Saturday, October 29, 2011

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.

Friday, October 28, 2011

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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Thursday, October 27, 2011

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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Monday, October 24, 2011

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.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

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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Sunday, October 16, 2011

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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Monday, October 10, 2011

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

Sunday, October 9, 2011

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!

Thursday, October 6, 2011

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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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

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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Monday, October 3, 2011

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