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Monday, February 27, 2012
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!
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
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:
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Links to step sheets and videos are my little contribution to the cause!
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.
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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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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
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
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