MY VERONICA

Choreographed by: Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs

Description: 64 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate line dance

Music: Veronica by Barbados (start 16 counts after heavy beat starts (on verse vocals) as he sings the word "raised" in the phrase "Well I raised the highest mountain")

LEFT FORWARD BOX

1-4     Step left side left, step right together, step left forward, hold

5-8     Step right side right, step left together, step right back, hold

1/4 LEFT & LEFT FORWARD BOX

1-4     Turning 1/4 left step left side left, step right together, step left forward, hold

5-8     Step right side right, step left together, step right back, hold (facing 9:00)

LEFT TRIPLE TURNING 1/4 LEFT, HOLD, RIGHT FORWARD, 1/2 LEFT PIVOT TURN, RIGHT FORWARD, HOLD

1-4     Step left side left, step right together, turning 1/4 left step left forward, hold

5-8     Step right forward, pivot 1/2 left, step right forward, hold (facing 12:00)

RIGHT FULL TURN FORWARD TRIPLE STEP, HOLD, RIGHT FORWARD TRIPLE STEP, HOLD

1-4     Turning 1/2 right step left back, turning 1/2 right step right forward, step left forward, hold (easier option: step left forward, step right together, step left forward, hold)

5-8     Step right forward, turning 1/2 right step left back, turning 1/2 right step right forward (easier option: step right forward, step left together, step right forward, hold) (facing 12:00)

1/4 RIGHT & LEFT SIDE ROCK & RECOVER, LEFT CROSS, HOLD (OR LEFT TOE STRUT), VINE RIGHT 4

1-4     Turning 1/4 right rock left side, recover on right, cross left over right, hold (or execute a cross toe strut on counts 3-4)

5-8     Step right side right, cross left behind right, step right side right, cross left over right (facing 3:00)

RIGHT SIDE, LEFT BACK ROCK & RECOVER, LEFT SIDE, RIGHT BACK ROCK & RECOVER, RIGHT FORWARD, HOLD

1-4     Step right side right, rock left back, recover on right, step left side left

5-8     Rock right back, recover on left, step right forward, hold (facing 3:00)

LEFT FORWARD, 1/2 RIGHT PIVOT TURN, LEFT FORWARD, HOLD, RIGHT SIDE ROCK & RECOVER, RIGHT TOGETHER, LEFT HEEL FORWARD

1-4     Step left forward, pivot 1/2 right, step left forward, hold

5-8     Rock right side, recover on left, step right together, touch left heel forward (facing 9:00)

LEFT SIDE ROCK & RECOVER, LEFT TOGETHER, 1/2 RIGHT MONTEREY ENDING WITH LEFT TOUCH TOGETHER

1-4     Rock left side, recover on right, step left together, hold

5-8     Touch right toes to right side, turning 1/2 right step right together, touch left toes to left side, touch left together (facing 3:00)

REPEAT

ENDING

Dance finishes facing front wall. The last pattern will start facing front wall. Dance as far as counts 25-28: the full left turning triple & hold (or easier option left forward triple & hold). Either way weight ends on left foot. Add 2 quick hip bumps right & left to hit the final notes of the music & hold