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My Veronica
64 count, 4 wall, easy intermediate
Choreographer: Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs (April 2008)
Choreographed to: 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
¼ LEFT & LEFT FORWARD BOX
1-4 Turning ¼ 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 ¼ LEFT, HOLD, RIGHT FORWARD, ½ LEFT PIVOT TURN,
RIGHT FORWARD, HOLD
1-4 Step left side left,
step right together, turning ¼ left step left forward, hold
5-8 Step right forward,
pivot ½ left, step right forward, hold (facing 12:00)
RIGHT FULL TURN FORWARD TRIPLE STEP, HOLD, RIGHT FORWARD TRIPLE STEP,
HOLD
1-4 Turning ½ right step
left back, turning ½ 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 ½ right step left back, turning ½ right step right forward, hold
Easier option: step right forward,
step left together, step right forward, hold (facing 12:00)
¼ RIGHT & LEFT SIDE ROCK & RECOVER, LEFT CROSS, HOLD (OR LEFT
TOE STRUT), VINE RIGHT 4
1-4 Turning ¼ 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, LEFT SIDE, RIGHT BACK- ROCK, 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 STEP, ½ PIVOT TURN, LEFT
STEP, HOLD, RIGHT SIDE- ROCK, RIGHT TOGETHER, LEFT HEEL FORWARD
1-4 Step left forward,
pivot ½ 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, LEFT TOGETHER, ½ RIGHT MONTEREY ENDING WITH LEFT TOUCH
TOGETHER
1-4 Rock left side,
recover on right, step left together, hold
5-8 Touch right to right side, turning ½ right step right
together, touch left to left side, touch left beside right (facing 3:00)
Begin Again
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