MEXICAN POP

CHOREOGRAPHER: Mona Puente (January 2007) Fort Worth, TX, USA
		monapuente@sbcglobal.net
COUNT: 48
TYPE: 2 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Intermediate
MUSIC: Carino Mio by RBD (Begin dancing on count 17) (available on www.walmart.com)

SIDE, ROCK, RECOVER, LOCKING TRIPLE, FORWARD, LOCK

1	Step Left to Left
2-3	Rock Right back (5th position) popping Left knee, Recover weight to Left
4&5	Locking triple forward Right, Left, Right angling body to forward Left diagonal
6	Step Left forward angling body to forward Right diagonal
7	Lock Right behind Left popping Left knee

WEAVE, ROCK, RECOVER, WEAVE, TAP, PRESS

8&1	Step Left behind Right, step Right to Right, cross Left over Right
2-3	Rock Right to Right, Recover weight to Left
4&5	Step Right behind Left, step Left to Left, cross Right over Left
6-7	Tap Left toe slightly to Left of Right, Press ball of Left to forward Left diagonal

IN-OUT-KICK, BEHIND, SIDE, CROSSING TRIPLE, STEP, TOGETHER

8&1	Turn Left knee in (to Right), turn Left knee out (to Left),
	low kick Left toward forward Left diagonal
2-3	Step Left behind Right, Step Right to Right
4&5	Step Left over Right, step Right to Right, step Left over Right
6-7	Step Right to Right, Close Left beside Right

HEELS-TOES-HEELS, ROCK, RECOVER, KICK-BALL-CROSS, SWAY, SWAY

8&1	Traveling to Right swivel heels Right, swivel toes Right, swivel heels Right
2-3	Rock Left back (5th position) popping Right knee, Recover weight to Right
4&5	Low kick Left to forward Left diagonal,
	step ball of Left slightly back, step Right over Left
6-7	Rock Left to Left swaying to Left, Rock Right to Right swaying to Right

CHASSE, ROCK, RECOVER, CHASSE, ROCK, RECOVER

8&1	Step Left to Left, close Right beside Left, step Left to Left
2-3	Rock Right forward (5th position) popping Left knee, Recover weight to Left
4&5	Step Right to Right, close Left beside Right, step Right to Right
6-7	Rock Left forward (5th position) popping Right knee, Recover weight to Right

HALF TURN TRIPLE TO LEFT, FULL TURN TO LEFT, SCISSOR, SIDE, COASTER-CROSS

8&1	Turn 1/4 Left stepping Left to Left, close Right beside Left,
	turn 1/4 Left stepping Left forward
2	Turn 1/2 Left stepping Right back (Easier option: walk forward with Right)
3	Turn 1/2 Left stepping Left forward (Easier option: walk forward with Left)
4&5	Step Right to Right, close Left beside Right, step Right over Left
6	Step Left to Left
7&8	Step Right back, close Left beside Right, step Left over Right

Dance ends during 7th repetition facing front wall...strike pose, turning knee "in" on count 16...
TA DAAA!

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