My Veronica

Choreographed by: Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs (UK) April 2008
Choreographed to: ‘Veronica’ by Barbados (160 bpm) from CD Rosalita;
also available as download from iTunes or tescodigital
(16 count intro from start of heavy beat, on word ‘raised’ in ‘well I raised the highest ...’)

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Left Forward Box
1 - 4 Step left to left side. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Hold.
5 - 8 Step right to right side. Step left beside right. Step right back. Hold.

1/4 Turn Left, Left Forward Box
1 - 2 Making 1/4 turn left step left to left side. Step right beside left.
3 - 4 Step left forward. Hold.
5 - 8 Step right to right side. Step left beside right. Step right back. Hold. (9:00)

Triple 1/4 Left, Hold, Step, Pivot 1/2, Step, Hold
1 - 2 Step left to left side. Step right beside left.
3 - 4 Making 1/4 turn left step left forward. Hold.
5 - 8 Step right forward. Pivot 1/2 turn left. Step right forward. Hold. (12:00)

Full Turn, Step, Hold (x 2)
1 - 2 Making 1/2 turn right step left back. Making 1/2 turn right step right forward.
3 - 4 Step left forward. Hold.
Option Replace 1 - 4 with Left shuffle forward, Hold.
5 - 6 Step right forward. Making 1/2 turn right step left back.
7 - 8 Making 1/2 turn right step right forward. Hold.

Option Replace 5 - 8 with Right shuffle forward, Hold.

Note The 2nd full turn can be to the left if desired - so long as steps go forward.

1/4 Rock Turn, Cross, Hold, Grapevine Right
1 - 2 Making 1/4 turn right rock left to left side. Recover onto right.
3 - 4 Cross step left over right. Hold.
Option Replace 3 - 4 with Cross toe strut.
5 - 6 Step right to right side. Cross step left behind right.
7 - 8 Step right to right side. Cross step left over right. (3:00)

Side, Back Rock, Side, Back Rock, Step, Hold
1 - 4 Step right to right side. Rock left back. Recover onto right. Step left to left side.
5 - 8 Rock right back. Recover onto left. Step right forward. Hold. (3:00)

Step, Pivot 1/2, Step, Hold, Side Rock, Together, Heel
1 - 4 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right. Step left forward. Hold.
5 - 8 Rock right to right side. Recover onto left.
7 - 8 Step right beside left. Touch left heel forward. (9:00)

Side Rock, Together, Hold, Monterey 1/2 Right, Touch Together
1 - 4 Rock left to left side. Recover onto right. Step left beside right. Hold.
5 - 6 Touch right toes to right side. Making 1/2 turn right step right beside left.
7 - 8 Touch left toes to left side. Touch left beside right. (3:00)

Ending Dance finishes facing front wall. Dance to count 28 (after first full turn)
Quick hip bumps right and left (to hit final notes of music) and hold.