World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 12/25

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS
DRINKIN’ WINE
by
FRANK TRACE, GERARD MURPHY AND MICHAEL BARR
WITH 24 VOTES.

Congratulations to the winner and thanks, everyone, for taking the time to vote.

24 - Drinkin’ Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy & Michael Barr/Intermediate
23 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
19 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
19 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen; Beginner
17 - Shake It For Me - Larry Bass/Intermediate
16 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Intermediate
15 - I'm No Good - Rachel McEnaney/Intermediate
14 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
14 - Burlesque - Norman Gifford/Intermediate
14 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advanced
13 - Blue Night Cha - Kim Ray/Intermediate
13 - Moves Like Jagger - Bracken Ellis Potter/Intermediate
13 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachel McEnaney

Merry Christmas!

Juliet Lam wins Line Dancer Magazine's choreography competition

From Juliet:

Just received an e-mail from the Line Dancer Magazine Re: Choreography Competition, 2011.


The winners for the three categories are:

AB/Beginner - Come Back My Love by Juliet Lam

Improver - This Ain't Gonna Work by Kristina Liukaityte

Intermediate/Advanced - Don't Leave Me This Way by Claire Bell

Thank you everyone who have supported and voted for me!!! Wishing you A Merry Christmas and A Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year!!!

Congratulations to you, Juliet!!!!

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Stereograms are pictures that have been specially altered so that if you stare at them in a certain way, you will see a 3D image. Click on the image and then as you look at the picture change the focus of your eyes. When you think you start to see something, focus on it and the image should instantly appear.

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 12/18

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS

DRINKIN’ WINE
by
FRANK TRACE, GERARD MURPHY AND MICHAEL BARR

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE!!

28 - Drinkin’ Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy & Michael Barr/Intermediate
25 - Rolling In The Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
22 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
18 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
18 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Beginner
17 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen; Beginner
17 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advance
16 - Shake It for Me - Larry Bass/Intermediate
16 - Take You Home - Junior Willis/Intermediate
15 - Blue Night Cha - Kim Ray/Intermediate
15 - Mr. Mysterious - Racheal McEnaney
14 - Rock Your Body - Francine Sittrop/Int.

A truer group of sayings you will never find

Michael Bublè surprised on stage!

A Mom convinces Michael Bublè to let her son sing and gets a surprise...

Can you find the human?

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Havelock Christmas Party - Wednesday Dec 14

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From Nan:

This Wednesday is the Christmas dinner at El Cerro Grande Mexican Bar & Grill located at 1331 E. Main Street, beside Hardees (near cinema). Their phone number is 444-5777. We have reservations for 5:30 p.m. I have reserved a table for 22 and have 20 confirmed so let me know if you haven't signed up -- there is still time and still plenty of room! No fee to dance following our dinner from 7-9 pm.

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 12/11

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS
ROLLING IN THE DEEP by MAGGIE GALLAGHER
WITH 33 VOTES
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE.

33 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
26 - Drinkin’ Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy & Michael Barr/Intermediate
23 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
23 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen; Beginner
20 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
20 - Alligator Walk - Larry Bass/Intermediate
18 - Freak A Little More - Scott Blevins/Intermediate
18 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
18 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advance
17 - Rock Your Body - Francine Sittrop/Intermediate
16 - Shake It For Me - Larry Bass/Intermediate
14 - Not Without Us - Ria Vos/Intermediate

Too funny

I had such a good laugh reading this that I had to share it with everyone!


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Havelock line dance playlist - 12/07

From Nan:

Next Wednesday (12/14) is our Christmas dinner at El Cerro Grande Mexican Bar & Grill located at 1331 E. Main Street, beside Hardees (near cinema). Their phone number is 444-5777. We have reservations for 5:30 p.m. I have reserved a table for 22 and have 20 confirmed so let me know if you haven't signed up -- there is still time and still plenty of room! No fee to dance following our dinner from 7-9 pm.


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New 'old' dance

Here is an 'old' dance by Jo Thompson Szymanski called Come Dance with Me. Instead of using the suggested track 'Come Dance with Me' by Nancy Hayes, these folks are doing it to the song "Was That The Human Thing To Do?" by Nat King Cole. What a wonderful song to dance it to!

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances for 12/4

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNERS WITH 29 VOTES EACH ARE

MR. MYSTERIOUS by RACHAEL MCENANEY
and
ROLLING IN THE DEEP by MAGGIE GALLAGHER

29 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
29 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
26 - Rock Your Body - Francine Sittrop/Intermediateermediate
25 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
24 - Bittersweet Memory - Ria Vos/Intermediate
23 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Intermediate
22 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advance
20 - Drinkin’ Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy & Michael Barr/Intermediate
19 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen; Beginner
17 - Freak A Little More - Scott Blevins/Intermediate
17 - Take You Home - Junior Willis/Intermediate
16 - Jazzy Girl - Jo Kinser & John Kinser/Int
15 - Burlesque - Norman Gifford/Intermediate
15 - Chicken Walk Jive - Pat Stott/intermediate

Nice to see Mr. Mysterious, Rock Your Body, La Luna, Without You, and Chicken Walk Jive in the list. I had the pleasure of teaching all of them soon after the dances were initially released and no one had "heard" of them yet. Thank you Rachael, Francine, Alison, Peter, Will, and Pat!

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 11/27

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS
ROLLING IN THE DEEP by MAGGIE GALLAGHER
WITH 23 VOTES

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE.

23 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
21 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
20 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
20 - Rock Your Body - Francine Sittrop/Intermediate
19 - Beyond Your Eyes - Peter& Alison/Beg-Int
19 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
19 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Intermediate
18 - Freak A Little - Scott Blevins/Intermediate
17 - Burlesque - Norman Gifford/Intermediate
15 - Blue Night Cha - Kim Ray/Intermediate
15 - Chicken Walk Jive - Stott/Intermediate

Havelock line dance playlist - 11/30

From Nan:

I have missed our Wednesday dancing these past few weeks and hope to see everyone on Wednesday! Also check your calendars for Dec. 14th. We plan to have dinner prior to dancing and I need a headcount for our reservation.

Looking forward to seeing all and dancing off some Thanksgiving calories! Take care. Nan


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Nice poster

Got this off of Facebook...

Line Dance Party in New Bern - Dec 12

A LINE DANCE HOLIDAY PARTY will be held on Monday December 12th from 10AM to 1PM at the Rivertowne Ballroom in New Bern. Cost is $5. If you wish, bring a snack to share. Requests will be taken and all are welcome.

Note from me... the Rivertowne Ballroom is a nice place to go and learn ballroom dancing as well as line dancing.


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Copperknob's Top 10 Most Popular Line Dances

Copperknob's Top 10 Most Popular Line Dances

1. MI REINA (My Queen) - Ira Weisburd (USA)
   
2. KICK IN THE DIRT - Kate Sala (U.K.)
   
3. BEAUTIFUL MARIA – Juliet Lam (USA) & Timothy To (Canada)
   
4. MR. WONDERFUL – Craig Bennett (U.K.)
   
5. LANGUAGE OF THE HEART – Ria Vos (Netherlands)
   
6. HOTSTEPPER – Dan McInerney (U.K.)
   
7. BOOZE CRUISE – Gaye Teather (U.K.)
   
8. LOVE IN DA CLUB – Rep Ghazali (U.K.)
   
9. EVERYTIME – Tina Summerfield (U.K.)
   
10. TRY WITH ME – Maggie Gallagher

Isn't it wonderful to have all of these top ten lists?

New dance - The Rush

Alison Biggs & Peter Metelnick has put out a new dance called The Rush. It's a great dance to a track that's really danceable. This dance is fast, but the steps aren't too hard. Bottom line? It's a good song and the dance is fun. That's what counts.

Note: due to copyright issues, the video below doesn't have any sound. If you'd like to hear the song, go here.

Linedancer Magazine's top line dances since 10/21

These are Linedancer Magazine's top vote getting dances since Friday, October 21, 2011.

1. Move A Like - Ria Vos
   
2. La Luna - Alison Biggs & Peter Metelnick
   
3. Jealousy - Karl-Harry Winson
   
4. Tomorrow - Peter Metelnick Alison Biggs
   
5. Alabama Slammin' - Rachael McEnaney
   
6. Something In The Water - Niels Poulsen
   
7. Caballero (A Spanish Gentleman) - Ira Weisburd
   
8. The Stomp - Robbie McGowan Hickie
   
9. Kiss Off - Robbie McGowan Hickie
   
10. The Wanderer - Michelle Risley
    
11. Journey To The Stars - Alison Biggs Peter Metelnick
    
12. Inspiration - Robbie McGowan Hickie
    
13. If You Were Mine - Maggie Gallagher
    
14. Midnight Mix - Sandra Speck
    
15. Rock Your Body - Francien Sittrop
    
16. Whiskeys Gone - Rob Fowler
    
17. On The Edge - Craig Bennett
    
18. The Flute - Maggie Gallagher
    
19. Caribbean Pearl - Maggie Gallagher
    
20. You And I - Peter Metelnick Alison Biggs

World Line Dance top dances - 11/20

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS
ROLLING IN THE DEEP BY MAGGIE GALLAGHER
WITH 26 VOTES
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE.

26 - Rolling In The Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
22 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
21 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
18 - Rock Your Body - Franciene Sittrop/Int.
18 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen/Beginner
15 - Beyond Your Eyes - Peter & Alison/Beg/Int.
14 - Burlesque - Norman Gifford/Intermediate
14 - Freak A Little - Scott Blevins/Intermediate
14 - I'm No Good - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
14 - Not Without Us - Ria Vos/Intermediate
14 - Shake It For Me - Larry Bass/Intermediate
13 - Blue Night Cha - Kim Ray/Intermediate
13 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachel McEnaney/Int
13 - Party Freak - Kate Sala/Intermediate
12 - Cooler Than Me - Frank Trace/Beginner
12 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs/int

New dance - Barefoot Blue Jean Night

Today's new dance is one called Barefoot Blue Jean Night and is choreographed by my friend Kathy Verkamp. The dance has a nice feel to it and works well with the country music "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" by Jake Owen. Give it a try and see what you think! Every time I dance it, the dance grows on me a little bit more.

NC Regional Line Dance review

Review by Susan Webb:

A NC Regional Line Dance workshop was held last Saturday, November 12 at Wyse Fork Community Building in Dover, hosted by Diane Hargett.

Diane Hargett and Bonnie Mathews taught dances in the Easy Intermediate session.

• Wild Thang by Sue Ann Ehmann to Wild Thang by Johnny Williams. It is a 32 count, 4 wall dance with no tags or restarts with some fun hips/knees. The first 8 count is the hardest but the rest quite easy.
  
  
• Rude Boy by Junior Willis and Amy Spenser is a 48 count, 4 wall phrased dance to Rude Boy by Rihanna. The phrasing is easy, Part A is 32 counts and B is 16 counts. B is only done on the front and back walls. The dance combines Junior's signature steps with Amy's funky style.
  
  
• Kick Start by Kim Ray is a 48 count 4 wall dance done to Kick Start by JLS. 48 counts are only done 3 times and the last 16 counts are left out the rest of the dance.

Dances taught in the Intermediate/Advanced session were as follows:

• BC Beach taught Walkin' Blues by Jill Babinec and Debi Pancoast, an intermediate 48 count, 2 wall, west coast swing line dance danced to the music Walkin' Blues by Melinda Doolittle. It has some fun pelvis rocks, shorty george's, and a roly poly jazz box along with the more traditional steps.
  
  
• Bonnie Mathews taught Throw the Dice by Joey Warren, an advanced 2 wall funky phrased dance with a tag and a restart. It is danced to the music, Hit Me Up by Danny Fernandes ft. Josh Ramsay. A is easy, B gets "footsy", and the tag takes practice since the count is different from the beginning of the dance which you usually do at that point.
  
  
• Susan Webb taught Hurt Me So by Scott Blevins, a 32 count 4 wall intermediate dance with no tags or restarts danced to the music, Hurt Me So (Lack of Afro mix) by The Diplomats of Solid Sound. The walls are not hard to do after learning the first wall, but the fast tempo of the music makes the dance a little more of a challenge but another great dance by Scott.
  
  
• Renita Vega taught Never Enough by Joey Warren, a 32 count 2 wall very pretty smooth intermediate dance with 2 restarts and 1 tag danced to the music Addicted by Prince Royce.

Thanks to the teachers and the participants for making this a fun workshop and for all the great food everyone brought.

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. We will not have a regional workshop in December since it is such a busy time for everyone. Have a great holiday season. I look forward to seeing you in January.

(Links to dances and/or videos were added by me to make it easier for the readers of my blog to get the step sheets and/or dance videos.)

World Line Dance top dances - 11/13

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS
ROLLING IN THE DEEP BY MAGGIE GALLAGHER
WITH 40 VOTES
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE

40 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
30 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
27 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
23 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Intermediate
22 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
19 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen; Beginner
18 - Beyond Your Eyes - Peter Metelnick and Alison Biggs/Intermediate
18 - Lady Luck - Poulsen/Int.Adv.
17 - Freak A Little More - Scott Blevins/Intermediate
17 - I'm No Good - Rachael McEnenay/Intermediate
17 - Prejudice - Debbie McLaughlin-Advanced
17 - Rock Your Body - Franciene Sittrop/ intermediate
16 - Chicken Walk Jive - Stott/Intermediate

This week's new line dances

These are but a few of the line dances that have come out recently that I like. Each dance is judged (by me) on its own merits and not whether it's on a top ten list somewhere.

First up is Samba del Rio by Alison Johnstone. Alison's dance is a 64 Count, 2 Wall, intermediate level samba rhythm line dance done to the song Brazilian Love Affair by Shakatak. Juliet and her great dancers perform and teach the dance.




Next is a nice little country line dance called Seein' Double. Steve & Denise Bisson choreographed the dance to the song Feelin' Single, Seein' Double by Ann Tayler:




No tags? No restarts? I'm in! Wild Thang, a line dance by Sue Ann Ehmann, is a 32 count easy intermediate dance done to Wild Thang (All Night Long) by Johnny Williams. It's not quite the same "Wild Thing" that you've heard though.




Last (but not least) we have the dance La Llama, choreographed by Maria Maag. Maria's dance is a 64 count intermediate/advanced cha cha line dance, so get your thinking caps ready. The music? La Llama by Chris Ice.




As always, thanks go out to the fine choreographers, dancers, and instructors that make line dancing enjoyable!

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World Line Dance top dances (ending 11/6)

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

WORLD LINE DANCE NEWSLETTER
SURVEY WEEK ENDING 11/6/11

AND THE WINNER IS
ROLLING IN THE DEEP BY MAGGIE GALLAGHER
WITH 33 VOTES

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE.

33 - Rolling In The Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
30 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
21 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
18 - Lady Luck - Poulsen/Int.Adv.
17 - Beyond Your Eyes - Peter Metelnick And Alison Biggs/Intermediate
17 - Party Freak - Kate Sala/Intermediate
16 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
15 - I'm No Good - Rachel McEnaney/Intermediate
14 - Melon Heart - Niels Poulsen/Intermediate
14 - Something In the Water - Poulsen/Beg.Int.
14 - Talkin’ to the Moon - Joey Warren/intermediate
14 - Wonderland Waltz - Rob Fowler/Intermediate
13 - Blue Night Cha - Kim Ray/Intermediate
13 - Cooler Than Me - Frank Trace/Beginner
13 - Freak A Little More - Scott Blevins/Intermediate
13 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Intermediate
13 - Make An Appearance - MichelePerron/intermediate
13 - Shake It For Me - Larry Bass/Intermediate
12 - Alligator Walk - Larry Bass/Intermediate

Havelock line dance list - 11/9

From Nan:

Here is the playlist for the Wednesday Nov 9 line dance in Havelock. I surely missed dancing this past Wed and look forward to seeing all this coming week. $3 each.

I know a few who already have let me know they will be unable to attend on the 16th. If you know you will not be able to attend, if you could let me know so we can decide if we have enough to get together for the 16th. Don't forget we will not be dancing on the 23rd, the night before Thanksgiving.

Also we need to decide which Wed in Dec we can meet prior to our 7 dance time to have Christmas dinner together . Let me know your preference--Dec 7, 14, or 21st.

Thanks. See you on Wed. Take care. Nan


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New dance - Midnight Stroll

Peter and Allison's new dance Midnight Stroll is out. The dance looks like fun and the music is "Walking After Midnight" by Imelda May, one of my favorite musicians. She has such a fabulous voice!

Also thanks go out to to Juliet and her wonderful group of dancers that make all of these great Youtube videos for the line dancing community. I thank all of you for what you do.

IMing photos for free on Apple's iDevices

Not every post is about dancing, as there is more to life than dancing (heresy you say). I couldn't help but post a link to this "Daily Tip" article at TiPb - "How to share iPhone and iPad photos via iMessage". iMessage is a free IM program/protocol that Apple has put into the newest version of their operating system for iPod Touches, Iphones, and Ipads. This article shows you how to send photos in addtion to the text messages... for free!

Here's the link to the article.

Linedancer Magazine's top ten dances

Linedancer Magazine's Top Ten Dance Charts

1. Move A Like
   
2. La Luna
   
3. Tomorrow
   
4. Bittersweet Memory
   
5. Alabama Slammin'
   
6. The Stomp
   
7. Devotion
   
8. The Flute
   
9. On The Edge
   
10. Something In The Water

World Line Dance Survey - 10/30 results

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

And the Winner Is
BITTERSWEET MEMORY BY RIA VOS (37 VOTES)
TIED WITH
ROLLING IN THE DEEP BY MAGGIE GALLAGHER (37 VOTES)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS, AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE!!

37 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
37 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
28 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
22 - I'm No Good - Rachel McEnaney/Intermediate
22 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen/High Beginner
21 - Lady Luck - Niels Poulsen/Intermediate
20 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachael McEnaney/ Intermediate
18 - Blue Night Cha - Kim Ray/High Beginner
18 - Talking To The Moon - Joey Warren/ Intermediate
17 - Beyond Your Eyes - Peter Metelnick And Alison Biggs/BI
17 - Freak A Little More - Scott Blevins/Intermediate
15 - Chicken Walk Jive - Stott/Intermediate
15 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Intermediate
15 - On The Edge - Craig Bennett/Intermediate
14 - Cooler Than Me - Frank Trace/Beginner
14 - Melon Heart - Niels Poulsen/Intermediate
14 - Party Freak - Kate Sala/Intermediate
14 - Shake It For Me - Larry Bass/Intermediate
14 - Show Me The Love - Simon Ward/Inter.-Adv.
13 - Alligator Walk - Larry Bass/Intermediate
13 - Covered With Kisses - Michelle Burton And Michael Barr/Intermediate
13 - Hello Dolly - Lorraine Kurtela; Improver
13 - Make You Sweat - Ria Vos/Intermediate

Laughing baby video

I can't resist posting videos like this. They always bring a smile to your face a and a laugh to your lips, which is a great way to start the day!

The baby is in a bathtub, and a puppy comes to take a look. The baby starts laughing when the puppy tries to grab the baby's toy. From there on it's all smiles.

#1 site returned in a Google search!

Woo hoo!

I did a search in Google for the phrase "line dancing" dj software, and the first site that was returned was this blog! Happy happy joy joy!

You can see the result here.

New dances to check out

I Didn't Know that a line dance would be written to a nice peppy two step country song. I'm really enjoying the song and can't wait to try the dance live! Thank you choreographers Alan G Birchall & Jacqui.




Here's another line dance done to a movin' two step! It's name? Hip Hop Honky Stomp choreographed by Regina Cheung.

Glossary of Line Dance terms

Here is a nice glossary of terms for the line dancers that's been compiled by my friend Don Deyne. The glossary is hosted at country-time.com.


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NC REGIONAL LINE DANCE WORKSHOP - Saturday November 12

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From Susan Webb:

NC REGIONAL LINE DANCE WORKSHOP

When: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Where: Wyse Fork Community Building, Dover, NC
Time: Easy Intermediate 11:00-12:30
Intermediate/Advanced 1:00-6:00
Cost: $5.00

Come join the fun for a line dance workshop with dances taught by our local regional instructors with open dancing between teaches and after 6:00. Please bring your favorite snack food to share during the day. Water and soft drinks will be available for $1.00.

New Bern line dance party - 11/19

BC Beach is hosting a line dance party at the Rivertowne Ballroom in New Bern on Saturday November 19 from 7-10PM. The evening will begin with a pot-luck social from 6-7PM, followed by the dance party from 7-10PM. Admission is $7 per person. Requests will be taken and dancers of all levels from beginner to advanced are welcome to attend.

Rivertowne Ballroom
305 Pollock Street
New Bern, NC


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Halloween Dance Party in Dover - 10/29

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From Susan Webb:

Saturday, October 29, 2011
Wyse Fork Community Building
Dover, NC

7:00 PM - 11:00 pm

Dine on hot dogs, chips, peanuts, & smores.
Water & soda available or bring your own adult beverage.
Bring a snack to share if you wish!

$5.00 proceeds to be donated to the SPCA.
Wear your halloween finest and dance for the paws.

New line dances - 10/24

First new dance up is Marie Sorensen's Margaritas & Senoritas. I think you'll enjoy the easy latin beat of this beginner level dance.




No Llores, by Ria Vos, is an intermediate level line dance whose music has a good latin feel to it.




It's that time of the year again... Hallowe'en! Dodo Wong's Silly Spooks is a nice beginner level line dance whose music sounds just right for the holiday.




Want to try a dance out that goes to Michael Jackson's Thriller? Why not try Winnie Yu's Thriller line dance? Many of the moves look like they are modeled after the moves done in the music video. It looks like great fun!

World Line dance Newsletter Top Dances, ending 10/23

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:


WORLD LINE DANCE NEWSLETTER SURVEY WEEK ENDING 10/23/11

AND THE WINNER IS
ROLLING IN THE DEEP, MAGGIE GALLAGHER
WITH 41 VOTES

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE.

41 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
34 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
28 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
24 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen/High Beginner
22 - I'm No Good - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
20 - I Love That Thing, Hmm Hmm... - GYTAL, BI
20 - Lady Luck - Niels Poulson/Intermediate-Advanced
19 - Mr. Mysterious - Racheal McEnaney
18 - Good Time Drinking - GYTAL/High Beginner
17 - Melon Heart - Niels Poulsen
16 - Beyond Your Eyes - Peter Metelnick And Alison Biggs/BI
16 - Chicken Walk Jive - Stott/intermediate
16 - Unchain My Heart - Musk/Intermediate

Havelock line dance list - 10/26

From Nan:


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Oasis of Line Dancing's top dances for Sept 2011

From the Oasis of Line Dancing site:

Top Hits 1 Caballero 2 Back in my world 3 Swan 4 Believing In The Power 5 Itaewon Freedom 5 No Scandal 7 Rock your Body 7 Shy Boy 7 Sorry Sorry 10 Alabama Slammin 10 Dance Dance Dance 10 Rock The House 10 Silver Threads 10 That Person That Love 15 Show me the love 16 Blind 16 Love 2 Dance 16 The Stomp 16 Wo Wen Tian 我问天 20 La Luna 20 On Fire 20 On the Floor 23 Chachanela 23 It's Friday 23 Khoo Kaat

Top Hits 26 Move A Like 27 Something in the water 28 Amame 29 Body In Motion 30 Colours of the Wind 31 Man Chang Fei (Mandarin) 32 Sway Me Now 33 Wanna Dance With you 34 1-2-3-4 35 Devotion 36 Disco 16 steps 37 Hit Me 38 In2U 39 Monster in the Mirror 40 My Hero 41 Nobody, But You 42 Prince Charming 43 Rock Around The Clock 44 Shy Waltz 45 The Flute 46 Throw The Dice 47 Innocent 47 Ja Ja Mbo 说不出的快活 47 Jazzy Girl 47 You Better Stop

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 10/16

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

WORLD LINE DANCE NEWSLETTER SURVEY WEEK ENDING 10/16/11

AND THE WINNER IS
BITTERSWEET MEMORY BY RIA VOS
WITH 36 VOTES

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE.

36 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
33 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
25 - I Love That Thing, Hmm - GYTAL/BeginnerIntermediate
24 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
23 - Lady Luck - Niels Poulson
19 - Good Time Drinking - GYTAL/B
19 - Melon Heart - Poulsen
17 - I'm No Good - Rachael McEnaney/Int
17 - Make an Appearance - Michele Perron/intermed.
17 - Talking To the Moon - Joey Warren/Int-Phrased
16 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachael McEnaney
16 - Party Freak - Kate Sala/Intermediate
15 - Beyond Your Eyes - Peter Metelnick And Alison Biggs/BI
15 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen/High Beginner
14 - Blue Night Cha - Kim Ray/High Beginner
14 - Burlesque - Norman Gifford/Intermediate
14 - Chicken Walk Jive - Stott/Intermediate
14 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs/int
14 - Moves Like Jagger - Bracken Ellis Potter/Intermediate
13 - Cooler Than Me - Frank Trace/Beginner
13 - Freak A Little More - Scott Blevins/NA
13 - Good One - Nikky Lynne/Beginner
13 - On The Edge - Craig Bennett/Intermediate
12 - Alligator Walk - Larry Bass/Intermediate

Havelock line dance play list - Oct 19

From Nan:


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World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 10/09

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

WORLD LINE DANCE NEWSLETTER SURVEY WEEK ENDING 10/9/11

AND THE WINNER IS
BITTERSWEET MEMORY BY RIA VOS WITH 32 VOTES

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE!!

32 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
29 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
23 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
20 - I'm No Good - Rachael McEnenay/Intermediate
19 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen/High Beginner
17 - Talking To The Moon - Joey Warren/Intermediate Phrased
15 - Beyond Your Eyes - Peter Metelnick And Alison Biggs/BI
15 - I Love That Thing, Hmm - GYTAL/High Beginner
15 - Lady Luck - Niels Poulsen/Intermediate/Advanced
14 - Chicken Walk Jive - Stott/Int
13 - Cooler Than Me - Frank Trace/Beginner
13 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate

Linedancer Magazine's top 10 dances taught

From Linedancer Magazine:

1. La Luna - Peter Metelnick Alison Biggs
   
2. Something In The Water - Niels Poulsen
   
3. Alabama Slammin' - Rachael McEnaney
   
4. Inspiration - Robbie McGowan Hickie
   
5. Journey To The Stars - Alison Biggs, Peter Metelnick
   
6. Move A Like - Ria Vos
   
7. The Stomp - Robbie McGowan Hickie
   
8. Tomorrow - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs
   
9. Caballero (A Spanish Gentleman) - Ira Weisburd
   
10. On The Edge - Craig Bennett

Havelock dance list for 10/12

Thanks for the list Nan!


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Vincero - new line dance

Want to try a fun high beginner level line dance? Check out Ingemar Kardeskog's Vincero!

Halloween line dance party in Dover - Oct 29

There will be a Halloween line dance party at the Wyse Fork Community Building in Dover (near Kinston) on October 29 from 7-11pm.


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Learn in the middle

Line dancing tip -
If you are learning a dance for the first time and want to have the best chance of seeing the steps and having fun, you will want to position yourself in the middle of the dance floor behind the instructor. This might sound scary, but the middle is the best place to start because most dances face different walls, and you will always have someone in front of you so you're not "out on an island", so to speak, at any point. You also get to watch the instructor more closely (they're supposed to know the dance), and when you ask questions you won't feel like everyone is looking at you.

Havelock line dance play list - Oct 5, 2001

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Carol Craven's Top Line Dances - 10/02

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:


And the Winner Is
BITTERSWEET MEMORY BY RIA VOS WITH 34 VOTES

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS, AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE!!

34 - Bittersweet Memory - Ria Vos/Intermediate
30 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
29 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
26 - I Love That Thing Hmm - Gytal/Bi
22 - Good Time Drinking - Gytal/Highbeg
22 - Lady Luck - Poulsen/Int.Adv.
22 - Party Freak - Kate Sala
21 - I'm No Good - Rachel McEnaney/Intermediate
20 - Beyond Your Eyes - Peter Metelnick And Alison Biggs/BI
20 - Good One - Nikky Lynne/BeginnerDirty Little Freak/ Joe Steele/ Beginner
17 - Burlesque - Norman Gifford/Intermediate
17 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen/High Beginner
17 - Wonderland Waltz - Rob Fowler/Intermediate
16 - Hold On Tight - Scott Blevins/Intermediate
16 - Show Me The Love - Simon Ward/advanced
16 - Talking To The Moon - Joey Warren/Intermediate Phrased
15 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachel McEnaney
15 - Unchain My Heart - Musk/Intermediate

Linedancer magazine's top dances - 9/28

From Linedancer magazine:

1 La Luna - Peter Metelnick Alison Biggs
2 Journey To The Stars - Alison Biggs Peter Metelnick
3 Something In The Water - Niels Poulsen
4 Alabama Slammin' - Rachael McEnaney
5 Inspiration - Robbie McGowan Hickie
6 The Stomp - Robbie McGowan Hickie
7 Move A Like - Ria Vos
8 The Flute - Maggie Gallagher
9 A Lot Like That - Yvonne Anderson
10 Beyond Your Eyes - Peter Metelnick Alison Biggs
11 On The Edge - Craig Bennett
12 Caballero (A Spanish Gentleman) - Ira Weisburd
13 Tomorrow - Peter Metelnick Alison Biggs
14 A Little Higher - Peter Metelnick Alison Biggs
15 No Scandal - Robbie McGowan Hickie
16 Midnight Mix - Sandra Speck
17 Devotion - Maggie Gallagher
18 Back In Time - Robbie McGowan Hickie
19 Whiskeys Gone - Rob Fowler
20 Mr Saxobeat - Daniel Whittaker

Carol Craven's Top Line dances - 9/25

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS
ROLLING IN THE DEEP BY MAGGIE GALLAGHER
WITH 32 VOTES.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE.

32 - Rolling In The Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
31 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
29 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
24 - I'm No Good - Rachael McEnaney; Intemediate
23 - I Love That Thing, Hmm - GYTAL(High Beg)
19 - Lady Luck - Poulsen/Int.Adv.
19 - Party Freak - Kate Sala/Intermediate
19 - Talking To The Moon - Joey Warren/Intermediate Phrased
18 - Burlesque - Norman Gifford/Intermediate
16 - Beyond Your Eyes - Peter Metelnick And Alison Biggs/BI
16 - Good One - NKKY LYNNE & Candy B/Beg
16 - Good Time Drinking - GYTAL/High Beg
16 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
16 - Quarter After One - Levi J. Hubbard/Intermediate
16 - Somewhere With You - Willis and Schrank/Intermediate
15 - Chicken Walk Jive - Patt Stott/Improver-Intermediate
15 - Make You Sweat - Ria Vos/Intermediate
15 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen/High Beginner

9/28 dance list - Havelock

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New Dances - Hung Up on You and London Rhythm Swings

Hung Up On You, choreographed by Bente Kongstad of Denmark, is a nice easygoing line dance to the song Hung Up On You by Fountains of Wayne.





Audri R.'s London Rhythm Swings SWINGS! What a cool song to dance to as well - London Rhythm by The Jive Aces. Check this one out!

Ira Weisburd coming to Durham NC on Thursday, October 20

Juanita Collins sent me the following information about an upcoming workshop in Durham:

Ira is coming! Ira is coming!

He'll be in Durham, NC on Thursday, October 20th conducting an afternoon line dance workshop from 1 pm to 5 pm at the beautiful and spacious Extraordinary Ventures Event Center in Chapel Hill, NC. An evening of line dancing follows from 7 pm - 10 pm.

This event, sponsored by Durham's Down South Shuffle Urban Line Dance, is priced at $30.00 per attendee until October 6th. The line dance party only is $10.00 per person. (email Juanita if you would like a flyer for the event)

Instructors registering 3+ persons are invited to attend free of charge. Thanks for your support.

Eat. Sleep. Line dance.

Juanita Collins
Executive Director/Master Instructor
Down South Shuffle

Thanks for the heads up, Juanita!

Havelock dance playlist for September 21

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Top World Line Dance Newsletter Dances - 9/18/11

From Carol Craven's World Line dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS BITTERSWEET MEMORY BY RIA VOS WITH 36 VOTES.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
VOTE!!

36 - Bittersweet Memory/Vos/Int
32 - Rolling in the Deep/Maggie Gallagher/intermediate
27 - Alabama Slammin’/Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
23 - Talkin’ To The Moon/Joey Warren/Intermediate
22 - I'm No Good/Rachael McEnaney/Int
22 - Party Freak-Kate Sala
21 - I Love That Thing,Hmm, GYTAL(High Beg)
19 - Burlesque/Norman Gifford/Intermediate
19 - Lady Luck/Niels Poulsen/Inttermediate/Advanced
18 - Blue Night Cha/Kim Ray/High Beginner
18 - Good One/Nikky Lynne/B
18 - Good Tine Drinking....Gytal, High Beg
17 - Chicken Walk Jive/Patt Stott/Improver-Intermediate
15 - Love Letter Waltz/Frank Trace/Improver
14 - 2Nite/Will Craig/Intermediate
14 - Beyond Your Eyes/Peter Metelnick And Alison Biggs/BI
14 - Show Me The Love/Simon Ward/Advanced
13 - Still Got The Blues-Poulsen
12 - Alligator Walk/Larry Bass/Intermediate
12 - Let It Be/Rachael McEnaney/Inter/Adv
12 - Mr. Mysterious/Rachael McEnaney/Int

This week's new dances - Directions and My Heart Belongs to You

Rosie Morrison's new dance Directions is a fun beg/int dance that is done to Billy Currington's 'Directions'. The dance is fun to do and the song is fun to listen to!




My Heart Belongs to You was done by Fred Buckley and is a fun little dance. It reminds me of the fun country dances we used to do in the 90s.

Carol Craven's Top Ten list - 9/11/11

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS BITTERSWEET MEMORY BY RIA VOS WITH 26 VOTES. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE.

26 - Bittersweet Memory/ Ria Vos/Inter
25 - Alabama Slammin’/Rachael McEnaney/Int
21 - I'm No Good/Rachael McEneney/Intermediate
19 - Rollin in the deep - Maggie Gallapher
18 - I Love That Thing, Hmm/GYTAL/High Beginner
16 - Lady Luck/Niels Poulsen/Inttermediate/Advanced
14 - Burlesque/Norman Gifford/Intermediate
14 - Good Time Drinking/GYTAL/High beginner
14 - Swing It/Lily Starnes/Improver
14 - Talking To The Moon/Joey Warren/Intermediate Phrased

Havelock dance list - Sept 14

From Nan:

Here is the playlist for Wed. Sept 14, 2011. I look forward to dancing with all of you this week. $2 fee again this week. Don't forget there is a request sheet on the front table for 9/21. See you Wed! Take care.


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You Got It Babe line dance

Peter Jones & Anna Lockwood's new line dance You Got It Babe is out. Give it a look and see what you think!

Cha Cha Espana - new beginner dance

Ira Weisbund's new dance Cha Cha Espana has done quite well (#1!) in Copperknob's list of most popular dances in the past 7 days. See what you think of it:

Carol Craven's Line Dance Survey Top 10 - Sept 4

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 04, 2011

And the Winner Is
BITTERSWEET MEMORY BY RIA VOS WITH 30 VOTES

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS, AND THANKS,
EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE!!

30 - Bittersweet Memory/Vos/Int
28 - I'm No Good/Rachael McEneney/Intermediate
27 - Alabama Slammin'/Rachael McEnaney/Int
26 - Rolling in the Deep/Maggie/Int
25 - I Love That Thing,Hmm, Gytal(High Beg)
23 - Talkin’ To The Moon/Joey Warren/Intermediate Phrased
20 - Burlesque/Norman Gifford/Intermediate
19 - A Little Bite of Lovin'/Gytal
18 - Chicken Walk Jive/Patt Stott/Improver-Intermediate
18 - Good Time Drinking/Gytal/HighB
18 - Party Freak-Kate Sala
18 - Still Got the Blues/Poulsen/int-adv

Havelock playlist for Sept. 7

From Nan:

I can't believe it has been over 2 weeks! Same playlist as we had anticipated for Aug. 24. Hope everyone has recovered from IRENE! Thank you Phyllis for getting the cancellation email out last week! $2 per dancer. Don't forget to add requests for next week on the request sheet on the front table! Looking forward to dancing with all! Take care and see you Wed!


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New dances I'm looking at

Under My Skin	Party People
Caballero, a Spanish Gentleman	Wait and See

Line Dance World's Top 10 line dance videos of the week

From Line Dance World:

The Top 10 of 860 prestigious Videos

1. Crazy Girl (58) Choreograph:Dee Musk
   
2. Lucky Star (47) Choreograph:Eddie McIntosh
   
3. Purr Kitty (47) Choreograph:Rachael McEnaney
   
4. All Of Me (45) Choreograph:Maggie Gallagher
   
5. Ass In Motion (44) Choreograph:Mark Furnell
   
6. Broken Stones (43) Choreograph:Dee Musk
   
7. Rolling in the Deep (33) Choreograph:Maggie Gallagher
   
8. The Bongo Song (32) Choreograph:Amy Christian-Sohn
   
9. Darlin’ (31) Choreograph:Eddie McIntosh
   
10. Don’t Do Me This Way (30) Choreograph:Marie Sorensen

New dance to look at - Cha Cha Romo

I'm liking this song/dance combo the more I listen to/watch it. The dance is called Cha Cha Romo and was choreographed by Gordon Timms and Alison Johnstone. This dance fits well with the song, and the song has a good beat for dancing. These are requirements of mine for trying a dance. Take a look for yourself!

No dancing this Wednesday in Havelock

The dance for August 31 has been cancelled. See you next week!

Line Dance Party in New Bern - Sept 10

BC Beach is hosting a line dance party at the Rivertowne Ballroom in New Bern on September 10 from 7-10pm. The evening will begin with a Pot-Luck social from 6-7PM, followed by the dance party from 7-10PM. A variety of music will be played and the level of dancing will range from beginner to advanced. Requests will be taken. Admission is just $7 per person.

Rivertowne Ballroom
305 Pollock Street
New Bern, NC


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Carol Craven's Top Ten line dances for the week ending 8/28/11

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

WORLD LINE DANCE NEWSLETTER WEEK ENDING
AUGUST 28, 2011

And the Winner Is

ROLLING IN THE DEEP BY MAGGIE GALLAGHER AND
I'M NO GOOD BY RACHAEL MCENANEY WITH 38 VOTES

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS, AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE!!

38 - Rolling in the Deep/Maggie Gallagher/intermediate
38 - I'm No Good/Rachael McEneney/Int
37 - Talkin'To The Moon/Joey Warren/intermediate
30 - Bittersweet Memory/Ria Vos/Intermediate
29 - I Love That Thing, HmmGytalHigh B
27 - A Little Bit Of Lovin'/Gytal/Highbeg
26 - Good One/Nikky Lynne & Candy B/B
26 - Lady Luck/Niels Poulsen/Inttermediate/Advanced
24 - Burlesque/Norman Gifford/Intermediate
24 - Party Freak/Sala/Intermediate
24 - Somewhere With You/Wills & Schrank/Intermediate

The Bongo Song line dance

I like this dance! It's called The Bongo Song and is a 64 count intermediate level line dance choreographed by Amy Christian-Sohn. Amy's put together a fun dance that uses both (*gasp*) arms and legs to a song with a little different sound to it. Try it out!

Hurricane Irene

To all my friends in North Carolina... PREPARE!

IRENE INFORMATION, MAPS, ETC

- Weather Underground
- National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Irene is going to be on our doorstep soon and folks need to be ready!

1. First, get important papers and special photos in order and secured in plastic. Identification is difficult and time-consuming to replace: so be sure to include social security cards, birth certificates, high school diplomas or GED certificates, titles or deeds to property, as well as your hurricane insurance policy. Photos of special occasions or loved ones cannot be replaced, so including these is important as well.
   
   
2. Think ahead and take video or photos of your property before you leave. This will help later on with any insurance checklist claims for damage that may need to be filed.
   
   
3. If staying with relatives is not an option, consider booking a room in a hotel or motel in another nearby town or state. Make sure to get directions and put them in the car ahead of time. It is easy to forget that piece of paper in the rush out the door. A cheaper route might be to find temporary hurricane shelters. Usually nearby towns not in the direct path of the hurricane will provide these for people in need.
   
   
4. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that your pet will have a place in a motel or hotel. Keep this in mind, and try to find alternate housing like pet-friendly hotels and motels or dog boarding kennels in areas out of the path of the storm until it is safe to return home.
   
   
5. Designate a spot, in the hall closet, to keep a bag of clothes for each person in the household. Make sure to include sleeping gear if you plan on going to a temporary shelter.
   
   
6. Along with overnight clothes, consider stocking your Hurricane Kit with the following: extra cash, generator, batteries, flash lights, battery operated radio/television, bottled water, toilet paper, non-perishable foods such as cereal or crackers, canned goods, a can opener, a small cooler, candles, prescription medicines and any over-the-counter remedies you use regularly; and if you have small children - diapers, baby wipes, formula, baby food.
   
   
7. Count on the power being out for at least a day or two. Remember that ATM's will be non-operating, so have at least some hard cash in your Hurricane Kit (see no. 6, above) to see you through the storm.
   
   When TV and computer games no longer operate, board games or a deck of cards come in handy! Arts and crafts, crayons and downloadable coloring pages are always great distractions for the kids - so make sure you've stored some of these supplies in a tote bag or in the car trunk.
   
   
8. If you decide to tough out the storm, stay downwind in your home. This means if the wind is hitting the living room windows, go to the room opposite the living room.
   
   
9. Plywood is a 'hot' commodity for those of who decide to stay. Boarding up windows that will take the brunt of the wind and rain is a wise decision. If board is not available, protect your windows from the wind by criss-crossing them with layers of duct or packing tape. This will be enough protection for light-to-medium winds, but learning how to build and install plywood hurricane shutters is your safest bet. If you can afford it, have them installed by a professional.
   
   
10. Finally, STAY INSIDE. However tempting it may be to videotape or take photos of the storm, be sure to shoot from indoors - where it's safe, and dry!

Hurricanes are serious business. Weather forecasters can only predict so much. Educate yourself and stay on top of hurricane updates in your area. There is no harm in being overly cautious. In most cases where a hurricane is concerned, it truly is better to be safe than sorry.

Tips are from Chiff.com

Carol Craven's Top Ten line dances for the week ending 8/21/11

From Carol Craven's WORLD LINE DANCE NEWSLETTER:

SURVEY FOR WEEK ENDING 8/21/11

AND THE WINNER IS I’M NO GOOD BY RACHAEL MCENANEY

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNER AND THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE.

41 - I'm No Good/Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
37 - Rolling In The Deep / Maggie Gallagher / Intermediate
36 - Bittersweet Memory/Ria Voss/Intermediate
36 - Talkin'To The Moon/Joey Warren/intermediate
26 - A Little Bit Of Lovin'/GYTAL/High Beg
24 - I Love That Thing/GYTAL/High Beginner
24 - Lady Luck/Poulsen/int
22 - Alabama Slammin, Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
22 - Good One/Nikky Lynne/B
22 - Somewhere With You/Wills & Schrank/Intermediate

Down South Shuffle's Line Dance Workshop and Party - Sept 23 and 24

Juanita Collins let me in on a little bit of news I think you'll be interested in. Thank you Juanita!

From Juanita:

Down South Shuffle is sponsoring the 2011 Dance! Dance! Dance! Line Dance Workshop and Party. It will be on Friday, September 23, 2011 and Saturday September 24, 2011 in Chapel Hill, NC.

We are honored to have featured Guest Instructor Lorenzo "goLo" Evans join us. Lorenzo has received INTERNATIONAL recognition and success for his "Soul Food" line dance to Fantasia's Collard Greens & Cornbread song. (Video links: here and here) Lorenzo was also asked to join the stage with Fantasia during a concert to perform his "Soul Food" line dance.

Down South Shuffle has invited local, as well as out of town, line dance instructors to present line dance workshops for all levels of dancers.

D2BD ~ DaRe 2B DifFeRenT line dance instructors Ra'Chel Fowler, Stefhon Cave, and Malinda Evans; Leigh Williams of Line Dance and Zumba Fitness; Shawn Jeter, Certified Fitness Trainer and Durham YMCA instructor; Rhonda Washington of Fayetteville, NC; James Phelps of Wilson, NC, and Tonya Foreman of Greenville, NC as well as your very own Down South Shuffle Master Instructor Juanita Collins will be bringing different flavors of line dance sophistication to the dance floor during this two-day event. THIS IS ONE PARTY YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS.

Our host hotel is the Hampton Inn on Fordham, Chapel Hill. The room rate is $79.00 per night. (If you would like a document that details the hotel options, email me and I will forward the document to you. The document includes other hotels close to the venue in the event that you or your group members can secure a better rate - Jim

As an added bonus we are offering a youth and teen workshop on Saturday afternoon. Children of paid workshop attendees can participate in this workshop free of charge.

Workshops will be presented for all levels (Ultra Beginners, Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced). The dates for this two-day event are Friday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 24th.

Passes:

• VIP Pass: Entrance to all activities including: Friday Afternoon Workshops, Friday Evening Dance, Saturday Workshops & Saturday Evening Dance - $40.00 before 09/01/11 $50.00 after 09/01/11
  
• Friday Pass: Friday Afternoon Workshops, Friday Evening Dance - $25.00 before 09/01/11, $35.00 after 09/01/11
  
• Saturday Pass: Saturday Workshops, Saturday Evening Dance - $30.00 before 09/01/11 $40.00 after 09/01/11
  
• Friday Evening Pass: Friday Evening - Line Dance Party Only - $10.00 before 09/01/11, $15.00 after 09/01/11
  
• Saturday Evening Pass: Saturday Evening - Line Dance Party Only - $10.00 before 09/01/11, $15.00 after 09/01/11

Special group rate of $30.00 per participate for groups of ten or more. Contact event organizer for details.

YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE AT www.northcarolinaldparty.eventbrite.com.

Thanks for your support! Eat. Sleep. Line dance.

Havelock line dance playlist for Aug 24

Thanks for the info Nan!



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New Dance - Rock Your Body

A nice intermediate level dance mixed with a song that has a strong beat = fun! Try out Francien Sittrop's Rock Your Body! I'm enjoying listening to the song; next it's time to learn the steps.

New Dance - Hip Swingin' Blues

Hip Swingin' Blues is a new WCS style line dance out by Jean Cain. Congrats Jean! The dance is fun to dance, and the song Hip Swing'in Blues by Diedra Hurdle has a nice easy feel to it.

New Dance - Chicken Pluckin’

Check this new dance out: Chicken Pluckin'! Roy Verdonk, Wil Bos, and José Bellonique VaneIt's dance goes to the high energy song Chicken Pluckin’ by Jason Allen. Take a look at the video below and check the dance out. It's a cute little dance!

Line Dance Party in New Bern - Aug 20

BC Beach is hosting a line dance party at the Rivertowne Ballroom in New Bern on Aug 20 from 7-10pm. Come join BC and have a great time!

Rivertowne Ballroom
305 Pollock Street
New Bern, NC


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Kickit's Top Ten dance lists

I thought these lists were interesting to look at, so here they are:

Most Known
1. Come Dance With Me by Jo Thompson
   
2. Tush Push by Jim Ferrazzano & Kenneth Engel
   
3. Cruisin' by Neil Hale
   
4. Electric Slide by Unknown
   
5. Wave On Wave by Alan G. Birchall
   
6. Watermelon Crawl by Sue Lipscomb
   
7. Chill Factor by Daniel Whittaker & Hayley Westhead
   
8. Bosa Nova by Phil Dennington
   
9. Dizzy by Jo Thompson
   
10. Waltz Across Texas by Lois & John Nielson

Most Danced
1. Something In The Water by Niels B. Poulsen
   
2. I'm No Good by Rachael McEnaney
   
3. (TIE) Blue Night Cha by Kim Ray
   
4. (TIE) Country As Can Be by Suzanne Wilson
   
5. (tie) Alabama Slammin by Rachael McEnaney
   
6. (tie) Inspiration by Robbie McGowan Hickie
   
7. (TIE) Broken Stones by Dee Musk
   
8. (TIE) Burlesque by Norman Gifford
   
9. (TIE) Calypso Mexico by Ria Vos
   
10. (TIE) Chica Boom Boom by Vikki Morris
    
11. (TIE) Come Dance With Me by Jo Thompson
    
12. (TIE) Country Walkin' by Teree Desarro
    
13. (TIE) Cruisin' by Neil Hale
    
14. (TIE) Jailhouse Creole by Double Trouble
    
15. (TIE) Little Red Book by Dee Musk
    
16. (TIE) Louisiana Swing by Kate Sala & Robbie McGowan Hickie
    
17. (TIE) Love Letter Waltz by Frank Trace
    
18. (TIE) Shake It For Me by Larry Bass
    
19. (TIE) Tush Push by Jim Ferrazzano & Kenneth Engel

Favorite
1. Bosa Nova by Phil Dennington
   
2. 2 Chill Factor by Daniel Whittaker & Hayley Westhead
   
3. 3 Come Dance With Me by Jo Thompson
   
4. 4 Zjozzys Funk by Petra Van de Velde
   
5. (TIE) Dizzy by Jo Thompson
   
6. (TIE) Toes by Rachael McEnaney
   
7. (tie) Bomshel Stomp by Jamie Marshall & Karen Hedges
   
8. (tie) Rio by Diana Lowery
   
9. (TIE) Caught In The Act by Ann Wood
   
10. (TIE) Islands In The Stream by Karen Jones

Most Taught
1. Something In The Water by Niels B. Poulsen
   
2. I'm No Good by Rachael McEnaney
   
3. Shake It For Me by Larry Bass
   
4. Alabama Slammin by Rachael McEnaney
   
5. Country Girl Shake by Michele Adlam & Maria Hennings Hunt
   
6. (TIE)6 (tie) Calypso Mexico by Ria Vos
   
7. (TIE) Inspiration by Robbie McGowan Hickie
   
8. (tie) Blue Night Cha by Kim Ray
   
9. (tie) Love Letter Waltz by Frank Trace
   
10. (tie) Love, JoAnn by Marie Sørensen

Free DJ software for your PC or Mac!

Many instructors stick to their iPod/iPhone/iPads to DJ, or if they use a PC they usually use either iTunes or the default media player to play music in their classes.

Well, Virtual DJ Home is now available for FREE! Virtual DJ is a very nice piece of software that will give you lots more control over what is played and how it is played. Kudos to the company for offering this program for free.

You can read more about the program and its features (and download it!) here.

Entire Kickit step sheet collection on iPad

Who would have thought you could take the entire step sheet collection on Kickit and put it on an iPad? 50,000+ line dances, ready to go! It's neat to be able to have all of the step sheets in one place and in a searchable condition. It's also great to have the Youtube videos of the dances I'm currently teaching or have taught recently ready to go so I can review faster and show the students the dance whenever they want to see it. My iPad 2 is truly a useful tool!

If you have an iPad and want to know how I did this, email me!

Havelock playlist - Aug 17

From Nan

Here is the playlist for Wed. Aug. 17. 2011. Look forward to seeing everyone then. $2 each. Request list for next week will be on front table. Take care.


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Videos and music

When you find a dance you like, chances are you now go to Youtube.com to see if a video of it has been posted. Usually you'll find a video of the dance and in the video the music that goes with the dance will be played.

It's times like these that sites like Keepvid become quite useful.

World Line Dance Newsletter Weekly Survey Top 10 - Aug 14

From Carol Craven's newsletter:

38 I'm No Good/Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
38 Talkin To The Moon/Joey Warren/Intermediate Phrased
35 Rolling in the Deep/Maggie Gallangher/intermediate
29 Bittersweet Memory/Ria Vos/Intermediate
26 Lady Luck/Niels Poulsen/Inttermediate/Advanced
24 Alabama Slammin’/Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
22 Somewhere With You/Wills & Schrank/Int
20 Burlesque/Norman Gifford/Intermediate
19 A little Bit Of Lovin;/GYTAL/Beginner
19 Still Got the Blues/Poulsen/int-adv.

Regional Line Dance Workshop - August 27

(Thanks to Susan Webb for the notice!)

N.C. REGIONAL WORKSHOP

AUGUST 27, 2011

EPWORTH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FELLOWSHIP HALL
3002 Hope Valley Road
Durham, NC 27707

1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

DANCE & REVIEW

Immediately following workshop

Special Beginners-Only Workshop

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Please bring a snack to share if coming to the afternoon regional. Ice and ice water in pitchers provided. Bring anything else you want to drink.

COST: $5 DONATION TO CHURCH

NON-SMOKING FACILITY. SMOKING PERMITTED OUTSIDE.

NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED ON PREMISES.

Call: 919-471-8602 or e-mail linedancequeen@nc.rr.com if you have any questions or need more specifics.

Line Dancing Venues in Eastern NC

HAVELOCK
Nan Rackley
Wednesday night, 7-9pm (Dancing)

Make It Personally Yours
322 E. Main Street
Havelock, NC
Nan says "It is just past the Hess Station in Havelock and across the street from the Jet that is on display."


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JACKSONVILLE
Jim Hart
Thursday night, 6-9pm (Teach and Dancing)

Senior Center
Jacksonville Commons Recreation Dept.
100 Recreation Lane, Jacksonville, NC


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NEW BERN
BC Beach
Monday, 10am-12noon (Teach and Dancing)

Rivertowne Ballroom
305 Pollock Street
New Bern, NC


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And now, a sweet slow song...

Wow, Imelda May certainly has a beautiful voice. Too bad she isn't more popular as we would all be able to hear her more on the airwaves. "Who is Imelda May?" you say. She's the lady who sings the song Johnny Got a Boom Boom that we've all danced the line dance of the same name to. Ms. May isn't a one hit wonder, as a perusal of her songs will attest.

It's time to sit back, turn the lights down low, and snuggle up with the one you love...

Tattoo by Kate Sala

Tattoo (steps) by Kate Sala has a mid 90s country line dance feel and has one tag and one restart in it.

Line dancing in Myrtle Beach

Thank you to Judy, Jackie, Kathy, and all of the other wonderful ladies at the line dance class I attended! Each and every one of you were kind and gracious to me. Enjoyed the teaches (yay Chicken Walk Jive!) and had a great time dancing afterwards.

If anyone is planning to be in the Myrtle Beach area, check out Judy's blog at http://surfsidesteppers.blogspot.com/. If you can attend any of their classes, I encourage you to do so!

Weekly line dance in Havelock - August 10

Everyone come join in the fun Wednesday night in Havelock! Dancing starts at 7pm. Nan mentioned this to everyone: "If you have a request for a dance you would like me to add for next week, please write down the title and music (if you know it) on the request sheet I will TRY to remember to put it on front table each week."


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NC Regional Line Dance Workshop Review

(Here is Susan Webb's review. Take is away Susan!)

A North Carolina Regional Line Dance Workshop was held on National Dance Day, Saturday, July 30 in New Bern at Rivertowne Ballroom hosted by BC Beach.

The beginner session started at 11:00 with Sharon Starks teaching Triple Play (video) by Sue Ann Ehmann, a 32 count 4 wall dance danced to the music DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love by Usher ft. Pitbull. Bonnie Matthews taught Almost Perfect (video) by Bonnie to the music, F****** Perfect by Pink, a 32 count 4 wall dance. BC Beach taught Everybody Dance! (video) by Mary Murphy, a 64 count 1 wall dance which Mary choreographed for National Dance Day. Karla Stith taught Shake It For Me (video) by Guyton Mundy and Khyrstyna Cusimano, a 32 count 4 wall low intermediate danced to Country Girl by Luke Bryan.

The Intermediate/Advanced session started at 1:00 with Bonnie Matthews teaching My Hero (video) by Niels Poulsen, a 32 count Nightclub2 dance with 2 tags and a restart danced to the music Hero by Enrique Iglesias. Renita Vega taught Rolling In The Deep (video) by Maggie Gallagher, a 64 count 2 wall easy Intermediate dance with no tags or restarts danced to the music Rolling In The Deep by Adele. Brenda Smith taught Lady Luck! (video) by Niels Poulsen, a 64 count 2 wall Intermediate/Advanced West Coast swing dance with 1 tag danced to the music Lady Luck by Jamie Woon. Jim Hart taught Mr. Mysterious (video) by Rachel McEnaney, a 64 count 2 wall easy intermediate dance with a tag done twice danced to the music Mr. Mysterious by Vanessa Amorosi. Susan Webb taught Fangbanger's Cha by Scott Blevins, a 48 count 4 wall high intermediate fast cha cha with no tags or restarts danced to the music Beyond Here Lies Nothin' by Bob Dylan.

Thanks to all the teachers who taught fabulous dances throughout the day, for all the people who brought wonderful food for us to snack on, and all the people attending who made it a great day of dancing.

Havelock line dancing playlist for August 3

From Nan:
Triple Play, Rolling in the Deep and Shake It For Me were introduced at the Workshop Sat. and since most everyone was at the workshop, we will only do a quick walkthru if needed so let me know if you want a walkthru before we get started (email or let me know Wed).

I will add other dances introduced at workshop--a couple at a time in the coming weeks as requested so let me know what you liked. The number dancing on floor will determine keepers!

Mambo Tequilla and 2Nite have been taught at Rivertowne for the past few weeks.


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Line dancing?

Line dancing is a great way to work on body and foot technique. I still hear how many people can't stand line dancing and I think it is because they haven't tried it recently. No longer is it danced just to country music, line dancing is danced to every kind of music from swing to top 40 pop. Its fun and it teaches us coordination. This is how some dancers learn to syncopate for west coast swing or cha cha, its a chance to work on feet instead of lead and follow. Its great exercise and challenging to say the least. Line dancing has come a long way in the past 10 years or so. It may not be the greatest thing to sit and watch but it sure is fun to participate. Give it a try, work on foot positions, foot placements, arm styling, Cuban motion, etc. and you will find it improves your couples dancing as well.

(from CentralHome.com's Dance Tips)

Line Dance Party - Saturday August 20

A LINE DANCE PARTY will be held on Saturday, August 20 from 7-10PM at the Rivertowne Ballroom (map) in New Bern. The evening will begin with a Pot-Luck social from 6-7PM, followed by the dance party from 7-10PM. Admission is just $7 per person and includes a line dance lesson. Requests will be taken and dancers of all levels are welcome to attend!

A little dance floor etiquette

Here are a few things to be mindful of when you're dancing:

• Never come onto the dance floor carrying drinks, glasses, or cans.
  
• Never stay on the floor to talk – if the music has started, go off the dance floor to chat.
  
• A corollary is don't chat during a dance class. It's a disrespect to the instructor. If you must talk, take it to a place where it won't be heard by anyone in the class.
  
• Remember everyone was once a beginner - don't show off or change the steps of a dance if there are beginners on the floor.
  
• The more you move while dancing, the more you go to the outside. Spot dances stay in the center; progressive couples dances go around the outside of the dance floor in a counter-clockwise direction.
  
• Those dancing around the outside lane have the right of way. Don't block their progress.
  
• If you should bump into someone or someone bumps into you, apologize. It doesn't matter whose fault it is.
  
• Never walk through a line of dancers to cross the floor – always walk round the floor or wait.
  
• Most importantly... enjoy yourselves and the company of the other dancers!

Line Dancing in Havelock - Wednesday July 27

Here's the playlist for Wednesday night's line dancing in Havelock. Come on out and join in the fun!


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No Scandal line dance

Nice! Robbie McGowan Hickie has written a 64 count intermediate dance called No Scandal (steps) to the song Tentacion (by Marcos Llunas). The song has a good latin beat to it and goes well with the dance. Give it a try!

Questions Answered dance

Questions Answered is a new dance by Larry Bass. It's a fun beginner dance that's done to the song Mr. Know-It-All by The Kentucky Headhunters. Give it a try! (steps)

07/20 playlist for line dancing in Havelock

Hope everyone gets the chance to go to Havelock and join in the fun!


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07/13 playlist for line dancing in Havelock

From Nan:
Here is the Wed. 7/13/11 playlist for line dancing in Havelock. It was great to have Mary and Judy join us last Wed. night and hope to see them again soon. We missed all who could not attend. Fee is $2 each this week. Take care and hope to see you this coming week!


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Sunshine Flapper line dance

Sunshine Flapper (steps) (teach video)
The dance is a cute one, and I like it. Of course, the Jive Aces video has me swinging!

Not Without Us dance

Not Without Us (steps)

NC Regional Line Dance Workshop for July

WHEN:
Saturday, July 30, 2011

WHERE:
Rivertowne Ballroom (map)
305 Pollock Street
New Bern, NC 28560

TIME:
Beginner/Easy Intermediate - 11:00-1:00
Intermediate/Adv - 1:00-6:00
Reviews and open dance - 6:00

COST:
$5.00 for each session
Open dance free to anyone who attends a session
$5.00 for anyone who just comes for open dance

Our regional instructors will teach dances. Drinks and water will be available for $1.00. Please bring your favorite snack food to share during the day. There are many good restaurants within walking distance from the ballroom where you can have lunch or dinner. We look forward to seeing you there.

Line Dancing in Havelock - July 6

Playlist for July 6:



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New dances I'm checking out this week

Cha Cha Let It Go (steps)
I'm liking this song and dance combo by Marie Sorensen!




This Life (steps)
Rosie Multari's dance is short, simple, and looks like fun.




Into the Sunset (steps)
Another fun little dance by Marie Sorensen.

NC Regional Line Dance Workshop Review

(Note: I added the links to the step sheets and the dance videos.)

From Susan Webb:

A Regional Line Dance Workshop was held at Susan's Place in Stantonsburg, NC Saturday, June 25. We had a nice crowd with quite a few new people who have never been to our regionals before.

We started the Beg/Easy Intermediate session with me teaching Wonderland Waltz (video) by Rob Fowler, a 48 count 2 wall waltz which is danced to the music Welcome To Mystery by Plain White T's.

Then I taught U A Freak (video) by Amy Spenser, a 48 count 2 wall fun contra dance danced to the music, U A Freak by Chingy. There is always so much laughter when doing the paddy cake hand part of this dance!

Renita Vega from Fayetteville taught Soul Food (official video) by Lorenzo "golo" Evans, a 1 wall 72 count phrased urban/soul line dance danced to the music Collard Greens and Cornbread by Fantasia. Quite a few people had wanted to learn this dance who had not had it before, and they did wonderfully on it with a great teach by Renita.

Karla Stith from Jacksonville taught Somewhere With You (video) by Junior Willis and Scott Schrank, a 4 wall 32 count dance with 2 restarts danced to the music Somewhere With You by Kenny Chesney.

BC Beach from New Bern started out the afternoon intermediate session teaching Slingin' Mud (video) by Guyton Mundy and Will Craig, a phrased fun easy intermediate line dance danced to the music Kickin Up Mud by The Lacs.

Brenda Smith from Roxboro taught Papi (video) by Rachael McEnaney, a 2 wall 64 count high intermediate dance with 2 "easy to remember" restarts which occur in the same place in the dance. This is a really pretty cha cha line dance danced to the music Papi by Jennifer Lopez.

Renita Vega from Fayetteville taught What's My Name (video) by Dan McInerney, a 4 wall 32 count high intermediate dance with 1 restart danced to the music What's My Name by Rihanna. We used the short version which is the preferred version but it can also be danced to the longer version featuring Drake but would have 2 restarts. It is a fun fast dance.

Karla Stith from Jacksonville taught Bittersweet Memory (video) by Ria Vos, a 4 wall 32 count NC2 with one tag danced to the music Clouds by David Nail. It is a beautiful dance to watch.

I taught Descarada (video)by Joey Warren, a 4 wall 32 count dance with a 16 count tag done 3 times danced to the music Descarada by Pitbull. The dance hits the beats of the music great and is a fun funky dance.

We had a request list and open dancing between teaches. I heard many positive comments about all the dances taught during the day. Thanks to all the participants and instructors who made it a really fun workshop. And, OMG, thanks to everyone who brought such wonderful covered dishes, sandwiches, sweets, and snacks to share during the day.

The next NC Regional Line Dance workshop will be held at Rivertowne Ballroom in New Bern on July 30. More details will follow later.

Don Don, the Lights step sheet

Don Don The Lights!

Choreographed by: Jim Hart and Don Deyne
Description: 32 count - 2 wall - Beg/Int level line dance
Music: Dim Dim The Lights by Bill Haley

Note: The first part of this dance is a modified version of Don Deyne’s “Shaggin’ the Line.” The first 24 counts (MAIN) are done each wall; the music determines when the various tags are done. My suggestion is to listen to the song while looking at the step sheet a few times before you actually try the dance.

The order of the tags is:
1. MAIN, FREEZE
   
2. MAIN, STEP TOUCHES
   
3. MAIN, FREEZE
   
4. MAIN, SUZY-Q
   
5. MAIN, FREEZE, MAMBO STEPS
   
6. MAIN, FREEZE
   
7. MAIN, SUZY-Q
   
8. MAIN, STEP TOUCHES
   
9. MAIN, FREEZE
   
10. MAIN, ENDING

Instructor should call out all tags for the class until the class gets used to when the tags are done – make sure you call them out before you get to the full turn on beats 23-24! ... Jim
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(MAIN) 24 COUNTS, MAIN BODY OF THE DANCE
(beats 3&4, 8, and 14 modified from Shaggin' the Line)

L FORWARD COASTER, R BEHIND COASTER, L BEHIND, SIDE R, L ACROSS, R KICK
1&2 Step slightly forward LEFT, step together RIGHT, step slightly back LEFT
3&4 Step slightly forward RIGHT, step together LEFT, step slightly back RIGHT
5-6 Bring left foot around in an arc and step LEFT behind right, side step RIGHT
7-8 Step LEFT across right, kick RIGHT toe to right side

R ACROSS, HOLD & L TOGETHER, R ACROSS,HOLD & L TOGETHER, R ACROSS, KICK L, L ACROSS, UNWIND R
1-2& Step RIGHT across left, hold, step together LEFT with toe near right heel
3-4& Step RIGHT across left, hold, step together LEFT with toe near right heel
5-6 Step RIGHT across left, kick LEFT toe to left side
7-8 Cross Left across right, unwind 1/2 turn right keeping weight on Right

L BEHIND ANCHOR, R BEHIND ANCHOR, L BEHIND, ROCK R, STEP L/PIVOT R, STEP R
1&2 Step LEFT behind right, step RIGHT in-place, step in-place LEFT
3&4 Step RIGHT behind left, step LEFT in-place, step RIGHT in place
5-6 Step LEFT behind right, step forward onto RIGHT in-place (prep for full right turn)
7 Step forward onto LEFT TOE and begin full right pivot
8 Finish full turn and step together RIGHT


TAGS

(FREEZE) Tag
1-4 Stomp Left forward and *freeze* in place
5-7 Move hips in a circular motion
Direction and exaggeration are up to the individual, but weight must end on Right
8 Flick kick Left forward

(STEP TOUCHES) Tag
1-2 Step forward LEFT, touch RIGHT toe together
3-4 Step back RIGHT, touch LEFT toe together
5-6 Step back LEFT, touch RIGHT toe together
7&8 Step forward RIGHT, step back onto LEFT in-place, step forward onto RIGHT in-place

(SUZY-Q) Tag
1 Step ball of Left to left side, weight on ball of Left and heel of Right,left toes pointing 10:00 and right toes pointing 2:00
2 Step right heel to left side, weight on right heel and ball of Left,left toes pointing 2:00 and right toes pointing 10:00
3 Step ball of Left to left side, weight on ball of Left and heel of Right,left toes pointing 10:00 and right toes pointing 2:00
4 Step right heel to left side, weight on right heel and ball of Left,left toes pointing 2:00 and right toes pointing 10:00
5 Step ball of Left to left side, weight on ball of Left and heel of Right,left toes pointing 10:00 and right toes pointing 2:00
6 Step right heel to left side, weight on right heel and ball of Left,left toes pointing 2:00 and right toes pointing 10:00
7 Step ball of Left to left side, weight on ball of Left and heel of Right,left toes pointing 10:00 and right toes pointing 2:00
8 Step right heel to left side, weight on right heel and ball of Left,left toes pointing 2:00 and right toes pointing 10:00

(MAMBO STEPS) Tag
1-4 Rock forward on Left, back on Right, step Left beside Right, hold
5-8 Rock back on Right, forward on Left, step Right beside Left, hold
9-12 Rock forward on Left, back on Right, step Left beside Right, hold
13-16 Step back on Right and hold, Clap on beat 16

(ENDING) Tag
1-4 Rock forward on Left, back on Right, step Left beside Right, hold
5-8 Rock back on Right, forward on Left, step Right beside Left, hold
9 Step forward on Left (song ends here);
we usually point our hands out sideways here like we're surfing