Friday, August 12, 2011

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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Thursday, August 11, 2011

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.




Tuesday, August 9, 2011

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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Monday, August 1, 2011

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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