Nitty Gritty

Nitty Gritty
Choreographers: Scott Blevins
Description: 32 count - 4 wall - Intermediate level line dance
Music: “Nitty Gritty” by Kimberly Cole

A great peppy song and a cool dance!

Humanised

Humanised
Choreographers: Scott Blevins and Jo Thompson Szymanski
Description: 32 count - 4 wall - Intermediate level line dance
Music: "Humanised (featuring Bajka)" by Sola Rosa

Funky!

Fun and Laughs

Time to take a break from dancing (gasp) and post some videos that have made me laugh. One video led to another, which is why most of them are dog/cat videos. Hopefully you'll enjoy them!

Spiders on Drugs


Ultimate Dog Tease


Dogs, cats, and trust


Beware the Doghouse


Talking cat turf war


Cat-friend vs Dog-friend

Just Like a Rodeo

Just Like a Rodeo
Choreographer: Marie Sorensen
Description: 32 count - 4 wall - Improver level line dance
Music: "Just Like A Rodeo" by Roger Brown and Swing City

I've liked pretty much anything that Roger Brown and his group have done, music wise.  They put out a 5 song CD years ago and every one of the songs was gold.  Marie's dance has a nice feel to it.  Try it out!

Access your Office files online

Go to Microsoft SkyDrive, set up an account (it's free!), and you'll have access to 7GB of online storage AND you'll be able to use the web version of Microsoft Office!

Saving Youtube video and music

Want a way to save Youtube videos and/or music? Check out this comparison of various programs/websites that allow you to do this.

Personally, I use this site for my MP3 conversions at the moment.

Why the dances spotlighted on this site are put on this site

Someone commented that I don't have a "top ten" list or showcase lots of dances here. Here is the skinny:

When there is time in my schedule, I will look through an average of 30-40 dances in a sitting. I'll view the step sheets and watch the videos for the dances and then post only the ones I think "have it". The choreographer's name never enters into the equation. Whether the dance is on list A, B, or C never enters into the equation. Newer dances tend to get looked at more, but older dances get a gander as well. This web page is where I post the dances that I would like to dance to and teach to others.

If you agree with my choices, Yay!

If you don't agree with my choices, Yay! also because it exposes more dances to the line dancing community and doesn't fixate us on only a few dances.

You Don't Love Me (You Dirty Rat)

You Don't Love Me (You Dirty Rat)
Choreographer: Larry Hayden
Description: 32 count - 4 wall - Intermediate level line dance
Music: "You Don’t Love Me" by Caro Emerald

I taught this when it first came out a couple of years ago, and it might be time to reteach it to my new class.

Sultry

Sultry
Choreographer: Rob Fowler
Description: 64 count - 2 wall - Intermediate level line dance
Music: "Perfidia" by John Altman (Shall We Dance soundtrack)

Here we are going from a dance that's been out for a bit to one that's sparkly new. You owe it to yourself to watch the video, get excited, and go learn the dance!

Big Spender

Hey Big Spender
Choreographers: Jo & John Kinser
Description: 32 count - 4 wall - Beg/int level line dance
Music: "Big Spender" by Dame Shirley Bassey

Dance matches the music well. I like this. Though it's not "the newest" or on the current "top ten" charts, that doesn't change the fact that it's a fun dance.

Ooh La La

Ooh La La
Choreographer: Kim Ray
Description: 32 count - 4 wall - intermediate level line dance
Music: "Ooh La La" by Emilia Mitlku

The song Ooh La La is such a GREAT song! I've been listening to it constantly the last few days. Kim's dance is a fun little dance that works with the song. Check the video out!

Speak With Your Heart

Speak With Your Heart
Choreographers: Peter & Alison
Description: 32 count - 4 wall - intermediate level line dance
Music: "Don’t Tell Me You’re Not In Love" by Collin Raye

A nice, relaxed cha cha dance.

Regional Line Dance Workshop Review

From Susan:

Thanks to Diane Hargett for hosting the NC Regional Line Dance Workshop at Wyse Fork Community Building in Dover, NC last Saturday, September 14. There was good food and good fellowship as usual. Thanks to all our participants who attended especially the ladies who came all the way from Leland, NC and Myrtle Beach to attend and to our instructors for picking fabulous dances to teach.

Dances taught in the Beginner Session:
You Got That Thang by Rachael McEnaney taught by Diane Hargett of Dover
Love Me or Leave Me by Frank Trace taught by Bonnie Mathews of Durham
Sleep by Kate Sala taught by Karla Stith from Jacksonville

Dances taught in the Intermediate /Advanced Session:
Loving Tonight by Dan Albro taught by BC Beach of New Bern
Showstopper by Scott Blevins and Jo Thompson taught by Renita Vega of Fayetteville
Feel This Moment by Rachael McEnaney taught by Bonnie Mathews of Durham
Where We Belong by Rachael McEnaney and Simon Ward taught by Susan Webb of Stantonsburg
Follow Me by Darren Bailey, Raymond Sarlemijn, and Fred Whitehouse taught by Brenda Smith of Roxboro

The Regional Workshop Instructors met after the workshop to discuss the results of the survey which was sent out to participants. These are the definite items we decided upon from the survey results for our Intermediate/Advanced Session:

1. Teach 4 dances (1 easy Intermediate, 2 Intermediate, 1 Intermediate/Advanced
2. Review dances taught during the workshop
3. More time for open dancing
4. 6 weeks between each regional if possible
5. Continue to bring food to share

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Something in the Water

Something in the Water
Choreographer: Niels Poulsen
Description: 32 count - 4 wall - beginner level line dance
Music: "Something In The Water" by Brooke Fraser

Not a new dance but a fun one!

Amor A Cha

Amor A Cha
Choreographer: Steve Rutter & Claire Butterworth
Description: 32 count - 4 wall - intermediate level line dance
Music: "Silver Lining" by Kacey Musgraves

Steve and Claire have done a good job here. I like the music a lot too!

Thursday night dances

We had sooo many new faces Thursday night! Thank you to everyone that attended. We all had a great time. The theme for the night was beginner dances, and we went over the Electric Slide, Cupid Shuffle, Cotton Eyed Joe for the new folks.

We also covered:

1. Love Repeats(the new folks liked this one too even though it's not a beginner dance), done to "Love You Like A Love Song" by Selena Gomez
2. Swing Time Boogie (a little tricky for the experienced dancers due to the speed but they're getting it), done to "Swing City" by Roger Brown and Swing City
3. Parking Lot Party, done to Lee Brice's "Parking Lot Party"

Copperknob

Copperknob is my favorite line dance resource!

Silver Lining

Silver Lining
Choreographer: Maggie Gallagher
Description: 32 count - 4 wall - high improver level line dance
Music: "Silver Lining" by Kacey Musgraves

I like the song and the dance!

It's Gonna Rain

It's Gonna Rain
Choreographer: Sue Ann Ehmann
Description: 32 count - 4 wall - ultra beginner level line dance
Music: "It's Gonna Rain" by The Coastline Band

Nice little beginner dance.

Thursday night dances

Dances taught (or retaught) Thursday night:

1. Love Repeats, done to "Love You Like A Love Song" by Selena Gomez
   The new beginners loved this dance!
2. Swing Time Boogie, done to "Swing City" by Roger Brown and Swing City
3. Parking Lot Party, done to Lee Brice's "Parking Lot Party"

Question of Doubt

Question of Doubt
Choreographer: Ria Vos
Description: 32 count - 4 wall - Advanced level line dance
Music: "Who Is He and What Is He To You" by Shaun Escoffery

Great music! I can't wait to try this dance out with my classes.

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Scooby Doo

Scooby Doo
Choreographer: Robbie McGowan Hickie
Description: 64 count, 4 wall, Beg/Int line dance
Music: "Do The Cha Cha Cha" by Alex Swings Oscar Sings

It's a 2010 line dance that, imho, is the best of the dances choreographed to Alex Swings Oscar Sings "Do the Cha Cha Cha".

Doris Volz's Line Dance Fun

A quick shout out to Doris Volz and her wonderful Line Dance Fun website. I've gone there for years to see what Doris and her fine folks have been doing.

I think it's a good thing when groups in different places try different dances instead of everyone just following the latest "top ten" dance list! Not only does it help expose the dances that otherwise would have been passed over, it's a great way to socialize with others by showing and "trading" dances.

Thursday's line dances

Dances taught (or retaught) Thursday night:

1. Love Repeats, done to "Love You Like A Love Song" by Selena Gomez
2. Come Dance with Me, done to Nat King Cole's "Was That the Human Thing to Do"
3. Swing Time Boogie, done to "Swing City" by Roger Brown and Swing City

On a related note, THANK YOU to the fine folks at the Jacksonville Daily News for doing a story on our line dancing class! Everyone was so excited and had a wonderful time. Chris and Don were very professional. And Chris... we thought it was great that you came out and did a dance with us (*which* dance we'll keep a secret for now).

What a Feeling

What a Feeling
Choreographer: Betsy Courant
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, Intermediate Line Dance
Music: “What a Feeling” (radio edit) by Alex Gaudino

Nice dance!

Hey, Hey, Hey

Hey, Hey, Hey
Choreographer : Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris
Description : 64 count - 2 wall - intermediate level line dance
Music : Hey, Hey, Hey (Pop Another Bottle) Laurent Weary

I can't wait to try this dance.

Tongue Tied

Tongue Tied
Choreographer : Guyton Mundy
Description : 32 count - 4 wall - intermediate level line dance
Music : Girls Kiss Girls by Pittsburg Slim

Funky dance by Guyton!

Thursday's line dances

Dances taught (or retaught) Thursday night:

1. Love Repeats, done to "Love You Like A Love Song" by Selena Gomez
2. Come Dance with Me, done to Nat King Cole's "Was That the Human Thing to Do"
3. Broken Hearted, done to "Still In Love With You" by No Angels

Listen to the Rhythm

Listen to the Rhythm
Choreographer : MayWah Ong
Description : 32 count - 4 wall - low intermediate level line dance
Music : Rhythm of the Rain by Dan Fogelberg

Just let yourself flow with the music and the dance works great!

Straighten Up and Fly Right

Straighten Up and Fly Right
Choreographer : Karl-Harry Winson
Description : 32 count - 4 wall - Beginner level line dance
Music : Straighten Up and Fly Right by Robbie Williams

This dance looks like a lot of fun!!

Boom Shake Shake

Boom Shake Shake
Choreographers : Daniel Trepat & Roy Verdonk (June'2013)
Description : 32 count - 4 wall - High Beginner level line dance
Music : Boom! Shake The Room by DJ Jazzy Jeff & Will Smith

Intro : Start after 16 counts

No Tag No Restart


This dance looks like a lot of fun!!

Blurred Lines

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace
Choreographer: Rachael McEnaney
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, improver line dance
Music: Amazing Grace by The Maverick Choir

Rachael, as usual, creates a great dance.

I'm Movin' On

I'm Movin' On
Choreographed by: Andrew Palmer & Sheila Palmer (Mar 2013)
Description: 52 count - 2 wall - Improver level line dance
Music: "I"m Movin' On" by Terri Clark feat Dean Brody

A good country line dance!

Pontoon

Pontoon
Choreographer: Gail Smith
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, beg/int line dance
Music: Pontoon by Little Big Horn

A friend suggested this dance and I'm glad she did! Thank you Joyce.
(Creepin' looks like fun too :)

Boom Sh-Boom

Boom Sh-Boom
Choreographer: Rachael McEnaney (UK) Feb 2013
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, int/adv line dance
Music: "Boom Sh-Boom" – Martin Sexton (Album: Sugarcoating (3.26 mins)

Boom it Rachael! This is a good, sexy WCS style line dance. Rachael's dance will make your head work and your body enjoy!

Give It a Go

Give It a Go
Choreographer: Ria Vos (Feb 2013)
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, improver line dance
Music: “Give It Up (Game Of Love) [Album Version]” - Andrew Spencer

Thank you for a fun dance Ria!

Wild Love line dance

Wild Love
Choreographed by: Maggie Gallagher (March 2013)
Description: 64 Count, 4 Wall, Intermediate line dance
Music: Wild Love by Rea Garvey

Rock on Maggie! I can't wait to get on the dance floor to try out this dance. Looks like I'll be using the noggin a little more than usual.

What If Waltz

What If Waltz
Choreographers: Lorna Mursell & Roz Chaplin (UK) March 2013
Description: 48 count, 2 wall, improver line dance
Music: What If I Said Goodbye – Vince Gill

If this is Lorna and Roz's first attempt at a waltz, I say they've been successful! It's a good basic waltz line dance that works with the music. Why not give it a try?

Great 'party' dance

This is just too funny!

Over Time line dance

Over Time
Choreographer: Chris Hodgson (UK) Feb 2013
Description: 64 count, 4 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: All Over Again by The Mavericks.

What a great dance! I like it a lot.

New dances - 3/10/2013

Treasure
Choreographer: Craig Bennett (Eng) and Linda McCormack (Scotland)
Description: 64 coun, 2 wall, intermediate line dance
Music: Treasure by Bruno Mars (Album Unorthodox Jukebox)




Break the Chain

Tornado Revenge line dance

Tornado Revenge
Choreographer: Marla George-Petkovich and Helen Woods (March 2013)
Description: 32 count, 2 wall, easy intermediate line dance
Music: Tornado by Little Big Town [CD: Tornado]

I like the way the dance goes with the music. Looks like a good one!

Swangin'

Swangin'
Choreographer: Lisa M. Johns-Grose (Jan 2013)
Description: 32 count, 4 wall beginner line dance
Music: Swingin' John Anderson & Colt Ford

NC Regional Line Dance Workshop review

From Susan Webb:

Recap of what was taught at the NC Regional Line Dance Workshop in New Bern Saturday hosted by BC Beach:

BEGINNER SESSION
Sharon Starks taught Honey Pie by Maggie Gallagher
Dottie Giersch taught Shotgun Jenny by Kathy Kelley Brown
Anna Beach Taught 50 Ways (Super Easy) by Sue Ann Ehmann
BC Beach taught Little Boogie Woogie by John Robinson and Jo Thompson Sysmanski

INTERMEDIATE SESSION
BC Beach taught C.O.U.N.T.R.Y. by Guyton Mundy
Susan Webb taught Better Believe by Scott Blevins
Diane Hargett taught Gleefully There by Rachael McEnaney
Bonnie Mathews taught To Eternity by Niels Poulsen and Simon Ward
Brenda Smith taught Gotta Be Somebody by Guyton Mundy

We had a wonderful time. Great food brought by everyone. Thanks to everyone who came.

NC Regional Line Dance Workshop - March 2, 2013

New dance - Hang On Frankie

Hang On Frankie
Choreographer: Yvonne Anderson, Scotland, Feb 2013
Description: 40 count, 4 wall, easy intermediate line dance
Music: Let’s Hang On by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (Various compilations - 128 bpm)

Waltzing at Twilight

Waltzing at Twilight
Choreographer: John Dembiec
Description: 96 count, 4 wall, easy intermediate line dance
Music: A Thousand Years by Christina Perri (140 bpm)

iFans.com 'stickies' my iPhone post in their iPhone forum

An Apple information blog that I frequent by the name of Fans.com has stickied a post of mine concerning the iPhone. Yay!

Getting Straight Talk to work on the iPhone 4S with iOS 6+

I dropped my mega-cellphone service provider and decided to switch over to Straight Talk (ST) because I had heard good things about their service and that the monthly bill was $48 for everything unlimited - talk, text, and data! So, I bought the SIM card needed and the first month's service from the ST site. The SIM was plugged in, and the switchover was made on the ST site (they even ported my number for me). I now in theory had a better service (more minutes, data, etc) and was paying less for it.

Talk worked fine. SMS messages and Apple's iMessages worked fine. MMS messages, however, and internet data connectivity did not work. After a lot of reading, I discovered that the settings within the iPhone (called APN settings) were not configured correctly and that was why the MMS messages and data did not work properly. Information on how to fix this can be found on many sites, but no site got it quite right. Something was always missing. After much trial and error I pieced together a solution and have listed the steps below.

Before you start, go buy a used mini T-Mobile SIM card. This will be used to expose your iPhone's 'Cellular Data Settings' option later.

1. Remove any APN profiles that you've loaded (from unlock.co.nz for example).
2. Go to Settings / General / Reset / Reset Network Settings to clear out any settings that might be lingering.
3. Close all apps.
4. Open Notes app.
5. Open Settings app.
6. Turn off wifi.
7. Go to General / Cellular
8. Take out Straight Talk SIM. The iPhone will tell you there is no SIM.
9. Replace with T-Mobile SIM. Now tap 'Ok to dismiss'.
10. Turn the iPhone off.
11. Wait a few seconds and turn the phone back on.
12. Slide to Unlock. Wait until you see 'T-Mobile' as the carrier in the upper left corner of the screen.
13. Go to Settings / Cellular. You should now see the 'Cellular Data Settings' menu option.
14. Go into Cellular Data Settings.
15. Multitask over to Notepad.
16. Once in Notepad, take out T-Mobile SIM and put in Straight Talk SIM.
17. Wait for 'HOME' to appear in upper left of screen (may take 2 minutes or so)
18. Multitask to Settings (you should now be able to edit the fields). You should see 'PHONE' in a few of the fields.
19. Change the settings as follows:
    
    Cellular Data
    
    APN: att.mvno
    Username: (leave this field blank)
    Password: (leave this field blank)
    
    MMS
    
    APN: att.mvno
    Username: (leave this field blank)
    Password: (leave this field blank)
    MMSC: http://mmsc.cingular.com:80
    MMS Proxy: 66.209.11.33
    MMS Max Message Size: 1048576
    MMS UA Prof URL*: http://www.apple.com/mms/uaprof.rdf
    
    *If you have problems, try leaving this field blank
    
    NOTE: Some iPhone 4S users have trouble with the settings above. Putting the port on the proxy instead of the MMSC will often fix the problem. Try the settings above first, and if they don’t work then try using http://mmsc.cingular.com for the MMSC and 66.209.11.33:80 for the MMS Proxy.
    
    
20. Go to Settings and turn Airplane mode ON, wait until you see the plane in the upper left, then turn OFF
21. Turn off iPhone. Reboot.
22. Optional: Go to Settings / General / Cellular and turn cellular data OFF, wait a few seconds, then turn back ON
23. At some point down the road the iPhone starts acting like it forgot the settings you put in, just repeat steps #20 and #22. That should fix it.

If you update your iPhone's operating to another version, you'll have to go back and redo all of the steps above.

That's it. Hope this has helped you!

Cool Like Fire

Cool Like Fire
Choreographer: Ann-Kristin Sandberg
Description : 32 count - 4 wall - High Beginner level line dance
Music: "Fire burning" by Sean Kingston

Honey Pie

Honey Pie
Choreographed by Maggie Gallagher (November 2012)
32 Count 4 Wall Beginner Linedance
Music: I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Pie) by Jessica Mauboy

This is a nice little beginner level line dance.

NC REGIONAL LINE DANCE WORKSHOP

When: Saturday, January 26, 2013
Where: VIA 216
216 Tallywood Shopping Center
Raeford Rd.
Fayetteville, NC 28303
Cost: $5.00

Beginner/Easy Intermediate Session: 11:00 - 12:30
Intermediate/Advanced Session: 1:00 - 6:00

If you would like to request dances for open dance, please email Renita Vega at floorplay15@gmail.com

Please email at least a week in advance.

Please bring food to share during the day.

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New dance - Backtrack

Backtrack
Choreographer: Maggie Gallagher
Description: 48 count, 2 wall, hard intermediate line dance
Music: Backtrack by Rebecca Ferguson

Maggie's dance is hot off the grill. Give it a try!

Straight To Memphis

Straight To Memphis
Choreographer: Kate Sala (Eng) May 2012
Description: 48 count, 1 wall control like dance
Music: 'Straight To Memphis' by Club De Belugas

Nice contra dance!

Shattered Dreams

Shattered Dreams
Choreographed by : Karl-Harry Winson (UK) (Dec 2012)
Description: 32 count, 4 wall, Beginner level line dance
Music : "When You Say My Name" by The Overtones

The Overtones song is such a great song to dance this dance to. Try it!

New line dance - Broon Sauce

Broon Sauce
Choreographed by: Rep Ghazali-Meaney (Scotland)
Description: 64 count - 2 wall - Easy Intermediate level line dance
Music: "Whole Lotta Lovin'" by T Graham Brown