while making 1/2 turn left,
7&8 Step back on left foot, step right foot beside left foot, step forward on left foot.
1-34 Repeat all of the above.
   
   
  PART B
  FORWARD, FORWARD, SAILOR, SAILOR, TAP & TAP
1-2 Step forward on right foot, step forward on left foot,
3&4 Cross right foot behind left foot, step left foot to left side, step right foot to place,
5&6 Cross left foot behind right foot, step right foot to right side, step left foot to place,
7&8 Tap right toes forward, step right foot next to left foot, tap left toes forward.
   
  (&) SWITCH, ROCK, ROCK, 1/2 TURNING & SHUFFLE, ROCK, ROCK, COASTER STEP
&1-2 Step left foot next to right foot, rock right foot forward, rock back on left foot,
3&4 Step back on right foot, close left foot beside right foot, step back on right foot while making 1/2 turn right,
5-6 Rock-step forward on left foot, rock-step back on right foot,
7&8 Step back on left foot, step right foot beside left foot, step forward on left foot.
1-16 Repeat above 16 counts.
   
   
  PART C
  FORWARD TOE, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, ROCK, ROCK
1-4 Right toes forward, right heel down, left toes forward, left heel down
5-8 Right toes forward: right heel down, rock left foot to left side, rock right foot to right side.
   
  (THE RAISIN WALK) CROSS TOE, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, CROSS TOE, HEEL, TOE HEEL
  Moving toward right diagonal corner, drop left shoulder & leaning back slightly. (Optional arm: Put right hand on neighbor's left shoulder, creating a "Raisin Line. What is a "Raisin Line" you ask? Recall the TV commercial with California Raisins dancing in a line.)
1-4 Cross left toes over right foot, bring left heel down, right toes diagonal right, bring right heel down,
5-8 Cross left toes over right foot, bring left heel down, right toes diagonal right, bring right heel down.
   
  BACKWARD TOE, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, ROCK, ROCK
1-4 Left toes back, left heel down, right toes back, right heel down,
5-8 Left toes back, left heel down, rock right foot to right side, rock left foot to left side.
   
  (THE RAISIN WALK) CROSS TOE, HEEL, TOE, HEEL, CROSS TOE, HEEL, TOE, HEEL
  Moving toward left diagonal corner, drop right shoulder & learn back slightly. (Optional arms: Put left hand on neighbor's right shoulder, creating another "Raisin Line")
1-4 Cross right toes over left foot, right heel down, left toes diagonal left, left heel down,
5-8 Cross right toes over left foot, right heel down, left toes diagonal left, left heel down,
   
   
  PART D
1-4 Dancer's choice. You may do just about anything you wish except move from your spot. Suggestions include hand rolls, hip bumps, shimmies, body rolls, or arm hand jive (up-down alternating).