Cherry Poppin'

Choreographed by:	Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris
Music:	" Candyman" by Christina Aguilera (174 bpm , CD: Back To Basics)
Counts:	72
Type:	4 wall, intermediate line dance.

	STEP, KICK, ½ TURN KICK, BACK, TOGETHER, CROSS, SIDE
1 - 2	Step forward on right, kick left forward.
3 - 4	On ball of right make ½ turn to left (keep left hitched), kick left forward.
5 - 6	Step back on left, step right next to left.
7 - 8	Cross step left over right, step right to right side.

	BEHIND, SIDE, CROSS, KICK, ½ TURN, KICK, BACK, TOGETHER.
1 - 2	Cross step left behind right, step right to right side.
3 - 4	Cross step left over right, kick right forward (right diagonal).
5 - 6	On ball of left make ½ turn to right (keep right hitched), kick right forward (right diagonal).
7 - 8	Step back on right, step left next to right.

	ROCK, STEP, KICK, STEP, KICK, STEP, ¼ ROCK, STEP .
1 - 2	Rock back on right, recover on left
3 - 4	Kick right forward, step forward on right
5 - 6	Kick left forward, step forward on left
7 - 8	Make ¼ turn to left rocking right to right side, recover on left

	BEHIND, SIDE, HEEL STEP, HEEL STEP, HEEL STEP, (TRAVELING LEFT)
1 - 2	Cross step right behind left, step left to left side
3 - 4	Cross step right heel over left, step left to left side as you grind right heel
5 - 6	Cross step right heel over left, step left to left side as you grind right heel
7 - 8	Cross step right heel over left, step left to left side as you grind right heel

	ROCK, STEP, ½ TURN, HOLD, ROCK, STEP, ½ TURN, HOLD.
1 - 2	Rock back on right, recover on left
3 - 4	Make ½ turn to left stepping back on right, hold
5 - 6	Rock back on left, recover on right
7 - 8	Make ½ turn to right stepping back on left, hold

	¼ ROCK, STEP, KICK, CROSS, SCOOT, SCOOT, STEP, TOUCH
1 - 2	Make ¼ turn to right rocking right to right side, recover on left
3 - 4	Kick right forward, cross step right over left
5 - 6	Hop back on right, hop back on right, (left stays raised behind right)
7 - 8	Step back on left, touch
Alternate 5 - 8	Left lock step back, hold

	STEP, TOUCH, STEP, TOUCH, ½ MONTEREY, FLICK.
1 - 2	Step forward diagonal right on right, touch left next to right
3 - 4	Step back diagonal left on left, touch right next to left
5 - 6	Touch right to right side, make ½ turn to right stepping right next to left
7 - 8	Touch left to left side, flick left up behind right

	¼ KICK, CROSS, BACK, BACK, KICK, CROSS, BACK, TOUCH .
1 - 2	On ball of right make ¼ turn to left as you kick left forward, cross step left over right
3 - 4	Step back on right, step slightly back on left
5 - 6	Kick right forward, cross step right over left
7 - 8	Step back on left, touch right next to left

	SKATE, HOLD, SKATE, HOLD, BOOGIE WALKS FORWARD
1 - 2	Skate forward right, hold
3 - 4	Skate forward left, hold
5 - 8	Skate forward right-left-right-left (bent wobbly knees, hands out to sides wiggling fingers).

Repeat

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