Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Line dance - Sing Sing Sing

Sing Sing Sing
Choreographer: Simon Ward, Australia (Dec 2012)
Description: 64 count, 2 wall, Improver / Low Intermediate line dance
Music: Sing (Tell The Blues So Long) by David Campbell




Friday, December 14, 2012

Just Beat it

Just Beat It
Great great dance... I love it! It's a good physical workout as well as a mental one.





Sunday, September 30, 2012

For the Dance competition

Land of 1000 Dances







Evolution of Dance

Saturday, August 4, 2012

Monday, July 23, 2012

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

New dance - Putting on the Ritz

Check out Gordon Elliott's dance Putting on the Ritz! It's a 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level line dance to the song "Putting On The Ritz" by Tony Evans & His Orchestra.

Monday, March 26, 2012

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 3/25

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

And the winner is
HI-A-MA-CHA by Rachael McEnaney
with 42 votes.

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

42 - Hi-A-Ma-Cha - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
40 - Without Fire - Karl-Harry Winson/Intermediate
32 - Drinking Wine - Frank Trace, Michael Barr, Gerald Murphy/Intermediate
32 - Rock Your Body - Francien Sittrop/Intermediate
25 - Domino - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
23 - Rolling in the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
20 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
20 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advanced
18 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
17 - Luna Lite - Peter Metelnick and Alison Biggs/Intermediate
16 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Beinner
16 - Misty Blue - Julia Wetzel/Intermediate
15 - Blue Night Cha - Kim Ray/Intermediate
15 - Midnight Stroll - Peter Metelnick and Alison Biggs/Intermediate

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Havelock line dance playlist - 3/28

From Nan:


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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

This week's new dances

Hi everyone and welcome to my picks for favorite new dances for this week!

Let's start off with my favorite of the bunch, a dance with the name of Late Night Bimbo. How can you not like a dance with a name like that? Seriously, I like this dance by Debbie McLaughlin and the music (Late Night Bimbo by Ida Corr) she choreographed it to.




Next up is Love You in a Barrel, choreographed by none other than Niels Poulsen. Neils' dance has an east coast swingy feel to it and is danced to the song Love You in a Barrel by the Lennerockers. It's a 64 count intermediate level dance that you should enjoy!




Finishing up this week's dance is Sunshine Jig by Larry Bass. I have a bit o' the Irish in me and this dance hits the spot. It's danced to the song Tell Me Ma by the group ShamRock.




Thanks go out to all of the choreographers that write all of these wonderful dances! Thanks also goes out to all of the folks who stop by my blog for a read.

Monday, March 19, 2012

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 3/18

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

And the winners are
HI-A-MA-CHA by RACHAEL MCENANEY
and
WITHOUT FIRE by KARL-HARRY WINSTON
both with 37 votes

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

37 - Hi-A-Ma-Cha - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
37 - Without Fire - Karl-Harry Winston/Intermediate
34 - Rock Your Body - Francien Sittrop/Intermediate
29 - Drinking Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy, Michael Barr/Intermediate
26 - Rolling in the Deep - Maggie Gallagher / Intermediate
20 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advanced
19 - Domino - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
17 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
16 - Shake It For Me - Larry Bass/Intermediate
15 - Bittersweet Memory - Ria Vos
15 - Had A Bad Day - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
15 - Have You Ever Seen The Rain - Dee Musk/Intermediate
14 - Luna Lite - Peter Metelnick and Alison Biggs/Intermediate
13 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Intermediate

Live Band dance - 3/24 in Wilson, NC

Bill Ellis Convention Center
2904 Forest Hills Road SW
Wilson, NC 27893

March 24, 2012----East Coast Rhythm & Blues Band

Cost $15.00 per person

Doors open @ 7:00 p.m.
Band plays 8:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.

Coolers Allowed, Beer only


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Sunday, March 11, 2012

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 3/11

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS
ROCK YOUR BODY by FRANCIEN SITTROP
WITH 33 VOTES

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

33 - Rock Youy Body - Francien Sittrop/Intermediate
31 - Drinkin'Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy, Michael Barr/Intermediate
30 - Hi-A-Ma-Cha - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
25 - Rolling In The Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
24 - Without Fire - Krl-Harry Winson/Intermediate
22 - Domino - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
21 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
20 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advance
19 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Intermediate
18 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
15 - Caballero - Ira Weisburd/Intermediate
13 - Not Without Us - Ria Vos/Intermediate

Friday, March 9, 2012

NC Regional Line Dance Workshop - March 31

Information is from Susan Webb. Thanks Susan!

When: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Where: Wyse Fork Community Building, Dover, NC
Time: 1:00-6:00
Cost: $5.00

Come join us for a line dance workshop with dances being taught by our NC local instructors. We keep up with the latest line dances being danced across the US and World and those that are popular at the big week-end line dance events. There will be open dances to your favorites between teaches and after all the new dances are taught. We are gearing up for the jg Marathon which is the last week-end in May. It will be here before we know it.
Please bring your favorite snack food to share during the day. Water and soft drinks will be available for $1.00.

Directions from west of Kinston:
Take Hwy 70 E bypass through Kinston. Go about 6 miles outside of Kinston. You will see a Mallard Service Station with an ABC store beside it. Turn immediately right onto Wyse Fork Road. Go about a mile and you will see a concrete Building on the left which is Wyse Fork Community Building.

Directions east of Kinston:
Take Hwy 70 W. About 6 miles from Kinston, you will see a Mallard Service Station with an ABC store beside it. Turn left onto Wyse Fork Road. Go about a mile and you will see a concrete Building on the left which is Wyse Fork Community Building.



My (Jim) contribution is a map of where the location is via Google maps:


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Thursday, March 8, 2012

This week's new dances

A Walk in the Park, choreographed by Paul & Karla Dornstedt, is a nice 64 count beg/int level dance. The song for the dance is Paul McCartney's Walking In The Park With Eloise which has an easy 20s charleston feel to it.




Maria & Kevin Smith's Under Your Spell has gotten to me. It's not long (32 counts), there are no tags, it's not an alphabet soup dance, and the song has a 'fun' quality to it. Adam Price's 'Under Your Spell' is a great two step as well in case you have a partner and want to do some two steppin'. Give it a try!

Monday, March 5, 2012

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 3/4

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS
ROCK YOUR BODY by FRANCIEN SITTROP
WITH 33 VOTES

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

33 - Rock Your Body - Francien Sittrop/Intermediate
31 - Drinkin'Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy, Michael Barr/Intermediate
30 - Hi-A-Ma-Cha - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
24 - Rolling In The Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
24 - Without Fire - Krl-Harry Winson/Intermediate
22 - Domino - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
21 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
20 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advance
19 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Intermediate

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

More new dances!

Today my Facebook dancing friends introduced me to a few new dances that are lots of fun to do, and I wanted to share them with you.

The first dance is titled Lover's Night and is danced to the song Love's Gonna Make It Alright by George Strait. Karl-Harry Winson choreographed this 32 count 4 wall improver dance.




The second one shared is a nice waltz by the name of Loving You!, written by Niels Poulsen. Neils' dances goes to Martina Mcbride's song I Can't Stop Loving You and is a 48 count intermediate level dance.




Finally, we have John Robinson's newest creation, Party @ My Place. John's all about fun, and this dance shows it! It's a 32 count 2 wall beginner level dance done to the song 1234 (R.I.O. Video Edit) (by Carlprit). Check the video out and see what you think!

Monday, February 27, 2012

Havelock line dance playlist - 2/29

From Nan:


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Sunday, February 26, 2012

New dances that I'm looking at this week

All You Need Is Me a 64 count 2 wall line dance by Johanna Barnes is first up. The track is All You Need Is Me by Joey + Rory and works well with the dance. It looks like it'll be fun to try out!




Karen Tripp's beginner line dance called Bourbon Street Parade is a great little dance for folks who are just starting out and know one or two other dances like the Electric Slide or Down and Dirty. The music is Steve Tucker's All Star Jazz Band's Bourbon Street Parade. Of course I'm digging it because of the music, but the dance is a cute little dance that your beginners and more experienced dancers should like.




Anna Maria Prach & Paul Dornstedt have put together a soothingly good line dance by the name of Can't Forget You. The song is "Jane" by Bouke, a nice and easy cha cha cha rhythm song. Add to that my friend Juliet and her wonderful dancers demoing and teaching the dance, and well, you gotta try it!




To me, music drives the dance as I feel dancing is like swimming in the rhythms of the song. The song for the next dance is Verona's "Hey Boy" and is a takeoff on the old 20s song Bill Bailey. The dance is also called Hey Boy and is choreographed by Ria Vos. Wow I love the song and the dance is going to be one of the first ones tried when I get to my Monday line dance class!




It's nice to see choreographers writing more dances to swingy type music, at least from my perspective :^) Frank Trace has released Holler Oh Babe which is just such a dance. Lily Wilde and her Jumpin' Jubilee Orchestra jam with their rendition of "Hey Babe" for this dance.




That's it for this week's dances. My lack of listing a dances doesn't imply it is not a good dance... everyone has their favorites!

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 2/26

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNERS ARE -- WITH A TIE
HI-A-MA CHA by Rachael McEnaney
and
ROCK YOUR BODY by Francien Sittrop
both with 34 votes

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

34 - Hi-A-Ma-Cha - Racheal McEnaney/Intermediate
34 - Rock Your Body - Francien Sittrop/Intermediate
32 - Drinkin' Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy, Michael Barr/Intermediate
28 - Rolling In The Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
25 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advance
23 - Domino - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
20 - Without Fire - Karl-Harry Winson/Intermediate
18 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
18 - Had A Bad Day - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
16 - Caballero - Ira Weisburd/Intermediate
16 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Intermediate

I'm glad to see Rock Your Body reach the top, and the dances Without You, Domino, Caballero, and La Luna in the list. I taught those 5 dances soon after they were initially released, and I knew they'd do well. Also, a big THANKS to Carol Craven and her continuing to do the weekly top dances list. We all appreciate her efforts - Jim

NC Regional Line Dance Workshop Review

Review by Susan Webb. Thanks Susan!

Susan Webb hosted a regional line dance workshop in Stantonsburg on Saturday, February 25 at her place on the farm from 11:00-5:00. We had a fun filled day learning new dances, open dancing many of our favorites, and enjoying the fabulous food everyone brought. We had several new people who had not attended before and were so happy to see them and hope they will continue to come to our regionals. Thanks to all the instructors and participants who came and made it a great workshop. We got good feedback about all the dances our local regional instructors taught. Dances taught were as follows:
    Susan Webb - Instructor
  • La Luna (steps)(video) by Peter and Alison- 64 count, 2 wall intermediate dance with no tags or restarts . Music is Stand by Me (La Luna) by Prince Royce, a great remake of the original song with mixed English and Spanish lyrics. The dance is all straight counts which dances fast and quite well to the music.
    Renita Vega - Instructor
  • Hi-A-Ma Cha (steps)(video) by Rachael McEnaney-48 count, 2 wall intermediate latin dance with one 4 count tag. Music is Hi-A-Ma(Pata Pata)by Milk and Sugar ft. Mirian Makeba & Jungle Brothers. This is a nice cha cha dance which is more on the easy intermediate side.
    BC Beach - Instructor
  • Folla me to da Floor (steps)(video) by Guyton Mundy-32 count, 4 wall intermediate funky dance with one restart. Music is Girls on the Dance Floor by Far East Movement & Stereotypes. This is a good doable mainstream dance by Guyton with no arm movements.
    Brenda Smith - Instructor
  • Had a Bad Day (steps)(video) by Rachael McEnaney-32 count, 2 wall high intermediate dance with 2 restarts. Music is Had A Bad Day by Calle Kristiansson. The rhythm of the dance is NC2 with lots of turns and is quite pretty.
    Bonnie Mathews - Instructor
  • Misty Blue (steps)(video) by Julia Wetzel-32 count 2 wall intermediate dance with one restart. Music is Misty Blue by Monica. The dance has many “a” counts in it but the dance is not too hard and beautifully flowy.

. . . . . .

Links to step sheets and videos are my little contribution to the cause!

Monday, February 20, 2012

Havelock line dance playlist - 2/22

From Nan:

Here is the playlist for Wed. Feb 22 2012. Hope to see all in Havelock. Take care.


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Sunday, February 19, 2012

New Dance for 2/19 - Simple Life

Here's a new soul dance called Simple Life (choreographed by June and Audrey Donaldson) for you to check out.

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 2/19

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS
DRINKIN’ WINE
BY
FRANK TRACE, GERARD MURPHY AND MICHAEL BARR
WITH 35 VOTES


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

35 - Drinkin’ Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy, Michael Barr/Intermediate
31 - Hi-A-Ma-Cha - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate 21
29 - Rock Youy Body - Francien Sittrop/Intermediate
25 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
19 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
19 - Domino - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
19 - Shake It For Me - Larry Bass/Intermediiate
19 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advance
17 - Blue Night Cha - Kim Ray/Intermediate
16 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
16 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Beginner

Monday, February 13, 2012

Havelock line dance playlist - 2/15

From Nan:

Here is the playlist for 2/15/12 Wed night. Hope to see all!! Be sure if you have specific requests fo 2/25/12 playlist to let me know on Wed. Take care.


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World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 2/12

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

And the winner is
DRINKIN’ WINE
BY FRANK TRACE, GERARD MURPHY, AND MICHAEL BARR
with 42 votes

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS AND THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR VOTING!!

42 - Drinkin' Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy, Michael Barr/Intermediate
33 - Hi-A-Ma-Cha - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
28 - Rock Your Body - Sittrop/Intermediate
26 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
23 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advance
22 - Alabama Slammin' - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
21 - La Luna - Peter&Alison/int
20 - Domino - Rachael McEnaney/High Intermediate
19 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
18 - Shake It For Me - Larry Bass/Intermediiate
16 - Had A Bad Day - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
16 - Take You Home - Willis/Intermediate
15 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

'Dancing with the Stars' type competition - Jacksonville NC - 2/25

Feb 25, 2012 at Southwest High School in Jacksonville NC there will be a 'Dancing with the Stars' type competition being held. It's called Swing Your Hips for Scholarships and will be a fundraiser for scholarships for the young people in school. Come out and show your support for the kids.

My partner Erin Hughey-Basso and I will be competing in the event, doing a swing dance number (of course) to Michael Buble's "All I do is Dream of You". Erin is a great dancer and I'm thrilled to have her as my partner in the competition :^)

NC Regional Line Dance Workshop - 2/25

From Susan Webb:

When: Saturday, February 25, 2012
Where: Susan's Place on the farm in Stantonsburg
Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Cost: $5.00

Please join us for a fun-filled day of line dancing with new dances being taught by our local instructors. Please bring your favorite food for us to lunch and snack on during the day. Water and soft drinks will be available for $1.00.

We are starting early and ending a little earlier this time because some of us plan to attend a dance at Bill's Convention Center in Wilson for a dance that evening. The Holiday Band will be playing. The doors open at 7:00 and the band plays from 8:00-12:00. Any of you are also welcome to attend. There are a number of line dancers who go. I believe the cost is $15.00. If our workshop goes on until around 4:30, that will be fine. We just want to be able to have time to freshen up, change clothes and have dinner before the dance.

I look forward to seeing you on the 25th. Email me if you need directions to my place.


Thanks for the info Susan!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

New Dances I'm looking at - 2/6

First up is a nice beginner dance called Cry Cry Cry which was choreographed by Francien Sittrop. The dance is done to the song "Cry To Me" by Precious Wilson & Eruption and is not too hard for a dancer at the beginner level.




Next up is Amund Storsveen's I Want You To Stay. This 32 count, 4 wall intermediate level dance has some energy to it and moves around the floor a bit. Try it out!




Derrick Walker's 64 count, 2 wall intermediate dance by the name of Sláinte is pretty good! The music is "Old Hag" by the Coors and has a definite Celtic feel to it, much in the same vein as Cry of the Celts. Celtic music, along with swing music, is one of my favorite genres to listen to.




Finally, I'm liking this new 32 count dance called So Fresh, choreographed by Joey Warren. It has several tags and restarts, but even if you don't care for tags and restarts the dance looks like a lot of fun. Joey rates it as a high intermediate dance. The music works with the dance well.

World Line Dance newsletter top dances - 2/5

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

And the winner is
DRINKIN’ WINE
by
FRANK TRACE, GERARD MURPHY AND MICHAEL BARR
with 34 votes


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

34 - Drinkin' Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy, Michael Barr/Intermediate
33 - Hi-A-Ma-Cha - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
28 - Rock Your Body - Francine Sittrop/Intermediate
22 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
21 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
21 - Rolling In The Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
21 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advance
19 - Domino - Rachael McEnaneyLady Luck/Niels Poulson
17 - Shake It For Me - Larry Bass/Intermediate
17 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen; Beginner
17 - Take You Home - Junior Willis/Intermediate
16 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Beginner
15 - Blue Night Cha - Kim Ray/Intermediate
15 - Burlesque - Norman Gifford/Intermediate
15 - Caballero - Ira Weisburd/Intermediate
15 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate

Havelock line dance playlist - Feb 8

From Nan:

See you Wednesday!


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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Line Dance Marathon information

From Jean Garr:

Hi Line Dancers!

Attached is the 2012 jg Line Dance Marathon flyer. If you could pass out or send to your fellow dancers that would be great. (For some reason every attachment zips!! UGH!). If the Winzip causes a problem, Registration and Information forms will be on the website www.jgpresentsmarathon.com early next week. You’ll also be able to book your hotel room online from the website.

I know this is a bit later than usual and I hope you’re having a great 2012 so far.

With the help of Scott Blevins, and the input of many from the dance community, I’m changing the entire format of the Marathon. This is the beginning of a new era for The Marathon, and I’m very excited, and a little scared. ;-)

Some of the changes are:
  • There will not be any paid workshops.
  • There will be four workshop rooms and all workshops will be included in the weekend pass.
  • The dance previews will be Thursday and Friday evenings.
  • There will be two ballrooms for evening dancing. The Imperial ballroom - (focusing on today’s popular dances and requests) and the Empire ballroom - (focusing on beginner and improver dances taught throughout the weekend and requests)
We’re still going to have a theme for the weekend and encourage people to join in the fun by dressing up for the Saturday evening show and dance, but we’ll be dropping the parade but still have a costume contest.

With your participation, I know we can make sure that the Marathon continues to be a successful and popular event for many years to come.

Look for to seeing many of you again.

Jean

Friday, January 27, 2012

New Bern line dance party - Feb 18

A LINE DANCE PARTY will be held on Saturday February 18th from 7PM to 10PM at the Rivertowne Ballroom in New Bern. A pot-luck dinner will come before the party and start at 6PM. Cost is $7. Requests will be taken and all are welcome.

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


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Sunday, January 22, 2012

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 1/22

From Carol Craven's World Line Dance Newsletter:

AND THE WINNER IS
DRINKING WINE
BY FRANK TRACE, GERARD MURPHY AND MICHAEL BARR

WITH 35 VOTES

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

35 - Drinkin’ Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy, Michael Barr/Intermediate
27 - Rock Your Body - Sittrip-Intermediate
26 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
23 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advance
22 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
21 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
20 - Shake It For Me - Larry Bass/Intermediate
19 - Cabbalero - Ira Weisburd/Intermediate
18 - Domino - Rachael McEnaney
18 - Lady Luck - Niels Poulson
18 - Freak A Little More - Scott Bevins-Intermediate
18 - Quarter After One - Levi J. Hubbard; Intermediate
18 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen/High Beginner
16 - Hi-A-Ma-Cha - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
16 - I'm No Good - Rachel McEnaney/Intermediate
16 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachel McEneaney/Intermediate
16 - Take You Home - Willis/Intermediate
15 - Blue Night Cha - Kim Ray/Intermediate
14 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Intermediate

Havelock line dance playlist - Jan. 25

From Nan:

Hope to see everyone there. We will not dance on Wed. Feb. 1. Take care.


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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Sam Hollyman, the kid that WOWed Michael Buble

This is video that was taken from another angle (and lasts longer too) of when Michael Buble brought Sam the teen singer up on stage and was wowed by him.

Mixed Up Little Hip Chick

And now for a break from line dancing... this is the video for the song Mixed Up Little Hip Chick by the Kings of Pleasure. I just bought their latest CD and have been jamming to it!

More new dances - Double U Double D and Slipaway Cha

Two more dances worth checking out are Double U Double D and Slipaway Cha.

Double U Double D is a new improver level dance choreographed by Rita Vos. It goes to the song What Would Dolly Do, sung by Kristin Chenoweth. The song has a high energy feel to it, and the dance works well. Give it a try!




Mr. Showcase himself, John Robinson, has released a new dance called Slipaway Cha, done to the song Slip Away off of Scooter Lee's new album (Big Bang Boogie). It's a nice relaxing cha dance that you'll enjoy. The dance is a good one for beginners that have a little dancing under their belts. Btw, Scooter's new album is a good one to get. Scooter's a sweetheart!

Sunday, January 15, 2012

World Line Dance Newsletter top dances - 1/15

AND THE WINNER IS
DRINKIN’ WINE
by Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy and Michael Barr

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS AND THANKS, EVERYONE -- A LOT OF EVERYONES -- WHO TOOK THE TIME TO VOTE THIS WEEK.

53 - Drinkin’ Wine - Frank Trace, Gerard Murphy, Michael Barr/Intermediate
41 - Rolling In the Deep - Maggie Gallagher/Intermediate
33 - Bittersweet Memory - Vos/Intermediate
32 - Alabama Slammin’ - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate
30 - Rock Your Body - Sittrop/Intermediate
30 - Something in the Water - Niels Poulsen; Beginner
27 - Take You Home - Junior Willis/Intermediate
27 - Without You - Will Craig/Intermediate-Advance
26 - Shake It For Me - Larry Bass/Intermediate
25 - Blue Night Cha - Kim Ray/Intermediate
25 - Burlesque - Norman Gifford/Intermediate
25 - La Luna - Peter Metelnick, Alison Biggs/Intermediate
24 - Mr. Mysterious - Rachael McEnaney/Intermediate

Havelock line dance playlist - Jan. 18

From Nan:

Attached is playlist for Wed. Jan 18, 2012 Havelock. Hope everyone is ready to get back to dancing! $3 each. Look forward to seeing all on Wed. If you get a chance look at Jump in da Line; recommended by Jax ladies and it looks like a lot of fun. See you Wed! Take care.



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Saturday, January 14, 2012

New dances to check out

Below are a couple of new dances that have caught my eye.

First up is Sebastiaan Holtland's El Loco Mambo. It's a 32 count beg/int level dance. I really like the song that it's choreographed to (Mambo Loco by Orchestra Bagutti).




And now for the dance Everybody Come & Dance by Irene Tang. Irene's dance has a funky feel to it which goes well with the music.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Most Popular Line Dances in 2011

1-2-3-4 (Dec'10) choreographed by Niels Poulsen was the most popular line dance in 2011 by popular choice, followed by Caballero (A Spanish Gentleman) (Jun'11) which was introduced in July and choreographed by Ira Weisburd. Rock The House (Mar'11) choreographed by Dan Morrison took third placing. Swan, Wo Wen Tian (Chinese), Calypso Mexico, Burlesque, Innocent, On The Floor & Chachanela occupied the rest of the Top 10 spots, respectively.

The rest of the article can be read at line dancing webnode.