VENUS (Goddess of Love) Choreographed as a One wall Performance Piece with options for 2 wall and 4 wall
Count: 64 Wall: 1 Level: Improver
Choreographer: Bobbey Willson September 2016
Music: Venus by Frankie Avalon
Intro: 32 beats, Begin Opt. Tag 1 at 17, Begin Routine at 33
S 1: {1-8} R Side-rock Rec, Rocking Chair, Shuffle Fwd RLR
1 2 3 4 Rock R to right, Recover on L, Rock R forward, Recover on L
5 6 Rock R back, Recover on L
7&8 Step R forward, Step L beside R, Step R forward
S 2: {9-16} L Step fwd, 1/2 turn right Step, Rocking Chair, Shuffle Fwd LRL
1 2 3 4 Step L forward, Turn 1/2 right and step R, Rock L forward, Recover on R (6:00)
5 6 Rock L back, Recover on R
7&8 Step L forward, Step R beside L, Step L forward
S 3: {17-24} Paddle x2, Vine to right w/ Touch
1 2 3 4 Step R forward, Turn 1/4 left and step L down, Repeat 1,2 (12:00)
5 6 7 8 Step R to right, Step L behind R, Step R to right, Touch L (option: Point)
S 4: {25-32} Rolling Vine to left w/Touch, Step-Touches
1 2 Turn 1/4 left and step L forward, Turn 1/2 left and step R back (3:00)
3 4 Turn 1/4 left and step L to left, Touch/Point R (12:00)
5 6 Step R back to diagonal, Touch L beside R
7 8 Step L forward, Touch R beside L Restart HERE during Wall 1
S 5: {33-40} R Rock-fwd, Hold, Rec, Tog, Rolling Vine to left fwd diag w/Touch
1 2 3 4 Rock R forward, Hold, Recover on L, Step R beside L
5 6 To left diagonal: Turn 1/4 left and step L forward, Turn 1/2 left and step R back
7 8 Turn 1/4 left and step L forward, Touch R beside L
S 6: {41-48} Rhumba Box w/Cross (R, Tog, Back)
1 2 3 4 Step R to right, Step L beside R, Step R back, Hold
5 6 7 8 Step L to left, Step R beside L, Cross L over R, Hold
S 7: {49-56} Vine to right w/Touch, Rolling Vine back to left diag
1 2 3 4 Step R to right, Step L behind R, Step R to right, Touch L beside R
5 6 Turn 1/4+ left and step L forward to back diag, Turn 1/2 left and step R back
7 8 Turn 1/4 left and step L forward, Touch R beside L
S 8: {57-64} Rhumba Box w/Cross (R, Tog, Back)
1 2 3 4 Step R to right, Step L beside R, Step R back, Hold
5 6 7 8 Step L to left, Step R beside L, Cross L over R, Hold
Optional Tag at the beginning during the long intro - begin this 16 count tag on beat 17
Tag 1 {1-8} R Wide, Hold, L Wide, Hold, Coaster, Hold
1 2 3 4 Step R wide to right, Hold, Step L wide to left, Hold
5 6 7 8 Step R back, Step L beside R, Step R forward, Hold
Tag 1 {9-16} L Wide, Hold, R Wide, Hold, Coaster, Hold
1 2 3 4 Step L wide to left, Hold, Step R wide to right, Hold
5 6 7 8 Step L back, Step R beside L, Step L forward, Hold
Optional Tag at the End: After Wall 4, there are 4 beats to the end of the music:
Tag 2 {1-8} Sways: right and left, Coaster
1 2 3&4 Sway right, Sway left, Coaster
4 Wall: Replace S 4: 5 6 with- Step R back to diag, Turn 1/4 left and step L wide to R
OR: S 3: 1-4 Use 1/8 turns here in place of 1/4 turns
2 Wall: Replace Paddles in S 3: 1-4 With Step-Touches to fwd diag and back to home
Count: 64 Wall: 1 Level: Improver
Choreographer: Bobbey Willson September 2016
Music: Venus by Frankie Avalon
Intro: 32 beats, Begin Opt. Tag 1 at 17, Begin Routine at 33
S 1: {1-8} R Side-rock Rec, Rocking Chair, Shuffle Fwd RLR
1 2 3 4 Rock R to right, Recover on L, Rock R forward, Recover on L
5 6 Rock R back, Recover on L
7&8 Step R forward, Step L beside R, Step R forward
S 2: {9-16} L Step fwd, 1/2 turn right Step, Rocking Chair, Shuffle Fwd LRL
1 2 3 4 Step L forward, Turn 1/2 right and step R, Rock L forward, Recover on R (6:00)
5 6 Rock L back, Recover on R
7&8 Step L forward, Step R beside L, Step L forward
S 3: {17-24} Paddle x2, Vine to right w/ Touch
1 2 3 4 Step R forward, Turn 1/4 left and step L down, Repeat 1,2 (12:00)
5 6 7 8 Step R to right, Step L behind R, Step R to right, Touch L (option: Point)
S 4: {25-32} Rolling Vine to left w/Touch, Step-Touches
1 2 Turn 1/4 left and step L forward, Turn 1/2 left and step R back (3:00)
3 4 Turn 1/4 left and step L to left, Touch/Point R (12:00)
5 6 Step R back to diagonal, Touch L beside R
7 8 Step L forward, Touch R beside L Restart HERE during Wall 1
S 5: {33-40} R Rock-fwd, Hold, Rec, Tog, Rolling Vine to left fwd diag w/Touch
1 2 3 4 Rock R forward, Hold, Recover on L, Step R beside L
5 6 To left diagonal: Turn 1/4 left and step L forward, Turn 1/2 left and step R back
7 8 Turn 1/4 left and step L forward, Touch R beside L
S 6: {41-48} Rhumba Box w/Cross (R, Tog, Back)
1 2 3 4 Step R to right, Step L beside R, Step R back, Hold
5 6 7 8 Step L to left, Step R beside L, Cross L over R, Hold
S 7: {49-56} Vine to right w/Touch, Rolling Vine back to left diag
1 2 3 4 Step R to right, Step L behind R, Step R to right, Touch L beside R
5 6 Turn 1/4+ left and step L forward to back diag, Turn 1/2 left and step R back
7 8 Turn 1/4 left and step L forward, Touch R beside L
S 8: {57-64} Rhumba Box w/Cross (R, Tog, Back)
1 2 3 4 Step R to right, Step L beside R, Step R back, Hold
5 6 7 8 Step L to left, Step R beside L, Cross L over R, Hold
Optional Tag at the beginning during the long intro - begin this 16 count tag on beat 17
Tag 1 {1-8} R Wide, Hold, L Wide, Hold, Coaster, Hold
1 2 3 4 Step R wide to right, Hold, Step L wide to left, Hold
5 6 7 8 Step R back, Step L beside R, Step R forward, Hold
Tag 1 {9-16} L Wide, Hold, R Wide, Hold, Coaster, Hold
1 2 3 4 Step L wide to left, Hold, Step R wide to right, Hold
5 6 7 8 Step L back, Step R beside L, Step L forward, Hold
Optional Tag at the End: After Wall 4, there are 4 beats to the end of the music:
Tag 2 {1-8} Sways: right and left, Coaster
1 2 3&4 Sway right, Sway left, Coaster
4 Wall: Replace S 4: 5 6 with- Step R back to diag, Turn 1/4 left and step L wide to R
OR: S 3: 1-4 Use 1/8 turns here in place of 1/4 turns
2 Wall: Replace Paddles in S 3: 1-4 With Step-Touches to fwd diag and back to home
