Line Dance Party in New Bern - Aug 28

A line dance party will be held on Saturday the 28th from 7-10PM at the Rivertowne Ballroom in New Bern, NC.

Cost is just $7 and includes refreshments and a line dance lesson. A large variety of music is played. Requests taken!

Shirts are almost ready

Renita wanted everyone to know that "the shirt with the motif together will come to $22.50 plus .50 for S&H (we can share shipping charges, that’s why it is only 50 cents). So the total will be $23 for everybody. Hope that is OK, I know you told them around $20 that was me guessing (hoping) for a really good price on the design and hoping to find shirts for like nothing. They should be ready by the Regional."

Carol Craven's Weekly Dance Survey - August 8, 2010

Carol's Weekly Dance Survey for the week ending August 8, 2010 is out. Here are the top dances:

• Dog-gone Blues [video] - 48/I/4 - Jo Thompson Szymanski, Michele Burton, and Michael Barr
  
• Hey Soul Sister [video] - 32/I/4 - Ruben Luna & Bracken Ellis Potter
  
• Bobbie With an I [video] - 48/eI/2 - Rachael McEnaney
  
• Quarter after One [video] - 56/I/4 - Levi J Hubbard
  
• Walking In The Rain [video] - 64/eI/4 - Maggie Gallagher
  
• Snap Your Fingers [video] - 64/IAdv/2 - Rachel McEnaney
  
• American Cowboy [video] - 64/I/2 - Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs
  
• Oh! Ruby [video] - Phr/I+/? - Debbie McLaughlin
  
• Stuff You Gotta Watch [video] - 48/I/4 - Michele Perron
  
• Rain Against My Window [video] - 32/I/4 - Michael Barr
  
• Under the Sun [video] - 32/B/2 - Kathy Chang & Sue Hsu

Carol Craven's Weekly Dance Survey - August 1, 2010

Carol's Weekly Dance Survey for the week ending August 1, 2010 is out. Here are the top ten dances:

• Hey Soul Sister [video] - 32/I/4 - Ruben Luna & Bracken Ellis Potter
  
• Bobbie With an I [video] - 48/eI/2 - Rachael McEnaney
  
• Dog-gone Blues [video] - 48/I/4 - Jo Thompson Szymanski, Michele Burton, and Michael Barr
  
• Quarter after One [video] - 56/I/4 - Levi J Hubbard
  
• Walking In The Rain [video] - 64/eI/4 - Maggie Gallagher
  
• American Cowboy [video] - 64/I/2 - Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs
  
• Oh! Ruby [video] - Phr/I+/? - Debbie McLaughlin
  
• Snap Your fingers [video] - 64/IAdv/2 - Rachel McEnaney
  
• Murder My Heart [video] - 48/I/2 - Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris
  
• Rain Against My Window [video] - 32/I/4 - Michael Barr
  
• Stuff You Gotta Watch [video] - 48/I/4 - Michele Perron

Improving dance technique, foot exercises, and more

Anna Botelho has an article on her website called How to Dance at a Club or Party: an Analytical Approach. Anna covers various dance techniques such as body angles, coordination, and resistance. She has also posted videos on these topics as well. It's a great resource to help you improve your dancing technique! If you scroll down the page, you'll find more information on various topics such as foot exercises, dance resource books, routines, and types to shoes to wear to class, to name a few. I'm going to be busy digesting all of this over the next week or two.

Friday night dance - August 13

Susan Webb wanted to let everyone know that Bonnie plans to have a dance Friday night before Saturday's (August 14) workshop. The dance will also be held at Epworth Church for a $5 donation to the church. Ice and ice water in pitchers provided. The time of the dance will be 7:00pm-9:00pm.

Carol Craven's Weekly Dance Survey - July 25, 2010

Carol's Weekly Dance Survey for the week ending July 25, 2010 is out. Here are the top ten dances:

1. Hey Soul Sister [video] - 32/I/4 - Ruben Luna & Bracken Ellis Potter
   
2. Bobbie With an I [video] - 48/eI/2 - Rachael McEnaney
   
3. Dog-gone Blues [video] - 48/I/4 - Jo Thompson Szymanski, Michele Burton, and Michael Barr
   
4. Quarter after One [video] - 56/I/4 - Levi J Hubbard
   
5. American Cowboy [video] - 64/I/2 - Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs
   
6. Rain Against My Window [video] - 32/I/4 - Michael Barr
   
7. Oh! Ruby [video] - Phr/I+/? - Debbie McLaughlin
   
8. Walking In The Rain [video] - 64/eI/4 - Maggie Gallagher
   
9. NY Cha [video] - 64/IAdv/2 - Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris
   
10. Gave It All Away [video] - 32/I/4 - Maggie Gallagher