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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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.