The monthly magazine dedicated to Rachael McEnaney Line dancing June 2015 OH, HELLO! Issue 230 • £3.50 14 GREAT DANCE SCRIPTS INCLUDING: ANOTHER CRASH & BURN • ROADS • ALVARO • WHO WE ARE
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Well, summer is nearly here though you’d never know it as rain and gales outside are doing what comes to them naturally as I write these lines. But hey! Who needs the sunshine when you have your latest copy of the magazine available to you! Okay, okay... only joking, though many of you do tell me how much they look forward to reading our pages.
Line dancers everywhere rejoiced when they found out that ‘our’ Rachael was getting married to handsome Paul and Linedancer is proud to show the gorgeous couple off on our cover and in a fabulous spread. Thank you to them for making these sumptuous shots by Scott Tippler available to us.
We visit Australia twice this month. Sue Jordan shares some very special memories and Chris Watson gives us a glimpse of Mayworth, an outstanding event with great pictures.
We take you to Monaco where Claude tells us all about her class and her dancing. A little further in France Arnaud Lacot and his friends from Country Berry Association invite us to relive some of the highlights of their Non Stop event.
Alan Birchall and Jacqui Jax then whisk us all the way to Canada in this decidedly ‘globetrotting’ issue of Linedancer. And while we are there we also get to join Vivienne Scott for her very own Canadian adventure.
Closer to our UK home, Betty Drummond herself celebrates her club’s anniversary of 20 years of dancing. She recounts how it all started and how dance has always played such an important part in her life and still does for her and her club dancers. We also have the pleasure of regrouping with Grrowler and his crew for another one of the famous Boot Camps!
We introduce you to Sasha and Sonia, two artists who are building bridges for music lovers on both sides of the Atlantic. We also have the pleasure of meeting Reba McEntire again for the release of her brand new album.
PLUS all the monthly treats you are used to and of course the fabulous scripts that Kath has lovingly prepared.
Enjoy the read and we will see you all next month.
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D-Day Celebrations
Flying The Flag
“We took part in the celebrations at Horley September in the rain to Ac-Cent-Tchu-ate The all us dancers. We were all also very pleased Town Centre on Saturday 9 May and gave two Positive, After the Storm to GI Jive and many to be joined by a dear friend and Line dancer, Line dance demonstrations throughout the more. We were also honoured to be joined by just caught on the left hand side of the picture day,” explains Chris Bevis from Beavercreek. Sam from the forces who was eager to dance watching us. This was the first time we have “All of the dances were danced to music from with us and was very good. We finished our all seen John, who is 83 this year, since his around 1945 and we started with Ribbon of demonstrations by linking arms and sang, cancer operation in which part of his tongue Highway to The Seigfreid Line, Telepathy with the help of the music from Vera Lynn, was removed and he is now receiving daily to Boogy Woogy Bugle Boy, Places to Run We’ll Meet Again and there was not many dry treatment for the next six weeks at the hospital. Rabbit Run, Mexifest to South of the Border, eyes after that song. It was a fabulous day for He is a real ladies man and loved by us all.”
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grapevine etc.indd 6 28/05/2015 11:28 Island Holiday Forthcoming Joy Ashton and some of her dancers from for those that wished to stay on. Most of Southern Stomp Line Dance Club have just our group chose this option which gave us Charity Events returned from a fabulous Line dance holiday a chance to unwind after a great weekend at the Merton Hotel in Jersey. “Our host with Michelle and Natalie! This venue was a and instructor Michelle Risley impressed us fi rst Line dance break for the company and with her great attitude, infectious laughter we are so pleased that Oli and Geoff are Saturday 26 September 2015 and clear professional teaching, she was hopefully planning more, as we would like very ably assisted by mum Kathy and of to return, maybe this time we will fi nd time Line Dance Workshop And Social course Dad Tony, who is the perfect DJ in for some swimming! We would really like to Charity Event. All levels of Line the background but keeping the fl oor busy. thank the organisers, Gloria Holt who looked dance will be taught, from Beginner We were entertained by Natalie Thurlow with after us on behalf of the company and our to Intermediate. Venue: Over some great Line dance favourites and always superb entertainers, Michelle and Natalie Community Centre, 16 The Doles, a pleasure to listen to even if you aren’t for a memorable holiday! This is a landmark Cambridge CB24 5NW. dancing. We travelled with Isle of Wight Tours year for our Line dance club as we enter our who not only arranged the whole weekend 20th year and so we have some very special Confi rmed instructors: Kim Ray; but also our fl ights with British Airways, that events planned to celebrate with our dancers Peter and Alison; Andrew and gave us a full day on arrival and also before with more to follow so watch this space!” Sheila; Cato Larsen (Norway). DJ: we left, plus the benefi t of two extra nights Adrian Checkley. Evening with Natalie Thurlow. Schedule: 12.00 noon Doors Open; 12.30 - 5pm Workshops; 5.00 - 5.30pm Afternoon Reviews; 6.30 - 8.30pm Buffet £5 on the day (optional); 7.00 - 11.45pm Disco & Live Music with Natalie. Limited numbers, tickets in advance - all day ticket £15; day or evening £8. All proceeds will go to the Stroke Association. For more info contact: Jo Kinser - Tel: 07915 043205 or email: [email protected]
Under The Sea
Jane Radford from Steps ‘n’ Stetsons told us about their recent social, “We organised it with the help of course of our fantastic crew and the theme was ‘Under The Sea’, leaving everyone to come up with their own interpretations. It was the second themed social of the year and as usual, we were so impressed by the different outfi ts and ideas that everyone had thought of. There was a mermaid, jellyfi sh, shipwreck and a tremendous number of fi shy outfi ts, hats and defi nitely some fl otsam and jetsam (in the best possible taste!) The hall and tables were decorated and prepared by our crew and the theme carried on throughout the evening, including the quiz and the raffl e. Trust and last year raised a grand total of Stetsons and thanks also to Peter who does Our members have already been busy £3,724 for Alzheimer’s Research UK. Many such a great job looking after our web site fundraising (£967 so far) for our 2015 charity, thanks to everyone for your continued support www.stepsnstetsons.co.uk and taking brilliant Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance from Julie, Stephanie and Sarah of Steps ‘n’ photos for us.”
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grapevine etc.indd 7 28/05/2015 11:28 Friday 13th March 2015 turned out a good Dancing for Acorns day for Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust. Line dancer Harry Bradley tells us, “A big thank you to the generosity of The Dixie Kickers and Applejack’s Line dancers and friends who raised a respectable £631 for the Hospice Trust in the Black Country. A cheque presentation took place with Tanya Fellows, Acorns Community Fund Raising Officer accompanied by fellow Line dancers representing the Applejacks and The Dixie Kickers. Pictured are, from left: Jane Pearson, Lin Perkin, Tanya Fellows, Harry Bradley and Marge & Alan Douglas.” Harry took up Line dancing age circa 65, got the bug and never looked back... It became an important part of his social life making friends and having a great time too. “That’s the beauty of Line dancing,” Harry says, “With a birthday milestone approaching and knowing the generous nature of fellow Line dancers I saw a wonderful opportunity to raise money for my favoured charity and decided to hold a 70th birthday and charity Line dance social evening on behalf of Acorns and to hand a little goodwill back to my dancing friends from the Dixie Kickers run by Denise Nichols and Applejacks run by Gina Clarke who’s classes I attend and enjoy so much. Thanks to you. Well done fellow Line dancers.”
A Purple Evening
125 Line dancers from all over Gloucestershire attended a ‘Purple Night’ in support of Pancreatic Cancer UK. Jackie Clouting tells us, “The charity evening was organised as a celebration of local dancer Viv Pirie’s life. Viv had recently died of an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer at the age of 52. Viv danced at several clubs in and around Gloucester, Cheltenham and the Forest of Dean.
Local choreographers and teachers Jamie Barnfield and Jackie Barber wrote two dances, To Be Loved (intermediate) and Easy To Be Loved (beginner). Both dances were taught on the night. The track used for these dances was, How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You by the Overtones. DJ for the night, Martyn Chidgey from the Rebels Liners Club, kept the dancers happy with a good mix of new and old and plenty of floor splits. Viv’s favourite which was from Maggie G who also sent a an event at the Cheltenham Dance Festival dance from last year, Celtic Lady, was danced video message to Viv during her illness. The on the evening of 31st July when Karl Harry along with Heartbreak Express, one of the local area promotes a Pink Night each year Winson, the 2014 triple award CBA winner, will first dances Viv learnt. The dance raised the and we now hope to add a Purple Night to the be with us for a great Line dancing evening. great sum of £2,625 for Pancreatic Cancer UK dance calendar. It was great to see so many It is so good to see Line dancing alive and and this was made possible by the generosity local clubs represented making it one of the kicking here in Gloucestershire.” For details of those attending the event and those that largest events in the area of its kind for a while. visit www.cheltenhamtownhall.org.uk/whats- donated money and raffle prizes, one of We now look forward to another first which is on/festivals/dance-festival/
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“1,395 Euros was raised for Emaus Childrens Home and Help International, who are two well known local charities who rely mainly on donations and volunteers,” Lauren tells us. “The local Line dancing groups are amongst those who continue to devote their time and efforts to assist these two charities with funds. Dancers came from many areas to support Barbara of Rodeo Stompers, who along with her husband Ernie also hold Line dancing classes in the Calpe area. The event was held at the Gran Hotel Sol, Calpe, Costa Blanca. Dancers came from Calpe, Benidorm, Denia and Oliva and surrounding areas to support these worthy causes.” Active in Ramsgate
In May, RAMARA (Ramsgate Active Retirement groups. A wonderful and fun evening was had Association) held a charity Line dance by all who attended thanks to Diana Olby our evening. Vera Ball says, “The chosen charity teacher. She kept the floor full all evening with for our club this year is a local one called a great programme made up from requested Kiddies Cancer which supply transport for dances and a few fun ones. Also thanks goes those in Thanet in need of hospital treatment to the ladies who kept us supplied with cool etc. The sum raised was £375. The dancers drinks, the ones that sold raffle tickets and not invited friends and dancers from other local forgetting Cliff our photographer and his wife.”
More Please “I thought you would like to know about dance beginner, improver and intermediate 1st Steps amazing afternoon with Bob dances from his repertoire and there were Keeley,” Stephanie Lindley told us. “A near many split floors which meant most people capacity crowd was wowed by the ‘velvet could join in. Bob’s bubbly personality voice’ of Bob Keeley. There was something ensured we laughed and danced all for everyone and that included the non afternoon. I was swamped with texts after dancers who were happy to sit and listen to the event asking for his return next year - Bob’s ‘melodious music’. We were able to what an incredible entertainer!”
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20 Year Celebrations
Our Club is entering its 20th year so we we are still going strong and I am sure that the programme, I was lost without it online for a have some very special events to help us key is making new opportunities for ‘would few weeks - as I am sure many were! Thanks celebrate. It seems a very long time ago be’ Line dancers as well as lots of social to all the workers behind the scenes who when Betty interviewed me for the Teacher activities for everyone to join in whatever their I know must work very hard to meet the Feature, I must dig out the item, as I keep age or level of dancing ability. monthly deadlines. several albums for the Club members to Thanks for a great magazine, I love reading browse through at special socials, in between all the articles and use the charts and Joy Ashton dancing of course! It is really rewarding that reviews as my guide to my weekly teaching Southern Stomp Line Dance Club
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The Greatest Reward
Since starting my AB club which operates terminology, very quickly, now with from October to May in a small village in several dances under their belts, they North Wales, now into our second season, have fun and look forward to each week I’ve been surprised and overjoyed with with a new challenge. the amount of enthusiasm and new It’s made me so happy to be able to bring talent. I have nothing but praise for the Line dancing to a new audience, the dancers, most having started without greatest reward for me is, when I leave any knowledge or previous experience of at the end of each session having seen Line dance or any dance training and the them progress, whilst having lots of fun. majority returning for the second season. The advice I was given prior to starting Now with the new members taking their the club was: This is Not about YOU (the lead from last years dancers, who show instructor) but about THEM (the dancers). confidence in leading the newcomers How True This Is! with all the mistakes and laughter that goes with it! Diane Blairs, Ffraid’s Line They have grasped the basic steps, Glan Conwy, North Wales Muriel’s Dance - Happy Birthday
Through Line dancing I have met and made friends with many people, so when a special lady who attends my local Line dance class ‘Broken Heelz’ celebrated her birthday I wanted to do something special for her. The lady in question is called Muriel and she loves music and songs by Alan Jackson and likes to do easier dances. With this in mind I found out one of her favourite songs by Alan Jackson and choreographed a dance just for her called Tail Lights Blue (Muriel’s Dance). Broken Heelz is run by Myra and Sarah who knew what I was doing and allowed me to teach the dance and present the script to Muriel for her birthday. Everyone joined in the dance and teach and made one special lady very happy. The photo shows from left to right, Myrah Myself Muriel and Sarah. Val O’Connor
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The Perfect Day.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:34 The day was set. 25 April 2015. It was going to be a day that many dancers throughout the world would spare a thought to. Our dance princess Rachael was going to be married. Sue and Brian Hope were on the guest list and Sue donned her reporter hat on the day for Linedancer.
Our wedding invitation read: ‘Ian and recognised that she was a truly amazing Gill McEnaney request the honour of dancer, a beautiful young lady. At the your presence at the marriage of their time, Rachael was only about 16 years daughter Rachael Louise to Paul Steven old with a tremendous personality, talent White on Saturday, the twenty fifth of and sense of humour. We loved her from April Two thousand and fifteen at four that moment on. Later on we would be o’clock in the afternoon. Stoneybrook lucky enough to spend a couple of days West Golf Club Winter Garden Florida in York and surprise her by turning up USA’. Brian and I just couldn’t believe to class. When Rachael organised a Line we were included on the guest list. It felt dance break to Spain we were there like winning the lottery. It took us all of a too, no question! We have followed her second to decide that we would go, no career with great interest for the last 20 matter what, we would be there to see years or so, seeing her achieve so much the wedding of the year take place and - lots of awards, fulfilling her ambitions to share the day with Rachael and Paul, and living her dream with a home their families and their friends. in Florida.
We had met Rachael when we went to The day itself was wonderful, lots of a Line dance weekend and immediately well known Line dance celebrities had
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The Perfect Day.indd 2 28/05/2015 11:34 been invited to share Rachael and Paul’s moments of joy. Guyton and Natalie Mundy, “We had met Rachael Scott and Deborah Blevins, Alison Johnstone, Charlotte when we went to a Line Macari and her husband Paul, Big Dave and Pauline Baycroft, dance weekend and Natalie Thurlow, Michelle Risley, so many wonderful talented people in one place. I would like immediately recognised to apologise to anyone I have missed in advance but there that she was a truly were too many to list. Louis St George was in charge of the music for the day. As for Simon amazing dancer, a Ward, he arrived from Australia and surprised Rachael the day beautiful young lady.” before the wedding. She had thought all along that he would not be able to make it and she was thrilled, as we all were, that he had managed to be there for the couple.
It was really lovely to see everyone in their beautiful dresses and smart suits – this wedding was going to be an elegant affair.
We all took our seats on the lawn of the Golf Club, ready for the outdoor ceremony, overlooking a lake and fountain - the clouds did try to gather up to rain and it was a little breezy, but nothing
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The Perfect Day.indd 3 28/05/2015 11:34 could have spoilt the day. We would not let anything get in the way of this very special occasion.
First Paul, his best man, then the groomsmen took their places, in silver grey suits with yellow buttonhole flowers and ties. The bridesmaids followed, in beautiful yellow chiffon dresses. The father of the bride and the bride herself were next. Rachael looked absolutely radiant in a beaded strapless gown, her hair loosely held with a large diamante clip with a short veil. Ian, her dad, proudly walked her down the aisle to stand next to Paul. We all felt the emotion of this beautiful moment.
Rachael’s dear friend Ray McNeal was the officiate for the ceremony and his wonderful accent was a joy to listen to. His words of wisdom for the couple were deeply felt. Rachael and Paul wrote their own marriage vows, reading them to each other, focusing only on each other - so it was a very personal and moving service for everyone and we all felt so privileged to have witnessed the first few steps of Paul and Rachael’s married life.
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The Perfect Day.indd 4 28/05/2015 11:33 “Rachael’s dear friend Ray McNeal was the offi ciate for the ceremony and his wonderful accent was a joy to listen to.”
their fi rst steps on the dance fl oor to a beautifully choreographed dance (we expected nothing less of course!) and were joined later by the bridesmaids and groomsmen - a wonderful moment for us all to witness.
The wedding ‘party’ could then begin in earnest! There was lots of After the ceremony, the guests were dancing, drinking and socialising served cocktails and canapés on the and everywhere you looked treats patio while photographs were taken had appeared with dishes full of of the wedding party against the sweets, wedding cake and drinks most amazing backdrop. The next available for everybody. important part of the day was the reception held in the Golf Club room. I bought two boxes of confetti from the Our places were shown on the crystal UK and I asked permission from the framed seating plan. Golf Club if we could use it, Pauline Baycroft and I took the opportunity The décor theme was made up of to shower Paul and Rachael with the predominantly yellow fl owers with white confetti a tradition not usually done in gypsophilia centre pieces on each table, Orlando. As a matter of fact we had to in ivy covered frames, with candles explain that confetti is always used in suspended below and fl owers arranged the UK and it was supposed to bring on the chandeliers above - with a long good luck. ‘top table’ decorated with grey drapes, fl owers and rosettes at the top end of It was of course a shame that the room. some people couldn’t come due to prior commitments, as everyone We had a delicious three course meal, knows most Line dance instructors, wine and champagne to toast the choreographers, musicians and DJs happy couple, the traditional speeches are booked a long, long time ahead. were made, with lots of laughs and For those of use there, what we did memories shared by Paul, Ian and best experience was the most perfect day. man John. So here we are. We wish Paul and Rachael had made the wedding cake Rachael a happy, loving and long stand herself, a wonderful crystal marriage - may they laugh together and and diamond design, showing no support each other through everything end to her talent and it was soon that life brings them. If their day is time for the fi rst dance. Rachael and anything to go by, they are in for the Paul now husband and wife, took greatest journey of all.
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The Perfect Day.indd 6 28/05/2015 11:34 Sue Jordan from Silver Wings LDC shares her memories of a very special trip she made to Australia.
It was around September 2014 when Line dancers who, like us, had responded of dances choreographed by local my daughter and I decided to spend to her request. She came over a second choreographers. I thoroughly enjoyed Christmas away from home. The time with another dancer, Linda Wolfe, the social. The dancers and the DJ made previous Christmas had been very two years later and again stayed with us such a fuss of me that I came away feeling diffi cult as my husband’s terminal and I invited Robyn to teach at my dance like a celebrity. illness fi nally came to its conclusion in class while she was with us. We kept in early January 2014 and we didn’t want touch spasmodically over the years and A couple of instructors invited me to do any reminder of that diffi cult time. when I knew I was going to Sydney I got some guest instruction at their clubs in touch with her. and whilst a little nervous I thought what My daughter’s work commitments a wonderful opportunity this was, so I meant that she would be in Sydney, Robyn drove down from Newcastle, agreed. Robyn assured me that my fi rst Australia towards the end of December, where she lives and teaches, to take ‘teach’ the following morning in a suburb so having arranged a house swap with me to a New Year’s Day Social in called Ryde, was to a little improver class friends of hers who live in Sydney, I Chatswood, a Sydney suburb, some and I just needed a nice improver level fl ew out to join her on December 22nd distance from where I was staying. dance that didn’t need too much tuition. arriving on Christmas Eve just in time for Newcastle is about 75 mins drive from So I chose Cecilia by Willie Brown and Christmas lunch in the sunshine on the Sydney, a long journey, but Aussies like Heather Barton and envisaged a little beach. Very different! Americans think nothing of driving a class like my own easy intermediate class, hundred miles just for a cup of coffee. in a village hall with about 22 dancers. About 15 years ago my husband and I had responded to a request on a Line dance I was very interested to fi nd that quite I couldn’t have been more wrong! The forum and offered accommodation to an a percentage of the dances done at class took place in a theatre, with a Australian Line dance instructor called the social were the very same current raised seating area, a large stage with Robyn Groot. Robyn was touring England Linedancer ‘chart’ dances I was doing curtained ‘wings’ and a dance fl oor in staying a few days at a time with various back home, but there were also plenty front crammed with about 70 dancers.
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Dancing Down Under.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:35 Robyn ushered me onto the stage where for a time in Chatswood, told me its competitions and dance workshops Julie Talbot, the instructor, introduced nickname is ‘Chatswoo’ on account of with visiting instructors all mixed in me and pushed a mike into my hands. the high percentage of Chinese living with live Country band shows and Think ‘rabbit’ and ‘headlights’. I was there. social dancing. frozen for about 10 seconds but then the adrenalin kicked in and I really enjoyed This time it was an intermediate class Robyn was one of the visiting instructors the experience. The dancers, 60% of and I taught Simon Ward’s Yes! I have and two of the dances she taught were whom were Chinese were absolutely to confess I was thinking ‘coals to Cecilia and Yes! which she had learnt lovely and made me feel so welcome. Newcastle’ with this choice, as Simon when I taught them in Sydney. From It was a really nice experience teaching lives in New South Wales, but the dance Tamworth, these two dances (along them all. Afterwards, Julie, Robyn and I was new, Simon had been in the UK with several others no doubt) were then joined Martin Ritchie, a retired English doing workshops promoting this dance taken back to the local clubs around choreographer, for lunch. Martin so it hadn’t made it onto the Sydney Australia and within a short time they spends three winter months of the year circuit at that time. had become two of the most popular in his apartment in Sydney. Whilst he dances on the Line dance circuit in no longer has the time to choreograph Sadly I had to come home just days NSW and both were on the playlist for and travel doing workshops, he can before Robyn and a large group the New South Wales Ball which takes be persuaded to pop along to dance of local dancers were heading off place annually in Sydney in March and venues occasionally. up to The Tamworth Festival. This attracts hundreds of dancers. annual festival is a cross between the The same evening I did some CBA’s, Nashville’s Old Opry and a The Aussie Line dancers I met were instruction for another teacher, choreography competition. It lasts for absolutely lovely and with very generous Lindsay Ryan, in Chatswood, another 10 days always culminating around offers of future accommodation, it’s only suburb. My daughter, who lived in January 26th which is Australia a matter of time (and money!) before I Sydney some years ago and worked Day and consists of choreography return...
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High Class Dancing.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:36 Claude and Jean Michel are the couple behind Mùnegu Country Western Dance, a club who loves dancing and often do so in the sunshine as the club is in beautiful Monaco. Claude tells us more.
Hi, I am 55 years old and happily Seconds and Modern Romance by Kate retired with my husband Jean Michel Sala; Shades of Passion and Uptown who worked within the Compagnie des Funk by Rob Fowler and we say a great Carabiniers du Prince de Monaco (part of big yes to Yes by Simon Ward and Jo the infantry division of Monaco’s force). Thompson Szymanski. So again, by running such an ecelectic choice we feel We discovered Line dance thanks to we have the best of all worlds where our Sophie Archimbaud when we joined her dancing is concerned. class about ten years ago. From then, we developed a want for teaching and so, As a group of people we do travel as after passing our exams with the NTA, much as we can with as many members we opened our club, Mùnegu Country of the club and we like to meet the Western Dance, (Mùnegu means choreographers and pros of dance. Monaco in the local dialect) in 2012. So we attend festivals or competitions like Blackpool WDM as well as the We started with about 20 dancers and WCDF World Championships in Kalkar there are now about 30 of us. This is (Germany) and closer to home the about the right number for us as we French Open or French Masters. want to keep the club a happy one. We have a three hour class each week here We do use Linedancer magazine a lot in Monaco. We start with beginner level because the reports and articles help and work our way to intermediate and us to discover choreographers and advanced. Dancers can follow part of the personalities. We like the format of the class or be there for the full three hours... stepsheets as well and fi nd those very useful. Each year, we organise a coaching session hosted by Patrice Chollet, As for us, we also have our own event Director of South Continental Europe each year. The Mùnegu Country Event! NTA. We also have an open day each This is the time when we have guests year within the Association Monégasque from all over the world and it is a very real pour l’Aide et la Protection de l’Enfance chance for our dancers to get close and Inadaptée (an association that helps personal to some of the biggest names and protects handicapped children in of the industry. French singer Lilly West Monaco) and the rest of the time, we go and her band were our guests in 2013, to neighbouring clubs and teach. So yes, Kate Sala the following year (fantastic I guess you could say we both love what lady) and in October this year Maggie we do! Gallagher and her group Celtica will be at the Beach Plaza in Monaco! Can’t We are not totally country or pop, as we wait for the day of workshops and I am dance to any songs that we like. In France already taking my vitamin supplements! at the moment, there is a tendency in separating pop against country but to us Our event in Monaco is about promoting this does not seem to have much sense. Line dance and Country as well. We love Dance to what you like, dance is about this form of dancing because everyone freedom after all! has such a good time. Young dancers and more mature ones, side by side, just As for choreographer,s we again, have having fun. Choreographers who come no real favourites preferring a lot of dance to us are generous of their time and are choices, most of which can be found in available for chats and so friendly. And the Linedancer charts. So for example of course, our lovely sunshine most of some of our favourites at the moment are: the year adds to our permanent joy of Saturday Nights by Fred Whitehouse; dancing! Superheroes by Maggie Gallagher as well as her Don’t Dance Alone; Four Five Best, Claude
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High Class Dancing.indd 2 28/05/2015 11:36 Linedancer Magazine is proud to be able to introduce very soon a brand new series on dance technique written by none other than the amazing Brian Barakauskas. Brian has always believed that, far from being something with limited appeal, technique should be made to be as fun as possible as it is a dancer’s insurance on the dance floor, to last longer and dance better. Let’s meet this amazing dancer... A Born Performer
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A born performer.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:38 Brian was born in Boston Massachusetts, It is fair to say that Line dance has changed USA and has lived in Louisville Kentucky a great deal since those halcyon days. “I for 20 years now. He says: “I’m 39 so that’s think the internet changed a lot of things. half my life!” Dance Louisville is Brian’s very The access to information is staggering. own dance school that he has owned for We can be inspired and learn all through a almost 10 years. “We teach Ballroom, Latin, device in the palm of our hand.” And is that a Country, West Coast Swing and even have a bad thing? Brian shakes his head “Nooo... I Friday night lenience night! So yes, dancing think the availability of information is great. is my full-time profession and has been since It lets us make better choices and it keeps about 1999.” Even his long term girlfriend is dancing from being hidden. Even if you’re a dancer so you can say that Brian lives, not looking for dancing its likely to pop up breathes and eats dance. on TV, in your Facebook news feed, or on a recommended video on YouTube. I think Line dance starts for Brian when he reaches all of that information inspires people to the heady heights of 11 years old. “I want more and to learn more. All of which remember my teacher telling my parents that is great really.” I was pretty good at it. I did like it very much then.” But although Brian is curious about But it’s not all improvements for Brian. “To dance videos and he tries out a few steps be honest, I would like to see teachers take in his bedroom as a teenager, he does not their craft more seriously and use dancing dance another public step until he walks into to teach their students lessons for a lifetime. a country western bar when he gets to be 21. From understanding your body, to struggling as you learn a new step, there are lessons “So yes, I started Line dancing at 21 years to be extracted that I’m not sure a lot of old. I had bought a business at 20 and was us pay attention to. And that is a shame overwhelmed by the sudden workload. I and dangerous in a way.” Is technique the started going to a country bar and took the answer? Brian hesitates. “Mmm, yes and no. dance lessons on Friday nights to ‘escape’ Let me explain. Sometime people consider my work week.” The dance classes and technique a dirty word and they, “don’t want late night dancing very quickly become to be too serious” and “just want to have an obsession and before Brian has time to fun”. I certainly do not want them to have realise he is dancing five nights a week. “I less fun. But my recent blog about posture remember two things being appealing… ok highlighted what I believe and that is if we maybe three! One was the fun everyone was pay attention to our posture in our daily life, having. Two was the challenge of learning then it will improve our dancing. Plain and and getting good. Three was probably the simple.” girls.” Brian reminds us of the need to take greater Once it was obvious Brian was hooked on care of the one tool we cannot buy spares dancing, Jamie Marshall (Jamie Davis at the for, our body. “If we can pay attention to our time) came up to him and recommended posture and movements in dancing, I think that he tries out a local UCWDC lenience that has huge crossover value to our lives competition. “I tried that first competition off the dance floor.” Technique according to and was hooked. I went from Newcomer to Brian if done right, can help bodies wearing Advanced World Champion within my first out. “If we can move more efficiently as nine months of competition. That opened dancers, if our bodies are well aligned and up opportunities to travel, teach and perform limber then we can dance longer. We can put so I sold my business, moved back in with more hours in per night and more years on my parents and started my new career as a the floor. I think well beyond looking good dance professional. on the dance floor because the real value is to be able to dance pain free for as long as “Over the next several years Brian travels the possible.” world (22 countries) teaching, competing and performing and wins five Superstar So which part of one’s body is the most World Championships. After brief stops difficult to train. Brian smiles: “Your mind. living in Colorado, Austin and Boston he Without a doubt. Self doubt often keeps lands back in Louisville and opens his dance people from ever walking into a dance studio in late 2005. Over the years his focus class in the first place. The goal of helping turns more and more towards his studio and inspires people to overcome their fears growing dancing excellence in his city. of getting started in the first place and it is
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A born performer.indd 2 28/05/2015 11:38 the most important thing we do at my even if one is never going to be required stood up and gave me a standing dance studio. I often seen professional to do some moves is essential. So I will ovation. I remember my head being dancers, world champions even, doubt cover subjects in such a way that there down looking at the floor, ready to if they can compete year after year. I’ve will be something for everyone.” dance and seeing my tears fall under seen world champions crack on the me. I had never felt that kind of support competition floor under the pressure. Though Brian admits that, once his goals as a dancer and it changed the way I Mastering your mind is the hardest would be winning more titles, today after looked at dancing forever.” thing you will do in dance. However if 11 straight years of competition and you do then anything is possible.” five superstar championships the thing Brian’s goals have changed over the he is proudest of is his consistency. “I years. “I don’t think I have any more Technique is not just for a chosen think I’ve won more superstar titles than competitive ambitions. I have had back few then? “Absolutely not. I think anyone but I think I’ve also lost more surgery and I turn 40 this year. Those some basic understanding of how times than anyone. I’m most proud that, are not excuses but I think my body your body moves is very important. win or lose, I prepared and showed up is telling me it’s time to be less selfish In yoga classes teachers are fantastic every year.” and that I should worry about others in communicating basic movement and not myself. So my goals are to techniques. It’s part of the culture there. And of course Brian has tons of grow my studio and help others with I would like teachers and students to priceless memories. “When I reflect on the knowledge dancing has given me. focus more on the core techniques that all of this, one moment stands out. In And enjoy every minute!” will let us move and dance efficiently, 2010 the UCWDC asked me to perform beautifully and pain free for a long time. my solo in the Saturday night show. He adds finally. “But you know To this end, Laurent has asked me for a There was a problem and I could not performing for me is still up there. I’d regular feature on technique and I am compete. Now Worlds is a week long love to be physically able to perform really excited about this. I will take the event so everyone heard that I would another solo medley. If I can ever approach that I use in all my classes. I be off the competition floor for the first find some time in my schedule and like to take a subject and show people time in over 10 years days before my feel healthy and fit enough, there of all levels how they can benefit from performance. As I walked out to take is nothing I would like more than to learning about it. Understanding basics my spot on the night, the audience perform again.”
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A born performer.indd 3 28/05/2015 11:38 SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
British singer/songwriter Sasha McVeigh, and American singer/songwriter Sonia Leigh have been making an impact on both sides of the Atlantic. Recently these two female artists joined forces for one, mega co-headline tour of the UK, Ireland and Europe.
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something for everyone.indd 2 28/05/2015 11:39 A lot has been accomplished in the short time Sasha has let the hard times of life hold her back and I think that’s hugely been pursuing a music career professionally and these inspiring. My parents are both pensioners and we’ve actually SOMETHINGFOREVERYONE achievements are the result of persistence and, more sold whatever we can to fund all this so far. They’ve made a lot importantly, because she is extremely talented. And, once of sacrifi ces for me and there aren’t words to thank them. you’ve heard Sonia Leigh, she’s impossible to forget. Sonia has brought yet another hit to the table with her latest independent release, ‘When We Are Alone’. SL: I look up to strong, smart, independent women like Leslie Fram (CMT) and Michele Caplinger Linedancer: What made you start thinking about music for (Recording Academy Atlanta Chapter) have been women a career? mentors of mine. These women really have respect in the music industry. I hope to have respect like that. I also really have gained love and admiration for Sasha McVeigh’s mom Linda as she is 65 with a cane and driving this tour van around, Sasha McVeigh: My whole life, all I’ve wanted to dealing with tour management and kicking ass! She is a do is sing and be a musician. I know it sounds brilliant business woman. Don’t play with MUM, she knows cliché, but it’s true. When I was little I would just be singing all what’s what! the time, but I started professionally in 2012. LD: Who writes your material and where/how do you fi nd inspiration? Sonia Leigh: I grew up in a family of music my father played, wrote and sang and so did my grandfather. I think it started there. SM: I write all my own songs, I prefer to write by LD: How did it all start to happen? myself than to co-write but did actually co-write three songs that are on my debut album, and I loved each of my writing partners. I fi nd inspiration in my everyday life, all of my songs are written from true experiences I’ve had, so you SM: Professionally it all began when I took a two can really hear the stories in the songs. I think that’s what week trip to Nashville in the summer of 2012. I had country music is all about, it’s about honesty in the music and just fi nished at sixth form college and my parents had made a storytelling, or at least that’s what I’ve always loved about the deal with me that providing I did well in my exams, they would genre. help me follow my dreams with pursuing my music. I ended up getting accepted by fi ve universities, so my parents didn’t really have a choice - ha ha! I went to Nashville with a view to SL: I usually draw my inspiration from personal only perform a handful of shows but ended up getting booked experience, or if something touches me and I feel solidly the whole two weeks at venues such as Tootsie’s it needs to be addressed. Orchid Lounge and The Bluebird - it was more than I could ever have hoped for! I was asked back a few more times and LD: In your opinion, what is your biggest achievement? those experiences performing in Nashville were priceless in terms of my development as an artist.
SM: I would have to say my biggest achievement SL: I started writing songs and began playing has been the performances I’ve managed to do in them consistently in public at around 17 years old. the US. I’ve completed two tours over in America and I will be The ball just kind of rolled from there as my fan base began to embarking on my third this coming summer where I’m blessed grow. Then I met Zac Brown and we really hit it off and began to be performing on the main stage at fi ve music festivals touring together. He had a radio hit and started a recording alongside artists like Eric Church, The Band Perry, Clint Black label called Southern Ground Records and I was the fi rst artist and Toby Keith. Last April, I was asked to perform at The he signed. I toured heavy for three years straight all over the Academy of Country Music Kick-Off Concert in Vegas with USA with amazing artists! But I’ve always had a passion to Hunter Hayes, which was the event that ‘kicked off’ the ACM break in the UK. So here I am! Awards week. It was an honour to perform for The Academy of Country Music and I’m very grateful for their belief in me. LD: Do you have any role models?
SL: I think making my way to the UK is pretty damn impressive in my book because it’s a dream come SM: My biggest role model is my Mum. She is true for me. Touring the USA with some of the greatest artists such a strong woman and never lets anyone tell and some of my hero’s like Willie Nelson, Eric Church, Loretta her how to live her life, how to be or what to do. She doesn’t Lynn and Zac Brown Band was a huge milestone as well.
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something for everyone.indd 3 28/05/2015 11:40 SOMETHINGFOREVERYONE
LD: Do you have any dreams for the future? known each other for years and yet we only offi cially met in January. I’ve actually made a little video tour diary which I’ll be putting together very soon, people are going to laugh so much when they watch it. SM: I hope to be in a position where I can just tour all over the place and be able to make music without constantly worrying about the fi nancial side of things. SL: We laugh constantly! Seriously! I’m not saying I want to be rich, I just want to have some We’ve only known each other since January of this stability. The part I love is the performing and the creative side. year but it feels like way longer. I consider her family. If I end up being on the cover of a magazine along the way LD: Have you made any long term plans? then that’s great too but that’s not my end game. I want to have the freedom to perform and go wherever the fans want me to be. SM: I’m performing at some UK festivals in May and then I’m off to the US in the summer. I’m SL: I hope to tour Europe soon, release my next planning on doing a tour of Europe in the Autumn because I record and to keep pushing boundaries. My goals have a lot of fans over there, especially in Italy and Germany, are to write, tour, and perform with artists from all genres all so I really want to go over there and do some shows. over the world. Other than that, I haven’t really thought. I like to take whatever opportunities come my way, it’s always diffi cult to make plans LD: How did it come about that you toured together? in this industry because things change on a daily basis. But I’m very excited about what the rest of the year has to hold.
SM: Sonia and I actually met because of a mutual friend we have in Atlanta. His name is Mike Rizzi SL: I am looking forward to releasing my second and he played with Sonia while she was touring with the Zac single here to UK radio, it’s a summer time song Brown Band and he was also their stand-in drummer. called ‘Put It In Your Pocket’. My long term plans? To take over He said I should get in touch with her because he felt we’d get the world - ha ha! on well - he was absolutely right by the way. We ended up getting together in Nashville in January, found LD: Describe your sound? out we were both performing on the same day and same stage at C2C Festival, then I mentioned I was planning on doing a UK and Ireland tour and said, “Why don’t we do it together?” to which I believe Sonia replied, “Hell yeah!” - ha ha! SM: My sound is predominantly Country but defi nitely takes infl uence from Pop, Rock, Blues and Folk music. SL: We met in Nashville through a mutual friend My dad was the big country music fan in our house - he would and Sasha came up and played a song during one dance with me around our coffee table to CMT when it was of my songwriter rounds. We decided to help each other out in broadcast at home. But he was also a big Cat Stevens and our respective countries and we have had a blast so far! Beatles fan. Whereas my mum loves Motown, The Rolling Stones and LD: What is it like being on the road together, have you Simon & Garfunkel. I had a very diverse musical upbringing known each other very long and how well do you know and I think you can hear that in my music. each other? I’m also a massive Elvis Presley fan - I fell in love with his music when I was seven years-old so I’m sure you can hear some of his style in my sound too.
SM: It’s been the greatest time. We get on like a house on fi re, it’s as if she’s my long lost sister or SL: My music is pop/indie rock with a twist of something, I don’t know, it’s strange how we feel like we’ve country. I love to play all kinds of music!
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something for everyone.indd 4 28/05/2015 11:40 Stand By Your Beds
John ‘Grrowler’ Rowell has been at the helm of this great boot camp event for ten years now. The latest one was held People usually start arriving any time who stole the show, they were all there. after midday Friday and the majority We even had a group of ‘Grrowler’ look-a- on the weekend of 17 tend to gravitate to the bar for some light likes dressed in black and white. I wasn’t April in sunny Southport. refreshments and socialising. As we try sure if I was looking in the mirror or not. and use a different venue each year, lots People love dressing up and though it is Grrowler tells us all go out on the afternoon for a little bit by no means compulsory, the majority of about the event. of sightseeing and usually some retail attendees take part. therapy. Our Boot Camp weekends have followed Our guest choreographers and instructors the same basic format for a good few After the evening meal on the Friday, the this year were Neville Fitzgerald and Julie years now. We wanted something just weekend started off with a pyjama party, Harris. We’ve had Nev and Julie for one a little bit different from the normal everyone wearing some type of night day workshops before and we’ve worked weekends, so after throwing a few ideas attire. For the workshops the ‘recruits’ with them a couple of times on Line around we fi nally hit on the ‘Boot Camp’ dressed in some type of military outfi t, Dance Foundation fundraisers, they are theme. typically camoufl age fatigues. It is Boot really great and so we were really pleased Camp after all... to see them at our ‘Boot Camp’ weekend. Our fi rst one was in 2005, with the help of They both threw themselves into the spirit Adrian Churm and Yvonne Anderson at The Saturday evening is always a different of the weekend, socialising with everyone the Grosvenor House Hotel, Skegness. theme each year and it is not always easy and participating in everything. Our Boot We came up with the idea of keeping the dreaming up new ideas but this time we Camp events are all about having fun, same basic theme every year so people chose ‘Black & White’. That turned out letting your hair down and unwinding. didn’t have to fi nd different costumes. to be a great concept. Keeping a theme After the fi rst year, folks told us that they simple can bring lots of selections and During the Friday evening we always still liked fancy dress for the evenings, we certainly had plenty of variations to teach a couple of really easy dances, so we agreed and now we choose a be seen. From women PC’s, half and half either by the guest instructors or different theme each year. cowboys to a group of very unholy Nuns myself.
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Stand by your beds.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:41 THIS YEAR I TAUGHT TWO EASY Slam Goes The Door (Sunday) I’d like to take this opportunity to thank DANCES: Music - Good Goes The Bye Neville and Julie for making it another The Last Living Cowboy by Kelly Clarkson great weekend for us. Thanks guys, you (Lesley Clark) were brilliant. Music - The Last Living Cowboy NEVILLE TAUGHT by Toby Keith Darling Hold My Hand Over the course of the weekend 206 Jamaican Run (Debi Bodven) Music - Hold My Hand by Jess Glynne dances were danced socially, with the Music - Convence A Tu Mama Your Side Of Town (Sunday) split being 41% Country, 59% Non by Tomeu Penya Music - Your Side Of Town Country. A complete play list can be by Maddie & Tae viewed in the Events page of my website The fi rst main workshop of the weekend On the Sunday, dances from the Saturday www.Grrowler.com on the Saturday morning always starts off morning were reviewed. with a lighthearted march to the sounds I’m pleased to say all the ‘recruits’ of Colonel Bogie, theme from Dad’s Love Me Hate Me and Slam Goes The returned home footsore and weary - an Army and a compilation of other military Door, were both so new that I didn’t get indication of a successful event. Our tunes from the USA, Germany and the step sheets from Nev and Julie until a next ‘Boot Camp’ is still TBA, details will Netherlands. Maureen, (Mrs GRR!) few days after the event, when Julie had appear on website and Facebook when usually takes the salute and inspects time to type them up. At weekends like fi nalised. the recruits, but due to health problems, this I usually only pick up on one or two couldn’t attend this year. So that mantle dances, but I have taught all four at our If you’d like to be friends with me on fell on my shoulders. classes, because they were requested – Facebook, search for John Rowell, (NOT “Yes, we want to do them all!” Grrowler ) – you’ll see the logo. JULIE TAUGHT (Saturday) Love Me Hate Me My particular favourite was Slam Goes LUV & XXX’s Music - Better At My Worst The Door which I have since taught at the John “Grrowler” Rowell by The McClymonts Ironstone Festival in Whitby (8-10 May). your dancin’ DJ
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Stand by your beds.indd 2 28/05/2015 11:41 albumreview from TIM RUZGAR, Linedancer Magazine’s resident music reviewer
the shires
All Over Again (90bpm) this is a sassy brave number with some infectious lyrics and another track that is a fine dancefloor prospect. DECCA - ASIN: B00KHEUC9S Jekyll And Hyde (88bpm) is a crackerjack of a track, its lively with a great beat and the guys really rock it out on this one. Glorious! State Lines (74bpm) is the current single receiving lots of airplay on The Shires, who formed The opening track Tonight (118bpm) Radio 2 and this superb track is as is somewhat an anthem of the band, it in 2013, are a UK country good as anything that the likes of Lady goes down a storm at their live shows. Antebellum have produced. duo composed of singer- Julie Lockton has written a 64 count Improver dance to this upbeat track and Black And White (54bpm) from the songwriters Ben Earle and the script is in the Dance Script section outset Crissie’s heartfelt lyrics will have on Linedancerweb.com you covered in goose bumps and then Crissie Rhodes. They hail Ben joins in and it happens all over from the neighbouring Nashville Grey Skies (108bpm) is an again. This is simply a stunning country infectious number with some brilliant song and I love it. counties of Hertfordshire musicianship and Ann-Kristin Sandberg and Bedfordshire. After has choreographed a 64 count Made In England (100bpm) the duo’s Intermediate dance to this one. songwriting skills are showcased to the playing hardly half a dozen full on this clever song that extols all Brave (112bpm) the tempo is slowed things English. shows together The Shires momentarily with this stunning song All too soon we are at the final track on which both Ben and Crissie deliver caught the attention of How Many Love Songs (64bpm) a some outstanding vocals. Decca Records who signed nightclub two step track that will blow Friday Night (126bpm) this is a super you away. them in the UK and they dance track with a catchy chorus Perhaps with the exception of Ward and Joyce Plaskett has written Drunk secured a contract with Thomas, I have never classed any on a Friday Night, a 40 count, 2 wall country music from the UK as being up American record label Intermediate dance which you can there with the real country music from locate in the Dance Script section on Universal Music Group the States but I have to say without Linedancerweb.com Nashville thus becoming doubt, this is the best country music I Just Wanna Love You (72bpm) we we have ever had from UK based the first ever UK country switch to a more mellow number artists! The album went top ten in the act to be signed to a major on which there are some glorious mainstream charts and that says it all. If harmonies and as its nightclub two step you haven’t yet got your copy then you Nashville label. it will make a fine dance track. are missing a treat.
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Album review.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:43 LDF ABERDEEN The Menzies Hotel, Dyce 2 p.m. to 11.30 p.m. £13 for the full day or £8 for the evening. NATIONAL DAY 2016 For more info contact Elma Roberton. SATURDAY 19 MARCH Phone: 01651 842761 LDF GLASGOW Knights of St Columba, Moodiesburn Tickets £12 All Day or £7.50 Aft/Eve only With Lizzie Clarke, Willie Brown, Diana Dawson, Lorna Mursell and Nathan Gardine Contact Josephine Dicks phone: 07539 824264 or via the Facebook event page LDF EDINBURGH Bainfi eld Bowling Club, Crossway Tickets £12 from 2 till 11.30 pm With organiser Rep Ghazali-Meaney, DJ Crazy Hazy and Instructors/ Choreographers Heather Barton, Lesley Clark, Robert Lindsay, Rep Ghazali-Meaney and Siobhan Forrest. Contact details: phone: 07963 169449 email: [email protected] LDF YORKSHIRE Venue in York TBC. From 1 till 11pm. Tickets from £7 (half day) With DJ Grrowler, and Adrian Churm, Lorna Dennis and Jonathan Williamson. Contact: Cathy Hodgson phone: 07891 862428 email: [email protected] LDF MANCHESTER Forum Hall, Wythenshawe, Manchester. From 12 till 11.30 pm With Alan Birchall & Jacqui Jax, Pat Stott, David Diddy Morgan, Joyce Plaskett DJ Steve and Claire. Special dance performances by Nathan King and Hannah Harrison and live singer Richard Palmer. Contact Claire Rutter phone: 07855 640535 website: www.ldfmanchester.com or through Facebook LDF MILTON KEYNES Wavendon Community Centre Milton Keynes. From 2 till late With Dee Musk and Natalie Thurlow and Kim Ray. All day dancing with DJ Adrian Checkley Contact Kim Ray www.linedancefoundation.com phone: 07967 096 472 email: [email protected]
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ldf day 2016.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:44 Loving the Classic
Alan and I were thrilled to be invited to gatecrash their game at the hotel’s those dancing ‘Wave On Wave’ and to teach at the Canadian Line Dance bowling alley. ‘Somebody Like You’ with Alan. It was Classic in Ontario. Neither of us had been also lovely to share the fl oor with Rhoda to Canada before so the excitement was The event coincided with National LDF Lai who is so amazing to watch, catch palpable as we landed in Toronto late at day in the UK, an event we always up with Mark Cosenza and Donna night. We were welcomed by the very support, so with the help of David Laurin, Laurin who we fi rst met in Tampa, join in bubbly Judy McDonald and Tina Veliotis who dropped us off near the Falls and ‘Shades Of Passion’ with Tina Foster and who had come to meet us. They both DJ Aggie, who held the camera, we also a pleasure to meet Joey Prieur, DJ joined in our chatter as we drove to Saint recorded a message from the frozen Aggie Aggmar and ‘Keepin’ It Country’ Catharines. They asked us on the way Niagara Falls for LDF Manchester and DJ Lynn Warden. if we would like to go via Niagara Falls? posted it on Facebook. At least we would What a hard question that was... OF be there somehow... When we arrived So many people helped to make this COURSE! We didn’t need to be asked back at the hotel we were thrilled to fi nd a event such a success and an experience twice. It was a little spooky and dark as very warm welcome from everyone at our we will never forget. We danced, we we stepped out of the car... and oh so, fi rst workshop. And yes everybody soon taught, we sang, we laughed and we so cold. Coats wrapped around us, we got used to Alan’s ‘Bolton’ accent. The had fun with the amazing CLDC Team walked carefully on the frozen ground, atmosphere over the weekend was fun and some very enthusiastic dancers. it was almost midnight and we couldn’t and relaxed. There were three workshop We know that such an easy going see much at fi rst but the sound was rooms running simultaneously and we atmosphere does not come naturally. incredible. We managed a few photos taught dances of all levels and genres. The hard work that goes on behind the before diving back into the car knowing scenes is the only reason events like that we would be back to see this frozen It was an honour to be part of this fun these run as smoothly as they do. spectacle again in daylight. loving team, dancing with dancers from Canada and USA. Nothing beats We had fi ve days to fi nd out more about Arriving more than a whole day before dancing great classic dances with the amazing place we were visiting. So the event gave us a chance to adjust their choreographers... ‘After Midnight’ fi rst we enjoyed a whole day at Niagara to the time difference, explore the hotel with Judy McDonald, ‘The Way’ with Falls where the temperature remained and go for a walk, the sun was shining Gerard Murphy (thanks for the extra well below zero even in the sunshine. however low the temperature. In the help Gerard!) ‘Backstreet Attitude’ with The US Falls covered in snow and ice evening we met two of Judy’s dancers Jamie Marshall... and we won’t forget were amazing but the Canadian Falls Ellen and Cynthia who welcomed us in a hurry the buzz of enthusiasm from were absolutely stunning. We were so
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Loving the Classic.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:45 Alan Birchall and Jacqui Jax recently enjoyed a classic adventure in Canada, courtesy of Judy McDonald who invited them to be part of the CLDC team in Ontario. From the warm welcome at Toronto airport to the amazing event, everything made this Classic unforgettable. Jacqui tells us more.
cold and covered in freezing flakes of ice restaurant moved slowly round full about their castle ‘Casa Loma’ which we from the mist that by the time we reached circle before the clouds came down caught a brief glimpse of after all the ‘up the top of the Falls, my fringe (which had and blocked everything. The large glass to 80 floors high’ buildings. After all, our escaped from my thermal hat) froze to floor on the observation deck was scary, hotel room was on the 23rd floor and that my eye lashes and I couldn’t blink. Close however safe it is touted to be. After a was high enough for me. by was the Skylon Tower which took us lot of persuasion and hyperventilating 800 feet above the Maid of the Mist pool. (me that is) we both walked ‘quickly’ To finish it all we managed a glass of I have never experienced temperatures across... as I was recovering Alan said Champagne at Tiffany’s, a meal at Hard like these and it was only possible to we had to go back over it just to prove (to Rock Cafe and a visit to the Theatre to stay outside at the top for short periods ourselves) that we had done it. I didn’t see ‘Once’ on our last night. All in all, at a time. Taking our gloves off to take look down. the perfect ending to our amazing ten photos was also done very quickly too. days in beautiful, awe-inspiring and jaw- And don’t the Canadians love our dropping Canada. Next stop was Toronto where for the first Queen! ‘Queen VICTORIA’ is the very couple of days we wondered how we impressive oval-shaped Queen’s Park were going to survive walking around in full of trees and monuments bordering this marshmallow world of ice and frost. ‘Old Toronto’, and they get very excited Then we discovered an underground Love Jacqui Jax world of shopping malls and food courts, where you could literally spend the whole day without seeing daylight. It has to be experienced to be believed! Our Workshop Dances: Top of the ‘to do’ list next and highly Listen To The Music (Intermediate – released at event) recommended was lunch at CN TOWER, Snow In Vegas (Improver – released at event) the world’s tallest tower. The glass lift A Dance With No Name (Advanced) (aka elevator) whizzed us up the outside Powerful Stuff (Intermediate) of the tower to a revolving 360° restaurant in the sky. While we ate our gourmet Pointless (Intermediate) lunch we enjoyed ever changing views Human-Dancer (Intermediate ) of Toronto and Lake Ontario as the
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The United Kingdom Friday night was chill out night before It was soon time for Fred Whitehouse to the competition starts, with DJ Mark take to the stage and teach everybody Dance Council Furnell keeping the fl oor full thanks to his, Darren Bailey and Joey Warren’s held their European his inspired playlist of great classics, new dance ‘WTF (What the France)’ party songs and a bit of Zumba thrown which went down a proverbial storm. Championships at the in there too. You needed a lot of energy infamous Norbreck but that was no problem for that crowd. Next was the choreography competition which had nine great entries. More hard Castle Hotel, Blackpool, The competition started on Saturday work for the judges who were Andrew England and what a morning with Richard Williams keeping and Sheila Palmer and Fred Whitehouse morale high, and judges, Donna all having a hard task on their hands. weekend it was! With Geoghegan, EmilyWilliams, Martin Blandford, Fred Whitehouse and Winners were: competitors from all Zoe Powell, and Dawn Sherlock co- ages and from all over ordinating the fl oor. It all started with THIRD PLACE: Gary Bray with his Pro-am, where professional dancers samba Dangerous Love, Europe this was sure pair off with amateurs. The atmosphere to be a great weekend. in the room was amazing. It may be a SECOND PLACE: Kirsty Morgan with competition but everyone supports her dance Sweet Swing danced to Claire Rutter reports for every dancer, trying to give an extra Sugar by Maroon 5 First! YEAH! Yours Linedancer Magazine. boost. The standards were high and I truly with hubby Steve for Doesn’t Really would not like to have been a judge this Matter, choreographed to a great upbeat weekend. To see the improvement made Country track called Everybody by Laura by the younger dancers year on year Bell Bundy. To say we were chuffed was just awesome. would be an understatement.
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Be a champion.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:47 Saturday night was party night with the and they were joined by two other acts with information on how to enter into theme Rock ‘n’ Roll and the chance to witch were also outstanding. next year’s competition. One thing that see some great costumes. The evening is important to know is that you don’t began with the results from the day’s Sunday night was our fi nal evening have to be a trained competition dancer, comp giving out all the trophies and (booo!) so naturally everyone found there is a category for everybody. After medals. Steve Rutter was the DJ for the themselves in the party mood and all, dance is something that everyone evening playing the requests, and we continued to dance their socks off as has a right to do and this weekend were entertained by the UKDC team with they had done all weekend. The party proves it. Yes it is serious because their Rock’n Roll team demo as well as began with The Renegade where the DJ some dancers work hard to get there, the fabulous Hannah Harrison with her played a song and the dancers just let go but it is also a lot of fun because that is Showcase dance. and do what they want while the judges what dance is about. had to choose the best and eliminate Sunday morning the competition began people. Hilarious! Some sights had to I love this competition and would once again and with everyone on a be seen, what with imaginations running encourage anyone to come next year, high it was bound to be a great day. wild, including worms and running man if like us, they love dance and what it This was the day for the formation team all over the place. Winning that bit was means. Great job, great weekend! competition. Only one entry this year actually a non-dancer who had the room from Vintage Velvet, a team of over 60’s in stitches. social dancers. They danced Pot Of Gold in a formation and they looked fantastic. Next was the awards from the day’s These dancers should be an inspiration competition, with some outstanding to others if only to inspire more folks results including Emma Williams from to get involved and put routines of this Bridgend in South Wales being moved calibre together. Further into the day up a division to division 1. All the results Vintage Velvet treated us to a cabaret act can be found on www.uk-dc.com along
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Approved by: Yellow River
4 Wall2 – 32 counts – ABSOLUTE beginner
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion
section 1 grapevine Right, Left Toe Fan
1 – 2 Step right to right side. Cross left behind right. Side Behind Right
3 – 4 Step right to right side. Step left beside right. Side Together
5 – 6 Fan left toes to left. Fan toes back to centre. Toe Fan On the spot
7 – 8 Fan left toes to left. Fan toes back to centre. Toe Fan
Section 2 grapevine Left, Right Toe Fan
1 – 2 Step left to left side. Cross right behind left. Side Behind Left
3 – 4 Step left to left side. Step right beside left. Side Together
5 – 6 Fan right toes to right. Fan toes back to centre. Toe Fan On the spot
7 – 8 Fan right toes to right. Fan toes back to centre. Toe Fan
Section 3 Back Touch x 2, Forward Touch x 2
1 – 2 Step right back on right diagonal. Touch left beside right. Back Touch Back
3 – 4 Step left back on left diagonal. Touch right beside left. Back Touch
5 – 6 Step right forward on right diagonal. Touch left beside right. Forward Touch Forward
7 – 8 Step left forward on left diagonal. Touch right beside left. Forward Touch
section 4 Walk Forward x 3, Kick, Walk Back x 2, 1/4 Turn Left, Touch
1 – 2 Walk forward right. Walk forward left. Right Left Forward
3 – 4 Walk forward right. Kick left forward. Step Kick
5 – 6 Walk back left. Walk back right. Back Back Back
7 – 8 Turn 1/4 left stepping left to left side. Touch right beside left. (9:00) Turn Touch Turning left
Choreographed by: Graham Mitchell (UK) April 2015 A video clip of this Choreographed to: ‘Yellow River’ by Middle Of The Road from CD Best Of; download available from amazon or iTunes dance is available at (start on vocals) www.linedancerweb.com
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Approved by: Charlie’s Cha 4 Wall – 32 counts – beginner
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion
section 1 Modified Rumba Box Back
1 – 2 Step right to right side. Step left beside right. Side Together Right
3 & 4 Step right back. Step left beside right. Step right back. Back Together Back Back
5 – 6 Step left to left side. Step right beside left. Side Together Left
7 & 8 Step left forward. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Step Together Step Forward
section 2 Cross Rock, Chasse Right, Weave
1 – 2 Cross rock right over left. Recover onto left. Cross Rock On the spot
3 & 4 Step right to right side. Close left beside right. Step right to right side. Chasse Right Right
5 – 8 Cross left over right. Step right to side. Cross left behind right. Step right to side. Cross Side Behind Side
Section 3 Cross Rock, 1/4 Turn & Step, Step Pivot 1/4, Step Pivot 1/4
1 – 2 Cross rock left over right. Recover onto right. Cross Rock On the spot
3 & 4 Step left 1/4 turn left. Step right beside left. Step left forward. (9:00) Turn Together Step Turning left
5 – 8 Step right forward. Pivot 1/4 turn left. Step right forward. Pivot 1/4 turn left. (3:00) Step Pivot Step Pivot
Section 4 Jazz Box Cross, Sway x 4
1 – 4 Cross right over left. Step left back. Step right to side. Cross left over right. Jazz Box Cross On the spot
5 – 8 Sway right. Sway left. Sway right. Sway left. Hip Sways
O ptional Ending Wall 10 (facing 6:00): Dance Section 1 of dance then
1 – 2 Cross rock right over left. Recover onto left. Cross Rock On the spot
3 & 4 Step right 1/4 turn right. Step left beside right. Step right 1/4 turn right. Turn & Turn Turning right
5 Step left beside right. Together On the spot
Choreographed by: Gloria Stone (US) April 2015
Choreographed to: ‘Marvin Gaye’ by Charlie Puth feat Meghan Trainor from CD Single; A video clip of this download available from amazon dance is available at (start on word ‘on’ - ‘.... and get it on’) www.linedancerweb.com
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K. Heller Sangria
4 2Wall – 32 counts – improver
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion
section 1 Chasse Right, Back Rock, Shuffle 1/4 Turn, Back Rock
1 & 2 Step right to right side. Close left beside right. Step right to right side. Chasse Right Right
3 – 4 Rock back on left. Recover onto right. Rock Back On the spot
5 & 6 Shuffle step 1/4 turn right, stepping - left, right, left. (3:00) Shuffle Quarter Turning right
7 – 8 Rock back on right. Recover onto left. Rock Back On the spot
Section 2 Full Turn, Forward Shuffle, Step, Touch, Back Shuffle
1 – 2 Turning 1/2 left step right back. Turning 1/2 left step left forward. (3:00) Full Turn Turning left
3 & 4 Step right forward. Close left beside right. Step right forward. Right Shuffle Forward
5 – 6 Step left forward. Touch right toe behind left. Step Touch
7 & 8 Step right back. Close left beside right. Step right back. Shuffle Back Back
Section 3 Reverse Pivot 1/2 Turn, Strut Pivot 1/2 Turn, Back, Hook, Forward Shuffle
1 – 2 Touch left toe back. Pivot 1/2 turn left. Back Pivot Turning left
3 – 4 Touch right toe forward. Pivot 1/2 turn left, dropping right heel taking weight. Strut Pivot
5 – 6 Step left back. Hook right across left shin. Back Hook Back
7 & 8 Step right forward. Close left beside right. Step right forward. Right Shuffle Forward
Restart Walls 4, 7 & 10: Change 7 & 8 to 7 – 8 and Walk forward Right Left, then Restart.
section 4 step Pivot 1/4 Turn, Cross Shuffle, 1/4 Turn, Step Pivot 1/2 Step
1 – 2 Step left forward. Pivot 1/4 turn right. (6:00) Step Pivot Turning right
3 & 4 Cross left over right. Step right to side. Cross left over right. Cross Shuffle Right
5 Turn 1/4 right and step right forward. (9:00) Quarter Turning right
6 – 8 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right. Step left forward. (3:00) Step Pivot Step
Choreographed by: Kathy Heller (US) April 2015
Choreographed to: ‘Sangria’ by Blake Shelton (116 bpm) from CD Bringing Back The A video clip of this Sunshine; download available from amazon or iTunes dance is available at (32 count intro) www.linedancerweb.com Restarts: Three Restarts, all after count 24, during Walls 4, 7 and 10
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Approved by: Marianne 2 Wall – 48 counts – Improver
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion
section 1 Kick Ball Change, Diagonal Kick Ball Change, Forward Rock, 1/8 Turn, Step 1 & 2 Kick right forward. Step right beside left. Step left beside right. Kick Ball Change On the spot 3 & 4 Kick right to right diagonal. Step right beside left. Step left beside right. (1:30) Kick Ball Change Angling right 5 – 6 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Rock Forward 7 – 8 Step right to right side turning 1/8 right. Step left forward. (3:00) Turn Step Turning right
Section 2 rocking Chair, Step Scuff/Hitch, Coaster Step 1 – 4 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Rock back on right. Recover onto left. Rocking Chair On the spot 5 – 6 Step right forward. Scuff left forward and hitch. Step Scuff 7 & 8 Step left back. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Coaster Step
Section 3 Heel Grind Side, Behind, Side (x 2) 1 – 2 Grind right heel across left fanning toes from left to right. Step left to left side. Heel Grind Left 3 – 4 Cross right behind left. Step left to left side. Behind Side 5 – 6 Grind right heel across left fanning toes from left to right. Step left to left side. Heel Grind 7 – 8 Cross right behind left. Step left to left side. Behind Side
section 4 paddle 1/4 Turn x 2, Step Scuff, & Heel Hold 1 – 4 Step right forward. Pivot 1/4 turn left. Step right forward. Pivot 1/4 turn left. (9:00) Paddle Turn Paddle Turn Turning left 5 – 6 Step right forward. Scuff left forward. Step Scuff Forward & 7 – 8 Step left beside right. Touch right heel forward. Hold. & Heel Hold On the spot
Section 5 Jazz Box Cross, Side, 1/4 Turn, Coaster Step 1 – 4 Cross right over left. Step left back. Step right to right side. Cross left over right. Jazz Box Cross On the spot 5 – 6 Step right to right side. Turn 1/4 left stepping left to left side. (6:00) Side Quarter Turning leff 7 & 8 Step right back. Step left beside right. Step right forward. Coaster Step On the spot
Section 6 Step Hold, Step Hold, & Diagonal Forward Shuffle x 2 1 – 4 Step left forward. Hold. Step right forward. Hold. Left Hold Right Hold Forward & 5 & 6 Step left beside right. Step right forward. Close right beside left. Step right forward. & Right Shuffle Angling right 7 – 8 Step left forward. Close right beside left. Step left forward. (6:00) Left Shuffle Angling left Note Dance right shuffle to right diagonal. Dance left shuffle to left diagonal.
Choreographed by: Martie Papendorf (SA) May 2015 A video clip of this Choreographed to: ‘Marianne’ by Stephen Stills (140 bpm) from CD Carry On; dance is available at download available from amazon or iTunes (16 count intro - start on vocals) www.linedancerweb.com
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Approved by: Another Crash & Burn
4 2Wall – 32 counts – improver
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion
section 1 Heel Grind, Side, & Side Hitch, Rolling Vine With Hitch
1 – 2 Grind right heel across left. Step left to left side. Grind Side Left
& 3 – 4 Step right beside left. Step left to side. Hitch right knee (prep for turn). & Side Hitch
5 – 6 Turn 1/4 right stepping right forward. Turn 1/2 right stepping left back. Quarter Half Turning right
7 – 8 Turn 1/4 right stepping right to side. Touch left beside right. Quarter Touch
Section 2 Dorothy Step, Heel, Hook (Left and Right)
1 – 2 & Step left forward on left diagonal. Lock right behind left. Step left slightly forward. Left Dorothy Forward
3 – 4 Touch right heel forward. Hook right across left. (10:30) Heel Hook On the spot
5 – 6 & Step right forward on right diagonal. Lock left behind right. Step right slightly forward. Right Dorothy Forward
7 – 8 Touch left heel forward. Hook left across right. (1:30) Heel Hook On the spot
Section 3 Forward Rock, 1/4 Turn Cross, Hinge 1/2 Turn, Cross Shuffle
1 – 2 Rock forward left, squaring up to wall. Recover onto right. (12:00) Rock Forward On the spot
3 – 4 Turn 1/4 left stepping left to side. Cross right over left. (9:00) Quarter Cross Turning left
5 – 6 Turn 1/4 right stepping left back. Turn 1/4 right stepping right to side. (3:00) Hinge Half Turning right
7 & 8 Cross left over right. Step right to side. Cross left over right. Cross Shuffle Right
section 4 side, Sailor Step, Behind Unwind 1/2, Step Pivot 1/2, Step
1 Step right to side. Side Right
2 & 3 Cross left behind right. Step right to side. Step left to place. Left Sailor On the spot
4 – 5 Touch right toes back. Unwind 1/2 turn right (weight onto right). (9:00) Behind Unwind Turning right
6 – 8 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right. Step left forward.(3:00) Step Pivot Step
Choreographed by: Yvonne Anderson (UK) April 2015
Choreographed to: ‘Crash And Burn’ by Thomas Rhett from CD Single; A video clip of this download available from amazon or iTunes dance is available at (start on vocals) www.linedancerweb.com Choreographer’s note: No Tags or Restarts and the dance finishes on front wall
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Approved by: It’s All Going To Pot 2 WALL – 64 COUNTS – IMPROVER
CALLING TEPS CTUAL OOTWORK DIRECTION S A F SUGGESTION Section 1 Rumba Box Back 1 – 2 Step right to right side. Step left beside right. Side Together Right 3 – 4 Step right back. Touch left beside right. Back Touch Back 5 – 6 Step left to left side. Step right beside left. Side Together Left 7 – 8 Step left forward. Brush right forward. Step Brush Forward
Section 2 Rock Forward/Back/Forward, Step Back, Hold 1 – 4 Rock right forward. Recover onto left. Rock right back. Recover onto left. Rock Forward Rock Back On the spot 5 – 8 Rock right forward. Recover onto left. Step right back. Hold. Rock Forward Step Hold
Section 3 Run Back x 3, Hold, Coaster Step, Hold 1 – 4 Run back - left, right, left. Hold. Run 2 3 Hold Back 5 – 8 Step right back. Step left beside right. Step right forward. Hold. Coaster Step Hold On the spot
Section 4 Triple Full Turn, Brush, Forward Lock Step, Brush 1 – 2 Turn 1/2 right stepping left back. Turn 1/2 right stepping right forward. (12:00) Full Turn Turning right 3 – 4 Step left forward. Brush right forward. Step Brush Forward Option Counts 1 - 3: Omit full turn and do Left lock step forward. 5 – 8 Step right forward. Lock left behind right. Step right forward. Brush left forward. Right Lock Right Brush Forward
Section 5 Forward Rock, 1/4 Turn, Hold, Cross Shuffle, Hold 1 – 2 Rock left forward. Recover onto right. Rock Forward On the spot 3 – 4 Turn 1/4 left stepping left to side. Hold. (9:00) Quarter Hold Turning left 5 – 8 Cross right over left. Step left to side. Cross right over left. Hold. Cross Shuffle Hold Left
Section 6 1/4 Turn Hitch x 2, Forward Lock Step, Hold 1 – 2 Turn 1/4 right stepping left back. Hitch right and clap. (12:00) Quarter Hitch Turning right 3 – 4 Turn 1/4 right stepping right forward. Hitch left and clap. (3:00) Quarter Hitch 5 – 8 Step left forward. Lock right behind left. Step left forward. Hold. Left Lock Left Hold Forward
Section 7 Point Touch, Heel Hook, Step Touch, Back Kick 1 – 2 Point right forward. Touch right beside left. Point Touch On the spot 3 – 4 Touch right heel forward. Hook right in front of left. Heel Hook 5 – 6 Step right forward. Touch left behind right. Step Touch 7 – 8 Step left back. Kick right forward. Back Kick
Section 8 Coaster Step Brush, 1/4 Turn Touch, Point Touch 1 – 4 Step right back. Step left beside right. Step right forward. Brush left forward. Coaster Step Brush On the spot 5 – 6 Turn 1/4 right stepping left to side. Touch right beside left. (6:00) Quarter Touch Turning right 7 – 8 Point right to side. Touch right beside left. Point Touch On the spot
Tag End of Walls 1 and 4 (facing 6:00 and 12:00 respectively): 1– 4 Step right to side. Touch left beside right. Step left to side. Touch right beside left. Side Touch Side Touch On the spot
Choreographed by: Dirk Leibing (DE) April 2015
Choreographed to: ‘It’s All Going To Pot’ by Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard A video clip of this from CD Django And Jimmie; download available from amazon or iTunes dance is available at (32 count intro) www.linedancerweb.com Tag: One easy Tag danced after Walls 1 and 4
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Approved by: South Of The Border 2 Wall – 64 counts – improver
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion
section 1 side Together Side Touch, Side Rock, Back Rock 1 – 4 Step right to side. Step left beside right. Step right to side. Touch left beside right. Side Together Side Touch Right 5 – 6 Rock left to side. Recover onto right. Side Rock On the spot 7 – 8 Cross rock left behind right. Recover onto right. Back Rock
section 2 Grapevine Touch, Side Rock, Rock 1/4 Turn 1 – 4 Step left to side. Cross right behind left. Step left to side. Touch right beside left. Side Behind Side Touch Left 5 – 6 Rock right to side. Recover onto left. Side Rock On the spot 7 – 8 Cross rock right behind left. Turning 1/4 right recover forward onto left. (3:00) Rock Quarter Turning right
Section 3 Forward Shuffle, Step Pivot 1/2, Chasse 1/4 Turn, Behind Side 1 & 2 Step right forward. Close left beside right. Step right forward. Right Shuffle Forward 3 – 4 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right. (9:00) Pivot Half Turning right 5 & 6 Turning 1/4 right step left to side. Close right beside left. Step left to side. Chasse Quarter 7 – 8 Cross right behind left. Step left to side. (12:00) Behind Side Left
section 4 Cross Rock, Side Touch, Side Together, Step Scuff 1 – 2 Cross rock right over left. Recover onto left. Cross Rock On the spot 3 – 4 Step right to side. Touch left beside right. Side Touch 5 – 8 Step left to side. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Scuff right forward. Side Together Step Scuff Left Restart Walls 3 and 5: Start the dance again from the beginning.
Section 5 Forward Rock, Step Back, Together (x 2) 1 – 4 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Step right back. Step left beside right. Rock Step Back Together On the spot 5 – 8 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Step right back. Step left beside right. Rock Step Back Together
section 6 Forward Rock, Rock 1/2 Turn, Back Kick Back Together 1 – 2 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Rock Forward On the spot 3 – 4 Turning 1/2 right rock forward on right. Recover onto left. (6:00) Rock Half Turning right 5 – 8 Step right back. Kick left forward. Step left back. Step right beside left. Back Kick Back Together Back
section 7 Forward Shuffle, Step Pivot 1/4, Forward Shuffle, Step Pivot 1/4 1 & 2 Step left forward. Close right beside left. Step left forward. Left Shuffle Forward 3 – 4 Step right forward. Pivot 1/4 turn left. (3:00) Step Pivot Turning left 5 & 6 Step right forward. Close left beside right. Step right forward. Right Shuffle Forward 7 – 8 Step left forward. Pivot 1/4 turn right. (6:00) Step Pivot Turning right
section 8 Weave Right, Side Rock, Behind Side Touch 1 – 4 Cross left over right. Step right to side. Cross left behind right. Rock Right to side. Cross Side Behind Side Right 5 – 8 Recover onto left. Cross right behind left. Step left to side. Touch right beside left. Side Behind Side Touch Left
Choreographed by: Jan Wylllie (AU) May 2015
Choreographed to: ‘South Of The Border’ by Montana Rose (120 bpm) from CD Dear Patsy; A video clip of this download available from amazon or iTunes (16 count intro) dance is available at www.linedancerweb.com Restarts: Two Restarts, both after count 32, during Walls 3 and 5
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Approved by: Dan What Do I Do 2 Wall – 48 counts – Improver
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion
section 1 Cross Rock, Side, Cross, Back Back 1 – 3 Cross rock right over left. Recover onto left. Step right to right side. Cross Rock Side On the spot 4 – 6 Cross left over right. Step right back. Step left back. Cross Back Back Back
section 2 Back Rock, Full Turn, Together, Step 1 – 3 Rock back on right. Recover onto left. Turn 1/2 left and step right back. (6:00) Rock Back Half Turning left 4 – 6 Turn 1/2 left and step left forward. Step right beside left. Step left forward. (12:00) Half Together Step
Section 3 step Pivot 1/4, Cross, 1/4 Turn x 2, Cross 1 – 3 Step right forward. Pivot 1/4 turn left. Cross right over left. (9:00) Step Pivot Cross Turning left 4 – 5 Turn 1/4 right and step left back. Turn 1/4 right and step right to side. Quarter Quarter Tuning right 6 Cross left over right. (3:00) Cross Right
section 4 Rumba Box 1 – 3 Step right to side. Step left beside right. Step right forward. Side Together Forward Forward 4 – 6 Step left to side. Step right beside left. Step left back. Side Together Back Back
Section 5 Coaster Cross, Side, Drag, Back 1 – 3 Step right back. Step left beside right. Cross right over left. Coaster Cross On the spot 4 – 6 Step left large step to left side. Drag right up to left. Step left back. Side Drag Back Left
Section 6 Back Rock, 1/4 Turn, Behind Side Cross 1 – 3 Rock back on right. Recover onto left. Turn 1/4 left and step right to side. (12:00) Rock Back Quarter Turning left 4 – 6 Cross left behind right. Step right to right side. Cross left over right. Behind Side Cross Right
section 7 Back, Drag With Hook, Step, Forward Rock, 1/4 Turn 1 – 3 Step right large step back. Drag left up to right, hooking left. Step left forward. Back Drag Step Back Restart Wall 3: Start the dance again from the beginning. 4 – 6 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Turn 1/4 right and step right forward. (3:00) Rock Forward Quarter Turning right
Section 8 Step, Kick, 1/4 Turn, Cross Rock, Side 1 – 3 Step left forward. Kick right forward. Turn 1/4 right and step right to side. (6:00) Step Kick Quarter Turning right 4 – 6 Cross rock left over right. Recover onto right. Step left to side. Cross Rock Side On the spot
Ending After count 18 (end of Section 3), slowly turn 3/4 right to finish on front wall.
Choreographed by: dj Dan (NL) March 2015
Choreographed to: ‘What Do I Do With Me Now’ by Leslie Tom from CD High Maintenance; A video clip of this download available from amazon or iTunes dance is available at (15 count intro) www.linedancerweb.com Restart: One Restart during Wall 3 after count 39
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Approved by: Whole 9 Yards 2 Wall – 64 counts – intermediate
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion section 1 Walk Forward x 2, Forward Shuffle, Forward Rock, 1/2 Turn Step 1 – 2 Walk forward left. Walk forward right. Walk Walk Forward 3 & 4 Step left forward. Close right beside left. Step left forward. Left Shuffle 5 – 6 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Rock Forward On the spot 7 – 8 Turn 1/2 right stepping right forward. Step left forward. (6:00) Half Turn Turning right
section 2 Forward Shuffle, Back Rock, Step Pivot 1/4 x 2 1 & 2 Step right forward. Close left beside right. Step right forward. Right Shuffle Forward 3 – 4 Rock back on left. Recover onto right. Rock Back On the spot 5 – 6 Step left forward. Pivot 1/4 turn right. (9:00) Step Pivot Turning right 7 – 8 Step left forward. Pivot 1/4 turn right. (12:00) Step Pivot
Section 3 Cross Side, Side Cross, Hinge 1/2 Turn, Cross Shuffle 1 – 2 Cross left over right. Step right to right side. Cross Side On the spot 3 – 4 Step left to left side. Cross right over left. Side Cross 5 – 6 Turn 1/4 right stepping left back. Turn 1/4 right stepping right to side. (6:00) Hinge Turn Turning right 7 & 8 Cross left over right. Step right to side. Cross left over right. Cross Shuffle Right
section 4 side Rock, Behind Side, Cross Point, Cross Unwind 1/2 Turn 1 – 2 Rock right to right side. Recover onto left. Side Rock On the spot 3 – 4 Cross right behind left. Step left to left side. Behind Side Left 5 – 6 Cross right over left. Point left to left side. Cross Point Restart Wall 2 (facing 12:00): Restart dance from the beginning. 7 – 8 Cross left over right. (Weight on left) unwind 1/2 turn right. (12:00) Cross Unwind Turning right
Section 5 Kick Ball Change x 2, Jazz Box 1/4 Turn 1 & 2 Kick right forward. Step right beside left. Step onto left in place. Kick Ball Change On the spot 3 & 4 Kick right forward. Step right beside left. Step onto left in place. Kick Ball Change 5 – 6 Cross right over left. Turn 1/4 right stepping left back. (3:00) Cross Quarter Turning right 7 – 8 Step right to side. Step left slightly forward. Side Step Right
section 6 Step Pivot 1/2, Forward Shuffle, Walk x 2, Kick Ball Change 1 – 2 Step right forward. Pivot 1/2 turn left. (9:00) Step Pivot Turning left 3 & 4 Step right forward. Close left beside right. Step right forward. Right Shuffle Forward 5 – 6 Walk forward left. Walk forward right. Walk Walk 7 & 8 Kick left forward. Step left beside right. Step onto right in place. Kick Ball Change On the spot
section 7 Cross Side, Left Sailor Step, Cross Side, Right Sailor Heel 1 – 2 Cross left over right. Step right to right side. Cross Side Right 3 & 4 Cross left behind right. Step right to right side. Step left to place. Left Sailor On the spot 5 – 6 Cross right over left. Step left to left side. Cross Side Left 7 & 8 Cross right behind left. Step left to side. Touch right heel diagonally forward right. Right Sailor Heel On the spot
section 8 Hip Bumps, Kick Ball Cross, Side Rock, Behind 1/4 Turn Step 1 – 2 Keeping weight on left, bump hips to right side twice. Bump Bump On the spot 3 & 4 Kick right diagonally forward right. Step right back. Cross left over right. Kick Ball Cross 5 – 6 Rock right to right side. Recover onto left. Side Rock 7 & 8 Cross right behind left. Turn 1/4 left stepping left forward. Step right forward. (6:00) Behind Quarter Step Turning left
Choreographed by: Rep Ghazali-Meaney (UK) April 2015
Choreographed to: ‘Blame It On That Red Dress’ by Gord Bamford (116 bpm) from CD Honkytonks And Heartaches; download available from amazon or iTunes (24 count intro, start on vocals) Restart: One Restart during Wall 2
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Approved by: Roads 2 Wall – 52 counts – intermediate
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion section 1 step, Left Sailor Step, Cross, Side Rock, Cross 1/4 Turn, Chasse Left 1 On slight right diagonal step right forward. Step Forward 2 & 3 Cross left behind right. Step right to side. Step left to place. Left Sailor On the spot 4 & 5 Cross right over left. Rock left to left side. Recover onto right. Cross Side Rock 6 – 7 Cross left over right. Turn 1/4 left stepping right back. (9:00) Cross Quarter Turning left 8 & 1 Step left to left side. Close right beside left. Step left to left side. Chasse Left Left
section 2 Cross Rock Back Rock, Cross, Back, Chasse Right & Side Together 2 & Cross rock right over left. Recover onto left. Cross Rock On the spot 3 & Rock right back on slight right diagonal. Recover onto left. Back Rock 4 – 5 Cross right over left. Step left back. Cross Back 6 & 7 Step right to right side. Close left beside right. Step right to right side. Chasse Right Right & 8 & Step left beside right. Step right to right side. Step left beside right. (9:00) & Side Together
Section 3 drop, Forward Rock, Back Lock Step, Back Rock, Ronde Kick 1 Drop forward on right on right diagonal, making small flick back with left. (10:30) Drop On the spot 2 – 3 Rock forward on left. Recover onto right. Rock Forward 4 & 5 Step left back. Lock right across left. Step left back. Back Lock Back Back 6 – 7 Rock back on right. Recover onto left. Rock Back On the spot 8 Step right forward, ronde kicking left foot (straightening up to 12:00). Kick
section 4 Cross, Side Rock, Cross, Side Rock, Cross Shuffle, Side Rock, Cross, Side 1 – 2 & Cross left over right. Rock right to right side. Recover onto left. Cross Side Rock Forward 3 – 4 & Cross right over left. Rock left to left side. Recover onto right. Cross Side Rock 5 & 6 Cross left over right. Step right to right side. Cross left over right. Cross Shuffle Right & 7 & 8 Rock right to side. Recover onto left. Cross right over left. Step left to side. Side Rock Cross Side Left
Section 5 Bump Back/Forward, Forward Lock Step, Step Pivot 1/2, Forward Lock Step 1 – 2 Bump back on right. Bump forward on left. Bump Bump 3 & 4 Step right forward. Lock left behind right. Step right forward. Right Lock Right Forward 5 – 6 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right. Step Pivot Turning right 7 & 8 Step left forward. Lock right behind left. Step left forward. (6:00) Left Lock Left Forward
section 6 Step, 1/2 Turn, Back, Back Rock (x 2) 1 & 2 Step right forward. Turn 1/2 right stepping left back. Step right slightly back. (12:00) Step Half Back Turning right 3 – 4 Rock back on left. Recover onto right. Rock Back On the spot 5 & 6 Step left forward. Turn 1/2 left stepping right back. Step left slightly back. (6:00) Step Half Back Turning left 7 – 8 Rock back on right. Recover onto left. Rock Back On the spot Restart Walls 1 and 3: Start the dance again from the beginning.
section 7 out Out, In In 1 – 2 Step right out to right side. Step left out to left side. Out Out On the spot 3 – 4 Step right in to place. Step left in to place. In In
Tag end of Wall 4: Repeat Sections 5 and 6 of the dance (counts 33 - 48).
Ending Wall 7: After count 48 (end of Section 6): Stomp right forward. (12:00)
Choreographed by: Maggie Gallagher (UK) April 2015
Choreographed to: ‘Roads’ by Lawson from CD Single; A video clip of this download available from amazon or iTunes dance is available at (8 count intro) www.linedancerweb.com Restarts/Tag: Two Restarts (Walls 1 and 3), one Tag after Wall 4
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Approved by: Always On My Mind 2 Wall – 64 counts – intermediate
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion section 1 Walk Walk, Forward Rock, Ball Touch Back, Reverse Pivot 1/2, Pivot 1/2, Step 1 – 4 Walk forward right. Walk forward left. Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Walk Walk Rock Forward Forward & 5 – 6 Step right back. Touch left back. Unwind 1/2 turn left stepping down on left. & Touch Unwind Turning left 7 & 8 Step right forward. Pivot 1/2 turn left. Step right forward. (12:00) Step Pivot Step
section 2 Walk Walk, Forward Rock, Ball Touch Back, Reverse Pivot 1/4, Cross, Side 1 – 4 Walk forward left. Walk forward right. Rock forward on left. Recover onto right. Walk Walk Rock Forward Forward & 5 – 6 Step left back. Touch right back. Unwind 1/4 turn right stepping down on right. & Touch Unwind Turning right 7 – 8 Cross left over right. Step right to side. (3:00) Cross Side Right
Section 3 left Sailor Step, 1/4 Turn Sailor Step, Cross, 1/4 Turn, Shuffle 1/2 Turn 1 & 2 Cross left behind right. Step right to side. Step left to side. Left Sailor On the spot 3 & 4 Turning 1/4 right cross right behind left. Step left to side. Step right to side. (6:00) Quarter Sailor Turning right 5 – 6 Cross left over right. Turning 1/4 left step right back. (3:00) Cross Quarter Turning left 7 & 8 Shuffle step 1/2 turn left, stepping - left, right, left. (9:00) Shuffle Half
section 4 step Pivot 1/4, Behind Side Cross, Side, Touch 1 – 4 Step right forward. Pivot 1/4 turn left. Cross right over left. Step left to side. (6:00) Step Pivot Cross Side Turning left 5 & 6 Cross right behind left. Step left to side. Cross right over left. Behind Side Cross Left 7 – 8 Step left to side. Touch right beside left. Side Touch
Section 5 Ball Cross, 1/4 Turn, 1/4 Turn Chasse, Cross Rock, Chasse & 1 – 2 Step right back. Cross left over right. Turning 1/4 left step right back. (3:00) & Cross Quarter Turning left 3 & 4 Turning 1/4 left step left to side. Close right beside left. Step left to side. (12:00) Quarter Chasse 5 – 6 Cross rock right over left. Recover onto left. Cross Rock On the spot 7 & 8 Step right to side. Close left beside right. Step right to side. Chasse Right Right
section 6 Weave With 1/4 Turn, Step Pivot 1/2, Forward Shuffle 1 – 2 Cross left over right. Step right to side. Cross Side Right 3 – 4 Cross left behind right. Turning 1/4 right step right forward. (3:00) Behind Quarter Turning right 5 – 6 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right. (9:00) Step Pivot 7 & 8 Step left forward. Close right beside left. Step left forward. Left Shuffle Forward
section 7 Full Turn, Forward Shuffle, Forward Rock, Heel Steps Travelling Back 1 – 2 Turning 1/2 left step right back. Turning 1/2 left step left forward. (9:00) Full Turn Turning left 3 & 4 Step right forward. Close left beside right. Step right forward. Right Shuffle Forward 5 – 6 Rock forward on left. Recover onto right. Rock Forward On the spot & 7 & 8 Step left back. Touch right heel forward. Step right back. Touch left heel forward. & Heel & Heel Back
section 8 Back, Heel Hold, & Forward Rock, Coaster Step, Step Pivot 1/4 & 1 – 2 Step left back. Touch right heel forward. Hold. & Heel Hold Back & 3 – 4 Step right beside left. Rock forward on left. Recover onto right. & Rock Forward On the spot 5 & 6 Step left back. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Coaster Step 7 – 8 Step right forward. Pivot 1/4 turn left. (6:00) Step Pivot Turning left
Choreographed by: Alison Biggs and Peter Metelnick (UK) April 2015 A video clip of this Choreographed to: ‘Always On My Mind’ by Pet Shop Boys (125 bpm) dance is available at from various CDs; download available from amazon or iTunes (64 count intro - start on vocals) www.linedancerweb.com
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Approved by: Ugly Heart! 2 Wall – 64 counts – intermediate
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion section 1 slow Coaster Step With Knee Lift, Cross, Side Rock, Cross, Hold 1 – 2 Step right back. Step left beside right. Back Together On the spot 3 – 4 Step right forward lifting left knee a little. Cross left over right. Step Cross 5 – 8 Rock right to side. Recover onto left. Cross right over left. Hold. Side Rock Cross Hold
Section 2 Ball Cross, Monterey 1/4 Sweep, Jazz Box 1/2, Hitch Step Slide & 1 Step left small step to left side. Cross right over left. Ball Cross Left 2 – 3 Point left to side. Turn 1/4 left stepping left beside right (sweeping right quickly forward). Point Quarter Turning left 4 – 6 Cross right over left. Turn 1/4 right stepping left back. Turn 1/4 right stepping right forward. Jazz Box Half Turning right & Hitch left knee slightly beside right. Hitch 7 – 8 Step left big step to left side. Drag right towards left. (3:00) Step Slide Left
Section 3 sailor Step, Behind Unwind 3/4, Kick Ball Change, Stomp, Hold 1 & 2 Cross right behind left. Step left to side. Step right to place. Right Sailor On the spot 3 – 4 Touch left behind right. Unwind 3/4 turn left (weight onto left). (6:00) Behind Unwind Turning left 5 & 6 Kick right forward. Step back on right. Step left small step forward. Kick Ball Change On the spot 7 – 8 Stomp right forward. Hold. Stomp Hold
section 4 syncopated Forward Rocks, Box 1/2 Turn & 1 – 2 Step left beside right. Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. & Rock Forward On the spot & 3 – 4 Step right beside left. Rock forward on left. Recover onto right. & Rock Forward & 5 – 6 Step left beside right. Cross right over left. Turn 1/4 right stepping left back. Cross Quarter Turning right 7 – 8 Turn 1/4 right stepping right forward. Step left to left side. (12:00) Quarter Side
Section 5 Right Sailor Step, Left Sailor Step 1/4, Forward Rock, Back, Slide 1 & 2 Cross right behind left. Step left to side. Step right to place. Right Sailor On the spot 3 & 4 Cross left behind right. Turn 1/4 left stepping right beside left. Step left forward. Left Sailor Quarter Turning left 5 – 6 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Rock Forward On the spot 7 – 8 Step right big step backwards. Slide left beside right. (9:00) Back Slide Back
section 6 Ball Rock, Step, Forward Rock, 1/4 Turn, Point, 1/2 Turn With Sweep & 1 – 2 Rock quickly back onto ball of left. Recover onto right. Walk forward on left. Ball Rock Step On the spot 3 – 4 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Rock Forward 5 – 6 Turn 1/4 right stepping right to side. Point left to left side. (12:00) Quarter Point Turning right 7 Turn 1/4 left onto left starting to sweep right forward. Quarter Turning left 8 Turn another 1/4 left on left sweeping right forward. (6:00) Quarter
section 7 Cross, Syncopated Back Rock, Step, Kick, Back Shuffle, Coaster Step 1 & 2 Cross right over left. Rock left back. Recover onto right. Cross Back Rock Left 3 – 4 Step left forward. Kick right forward. (6:00) Step Kick Forward Restart Walls 2 and 4 (facing 12:00 each time): Start the dance again. 5 & 6 Step right back. Close left beside right. Step right back. Shuffle Back Back 7 & 8 Step left back. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Coaster Step On the spot
section 8 Jazz Box Cross, Side Slide, Ball Cross, Side 1 – 4 Cross right over left. Step left back. Step right to side. Cross left over right. Jazz Box Cross On the spot 5 – 6 Step right big step to right side. Slide left towards right. Side Slide Right & 7 – 8 Step left beside right. Cross right over left. Step left small step to side, dragging right. Ball Cross Side Left
TAG End of Wall 5 (facing 6:00): Reverse Rocking Chair 1– 4 Rock back on right. Recover onto left. Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Rocking Chair On the spot
Choreographed by: Niels Poulsen (DK) April 2015 A video clip of this Choreographed to: ‘Ugly Heart’ by G.R.L. from CD Single; download available from dance is available at amazon or iTunes (32 count intro, approx 15 secs) www.linedancerweb.com Restarts/Tag: Two Restarts (during Walls 2 and 4), one easy Tag after Wall 5
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Approved by: Alvaro 2 Wall – 80 counts – intermediate
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion section 1 side, Cross Rock, Chasse 1/4 Turn, Step Pivot 1/2, Side 1/4 Turn 1 – 3 Step right to side. Cross rock left over right. Recover onto right. Side Cross Rock Right 4 & 5 Step left to side. Close right beside left. Turn 1/4 left stepping left forward. Chasse Quarter Turning left 6 – 8 Step right forward. Pivot 1/2 left. Turn 1/4 left stepping right long step to side. Step Half Quarter
section 2 Back Rock, Walk Walk, Forward Rock, Triple Full Turn 1 – 4 Rock back on left. Recover onto right. Walk forward on left. Walk forward on right. Rock Back Walk Walk Forward 5 – 6 Rock forward on left. Recover onto right. Rock Forward On the spot 7 & 8 Triple step full turn left (on the spot), stepping - left, right left. (Or Coaster Step) Triple Full Turn Turning left
Section 3 side, Touch, Kick Ball Cross, Side, Touch Across, Point Out, Touch Behind 1 – 2 Step right to right side. Touch left toe beside right. Side Touch Right 3 & 4 Kick left diagonally forward left. Step left beside right. Cross right over left. Kick Ball Cross Left 5 – 7 Step left to side. Touch right toe across left. Point right toe out to right side. Side Touch Point 8 Touch right toe behind left (lifting right shoulder, dropping the left and look down left). Behind On the spot
section 4 side, Hold, & 1/4 Turn, Step Pivot 1/2, 1/4 Turn, Back Rock 1 – 2 Step right to right side. Hold. Side Hold Right & 3 – 4 Step left beside right. Turn 1/4 right stepping right forward. Step left forward. & Quarter Step Turning right 5 – 6 Pivot 1/2 turn right. Turn 1/4 right stepping left to left side. Half Quarter 7 – 8 Rock back on right. Recover onto left. (12:00) Rock Back On the spot
Section 5 Step, 1/2 Turn, Coaster Step, Step, 1/2 Turn, Shuffle 1/2 Turn 1 – 2 Step right forward. Turn 1/2 right stepping left back. (6:00) Step Half Turning right 3 & 4 Step right back. Step left beside right. Step right forward. Coaster Step On the spot 5 – 6 Step left forward. Turn 1/2 left stepping right back. Step Half Turning left 7 & 8 Shuffle step 1/2 turn left, stepping - left, right, left. (6:00) Shuffle Half
section 6 Step & Heel Lift, Touch Back, Reverse Pivot 1/2, Step, Hold & Step Scuff 1 & 2 Step right forward. Raise both heels. Lower both heels to floor (weight onto left). Step Heel Lift Forward 3 – 4 Touch right toe back. Turn 1/2 right taking weight onto right. Touch Half Turning right 5 – 6 Step left forward. Hold. Step Hold Forward & 7 – 8 Step ball of right beside left. Step left forward. Scuff right forward. (12:00) & Step Scuff
section 7 rocking Chair, Walk Around 1/8 x 2, Cross Shuffle Turning 1/4 1 – 4 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Rock back on right. Recover onto left. Rocking Chair On the spot 5 – 6 Turn 1/8 left walking forward on right. Turn 1/8 left walking forward on left. (9:00) Turn Turn Turning left 7 & 8 (Gradually turning 1/4 left) Cross right over left. Step left to side. Cross right over left. Turning Cross Shuffle
section 8 Walk Around 1/8 x 2, Triple Step 1/4 Turn, Jazz Box Cross 1 – 2 Turn 1/8 left walking forward on left. Turn 1/8 left walking forward on right. (3:00) Turn Turn Turning left 3 & 4 Triple step 1/4 turn left, stepping - left, right, left. (12:00) Triple Quarter 5 – 8 Cross right over left. Step left back. Step right to side. Cross left over right. Jazz Box Cross On the spot
section 9 side Right, Drag, Ball Cross, Side Left, Back Rock, Walk Walk 1– 2 Step right long step to right side. Drag left towards right. Side Drag Right & 3 – 4 Step ball of left beside right. Cross right over left. Step left long step to left side. & Cross Side Left 5 – 8 Rock back on right. Recover onto left. Walk forward on right. Walk forward on left. Rock Back Walk Walk Forward
Section 10 Pivot 1/2, Diagonal Forward Shuffle, Out Out, Back, Cross, Chasse 1 Pivot 1/2 turn right. (6:00) Pivot Turning right 2 & 3 (To Left diagonal) Step left forward. Close right beside left. Step left forward. Diagonal Shuffle Forward 4 – 5 (Still to diagonal) Step right to side (push hips right). Step left to side (push hips left). Out Out On the spot 6 – 7 (Straighten up to 6:00) Step right back. Cross left over right. Back Cross Right 8 & (1) Step right to right side. Close left beside right. (Then count 1 of dance) Chasse
Choreographed by: Robbie McGowan Hickie and Karl-Harry Winson (UK) April 2015 A video clip of this Choreographed to: ‘All In My Head’ by Alvaro Estrella (132 bpm) from CD Single: dance is available at download available from amazon or iTunes www.linedancerweb.com (16 count intro)
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Approved by: Who We Are 4 Wall – 64 counts – intermediate
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion section 1 step Point, Cross 1/4 Turn, 1/4 Turn Touch, 1/4 Turn x 2 1 – 2 Step left forward. Point right to right side. Step Point Forward 3 – 4 Cross right over left. Turn 1/4 right stepping left back. (3:00) Cross Quarter Turning right 5 – 6 Turn 1/4 right stepping right to side. Touch left beside right (or point left to side). Quarter Touch 7 – 8 Turn 1/4 left stepping left in place. Turn 1/4 left stepping right to side. (12:00) Quarter Quarter Turning left
section 2 Behind 1/4 Turn, Step Pivot 1/2, Kick Ball Change, Kick Ball Touch 1 – 2 Cross left behind right. Turn 1/4 right stepping right forward. (3:00) Behind Quarter Turning right 3 – 4 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right. (9:00) Step Pivot 5 & 6 Kick left forward. Step left beside right. Step right beside left. Kick Ball Change On the spot 7 & 8 Kick left forward. Step left beside right. Touch right beside left. Kick Ball Touch
Section 3 Chasse Right, Behind Unwind 1/2, Cross Rock, Side Hold 1 & 2 Step right to right side. Close left beside right. Step right to right side. Chasse Right Right 3 – 4 Cross left behind right. Unwind 1/2 turn left (weight onto left). (3:00) Behind Unwind Turning left 5 – 8 Cross rock right over left. Recover onto left. Step right to right side. Hold. Cross Rock Side Hold On the spot
section 4 & Side Touch, Side Rock Step, 4 Step Walk 1/2 Turn & 1 – 2 Step left beside right. Step right to right side. Touch left beside right. & Side Touch Right 3 & 4 Rock left to left side. Recover onto right. Step left forward. Side Rock Step On the spot 5 – 8 Cross right over left facing left diagonal and make 1/2 turn left walking left, right, left. Walk Half Turn Turning left Option Wave arms side to side when walks coincide with title lyrics - or whenever you like!
Section 5 Forward Shuffle, Step Pivot 1/2, 1/4 Turn x 2, Shuffle 1/2 Turn 1 & 2 Step right forward. Close left beside right. Step right forward. (9:00) Right Shuffle Forward 3 – 4 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right. (3:00) Step Pivot Turning right 5 – 6 Step left forward turning 1/4 left. Turn 1/4 left stepping right back. Quarter Quarter Turning left 7 & 8 Shuffle step 1/2 turn left, stepping - left, right, left. (3:00) Shuffle Half
section 6 Step Hold Together, Side Rock/Sway, Jazz Box 1/4 Turn Cross 1 – 2 & Step right forward. Hold. Step left beside right. Step Hold & Forward 3 – 4 Rock/sway right to right side. Recover/sway onto left. Rock/Sway On the spot 5 – 7 Cross right over left. Turn 1/4 right stepping left back. Step right to side. (6:00) Jazz Box Quarter Turning right 8 Cross left over right. Cross Right
section 7 Chasse Right, Chasse 1/4 Turn, Out Out, In In 1 & 2 Step right to right side. Close left beside right. Step right to right side. Chasse Right Right 3 & 4 Turn 1/4 left stepping left to left side. Close right beside left. Step left to left side. Chasse Quarter Turning left 5 – 6 Step right forward to right diagonal. Step left forward to left diagonal. Out Out On the spot 7 – 8 Step right back to place. Step left beside right. (3:00) In In
section 8 Heel Touch, Toe Touch, Step Point, Jazz Box 1 – 2 Touch right heel forward. Touch right toe back. Heel Toe On the spot 3 – 4 Step right forward. Point left to left side. Step Point Forward 5 – 8 Cross left over right. Step right back. Step left to left side. Step right forward. Jazz Box On the spot
Choreographed by: Craig Bennett, Daniel Whittaker (UK); Vivienne Scott, Fred Buckley (CA) April 2015 A video clip of this Choreographed to: ‘Who We Are’ by MC Mario from CD Single; dance is available at download available from amazon or iTunes www.linedancerweb.com (16 count intro)
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Reba.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:53 Reba McEntire’s releasing her first new music in over four years. LOVE SOMEBODY is a collection of uplifting and heartfelt music that seamlessly blends songs about strength and empowerment with some intimately personal peeks inside her life. We get a closer look at this new release.
“I’m really excited about this new National Artistic Achievement Award Horses’, which had such an impact on album,” she says. “It’s time-consuming from the U.S. Congress and was the Reba that she honoured her father’s but I missed getting in to the studio. I named Billboard magazine’s first-ever life, singing it at his funeral last fall. just love the entire process.” From Woman of the Year, besting the likes of “The lyrics play out like a movie to me. selecting each song that made the cut Jennifer Lopez and Celine Dion. It’s actually my favourite song on the to choosing the musicians who played album,” she said. The lyrics include a on the album to approving the album The Oklahoma native reunited with her chorus made even more touching when imaging, Reba embraces the evolution long-time producer Tony Brown (Vince the back story is known. “If you love me of it all. “It’s like a puzzle,” she said. Gill, George Strait, Lionel Richie) for don’t you be afraid to look in my eyes “You probably only keep one out of 200 this project, which also offered Reba and open up the gate, then watch me songs you listen to and a handful of the the opportunity to team up with James ride beneath a newborn sun, just like photos... but it’s fun how everything Stroud (Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, them horses when it’s time to run.” matches up and comes together in the end.” While some of the cuts on the album may be reminiscent of her early The 12 songs ultimately included on career, the end result is current LOVE SOMEBODY are an eclectic and contemporary - a lot like the group that represents a roller woman herself. Her voice is also as coaster of emotions. From strong- clear and strong as ever, a fact that women songs and being-cheated- makes Reba proud. “It’s a muscle,” on songs to relationship-ending she said. “You have to exercise it songs and hope-fueled songs, lyrics to keep it going.” She joked that run the gamut of being relatable for she sings around the house all the everyone. time - including in the shower - often disturbing her husband. The first single, ‘Going Out Like “He’s trying to watch CNN and I’m That’, is a powerful hint of what’s to singing,” she says with her hearty come as Reba makes a bold return. trademark laugh. The single catapulted to number one on the iTunes Country Top Songs Like seemingly everything she charts in touches, she’ll bring that bubbly Clint Black), and even found herself energy and penchant for excellence the U.S. and Canada upon release, spending time at the soundboard. “We to Las Vegas later this year when she marking Reba’s career-high digital had fun and experimented a bit but I teams up with friends and collaborators sales. “It made me feel great to see think it turned out great,” she said. Kix Brooks & Ronnie Dunn for a one- people really caring about this new of-a-kind residency. Initial response to music,” Reba said of the immediate Country Weekly enthused how her REBA, BROOKS & DUNN: Together in positive reception. “Everybody wants new music “…stays true to Reba’s Vegas at The Colosseum at Caesars love and acceptance.” unmistakable style, while sounding just Palace this summer was so strong that as fresh and lively as anything that’s extra dates have already been added. Reba’s accomplishments to date are on current radio.” Reba herself agrees staggering: 35 Number One singles and that her musical style hasn’t changed With a career as long and storied as over 56 million albums sold worldwide. dramatically over the years - nor has her this, Reba could easily kick back on The Country Music Hall of Fame inductee choice of songs. “If they touch my heart, a very comfortable porch swing. But has won 15 American Music Awards, if they make me emotional, then I hope she’s way more driven than that. “I 13 Academy of Country Music Awards, they’ll touch your heart too,” she said. don’t like to be bored so I constantly nine People’s Choice Awards, seven “If they just make you tap your foot but keep an eye out for projects that excite Country Music Association Awards, don’t touch your heart, then I’ll pass.” me,” she said. “The fans can feel it too two Grammy Awards, in addition to if you’re not really passionate. It won’t being honoured with ACM Career Perhaps the most personal of songs on resonate and it won’t flourish... I don’t Achievement Award. She’s received the LOVE SOMEBODY is ‘Just Like Them do anything halfway!”
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Reba.indd 2 28/05/2015 11:54 s ep with Karl-Harry Winson Step Up is all about giving a showcase to a great danceup that could easily pass you by and Karl-Harry is doing a fantastic job in heading this fantastic section. Here’s this month’s new dance for you to try out.
Bouncing Back To You by Lorna Dennis & Richard Palmer
Karl-Harry says: “Lorna and Richard who both co-choreographed the hit choreography ‘Brave’ have written a catchy little dance to a bouncy old school tune by Bobby Vee. This dance is not overall difficult but can be a little nippy when you first learn it as the tempo is quicker than you might expect. Don’t let the speed put you off though. What I like about this dance is that the music is very different to what you would hear on the dance floor at the moment, and it is good to be different at times. This routine has one simple tag at the end of wall 2 and it fits well. Add to that, an interesting section 4 that might keep you thinking when you first learn it. Well done Lorna and Richard, big thumbs up from me. Check out this catchy little dance and also other dances by this duo such as ‘Crazy for your Love, ‘Aleman Caballero’ and their new dance ‘Please Yourself’ co-choreographed with Dee Musk.”
Michelle Risley of the group ‘Peace Train’ and choreographer of ‘The Wanderer’: “This is a well-known ‘sing-a-long’ track of music. Richard and Lorna have captured the mood of the track with a bouncy feeling dance with an interesting 4th section to keep you thinking. With a clear 8 count tag, this is an Improver level dance for all to enjoy, give it a go!”
Reasons to learn ‘Priscilla’ by Laura Sway • great tune • interesting section 4 • tag that fits well
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step up.indd 2 28/05/2015 11:54 s ep www.linedancerweb.com up Lorna Dennis & Richard Palmer Bouncing Back To You 4 2WALL – 48 COUNTS – IMPROVER
CALLING TEPS CTUAL OOTWORK DIRECTION S A F SUGGESTION
Section 1 Right Chasse, Back Rock, Left Chasse, Back Rock. 1&2 Step right to right side. Close left beside right. Step right to right side. Right Chasse Right 3 – 4 Rock back on left. Recover weight forward on right. Back Rock On The Spot 5&6 Step left to left side. Close right beside left. Step left to left side. Left Chasse Left 7 – 8 Rock back on right. Recover weight forward on left. Back Rock On The Spot
Section 2 Right Toe Strut, Left Toe Strut, Syncopated Jumps Back X2. 1 – 2 Step forward on right toe. Drop right heel with weight. Right Strut Forward 3 – 4 Step forward on left toe. Drop left heel with weight. Left Strut Forward &5,6 Jump back feet shoulder width apart stepping: right, left. Hold. Jump Hold Back &7,8 Jump back feet shoulder width apart stepping: right, left. Hold. Jump Hold Back
Section 3 Back Rock. Right Chasse. Cross Rock. Shuffle 1/4 Turn. 1 – 2 Rock back on right. Recover weight forward on left. Back Rock On The Spot 3&4 Step right to right side. Close left beside right. Step right to right side. Right Chasse Right 5 – 6 Cross rock left over right. Recover weight back on right. Cross Rock On The Spot 7&8 Step left to left side. Close right beside left. Make 1/4 left stepping left forward. Shuffle Turn Turning Left
Section 4 Step, Touch, & Heel Ball Step, 1/2 Turn Heel Bounces, Kick. 1 – 2 Step forward on right. Touch left toe behind right. Step Touch On The Spot &3-4 Step back on left. Dig right heel forward. Step right in place next to left. & Heel Ball 5 Step forward on left. Step Forward 6 – 7 Make 1/2 turn right bouncing heel twice. Bounce Bounce Turning Right 8 Kick right foot to right diagonal Kick On The Spot
Section 5 Weave Left, Toe Point, Weave Right, Toe Point. 1 – 2 Cross right behind left. Step left to left side. Behind Side Left 3 – 4 Cross right over left. Point left toe out to left side. Cross Point 5 – 6 Cross left behind right. Step right to right side. Behind Side Right 7 – 8 Cross left over right. Point right toe out to right side. Cross Point
Section 6 Cross Point X2. Right Jazz Box, Cross. 1 – 2 Cross right over left. Point left out to left side. Cross Point Forward 3 – 4 Cross left over right. Point right out to right side. Cross Point Forward 5 – 6 Cross right over left. Step back on left. Cross Back On The Spot 7 – 8 Step right to right side. Cross step left over right. Side Cross
Tag Happens at the end of Wall 2 facing 6 o’clock wall Right Side Touch. Point. Touch. Left Side Touch. Point. Touch. 1 – 2 Step right to right side. Touch left beside right. Side Touch Right 3 – 4 Point left out to left side. Touch left beside right. Point Touch On The Spot 5 – 6 Step left to left side. Touch right beside left. Side Touch Left 7 – 8 Point right out to right side. Touch right beside left. Point Touch On The Spot
Choreographed by: Richard Palmer and Lorna Dennis (UK) June 2015 A video clip of this Choreographed to: ‘Rubber Ball’ by Bobby Vee (148 bpm) from 100 Party Hits of the 60’s (24 count intro)Start on the lyrics “I’m like a rubber ball” dance is available at Music available to download from iTunes and amazon.co.uk www.linedancerweb.com
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After a long, bitterly cold Craig was our guest fi ve years ago and and to meet Daniel for the fi rst time. was back by popular request but it Fred, Eddie and I are so fortunate in winter that never seemed was Daniel’s fi rst time stepping foot in the support we have in the Line dance to end, Vivienne Scott Canada. So Craig and I served as tour community in Ontario, some dancers guides taking Daniel up the CN Tower driving fi ve hours to come to the event. was a little anxious that where he bravely stepped onto the glass This time around we also had dancers snow would still be lurking ceiling. This was followed by lunch in from Quebec and Michigan who were China Town and a brief tour of the city eager to learn from our International around for The Spring before we met up with Fred and Eddie Stars. The afternoon session is a mix Workshop. But it decided Buckley and danced the Event Dance of different level dances taught - and ‘Who We Are’ together for the fi rst time. some open dancing in between teaches to vacate the premises Phew! It worked just fi ne and I was to let the mind relax a bit! Daniel taught when Craig Bennett and relieved. ‘Twinkle Waltz’ a perfect start to the afternoon, ‘Sweet Like Candy’ – great Daniel Whittaker arrived Saturday was a bright sunny day which sing along, ‘Tarzan’ – was very much too. Vivienne gives us her was a good omen as we headed to the enjoyed and ‘Waltz in Tacoma’ – this event hall ready to greet a full house one proved to be the challenge of the report in her unique style. of dancers excited to see Craig again afternoon and a really beautiful dance
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Toronto Adventure.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:56 and song, very well received by the professionally and we were all extremely a resounding success and certainly the intermediate dancers. Daniel’s energy honoured that he chose to come to our fl oor was full all evening. and enthusiasm was catching and his event for his “farewell”. Finally between dry wit had the dancers giggling. the two of them they taught the Event Craig and Daniel must have been Dance ‘Who We Are’ and it was rather exhausted; as well as doing quick Craig taught ‘Bet My Life’– interesting like a comedy tag team performing. They reviews of the dances taught earlier, they song, something different, ‘My Biscuit’ – could go ‘on the road’. were such good sports and were on the fun dance, and ‘Adios’ – really smooth dance fl oor frequently as there had been with steps that fi t the song perfectly, For the evening dance we had a play list requests for so many of their dances, enjoyed by all. Craig is such a capable compiled of requests and classics which some going back quite a number of plus entertaining instructor and everyone had been on my website since January years. ‘Chill Factor’, ‘Poker Face’ and enjoyed his teaching especially the with an additional few up and coming ‘Playing With Fire’ packed the fl oors “Oooh, Oooh, Aaah, Aaah” …. You had to “hot” dances added each month. It gave but also ‘Those Were the Days’ had be there. It will be a bitter sweet memory the dancers an opportunity to review row after row of dancers holding hands as ours was Craig’s last international dances ahead of time and quite a few dancing and singing. One dancer said teaching event. The dancers were very of the instructors reviewed the dances that her favourite moment of the night sad at the news but happy for Craig as in class as well. From the responses we was dancing an oldie, “The Way You this young man is doing terrifi cally well received after the event the playlist was Look’, beside Craig with him singing at >
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Toronto Adventure.indd 2 28/05/2015 11:57 Toronto Adventure the same time. Other of their dances on huge dance fl oor. As always the energy had both guys licking their lips with the fl oor included ‘Badda Badda Swing’, was high and enthusiasm even higher. pleasure. Photos by the Falls, coffee ‘Dream Lover’, ‘Feet On Fire’, ‘Hands Emily and her Raindrops team really and a donut at Tim Horton’s then back Up’, ‘I’m Movin On’, ‘Latin Crazy’, ‘Shake know how to throw a party. Again to the airport to drop them off. The Room’, ‘The Story Of My Life’, ‘The Craig and Daniel, in between eating the Tango Project’, ‘Trouble With My Baby’, enormous 10 course feast, were on the Our house seemed so quiet when we and ‘Wom Bom Bom’, fl oor most of the evening leading their got home, even my husband Michael own dances, or at least in some cases remarked on it. He had been equally We also did some fundraising with trying to remember them. Both were entertained by our guests and enjoyed a Raffl e for The Toronto Hospital for very impressed with the number of their their company as much as I did. Sick Children which raised $333. dances known in our LD community. They kept us laughing and were very As well we raised $430 for the Line And we also, by request taught the thoughtful at the same time. No big Dance Foundation through the sale of Event Dance ‘Who We Are’. egos with these two extremely talented fl ashing laces, step sheet books, and young men. Hopefully we will see Daniel bracelets made by Cynthia Skublak Despite a late night and sore feet, on here again and meanwhile we will (which accounted for $225 of the total Monday we were up early to head down most defi nitely continue to dance his amount). to Niagara Falls. We approached via dances. We wish Craig every success one of my favourite little towns, Niagara in his career but we will keep our fi ngers Sunday was the day for Emily Woo’s On The Lake, and made our way along crossed behind our backs that maybe party which is held in a Chinese the Niagara River stopping for a wine one day he will re-join us on our dance restaurant just north of the city with a tasting and the requisite ice wine which fl oors again, he will be missed.
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DANCE LEVEL CHOREOGRAPHER 1 Tell The World Improver Robbie McGowan Hickie 2= Up Intermediate Alison and Peter 2= Darling Hold My Hand Intermediate Neville Fitzgerald/Julie Harris 4 South Australia Improver Gary O’Reilly 5 Alvaro Intermediate Karl-Harry Winson/Robbie McGowan Hickie 6 Rock & Roll King Improver Rachael McEnaney 7 Modern Romance Improver Kate Sala 8 Uptown Funk Intermediate Rob Fowler 9 We Only Live Once Intermediate Robbie McGowan Hickie 10 New Shade Of Blue Improver Yvonne Anderson 11 Superheroes Advanced Maggie Gallagher 12 Love Me Like You Do Intermediate Ria Vos 13 Your Loving Arms Intermediate Vikki Morris 14 The Galway Gathering Absolute Beginner Gary O’Reilly/Maggie Gallagher 15 Heavenly Cha Improver Dee Musk 16 Girl Crush Intermediate Alison Johnstone/Rachael McEnaney 17 Triple Mix Beginner Lorna Mursell 18 Corn Don’t Grow Improver Tina Argyle 19 Eternal Secret Intermediate Ria Vos 20 Break Me Up Intermediate Kate Sala 21 Shades Of Passion CBA 2015 Intermediate Rob Fowler 22 I See Me Improver Tina Argyle 23 Snow Girl Charleston Beginner Carrie Ann Green 24 Lipz Intermediate Gary O’Reilly/Helen O’Malley/Maggie Gallagher 25 Lipstick Powder And Paint Absolute Beginner Claire and Stephen Rutter 26 Young Blood Advanced Alison and Peter 27= Cecilia Improver Heather Barton/Willie Brown 27= Memphis Love Improver Vikki Morris 29 Tribal Heartbeat Intermediate Maggie Gallagher 30 Piano Man Beginner Robbie McGowan Hickie/Tony Vassell 31 Wonder Train Improver Ria Vos 32 Twisted Sister Advanced Guyton Mundy 33= Yes! Intermediate Jo Thompson Szymanski/Simon Ward 33= One Great Mystery Intermediate Simon Ward 35 Uptown Funk AB Absolute Beginner Debbie Hogg 36 After The Storm Beginner Tina Argyle 37 Here’s To Us Improver Maggie Gallagher 38 Roads Intermediate Maggie Gallagher 39 Woman Trouble Improver Karl-Harry Winson/Tina Argyle 40= Fireball Intermediate Kate Sala 40= 911 Intermediate Karl-Harry Winson 42 Such A Fool Beginner Niels Poulsen 43 Skip The Line Improver Kate Sala 44 Turn The Beat Around Intermediate Dee Musk/Rob Fowler 45 Endlessness Improver Tina Argyle 46 Run Away With You Intermediate Julie Harris/Neville Fitzgerald 47 Just Another Woman Improver Lesley Clark 48= Goodbye Cha Intermediate Neville Fitzgerald/Julie Harris 48= Tarzan Boy Intermediate Daniel Whittaker www.linedancerweb.com June 2015 • 57
Charts 230.indd 1 28/05/2015 11:57 Absolute Beginner Level Vote now at www.linedancerweb.com
DANCE & CHOREOGRAPHER MUSIC TRACK MUSIC ARTIST
1 The Galway Gathering Games People Play Nathan Carter Gary O’Reilly/Maggie Gallagher 2 Lipstick Powder And Paint Lipstick, Powder & Paint Shakin’ Stevens Claire and Stephen Rutter 3 Uptown Funk AB Uptown Funk Mark Ronson, ft. Bruno Mars Debbie Hogg 4 Mamma Maria Mamma Maria Ricchie E Poveri Frank Trace 5 Skinny Genes Skinny Genes Eliza Doolittle Lizzie and Patricia Stott 6 My Guy My Guy Mary Wells Julie Lockton 7 Fireball AB Fireball Pitbull, Ft. John Ryan Debbie Hogg 8 Let’s Marvin Gaye AB Marvin Gaye Charlie Puth, ft. Meghan Trainor Suzi Beau 9 Isn’t She Lovely Isn’t She Lovely Stevie Wonder Julie Lockton 10 Feeling Kinda Lonely In A Letter Eddy Raven Margaret Swift
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DANCE & CHOREOGRAPHER MUSIC TRACK MUSIC ARTIST
1 Tell The World Tell The World Eric Hutchinson Robbie McGowan Hickie 2 South Australia South Australia Nathan Carter Gary O’Reilly 3 Rock & Roll King Rock and Roll Is King Electric Light Orchestra Rachael McEnaney 4 Modern Romance Something To Die For Fiona Culley Kate Sala 5 New Shade Of Blue New Shade Of Blue Southern Pacific Yvonne Anderson 6 Heavenly Cha What’ll Keep Me Out Of Heaven Brandy Clark Dee Musk 7 Corn Don’t Grow Where Corn Don’t Grow Travis Tritt Tina Argyle 8 I See Me I See Me Travis Tritt Tina Argyle 9= Cecilia Cecilia (Breaking My Heart) The Vamps Heather Barton/Willie Brown 9= Memphis Love That’s How I Got To Memphis Roch Voisine Vikki Morris
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Charts 230.indd 2 28/05/2015 11:57 Intermediate Level Vote now at www.linedancerweb.com
DANCE & CHOREOGRAPHER MUSIC TRACK MUSIC ARTIST
1 Darling Hold My Hand Hold My Hand Jess Glynne Neville Fitzgerald/Julie Harris 2 Up Up Olly Murs, ft. Demi Lovato Alison and Peter 3 Alvaro All In My Head Alvaro Estrella Karl-Harry Winson/Robbie McGowan Hickie 4 Uptown Funk Uptown Funk Mark Ronson, ft. Bruno Mars Rob Fowler 5 We Only Live Once We Only Live Once Shannon Noll Robbie McGowan Hickie 6 Love Me Like You Do Love Me Like You Do Ellie Goulding Ria Vos 7 Your Loving Arms Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran Vikki Morris 8 Girl Crush Girl Crush Little Big Town Alison Johnstone/Rachael McEnaney 9= Break Me Up Break Me Up Erika Selin Kate Sala 9= Eternal Secret The Secret David Nail Ria Vos
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DANCE & CHOREOGRAPHER MUSIC TRACK MUSIC ARTIST
1 Superheroes Superheroes The Script Maggie Gallagher 2 Young Blood Young Blood Sophie Ellis Bextor Alison and Peter 3 Twisted Sister She Keeps Me Up Nickleback Guyton Mundy 4 New York 2 LA (18th CBA) NY2LA Press Play Rachael McEnaney 5 Found Someone I Finally Found Someone Barbra Streisand and Bryan Adams Kim Ray 6 Somebody Like You Somebody Like You Keith Urban Alan Birchall 7 Together We Dance Dance With Me Johnny Reid Alison and Peter 8 WTF (What The France) Want To Want Me Jason Derulo Darren Bailey/Fred Whitehouse/Joey Warren 9 I’m Burnin’ Up Burnin’ Up Jessie J, ft. 2 Chainz Neville Fitzgerald/Julie Harris 10= O.M.G! Walkashame Meghan Trainor Dee Musk/Kate Sala
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Tell The World Alvaro Heavenly Cha
32 Count 80 Count 32 Count 4 Wall 2 Wall 4 Wall Improver Interemdiate Improver
Choreographer Choreographer Choreographer Robbie McGowan Karl-Harry Dee Musk Hickie Winson/Robbie McGowan Hickie
Music Track And Artist Music Track And Artist Music Track And Artist Tell The World All In My Head What’ll Keep Me Out Of Heaven Eric Hutchinson Alvaro Estrella Brandy Clark
Absolutely great dance. One of those Love it, love it, don’t let the 80 counts Heavenly dance to a smooth track happy feel good tracks, nice easy steps put you off, doesn’t feel like that many of music, steps flow nicely one to so you can focus on singing along and steps at all , steps fit a treat , love the the other. Chilled out dance makes a having a good time! Class really enjoyed funky walks bit. pleasant change from some of the fast it and ended up playing it three times in Vikki Morris and furious ones we’ve danced recently. a row. Well done Robbie! Bonus is there’s an interesting little Ryan King Another big hit. Fantastic interpretation story being told too. of the music from beginning to end. Very Valerie Sim highly recommended. A quaint little dance to a cheery upbeat Christine Wallace A beautiful song here and Dee has track, dance was a quick teach no choreographed a lovely flowing dance to real problems and they all seemed to The choreography to this dance is just it. Very easy rocking chair tag at 12.00 remember it later on & best of all it put perfect, every step fits perfectly to the end of 4. Nice one. It will be around a smiles on faces. music and flows throughout, doesn`t long time with us. Lois Lightfoot feel like 80 counts at all. A change of Wendy Annall tempo in the music in one section but even then the steps just flow from one The clue is in the title! Lovely flowing Great Dance to a feel good track. My to the other. Brilliant everyone loves it. dance to a beautiful country track, Class loved it and now I can’t help but Denise Nicholls acheivable by all, only one very easy tag. sing along to the song. Just a pleasure to dance. James Himsworth What a fantastic new dance Great 80 Val Whittington count dance, yes 80 but don’t be put off by this, there’s no tag tags or restarts. This is a lovely easy dance, well put What a great, feel good dance. As we expect great selection of steps together, flows beautifully, but still a Absolutely superb choreography that fits to get your teeth into, the dance flows challenge even for the more experienced the music spot on. nicely throughout, and a pleasure to dancer. Sean Nash dance. Had a couple of teaches and has Diane Blairs gone down well with all my dancers. Mike Parkinson
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Snow Girl Charleston Girl Crush Lipz
32 Count 32 Count 64 Count 4 Wall 2 Wall 2 Wall Beginner Interemdiate Intermediate
Choreographer Choreographer Choreographer Carrie Ann Green Alison Johnstone/ Gary O’Reilly/ Rachael Helen O’Malley/ McEnaney Maggie Gallagher
Music Track And Artist Music Track And Artist Music Track And Artist Snowgirl Girl Crush Lipz Are Movin Hermes House Band, ft. Lou Bega Little Big Town Meghan Trainor
Great bouncy beginner Charleston, Taught this dance recently. Not Very skillful choreography which taught recently at my beginners class, the easiest teach but with a lilttle captures the mood of this catchy, sassy nothing too tricky in the steps, a nice perseverance it wasn’t a problem. track. Two restarts. A fun dance from bouncy dance and fun music. Big This wonderful track deserved to have beginning to end. Should be a big hit. Thumbs up from the class. talented choregraphers pen a dance Can’t wait to teach it. Kate Jenkins to it and that’s what it got. If you like Christine Wallace a challenge then I urge you to try this Like it, went down well in class. Nice to fabtastic dance. Rachael you are a see some Charleston steps. Music is favorite of our class and teamed up with Went OK but it wasn’t an instant hit with nice and fun... Give it a go! Alison magic. Well Done. the class. Margaret Dawson Victoria Moult Stephen Rolls
What a fun happy dance and music to Learnt this fab dance recently - best match. Easy but interesting enough for music and dance for a long time in Great dance by this fab team - loved by all levels to join in. Unusual point hitch my opinion - love it! Not easy for the all - big hit with my class. Super. turn step. Hope it does well. teachers but ours did a grand job! Hope Dee Musk Julie Curd it goes racing up charts! Sue Marks A real fun happy dance and music. Took a few teaches to get this one right, Some interesting steps to keep all levels Beautiful dance from, timings may put tricky timing issues wasn`t a big hit at happy. Everyone try it I am sure you will people off but well worth it , class loved it. first but getting there. enjoy! I see it has reached the beginner Vikki Morris Denise Nicholls chart and I hope it does well for you Carrie Ann. Well done. Intermediates are loving this dance and Angela Thompson music. Rolling count of 1 & a 2 etc. fits the music perfectly and is not as hard as the script looks on first glance, it is well written and the one restart is easy to spot. Jane Middleton
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Dance shoes. Who doesn’t like a nice pair of new getting carried away now but it was love at fi rst sight shoes? How many pairs should one person have? for those shoes!) Obviously it depends on how much dancing you do and how many different forms, but is it possible to They were plain black leather Oxfords with a pattern have too many pairs? of crystal gems on the heel and on the front. My sister-in-law Pat tried to drag me away and positioned In my time I’ve tried several forms of dance, from herself between me and the shoes. She told me I ballet to tap to ballroom and a bit of latin; but for years didn’t need them and wouldn’t let me get to them. now I just do Line, and shoes for Line dancing are all (I found out later that my husband, the treacherous I possess these days. I haven’t actually had a count cad, had instructed her not to let me bring any up for a while, but I’d have to admit to being well into more footwear into the house.) I tried to reach double fi gures. ‘Him Indoors’ thinks I don’t need so them but she barred my way. What was I to many shoes, so, you know, what the eye doesn’t see do? I appealed to her, woman to woman, to and all that... I usually dance three times a week and let me through – no dice. I offered to buy her I fi nd that I actually wear on a regular basis about a hot chocolate with whipped cream and extra three or four pairs. The rest wait patiently, mostly marshmallows. But she’s made of stern stuff, undisturbed, in their boxes and bags. Pat is, and when even bribery with chocolate didn’t work I moved to Plan B and shoulder- In the beginning, it was boots. We loved our boots barged her out of the way instead. That and at the Americana Festival in Newark every year, did the trick nicely, and fi ve minutes later I one of the fi rst ports of call was the London Boot was trying them on. I could faintly hear her Company tent. It was always heaving, so you needed disapproving voice in my ear, but I swatted to get in quick because if you left it too long before it away like a mosquito. Henceforth, boots you visited, you’d quite likely fi nd they’d sold out of were history; that was the beginning of all the nicest boots in your size and all that remained my dance shoe collection and I’ve been would be canoe-size and up. How many women do adding to it ever since. I have open-toe, you know with canoe-sized feet? Me neither. closed toe, silver, black, brocade, sparkle fi nish, matt fi nish, high heel, low heel, I remember so well the fi rst pair of shoes I bought mesh, leather, Greek sandals, jazz shoes... for Line dancing. We were at Americana and it was my quest for the perfect dance shoe goes raining. So we were mooching around the trade on. And if ‘Him Indoors’ was already fussing stands, keeping out of the wet. I saw a lady wearing back then about my dance footwear, he’d a short tight skirt and black tights trying on a pair probably have a coronary on the spot if he of those clunky, split-sole trainers that have about knew what I know... as much eye appeal as a pair of ancient mouldy plimsoles, festering away in the bottom of a sports Nowadays when you go to an event or a bag. This lady was very thin. I kid you not, I have seen weekend, there is almost always a shoe stall. fl amingos with fatter legs and once she’d got those The choice is wonderful and whether you want new trainers on I found myself looking around for Popeye soft sneakers for classes or a nice elegant pair of - she was Olive Oyl to a T. Not the best look and I heels for socials, there will always be a pair that you decided on the spot that clunky trainers were not for fall in love with. The last weekend I went to a while me and I’d stick with boots. But then, oh then - I saw back was no different. Sue and I agreed we didn’t them. My shoes. They were sitting on top of a shoe need any shoes, we’d just go and look at what was box and although it was raining and they were inside available. Ten minutes later we’d both found a new the tent, they were bathed in sunlight and I swear I pair. I wore mine on the Saturday evening. I haven’t heard the sound of violins and trumpets... (ok I’m actually worn them again yet, but I will...
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Oh Diana.indd 3 28/05/2015 11:59 Shy B ts & St p s
It’s 1995. Line dance is gripping the has helped her to secure a hotel ballroom “Ah well,” she thinks “Que sera headlines. In the year where Bet Lynch in Southport. This, they feel, will give all the sera! We will do the best we can, Steve (Julie Goodyear) leaves UK soap space they need and after printing a small and I.” As she steps into the hotel foyer Coronation Street, Cliff Richard receives advert in her own papers, Betty and Steve and goes to the ballroom, it suddenly a knighthood and John Major wins the are ready for their new venue and hoping dawns on her (and Steve) that Southport Conservative leadership election, Line for a few more dancers. is not holding a special event at all. She dance is the coolest thing to do in the UK. is, they are. The hundreds there all want It’s in the magazines and on television D day comes. It is a warm, summer to be part of the new club, they all want to everywhere, there are new classes evening and they fear that, perhaps, the dance. Panic strikes and people have to sprouting out everywhere and soon a weather is not on their side. After all, who be turned away, the fl oor is packed to the little magazine called Linedancer will be wants to be stuck indoors dancing when rafters. This fi rst class in this new venue is launched by Betty Drummond. the sun’s out? Furthermore, as Betty is nerve wracking, exciting, frightening and walking towards the hotel, she notices a lot so enjoyable. It will be the fi rst of many As for Betty herself, she is a publisher of a of people walking about, with intent. They such classes. successful local newspaper and whenever all seem ready for something exciting and she needs to relax and chill, she goes Betty realises that her chances of holding Later, there will be bigger hotels, bigger dancing. Now that she is a Line dance a successful class are getting slimmer by venues but Shy Boots and Stompers teacher, she is running a well attended the minute. Southport is a popular resort (the name of the club) will go on to class. But the venue she has had for a and has many crowd pulling events in the survive and thrive to this day. The club few months is too small so it is time to summer months. Just her luck she would still gives classes twice a week and upgrade. Steve Healy (who, like Betty, is a have chosen THAT night to launch her approximately 80 to 90 dancers make keen enthusiast for this new form of dance) little dance club. up its numbers. So on the 8th May 2015,
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shy boots.indd 1 28/05/2015 12:00 20 years of dancing always merits recognition and recently Betty Drummond celebrated that very birthday for her Southport based club Shy Boots and Stompers.
evening. Dancing with Betty all these years, her friends wanted to say thank you in an even more tangible way and The club has presented her with a beautiful necklace been very active and a handbag. Betty says: “I never Betty celebrated Shy over the years, raising thousands expected anything like this. I know it Boots and Stompers 20th anniversary. for various causes and charities. On 8th has been 20 years but it certainly does She says: “I am amazed to think it has May Shy Boots and Stompers gave away not feel like it. I am very humbled by been THAT long since we started to £2,000 to charity, £675 of which went these gifts and will always treasure dance together. Some of our original direct to the LDF. Betty says, “Yes, we them.” members are still with us week in week are a generous lot. Most of us thank our out. It is that kind of support that defines lucky stars we can get up and dance and Line dance has never stopped being Line dancers to me. Loyal, full of fun and have fun without a moment’s thought. fun, never stopped challenging minds still enthusiastic after all these years.” Helping others always seems to the right and memories whilst being an excellent thing to do.” exercise for most of its afficionados and The celebrations were held in the very Shy Boots and Stompers are the living hotel that was used by the club for years The evening brought together old proof that this hobby is as much a social in Southport. “It is like coming home I friends who used to dance together pastime as a dance based pastime. guess,” says Betty. “Obviously we don’t all these years ago and together, they Betty concludes: “Well, we may not be turn 100’s away any longer but we still act managed to remember quite a few as shy as we once were and no longer like it was the first day whenever we get steps, even if cries of “How Does It wear boots but boy! You can still hear us onto a dance floor.” Start?” could be heard a few times that stomp!”
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shy boots.indd 2 28/05/2015 12:00 Once Upon
AVivienne Scott asks twoLine... more well known names of Line dance to look back and name the dance that started it all for them....
Dee Musk
I started Line dancing at a local class in a The dance infl uenced me and my town called Coalville and was taught by a class members to make me feel that lady I worked for at the time. She started Line dance was the way forward for classes when Line dancing became me. As I witnessed the friendliness popular. She was teaching Stroll Along and enjoyment from all dancers who Cha Cha, Easy Come Easy Go, Swamp attended, it felt like one big extended Thing, Watermelon Crawl to name a family back then and still remains the few. A while later - but that was not the same for me to this day. That is why this fi rst dance to hook me- a choreography dance brings back special memories. It came about that still “does” it for me is also a class act dance for Beginners. today. The dance is Smokey Places and I adore it. NOTE: ‘Stroll Along Cha Cha’ was But the fi rst dance I connected with choreographed by Janette and John back in the day was Stroll Along Cha Sandham and became a classic on the Cha - I loved it. The choreography felt dance fl oors. Even today it is still #34 on satisfying to dance and it was wonderful the Linedancer Beginner Charts and #68 to be able to add extra expression. in the ‘Old Favourites’ chart.
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once upon a line.indd 2 28/05/2015 12:01 Once Upon www.linedancerweb.com a Line Stroll Along Cha Cha 42 Wall – 32 c ounts – Beginner
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion
section 1 Cross Rock, Cha-Cha-Cha, Cross Rock, Cha-Cha-Cha
1-2 Cross rock left over right. Recover onto right. Cross Rock On the spot
3&4 Step left in place. Step right beside left. Step left beside right. Triple Step
5-6 Cross rock right over left. Recover onto left. Cross Rock
7&8 Step right in place. Step left beside right. Step right in place. Triple Step
section 2 Weave Right, Cross Rock, Cha-Cha-Cha
1-2 Cross left over right. Step right to the right side. Cross Side Right
3-4 Cross left behind right. Step right to right side. Behind Side
5-6 Cross rock left over right. Recover onto right. Cross Rock On the spot
7&8 Step left in place. Step right beside left. Step left beside right Triple Step
section 3 Weave Left, Cross Rock, Cha-Cha-Cha
1-2 Cross right over left. Step left to left side. Cross side Left
3-4 Cross right behind left. Step left to left side Behind Side
5-6 Cross rock right over left. Recover onto left. Cross Rock On the spot
7&8 Step right in place. Step left beside right. Step right in place Triple Step
section 4 step, Pivot 1/2, Cha-Cha-Cha, Step, Pivot 1/4, Cha-Cha-Cha
1-2 Step forward on left. Pivot 1/2 turn right. Step Turn Turning left
3&4 Step left in place. Step right beside left. Step left beside right Triple Step On the spot
5-6 Step forward on right. Pivot 1/4 turn left. Step Turn Turning right
7&8 Step right in place. Step left beside right. Step right in place. Triple Step On the spot
Choreographed by: Janette & John Sandham A video clip of this Choreographed to: Because You’re Mine by James House from CD dance is available at ‘Hard Times For an Honest Man … Missing You’ also available from Amazon www.linedancerweb.com
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once upon a line.indd 3 28/05/2015 12:01 Grrowler
I wasn’t really interested in Line dancing just right, and of course the admiring at all, but my wife, Maureen, saw an glances from those who were in the advert in the local newspaper and same position as myself a few weeks coerced me into going along. At the time earlier I was occasionally singing as a guest with a Country Band – “The 4,3,2 Express” so It was also the very fi rst dance that I I already had the cowboy boots, shirts tried to teach. After attending the club and hats that everyone was wearing at for a while I asked if I could teach it to the time. “Come on” she said, “you’ll the people who didn’t know it. They let love it!” Well I did, was hooked after the me do it and it was a complete disaster! fi rst lesson, but we made that beginners Although I could dance it no problem, mistake of standing at the back, thought explaining the steps and then calling nobody would see us – two walls later I them at the appropriate time was a found I was at the front, with nobody to different ball game all together, I never follow. felt so embarrassed after making a complete mess of it. A good friend of The dance that really made me want to mine, Arthur Whiteley, told me that there’s do the more complicated stuff was “The three things you need to make a good Bug” by Vern Elliott. When the class presentation – Preparation, preparation, used to break for refreshments, the more and fi nally more preparation. How right experienced dancers used to dance this you are Arthur. while the beginners could only look on in envy. At the time I was still struggling with Shortly after this Maureen surprised County Line Cha Cha and Tush Push. me by secretly booking me on an The track they used was Mary Chaplin instructor’s course with the BWDA, run Carpenter cover of Mark Knopfl er’s “The at the time by John Sandham. I’d just Bug”. At the time it seemed so fast and missed one of the regular courses he complicated. It’s the one dance that I ran, so a friend and myself did a one- really wanted to get my feet around. So I on-one with John. I later went on to asked a friend that I had met through the train with the D&G School of Western club to teach it to me. He came around Dance and qualifi ed with them as well. my house a few times and a couple of weeks later I was up dancing it with the rest of them during the refreshment NOTE: Grrowler learnt this dance to ‘The break. It is listed as a beginner dance, Bug’ to a cover version by Mary Chapin but even today I would dispute that and Carpenter which was very popular and categorise it as improver.. reached no. 16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles in 1994. However, I think it was the speed of the dance interestingly Vern’s choice of music on and the step pattern that made it special his step sheet is ‘Call Of The Wild’ by for me, I used to get that buzz you get Aaron Tippin which was released in 1993 when you feel you’ve done something and wasn’t as successful as ‘The Bug’.
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once upon a line.indd 4 28/05/2015 12:01 Once Upon www.linedancerweb.com a Line The Bug 42 wall – 32 c ounts – beginner
Calling teps ctual ootwork Direction S A F Suggestion
section 1 walk x 2, Heel, Hook, Heel, Together, Heels Out-In
1-2 Step forward on right. Step forward on left. Walk Walk Forward
3-4 Touch right heel forward. Hook heel across left. Heel Hook On the spot
5-6 Touch right heel forward. Step right beside left. Heel Together
7-8 Twist heels out. Twist heels in. Out In
section 2 Heel, Hook, Heel, Toe, Step, Kick, Step, Toe
1-2 Touch left heel forward. Hook heel across right. Heel Hook On the spot
3-4 Touch left heel forward. Touch left toe back. Heel Toe
5-6 Step forward on left. Kick right forward. Step Kick Forward
7-8 Step back on right. Touch left toe back. Step Toe Back
section 3 step, Kick, Step, Stomp, Point, Touch, Step, Touch
1-2 Step forward on left. Kick right forward. Step Kick Forward
3-4 Step right beside left. Stomp left beside right. Together Stomp On the spot
5-6 Point right to right side. Touch right beside left. Point Touch
7-8 Step right to right side. Touch left behind right.
section 4 grapevine Left 1/4 Turn, Hitch,
1-2 Step left to left side. Cross right behind left. Side Behind Left
3-4 Turn 1/4 left stepping forward on left. Hitch right. Quarter Hitch Turning left
5-6 Step back on right. Step back on left. Right Left Back
7-8 Stomp right beside left. Stomp left beside right. Stomp Stomp On the spot
Choreographed by: Vern Elliott
Choreographed to: Call Of The Wild by Aaron Tippin from CD ‘Call Of the Wild’ also available A video clip of this from amazon. Also danced to ‘The Bug’ by Mary Chapin Carpenter dance is available at Single available from amazon www.linedancerweb.com
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once upon a line.indd 5 28/05/2015 12:01 Mayworth 2015
The Australian Country Dance Festival 2015 – otherwise known as Mayworth – has really developed into one of Australia’s most prestigious and sensational events in the Australian Line Dance calendar and this year was no exception. Chris Watson, a well known instructor and choreographer in Tamworth, gives us the lowdown.
Over 1100 dancers took to Tamworth, competitors. For the fourth year in a impact on the onlooking spectators. NSW which had plenty in store row Cowboys and Angels took out the They really did bring their ‘A’ game to for everyone from competitions, Australian Cup with an exciting country this year’s event. workshops, socials and of course the inspired routine with a group ranging Australian Line Dancer Ball Awards. from 12 years to 29 years which had The social side of the weekend had the crowd on their feet clapping and workshops that brought hundreds of Once again the event had many of our cheering along. dancers with plenty of new dances to very own Australian guests including learn. The choreography competition Simon Ward, Maddison Glover, Rhys The section is becoming Australia’s gave Anne Herd the chance to take out and Donna Pearce, Chris Watson and premier dance event with everyone many of the sections, featuring in the Kevin and Maria Smith just to name a getting better each year to create an people’s choice workshop. few and also some of our International entertaining spectacle for the crowd. friends including Nicola Lafferty, Sam As was expected, Ria Vos’s workshops Robins and Ria Vos. For the third time in a row Illawarra where full and her dances very well Country Bootscooters took out the received. The nightly socials as usual As always the competition standard Club of the Championships with the always had the fl oor full with Australia’s was lifted to another bar this year youngest competitors of the weekend most popular dances. Everyone got with exciting new routines from all in the Under 8 Trio really making a big involved in the various themes of the
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mayworth 2015.indd 1 28/05/2015 12:03 Mayworth 2015
The Winners
EASY/IMPROVER DANCE OF THE YEAR Trouble With The Treble by Maddison Glover
OPEN DANCE OF THE YEAR Geronimo by Brett Jenkins & Josh Talbot
AUSTRALIAN LINE DANCE WEBSITE OF THE YEAR Aussie Dance Sheets
INTERNATIONAL DANCE socials Country, Beach Party, Black fi nalists being invited to a pre-awards OF THE YEAR and White Masquerade and Something ceremony. The awards resulted in a No Man’s Land starting with M!! great night with eight categories during by Ria Vos the Awards presentation. Some of Australia’s most popular INTERNATIONAL CHOREOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR choreographers and Instructors hosted Once again Mayworth delivered a the socials nightly. Kelvin Dale, Kevin fantastic weekend for everyone with Rachael McEnaney and Maria Smith, Maddison Glover, another confi rmation that next year’s AUSTRALIAN CHOREOGRAPHER myself and a special guest (Golden event will be bigger and better again. OF THE YEAR Guitar Winner Ashleigh Dallas dropping Confi rmed international guests include Anne Herd by to host) pulled out all the stops to Darren Bailey and returning after a year impress. off and her recent wedding Rachael AUSTRALIAN LINE DANCE McEnaney. INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR The event also includes The Australian Chris Watson Line Dance Ball and awards. The awards If you are interested in getting along to are fast becoming Australia’s most the Australian Country Dance Festival AUSTRALIAN LINE DANCER prestigious event with special guests, 2016 please contact Chris Watson at OF THE YEAR Australian Line Dancer members and [email protected] Maddison Glover
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mayworth 2015.indd 2 28/05/2015 12:03 Help. Don’t Hurt.
Hi, my name is Paul Culshaw, to the Facebook and Line dance world I am known as Paul Linda James and from the age of 13 to 16 I “was bullied. It’s challenging to think One person in particular is Andrea back about the more negative aspects Hello! It’s me again Atkinson who has always been there of my teenage life when so many for me when I needed someone. wonderful times have happened since I recently went to the annual Ironstone Andrea has been the person who then, it’s like I feel I moved on a long dance weekend at Whitby and I had has given me advice, supported me time ago. so many people approach me to talk through my decisions even when about the articles and about their own she didn’t agree but still there for me But when you have been through experiences with bullying. One lady if things didn’t work out. We have bullying, you never really forget. told me her story and her best friend laughed together through the good turned to her in shock not knowing the times, shared a tear through some For so many High School is where reality of what she had been through. sad times but always managed to it starts. What happened to me was That made me think about this hobby make each other smile in the end. odd and unsettling. I had a best friend we have in common and which brings A true friend doesn’t always have to through the fi rst two years. This was us together. Our background does be by your side, but when you get someone I introduced to other friends I not matter, or what we may be going together again it’s like you were never had known for years whilst growing up. through in our lives or indeed our own apart. The song for my dance Book One day, without a hint it was over, they homes, on a dance fl oor we’re all even. of Life always make me think of our would not speak to me, would refuse to friendship, so just wanted to take this acknowledge me, we were no longer It’s an amazing feeling to be a part of time to say I love you and thank you friends. I never found out why and I something so positive. When you’re for everything. Everyone needs an stopped asking and trying to fi x things bullied there’s just an overwhelming Andrea in their lives but only a few get because I knew nothing really would. numbness and inescapable sense of to know someone as generous as she loneliness. And we all have the power is. So you see I am the lucky one. From then on I just kept gaining weight. to be in the wrong place at the wrong That became the focus for my daily time because we can all do and say This month, I want to introduce you torment. I was never beat up or hit, things without realising it may be all to someone you may know, and just ridiculed every single day. Add to considered bullying to people who who has been in these very pages a that, that I hated the way I looked, but don’t really know us. couple of months ago. He is a terrifi c was too low to really do anything about dancer and a great dancer but he it and that was a pretty miserable time I have been very fortunate to meet has also experienced bullying and for me. some amazing individuals through through dance found his release. dance. They have not only become friends, but people I consider family. Till next month Ryan xx You can contact Ryan at: [email protected]
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Help don't hurt.indd 1 28/05/2015 12:04 Help. Don’t Hurt. with Ryan King.
Luckily for me I still had some West End, cruise ships, backing good friends throughout my dancers… but life isn’t like you time at school. Thanks to one of dream it. Dance is everyone’s them, I was introduced to Line own entitlement, it’s our own dancing (after we stayed up late adventure. We do with it what we into the night learning ‘5,6,7,8’ by Steps!) Going to college afterwards was a want because we are passionate about Finding something away from school dream because I made new amazing it. It doesn’t matter if we do it for the and a place where I could start to make (life long) friends and had great social, the competition, the business, the new friends from all different ages really experiences. My confi dence just kept performing, it’s ours to take and keep. helped me to build confi dence up again. growing and growing. I even made I still had issues with my weight and I it to University (trust me, no one saw That’s why I became a teacher. I didn’t would always turn up to a dance class that coming!) For the fi rst time I really want anyone who had a love for dance with a big jacket on, even in Summer, believed dance could be my future… to ever go through what I did. Dancing and wear it fully zipped up, because I and then reality hit, a teacher (yep, is my passion, it’s my life and I love to was so ashamed of the way I looked. ladies and gentlemen, a teacher) gave teach. I thrive off helping others evolve me his ‘professional’ opinion, in front as dancers by pushing myself in My head must have been like a beetroot of the whole year group, pretty much as many styles as possible, learning I was so hot. But I will never forget and every week. from anyone who has the same passion will always be grateful to the mother of and enjoyment as me, and Line dance a lovely friend of mine who just turned He told me I was too fat to ever make has been a continuous positive part of around and said ‘Paul, you look really hot it. I would be lucky if I ever made it as my journey. lad. Just take your jacket off. Everything a character part in anything because of is fi ne!’ I trusted her, and it was a turning my size, and it didn’t matter how hard I’d Dance is for anyone who wants to do it, point. I realised that the people at the worked to keep getting better, training regardless of shape, size, age, gender, classes didn’t care what I looked like, hard and even losing weight, I was back colour… Everyone. they just wanted to learn and dance. in school all over again. This ‘Teacher’ took a disliking to a few others at the Interestingly, some of the old bullies I wished it was the same at school, but it time, and thankfully was eventually fi red did try to contact me again through never was. I also tried to hide for as long from the University, but I was just angry Facebook especially after seeing me on as I could that I’d started Line dance. I at him that he could even consider what TV but I just declined. I have no need for knew THAT would just become another amounted to intimidation and bullying them in my life, not then, not now. And thing to bully me for, which it eventually being acceptable. so I’ll keep on keeping on, and I hope did, but I knew I had started to fi nd by reading this you know, you really can somewhere I could be to enjoy myself, For years I’d thought being successful do whatever you want to do. I so it made things so much easier. as a dancer meant being on the stage, know I am. “
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where to dance 230.indd 77 28/05/2015 12:06 Surrey Woking, Sheerwater Haywards Heath, West Midlands Yorkshire (North) Texan Rose Broncos Tracey Preston Banstead Fine Lines Scaynes Hill, Darlaston, Sedgley Northallerton Hazel Morris 0113 3909648 / 07912750440 Laughter Lines Lindfield Jazzbox Jacq Romanby Stompers 07730755203 Texas Rose Line Dancing Sharon Brizon Mags Line Dancing Jackie Alison *Ref: 1394 Margaret Swift 0775 260 6417/ 01737 357978 Mags Atkin 07786929498 07921078110 01274 581 224 01825 765618 Camberley, Mytchett Sussex (East) Dudley, Coseley Robin Hood’s Bay, near TRB Leeds Evenlines Horsham Louisiana’s Whitby Tracey Preston Brighton Area Eve Williams Flying High Line Dancers Steve & Lin Grrowler’s (Robin Hood’s 0113 3909648 / 07912750440 Southern Stomp 01276506505 Lisa 07901 656043 Bay ‑ Tuesday) Joy Ashton Saltaire, Shipley, Guildford 07984 757311 Great Barr, Sutton Maureen & John Rowell 01273 587714 Bradford Jill’s Line Dancers 01723‑364736 Fine Lines Coldfield Best of 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CBA guests come from all over the world and France in particular is well represented each year in Blackpool. One of the largest groups generally present is made up of members from Country Berry Association. The club has been a groundbreaker for many years and Linedancer finds out more.
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Very Berry.indd 1 28/05/2015 12:07 It all starts out in 2000 with the Berry their choreography on the Olympics appreciated by everyone. This is France Country Dance Association, a club theme. This is also the year when and food is always important after all. created by a few fans of country music. Etienne decides to retire and Nicolas Being France, the club is an association Ouvrard becomes the president. Dancers need all the energy they can y B and its first president is Etienne Lobry. get because it will be around five a.m r e Berry Country Dance is the start of a The club relentlessly continues its before the floor starts to empty. This e r Country music love affair in France’s promoting work about dance and does not mean the doors are closing Indre county. The club’s members start Country. Every November and January, though. No, no, no! Many people are V r to teach dance and actively involve their they devote afternoons to socials with all helping to keep the music and fun y community in what they love to do, playlists that they publish beforehand continue because this is a 24 hour sharing the passion of Country through for the delight of participating dancers. dance event after all, no matter how low demos and appearing at local festivals. the dancer numbers are! Their numbers swell each year and the The club’s first event of workshops club seeks to constantly improve its starts out in 2013 with Ria Vos. This is a At 6a.m only three dancers remain and technique knowledge, becoming better real breakthrough and it is such a huge after some strong coffee they still want dancers in the long run. success that the club decides to do it to keep on dancing. As the morning all over again in 2014 with Rob Fowler progresses, dancers come back and In 2008, the club organises a trip to the and Darren Bailey this time. The second the floor is filling up fast once more. States. They visit Nashville, Memphis, event’s success is astounding with 150 Lunch time comes and as per the day Dallas and San Antonio. This trip is dancers over two days who discover before, the buffet goes down very well. followed in 2009, by a first visit to two masters of Line dance. Just before the end of the danceathon, the Crystal Boot Awards. They join Nicolas gives three awards to the other French dancers and present a The unstoppable association now called dancers who have stayed up the whole Christmas based choreography to the Berry Country Dance, decide to hold an event. A real feat of endurance on their delight of the many guests. event like no other. On the 18th and 19th part. The whole event finishes with a April 2015 ‘24H non Stop’ takes place. Tush Push like no other! It’s wild, it’s fun In 2010, the club is involved in its first All the club’s members get together and it’s frantic. important competition with ‘Masters’ and organise this new groundbreaker. in Issoudun. This is organised by the For a full 24 hours, the music will play All the dancers there know this has FFCLD and in the section SHOW, and dancers will dance. Will someone been a weekend that they won’t forget dances choreographed especially for be able to stay the full event? in a hurry, a weekend that is pushing the occasion are demoed. the barriers of dance in the region and It all kicks off on Saturday at 6pm and a weekend that is putting Country Berry Two years later, in 2012, the club is though the floor is not full, the dancers Dance ahead as this club cares so deeply invited to showcase their talent at who have made it so far are more about spreading the love of Country and the CBA in Blackpool. They are very than ready. Little by little, more arrive dance in general. Long may it continue. nervous but their performance exceeds and the ambiance becomes one of all expectations and they receive a huge unbridled fun. When dinner time (buffet Thank you to Arnaud Lacot and Michèle round of applause from 800 people for style) arrived, everything on offer is Duris for their help.
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Very Berry.indd 2 28/05/2015 12:07 While the knowledge that dancing is actually doing you some good is not exactly rocket science, I would like to talk to you this month about the benefi ts of Line dance when you get older. And perhaps encourage some of our readers or their friends to think about teaching older people or getting them involved somehow.
You already Line dance so you know how good it is. Yes, you love the dance and the social aspect of it and for many dancers, life without your weekly class(es) would be unthinkable. It is much more than an hour or two in a hall. It is about exercise and fun, laughs and still ‘doing something’ rather than be stuck at home, with not much happening. For many, at any age, it is a bit of a lifeline. Wellbeing, especially when you get older, does not come naturally and Line dance goes a long way in helping many people continue to enjoy their lives.
But Line dance has much further reaching powers it seems, with experts believing that dancing and music, all things that stimulate the mind, can stave off dementia and reduce risks especially where Alzheimers is concerned. One study in particular looked at physical activities such as tennis, golf, swimming etc. and it appears that no physical activity offers real protection against dementia. Dancing according to that research is the only activity which lowers the risk significantly (in the study it was an amazing 76 percent). Cardiovascular benefits alone are not enough, dancing acts on body AND mind because of the mental effort required to dance, remembering steps, being engaged with the music and keeping up with a rhythm pattern.
Line dance at any age is fun but when you are older and often alone, its benefits cannot be stressed enough. It may be that you never could dance. “I’ve always had two left feet”. And yet in the midst of a friendly group most people suddenly realise they can move their body after all. Dancing will improve balance, something that age often makes more challenging. Part of learning to dance is keeping to the beat, something that older people may fear. In the midst of a group and with others to emulate, this process needn’t be so daunting. No partner is needed in Line dance and again, very often for older dancers this is a big thing. You are never too old to enjoy gaining confidence and engaging your mind in the pursuit of something new. Something Line dance provides in spades.
Most of the time, Line dance is also the most wonderful thing to discover when life throws you a curve ball and, all of a sudden, at a time when you feel at your most vulnerable, you are alone. The difference that a friendly club or class can make to someone’s life has been well documented in the past but for the person who has never experienced Line dance, the experience can become life changing.
So this month, I want to ask all those wonderful instructors out there to consider working with the elderly dancers in your area. It may well be that you can approach your local council or homes and discuss how to start something soon. If you already do, my hat off to you. But if you are thinking of starting something new, looking at what we know Line dance can do, there will be many people who will enjoy and get something important from you and Line dance in their lives. And for a teacher there can be no greater retribution.
If you do start something or if you already teach older dancers, please let me know. I’d be interested in hearing from you about your experiences.
Drop me an email [email protected] … thank you.
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GROUPS WELCOME We offer generous discounts for groups starting from as few as 10 people on any of our advertised holidays. We are also happy to supply competitively priced coaching from anywhere in Britain for parties of 35 or more. As we understand that it takes time to gather your group together, we will always agree convenient dates for the payment of deposits and release of unsold accommodation. If you want a date or destination not featured in our brochure, just give us a call as we are pleased to "tailor make" additional holidays. * Accommodation in hotels in rooms with private facilities (except where stated otherwise) * Dinner, Bed and Breakfast for the number of nights shown (except where stated otherwise) * Dancing each evening from 8.00pm to midnight * Workshop on one morning and instruction and dancing on the following morning * Live bands are featured on many holidays * All holidays are self drive unless stated otherwise
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