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19 Burning The Floor The creation of the Sizzlin’ Dance Studio

28 Carol Craven A Newsletter like no others 19 regulars 13-18 Grapevine News from the clubs and much more. See if you are in this month

22–25 Playlists and Charts The deﬁnitive Line dance charts, entirely based on your votes and feedback. Who is Number One? 49–62 Steppin’Off The Page

28 14 Fantastic Dances : 49 Pretend 50 Lookin’ @ You 51 One Of Those Things 52 Swing Low Sweet Chariot 53 Pure Love 54 No Smokin’ 55 Love Bug 56 Do You Know What 57 Don’t Despair 58 Soul Energy 59 Not Gonna Be 60 Let Me Be 61 Celebration 62 Hold Him Fast 5 In 2002, the world and Line dancers everywhere discovered Rick Guard with his smash hit “Stop It ! I Like It!”. Recently “Love Bug” and “Show Me Yours” proved big dance ﬂ oor hits for this incredibly talented musician. In an exclusive interview with Rick, Laurent Saletto ﬁ nds out about some of his exciting plans ahead.

6 Don’t Stop It We Like It!

ick Guard is one of the most talented my mind. It’s a wonderful feeling to watch and prolific songwriters/performers people enjoying themselves to music you’ve Rwe have here in the UK. He clearly created.” loves his job and music is his driving Then recently, a friend suggested he force. When I ask him about his roots, he checked out videos on the Internet of people tells me: “I grew up in a noisy family of dancing to his tracks and Rick just could not six people, in Chorley, Lancashire. I was believe it. He says with typical candour always the arty one of the family, star “I was just gobsmacked! There were clips struck from the age of about nine”. from UK, Spain, Belgium, South Africa, China His early influences were Sinatra and Sammy and the US. Line dancers doing their thing to Davis Jr through Mum and Dad who also took “Stop It I Like It”, “Love Bug” and “Show Me a very young Rick to see people like Tony Yours”. I toured around the world for four Bennett, Shirley Bassey and Frankie Vaughan. years with those songs and that was amazing. Then in his teens, Rick started lots of But to know that people are out there now different bands playing anything from dancing to them every week gives me an rock, pop, dance music to jazz and swing. incredible buzz.” University followed and Rick got a degree He adds with sincerity: “I’m over the moon in Politics. However his heart was always in that Line dancers are dancing to my music music and performing. Through his years of and I am very grateful to the Line dancing studying he kept sending demos to various community for spreading the word for me. I record companies and managers, never intend to keep writing tracks that everyone doubting that his future lay in music. For Rick, can enjoy dancing to.” “It’s a wonderful feeling it was always a matter of when rather than He freely admits that before he encountered to watch people maybe. After much persistence he finally Line dancing he had a very vague idea of got his first record deal with Decca Universal what it entailed. “I’m an honest person, enjoying themselves to Records. From that day, Rick never looked and I’ve got to say that when I first heard back and has been performing and writing about it, to be truthful I thought it was music you’ve created.” for himself and many others ever since. He all cowboy hats and Garth Brooks. Well, has travelled all over the world as far as South now I know different.” As a matter of fact, Africa and Egypt and everywhere in between he goes further and says “I’ve attended working with names like Ronan Keating, a few events recently and I’ve been Russell Watson and Lionel Richie. amazed by the diversity of the music and Amongst all the accolades and successes, the crowd. But the thing that hits you Rick discovered that the Line dancing the most is the atmosphere. Everybody’s community had adopted him in a big way. smiling, everybody knows each other, no He says: “I first became aware of the Line hassle, just a great night out with a bit of dancing community when ‘Stop it, I like it’ exercise as a perk.” was released and we were getting emails from Rick is into exercise himself in a big way and Line dancers all over the world.” gets quite fanatical about snow boarding and Recently Maggie G’s dance “Show Me other high energy sports although he does not Yours” started the whole thing again. Rick have as much free time as he would like to. remembers: “I arranged to meet Rob Fowler When I ask this extremely busy man about at one of his classes way back when and when his plans for the future he can’t wait to tell I saw everybody dancing to my track, it blew me. “I have three major projects on the go 7 Don’t Stop It We Like It!

at the moment! I’ve recently completed swing, latin and ballads, all very good news Rick says: “Once, Lionel Richie looked another album called ‘Anyone But Me’.” A for Line dancers everywhere and an almost me in the eye and told me that I was born predominantly swing/ballad album and due certain huge hit for Rick. to do this job and that as long as I never got for release at the end of 2007, it should be a As to performing on the Line dance circuit an ego, the public would always want to big hit. It has shades of his musical roots with Rick has lots of plans. “I’m really looking listen to my music. Well, I wasn’t gonna mess a liberal sprinkling of jazz and easy listening forward to touring the world with Rob and with Lionel.” styles. The few soundbytes available on his the Masters Elite Show. We are also in talks At just 35 years old, the world is Rick website www.rickguard.net sound awesome. with The British Heart Foundation and The Guard’s oyster it seems and clearly he loves Rick admits that he is very pleased with it. Schools Curriculum Board about placing my Line dancers. The fact that his music has been He adds “My second project is a pop/dance music and Rob’s teaching into the schools adopted so widely by so many has made him music act called ‘Beatburger’. I have a great song leisure activities curriculum.” think further. called ‘Goin’ Commando’ and already available “I think to be a successful artist you must as a download. The album for Beatburger listen to what the public want. So if you have ‘Going Large’ is about three quarters finished any suggestions of what you’d like to hear and will be released next year.” Lionel Richie looked me in written for you, just let me know.” But his most ambitious project, the one he the eye and told me that I With his feet so firmly on the ground, it is can hardly wait to unleash is his third. “I met only a matter of time before Rick becomes the up with Rob Fowler a couple of months back was born to do this job huge international star he deserves to be. At and we had a very exciting conversation.” the time of writing this feature, Linedancer The result of that is Rick has written an album Magazine learnt that Rick had been invited specifically for Line dancers released at the With past successes (writing with Phil Rice backstage by Barbra Streisand’s show director Worlds event in August ‘07. With the right his writing partner of many years for English, for her Manchester appearance. During the advice on tempos and rhythms and Rick’s Canadian, Russian and American artists in as concert, Barbra dedicated ‘You Don’t Bring natural affinity for great music, this could be diverse styles as Country, dance and opera and Me Flowers’ to him. Rick sat on the front the perfect album for Line dancing. He says getting a platinum disc last year) and a future row right in front of her, speechless. He went “I’ve always struggled in the past to keep my decidedly rosy, Rick Guard could be excused backstage after the show for a chat at Barbra’s writing in one style as I love to experiment for being a little big headed. But that is just request. Now could it mean that Rick will be with music. In this album, I’ll sing some of not the case. He remembers a very good piece invited to write a song for Miss Streisand the songs myself and also get other artists to of advice given to him once by someone who and why not, can we hope for a duet? Now, perform them.” Rick’s favourite genres are knew what he was talking about. wouldn’t THAT be a hit!

If you have any suggestions for Rick on future songs or want to listen to some of his tunes go to www.rickguard.net or www.myspace.com/rickguard

8 Competition

We have ﬁve signed copies of Rick’s brand new album specially created for Line dancers. For your chance to win one, answer the following question : Which singing legend told Rick Guard that he was born to do this job? Was it A/Barbra Streisand B/Lionel Richie C/Frank Sinatra

Send you answers on a postcard or the back of a sealed envelope to Rick Guard Competition Linedancer Magazine Clare House, 166 Lord Street Southport PR9 0QA

The editor’s decision is ﬁnal and no correspondence will be entered into.

9 Sho and Wee Willie Harris In perfect sync The wonderful Acker Bilk

Sho Botham becomes Lady of the Manor for a day and has the greatest of swinging An Ace times on a rare sunny afternoon in June. Summer Swing Dreesed to impress A touch of tango Dancing a stroll

Right up until the gates opened at Saint Hill of the strolls and picked them up easily on the got lost in the quivering sound of the clarinet. Manor in East Grinstead, Sussex, the Jive Aces dance floor. The emphasis is clearly on having The ballad that Acker Bilk wrote all these years were not sure if their Summer Swing 2007 was fun and by keeping the strolls nice and easy ago for his daughter is still as beautiful as ever going to be turned into `Swinging in the Rain’. the dancers can not only pick the sequences and a timeless piece of music. With so much rain falling in the weeks leading easily but enjoy themselves greatly too. up to the event and also on the morning of Dance guests The Jiving Lindy Hoppers did `Summer Swing’, contingency plans were Laughing and smiling is after all what social several incredibly lively performances and made so everything could be moved indoors dancing is all about. The `makes you want they even got The Jive Aces, trombonist, Alex if the weather did not improve. But as luck to get up and dance’ nature of swing music to leave the stage and join them on the dance would have it, when the gates opened at three makes it very difficult to stay still especially floor. Double Bass player, Ken was in top pm the rain stopped, blue sky appeared and when the Jives Aces are playing live. Their form, strutting his stuff, on the dance floor the sun began to shine. When Josh and I love of entertaining and performing really between sets. arrived half an hour later the place was already adds that extra `je ne sais quoi’ when they swinging. I was immediately struck by all are on stage. At Summer Swing, a number of I want to say a huge thanks to the Jive Aces, the smiling faces. Everyone looked as if they guest performers joined the Jives Aces live on Saint Hill Manor and everyone involved in were having a great time whether they were stage much to the delight of audience. making this event happen to raise money for dancing, chatting or listening to the music. charity. The BBQ’s burned all day providing They included a legendary man in British Rock plenty of sustenance. DJ Terry played fabulous The two dance floors, one on the terrace and n’ Roll - Wee Willie Harris, now in his sixties. music which kept everyone’s toes tapping. the other in the rose garden in front of the He proved that he can still do his thing even The venue, Saint Hill Manor has a picture Manor were busy all afternoon and evening. though he no longer has the pink hair that he postcard quality about it. Toni Elizabeth Prima There was Lindy hop, rock ‘n roll and lot of had in his hey-days of the 1950’s and 60’s. loved the views and she told me that they other swing and jiving styles were seen on the Toni Elizabeth Prima, daughter of the famous were everything she expected the English floors at any one time. Dancers and genres Grammy Award winning duo, Louis Prima and countryside to be. Josh and I finally headed all mixed happily together. Several strolls Keely Smith (the Jive Aces heroes) flew in from home as the fireworks were underway. As we were danced throughout the day. Strolls have her home in Los Angeles and her performance drove south towards Eastbourne the skies lit lots of similarities to Line dancing. Like basic got a great reception from everyone. When up with sparkling colours from the fireworks Line dances, they tend to be short, repeatable world famous clarinetist Acker Bilk joined finale. Josh and I thoroughly enjoyed our day dance sequences danced facing different the band on stage he played his number one at Summer Swing 2007 and we both can’t walls. They are simple, easy to pick up hit from the early 1960’s `Stranger on the wait to do it all again in 2008. So, here’s sequences that dancers can get up and learn Shore’. You could have heard a pin drop as a hoping to see you in East Grinstead at the Jive on the spot. Josh and I both joined in some hush fell over Saint Hill Manor and everyone Aces’ next Summer Swing.

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The winners of the Miranda grapevine Lambert Competition are J.Pillinger from Sutton Coldﬁeld, Steve Rolls from Dudley, Joan Curtis from Christchurch, M Rendell from Bronley and Margitta Camden’s dance extravaganza Hahnl from Germany The winners of The South Will Rise Again competition are Dave Powney from Littlemore and Janet Edwards from Droitwich

Local dancers took to the stage alongside seasoned community exercise programme normally require performers on the 9th of July for a huge dance a £1 or £2 voucher to attend. These vouchers, and extravaganza in front of a sell out audience in the latest exercise timetables, are available from Camden. From tango to hip-hop, folk to jazz, the any Camden library.For more information about audience went on a dancing journey around the Camden Council’s active health dance classes, or world at Camden’s fourth summer dance festival. other sports and activities from the active health And with performers aged from 14 to 85, they team, see www.camden.gov.uk/sports or call 020 showed their art has no age limit. The show at 7974 1542. the Shaw Theatre, Euston Road, was organised by Camden Council’s active health team, which runs a wide range of regular dance classes for adults throughout the borough, aimed primarily at the over 50s. More than 40 local residents who attend the classes took part in the performance. It gave them opportunity to prepare and perform their routines on a professional stage side by side with professional dance artists.Camden Council’s active health team runs more than 50 exercise classes across the borough every week as part of the community exercise programme in everything from tai chi to dance, healthy walks to sport. Many classes are tailored for different health Send your news to: needs such as chair-based exercise for people Grapevine, Linedancer Magazine, with reduced mobility and exercise for improving Clare House, 166 Lord St, bone or heart strength. All classes are run by Southport PR9 0QA highly qualiﬁed instructors who are able to teach or by email to: health related exercise to people of all ages and [email protected] levels of ﬁtness and ability. Most classes on the 13 Second Singapore Marathon Line Dancing Event

Michael Pang president of CLDAS (Country Line Dance Association) has contacted us to let us know what a splendid occasion this event was. Organised by CLDAS this tremendously successful marathon was actually won by dancers over 60. Out of 49 valiant participants only a few remained after the many hours spent dancing. Rita Netto, one worthy winner, says: “I promised myself I would do just six hours but I knew I had to carry on once I reached 25!” So, 25 hours and one minute later, she ﬁnally stopped. What stamina!

The Girls latest double celebrations

Further to the report in the August make a hasty retreat to the hospital at any Linedancer Magazine (‘Life’s A Beach’), moment. Liam timed his arrival perfectly, Maureen & Michelle are now celebrating however, so that no classes were disrupted, the arrival of Liam (baby son of Michelle’s and the day after his birth, The Girls’ 4th sister, Kerrie) who arrived nearly 2 weeks July Social became a double celebration for early on July 3rd. He weighed in at 8 pounds, both Liam’s arrival and Independence Day. and mother and baby are now doing well. Red, white & blue ﬂags, banners and outﬁts Maureen & Michelle have been on ‘baby mingled with banners and blue balloons alert’ for several weeks with mobile phones announcing the birth of Liam. Maureen & switched on throughout line dance classes Michelle would like to thank everyone for and with class members waiting eagerly to all the cards and gifts, plus an extra thank hear that the baby was on its way. Dancers you to class members for sharing this very were expecting Maureen & Michelle to special celebration with them.

14 Rebels Celebrate A Decade Of Hofﬁ n’ UNITED AND It Up LUCKY IN DENMARK

On Saturday 16th June Rebel Riders held their Anne Lis from Denmark Special 10th Anniversary has contacted Linedancer Celebrations at Moors Magazine to tell us what Valley Country Park, a wonderful afternoon Ringwood, Hants. They they had. United Liners hired the barn/restaurant and Lucky Boots Ldc and outside patio area to from Denmark had invited dance the night away and Anna Marie Ramsey and food was supplied by the Maurice Williams from Seasons Restaurant. Burn The Floor Ldc in Over 100 Rebels and Cotteridge, Birmingham guests turned out to dance to a workshop with the night away and Chris both linedance and and Martyn surprised partnerdance. Anne everyone with gifts of Commemorative Lis says “We had a Diaries/Pens and a Decade of Dance Rebel wonderful afternoon Boot Bags. They say “We danced to classics with Anna Marie and from Joe Thompson, Just for Grins, Max Maurice, who showed Perry J’ai Du Boogie, Bill Baders, Close us some good dances Encounters, Rob’s syncopated Rhyth, Scott including the one Blevins Have Fun go Mad and many more which won them a UK favourites of all the choreographers we have had think). This is a fun mixer dance which soon competition.” Sure sounds the pleasure to meet over the years, Lizzie, T&V, had everyone laughing and enjoying mixing a lot of fun. MIL, Maggie etc.” themselves up. To mark the occasion they even wrote a dance Both Chris and Martyn would like to thank called Rebel Mix Up to Gretchen Wilson’s There everyone who helped mark this special occasion Goes the Neighbourhood! (Apt for us Rebels we on the Rebel Calendar and here’s to the next ten! ‘Easy Strollers’ Line Dance Club

The ever popular Festival of the Sea at Clevedon all, especially as the rain managed to hold off saw the ‘Easy Strollers’ Line dancers put on a for the day. As the festival was sea-themed the sight to behold to the delight of the onlooking Easy Strollers incorporated related music and crowd. The festival, held on Clevedon sea front performed a series of dances including Moontide, in June, was a jam-packed afternoon enjoyed by Some Beach, Sea of Heartbreak and Cruisin’.

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15 Swiss Miss Catherine Peguet from Switzerland was thrilled by the fuss made of her recent birthday. She says: “I cannot tell you how surprised and touched I was to receive the card with birthday greetings when Wendy presented it to me at our social on my birthday on Friday, 22 June.” Catherine could not get over her lovely roses as well as a voucher for her next Line dance weekend in the UK AND another voucher for fab cosmetics…Gosh! You have very generous friends Catherine. But then, here at Linedancer, we all know too well how kind our Swiss friends always are with the mountain of chocolates they bring us when they come to the UK. Catherine adds “ I am so fortunate to have made such wonderful friends in the U.K. during the years I have been Line dancing. I hope it continues for many years to come”. Fab birthday it seems!

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September 1997 features Billy To Cover. “A perfect example of modern Country music” was his Ray Cyrus at his moodiest conclusion. broodiest best on its front cover. Did you know that “Hoffi Dawnsio Llinell” was Welsh for Love To And a promise to “Learn the Line Dance? (No me neither) but we met Gill Knight who was an original Achy Breaky”. Times American Line dance instructor and who told the magazine about have definitely changed. her classes and how she came to discover Wales. Her philosophy Dear Dancers as a guest writer in the shape of Esther Rantzen who “Be friends with everybody and have a laugh” certainly has not thanked everyone for their splendid effort in helping the Childline dated and she liked Jo Thompson because “Pretty young lasses charity and urging us to do more for this brilliant cause. encourage more men to take up Line dancing!”, a controversial In Grapevine on page 4, The Ski And Snowboard Show at the NEC view for many no doubt. was going to feature Line dancing in their Apres Ski evening. This In 1997, we did not know what DVD’s were so we had some video would have been a lot of fun, that’s for sure, and on page 7 proving reviews and we particularly liked Call It What You Will, a Rob Fowler that some things never change we heard that the 1836 club of Line and The Cheap Seats production which we deemed “excellent”. dancers had done a charity stint for three hours in the rain! Health was in focus that month with a couple of features. Our The Gala Awards on page 20 heralded the soon-to-be Crystal first one on page 50 was entitled Health Dance 97 where we learnt Boots and the Norbreck Hotel was the place of choice. about Dr Stephen Turnbull (aka DR T) and his work with Errol As for our cover main man, Billy Ray on page 21 was preparing Barrows and Alison Scott with Health Dance 97. This event brought himself for his UK tour and six dates had been arranged that together health, fitness and dance professionals to promote “shared month. learning and social experience”. We met an extraordinary group on page 24 with Alice Beaton The second one was from Sho Botham and she talked about heralding it. Alice at the time was instructing classes at St Vincent’s backache and the benefits of dancing in a precursor of her popular Centre for the Deaf. We also met in the same article other people Dance clinic monthly column. who demonstrated that illness did not have to stop one’s need Dances that month included De Lux, The Billy, Hooked, Everybody for dancing. Bill, Lesley, Helen, Clare, Rebecca and Mary looked is Linedancin’, Cruisin’, Island Cha Cha, Brown Eyed Girl and of wonderful and we hope they are still strutting their stuff today. course the forever unavoidable The Achy Breaky. Steve Crosby reviewed no less than five albums that month and Finally, the ever growing and popular Stomping Ground closed liked them all with his top preference going to Billy Ray Cyrus Cover another action packed magazine. 16 Don’t forget the sunscreen FOURTH OF JULY

On the 3rd of July Wendy’s Wildkatz held bathing belles made their very own costumes a social event with a seasonal theme which and Johnny 2 Step who was the judge could was ‘Summer Beach Party’. A great effort not fail but to be impressed. Live music was considering the summer weather of late! Many provided by the fantastic Natalie Thurlow people turned up and the worthy winners formerly of Calico who did two superb sets looked absolutely great. By the way the two making the evening go with a splash…

Meet Kath and Doreen (or are they Calamity Jane and Annie Get Your Gun?) who decided to have fun on the 4th July this year with their club in Solihull in the West Midlands. Keep laughing girls!

Star Workshop

Sara Coleman from Star Liners in North Walsham in Norfolk sent us these great shots of a recent Maggie G Workshop evening which took place on Friday July13th. They had a great time at the North Walsham Community Centre, dancing a medley of Maggie’s dances old and new. Friends came from near and far to join them for the evening. Sara says: “We had a super time and tested our feet with brilliant dances like Nimby, C.T. Girl, and Maggie’s fabulous new one Guardian Angel amongst others, plus lots of our regular favourites like East To West, Bosa Nova, Gigolo, Blue Rose Is, Just for Grins and Buy Me A Drink”. Sounds like hard work but fun! Sara adds “Maggie was brilliant with our younger dancers, inviting them on stage to dance Country Walking to Pot of Gold, which made their day. We also raised £132 for Cancer Research with our rafﬂe.”

17 It’s Raining Hats and Boots OOPS…. LOOK WHAT WE’VE DUNN! Despite changeable weather at the beginning of July it seems that Rhylsville Country Music and Line Dance festival 2007 was enjoyed by everyone who attended. It’s very hard for the weather to beat line dancers but it had a good try as you can see from the contrasting pictures below. The lovely sunny shot of dancers strutting their stuff on the Rhyl Events Arena was taken on Saturday and sent in by Mike Stringer. The following day was a different scene all together as the picture sent in by Anne Macpherson shows. Margaret Swift

In last month’s magazine, we published a great 64 count Improver dance called Watching You by Margaret Swift from Texas Rose Line dance club in West Yorkshire. Unfortunately, a couple of pictures got mixed up in cyber space and we printed a picture of Margaret Dunn on the script in error. Our sincere apologies to both Margaret Swift and Margaret Dunn for the mix up. We have corrected the picture on the script now on line, and you can see the dance being demonstrated by Margaret Swift and some of her Texas Rose dancers in the video clip available on Watch and Learn. Flashing the Cash for Breakthrough Breast Cancer

The dreadful rainfall threatened to wash away the marquee but did nothing to stop this group of enthusiastic Line dancers from holding a wet and wonderful tea dance at the Champion Charity Carnival on 29th June in Southport. Offering tea and biscuits at £ 1 a time, the dancers raised £ 1000 for Pictured, Flashing The Cash are dancers Breast Cancer Research. The dance from the Shy Boots and Stompers Line marquee quickly became a favourite Dance Club who meet at the David spot for people to shelter from the Bullen Academy Of Dance in Eastbank rain, enjoy the refreshments and watch Street, Southport every Wednesday the entertainment. and Thursday.

18 It is often said that determination opens many doors, well what about determination opening a dance studio….Laurent Burning Saletto discovers the inspiration behind the Sizzlin’ Dance Studio in Kettering. the ﬂ oor

Jamie Moyses is a young man who used a bigger number of classes. They wanted to run a Line dance club with his mum, to teach Line dance of course in their new Annie Buckman. The club was Country studio but also Freestyle, Salsa, Ballroom Kickers in Peterborough and was very and Latin, all types of dancing they had a successful with 150 members week in, solid background and a strong interest in. week out. Sadly, back in 2004, Annie was diagnosed with cancer and felt unable to Sue’s daughter in law, Emma, was at carry on with the business. the time teaching children’s classes in Freestyle in Kettering with Kate’s help, Three years earlier, Jamie had met a lovely so there was an opportunity to add young lady through their passion for Line another string to their bow and it proved dance named Kate Green. Kate and her irresistible. This one new roof would have mum Sue were also running a hugely to be very special indeed…. their very successful Line dance club in Kettering, own dance studio. Northamptonshire called The Sizzlin’ Country Kickers. As their classes grew The search was on and eventually more and more they had to “upgrade” to they found a large ﬁrst ﬂoor that used new venues constantly. to be a factory full of shoe making machinery. They knew that was the place. Eventually the business began to show Sometimes, things happen really fast in further signs of expanding. It was then life when you know things are right. This that Jamie, Kate and Sue decided to look was such a time. for something more permanent that they could call their own. The brief was simple, After just one viewing and their minds if a little daunting, as premises would made up the lease was drafted and the have to be large enough to accommodate Sizzlin’ Dance Studio was born.

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There would be no celebrations however and was professionally fitted to look and Twelve months on and life has been good as the renovation started soon after they feel the part.” in Kettering. Jamie’s mum is making good got the keys in March 2006. They hoped progress and recovering well, Jamie and the studio would be ready for business in The hours spent working on this project Kate got engaged in New York in March June of that year and three short months were long and hard. Early mornings, late at 2006 and as for the business it is growing to transfer an empty run down space to night, weekends, anytime they could, they healthily with more dance instructions and a beautiful dance studio seemed quite toiled away. Life does not stop when you classes being offered. unrealistic. But there is no denying the have a huge task on the go though. Jamie is a value of determination and pretty soon the Driving Examiner, Kate a Legal Secretary and This is a wonderful story showing that when once abandoned first floor had an invasion Sue is an Accounts Assistant and they had people get together and decide to achieve set upon it. With a small army of volunteers to work as well as continue with their dance the same objectives together they can’t help (family, friends) and of course the obligatory classes still being held in local halls. Too busy but succeed. The Sizzlin’ Dance studio is tradesmen, plumbers, carpenters and to get tired and too tired to feel it, was how certainly a perfect example of what tenacity electricians, work got underway. Looking they all got but in their minds there was one and sheer dog mindedness can achieve. The at the photos, one can see the amazing collective goal. 24th of June. Day of opening. business is constantly moving, changing and transformation that took place. And they did it! First night was a huge responding to the needs of its community. celebration with a great Line dance social Jamie says: “We are currently advertising a For those of you who may think at this stage opening to show off the new premises. new Beginners class. Our marketing strategy “Nothing to it!”, Jamie reminds me “The is to start beginners classes periodically to team had to rewire the entire floor, put in The studio had on offer Line dance classes introduce people to the line dance scene low dimmed lighting and coloured mirror and Children’s Freestyle classes. Later on, and as they progress to our improver classes balls, spot lights, redecorate the entire Salsa, Latin and Ballroom were gradually we can start the cycle again.” floor throughout, install a high quality introduced and instructors started to come dance floor (which was certainly the most on board for Ballet and Tap, giving the Studio There is always more room for new members important part of the investment). The floor a wide range of style to offer to the people of at the studio and with all the new styles and was the core of the new business after all Northamptonshire. disciplines that are being introduced it is rapidly expanding. Line dancers count for about 80 members so far.

It really is a credit to Sue, Kate, Jamie and Emma that they have a thriving business today that they can all enjoy and share together. The studio has a core of dedicated and committed Line dancers who have stood by them. This is direct praise on the winning team, their beliefs and ways of running the business. Jamie tells me “I do honestly think that to have your own studio is a dream for a lot of people. Sometimes a little devotion, partnership and determination is all you need to get you on the road of success. Nothing is impossible.”

A big empty space Transformation starts Transformation continues

20 Sue, Kate and Jamie The studio classes include Monday Afternoon: Children’s Freestyle Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday: Linedancing Tuesday and Thursday: Ballroom & Latin, Salsa (Thursday only) Friday: Tap & Ballet Saturday Mornings: Private lessons including ﬁrst dance instruction for brides & grooms Saturday Evenings: Regular Line dance socials. Kate, Jamie and Annie The studio hosts Smart 2 Dance workshops with Mark Furnell once a month and guest choreographers. They recently had Kim Ray star choreographer of It’s Up To You, Almaz and Love Bug.

For any further details, consult www.sizzlin-dance.co.uk or contact 01536 461533.

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DJ Grrowler’s Sunday Showcase with Kim Ray DJ Gary Lafferty Marist Parish Hall, Cottingham Road, Hull Back To The Future 2, Blackpool Pontins 08-July-07 15-17th June

1. I Just Want To Dance Just Want To Dance With You Bang-O-Rama 1. Pot Of Gold Dance Above The Rainbow Ronan Hardiman 2. The Lemon Tree The Lemon Tree Fool’s Garden 2. Let Me Love You Let Me Love You Tim McGraw 3. Almaz Almaz Randy Crawford 3. No Time At All No Time At All Charlie Landsborough 4. Amazing Faith Amazed Lonestar 4. The Way The Way Clay Aiken 5. Danzin’ Dacing Lasha Tumbai Verka Serduchka 5. Keep It Burnin Keep The Fire Burning Beverley Knight 6. The Way The Way Clay Aiken 6. Chill Factor Last Night Chris Anderson & DJ Robbie 7. Time 2 Fly The Same Side Lucie Silvas 7. 5,6,7,8 5,6,7,8 Steps 8. Moonlighting Kisses In The Moonlight George Benson 8. Amazing Faith Amazed Lonestar 9. Steppin’ Out Steppin’ Out Strictly Come Dancing 9. Patient Heart Patient Heart Bekka & Billy 10. Cherry Poppin’ Candyman Christina Aguilera 10. Black Horse Black Horse And The Cherry Tree K T Tunstall 11. Crystal Clear Everything Michael Bublé 11. All The Way Do What You Do Bad Boys Blue 12. It’s Up To You It’s Up To You Barbara Streisand 12. Electric Reel Cry Of The Celts Ronan Hardiman 13. Labyrinth Cha As The World Falls Down David Bowie 13. All Day Long Mr Mom Lonestar 14. Rock This Party Rock This Party Bob Sinclair 14. Reach Reach S Club 7 15. Nimby Your Backyard Burton Cummings 15. It’s A Love Thing It’s A Love Thing Keith Urban 16. Have I Told You Lately Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Van Morrison 16. Whirlwind Waltz When I Said I Do Clint Black & Lisa Hartman Black 17. Totally Nightclub Total Eclipse Of The Heart Westlife 17. Sweet Maria Sweet Maria The Cheap Seats 18. Black Is Black Black Is Black Los Bravos 18. Alane Alane Wes 19. Waltz Of Desire When I Need You Celine Dion 19. Let’er Rip Let ‘er Rip Dixie Chicks 20. Bombshel Stomp Bombshel Stomp Bombshel 20. Copperhead Road Copperhead Road Steve Earle 21. My New Life High Class Lady The Lennerockers 21. Cowboy Up Bury The Shovel Vacquero 22. Show Me Wot U Got Cowboy Up Jill Johnson 22. Rock This Party Rock This Party Bob Sinclar 23. Let It Rain Lazy With Your Love Keith Anderson 23. Grace Kelly Grace Kelly Mika 24. A Gigolo Gigolo (English) Helena Paparizou 24. Commitment Commitment LeAnn Rimes 25. CT Girl Cheap Trick Kinda Girl (Radio Edit) Infernal 25. Mysterious Girl Mysterious Girl Peter Andre 26. To Love Somebody To Love Somebody Jordin Sparks 26. Beethoven’s Boogie Boogie & Beethoven Larry Gatlin 27. Funky PR Funky Cold Medina Mia ZZ Top & Tone Loc 27. Pretend Pretend Sharon B 28. Under Your Spell Under Your Spell Ana Victoria 28. Before The Devil If You’re Going Through Hell Rodney Atkins 29. Larger Than Life Larger Than Life Backstreet Boys 29. Ain’t It Funny Ain’t It Funny Jennifer Lopez 30. Looking 4 Trouble The Devil And Me BR5-49 30. Hideaway Cha Dance With Me Debalah Morgan 31. With These Eyes With These Eyes Roche Voisine 31. The World The World Brad Paisley 32. Butter Beans Head South Neal McCoy 32. American Pie American Pie Just Luis 33. Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Lucie Silvas 33. Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Lucie Silvas 34. All My Heart Like We Never Had a Broken Heart Tisha Yearwood 34. Zjozzy’s Funk Bacco Per Bacco Zucchero 35. Love Today Love Today Mika 35. Head Over Heels Head Over Heels ABBA 36. Love Bug (xXx) Love Bug Rick Guard 36. Sweet Surrender Can’t Fight The Moonlight LeAnn Rimes 37. Walk With Me Would You Go With Me Josh Turner 37. Venga Bus Shufﬂ e We Like To Party Vengaboys 38. A Perfect View In Another’s Eyes Garth Brooks 38. Got To Be Funky (Everything I Do) Got To Be Funky Maurice John Vaughn 39. Max Factor Good Rockin’ Tonight Solomon Burke 39. Feet Don’t Fail Me Now Hillbilly Shoes Montgomery Gentry

22 Linedancer is determined to provide you with even more information extremely grateful. Keep them coming! enabling you – instructor and dancer – to make informed choices Readers understand that we are trying to tailor this section of the about the dances that are currently filling floors and to encourage as magazine to their needs and that we are all in this together. By showing much unity as possible across the scene. For most social events it is mutual support and through your feedback, we are able to make typical to play approximately 55-60 dances. Space limitations mean Linedancer more and more relevant to the scene month by month. We that we reduce the playlists in length but don’t edit them. In other believe that our charts best reflect the complexity and musical variety words, we cut off at 40 dances per chart. of the modern Line dance scene… Thanks to all of you who responded to our requests for dance The playlists included below relate to socials held in the last month charts. We have been sent a larger selection of beginner, intermediate and we hope they give you a balanced picture of what’s hot (and what’s and advanced charts from around the world and for these we are not) on dance floors in these areas. TheBEGINNERSTopTEN Walk This Way LDC Dancers Den S. Lancs Silver Dollars Wolverhampton Newton-le-Willows Hamilton 01902 789579 01942 701950 01698 476114 1. Take It Easy 1. Country Walkin’ 1. Quando Quando Quando There’s Something In The Air Modern Talking I’ll Tell Me Ma Shamrock Quando Quando Engelbert Humperdicnk 2. Flobie Slide 2. Mama’s Pearls 2. Rio I’m Holding Onto Love ?? Mama’s Pearls Dave Sheriff Patricia Mestizzo 3. Big Girl Boogie 3. Rio 3. Come Dance With Me Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) Mika Patricia Mestizzo Come Dance With Me Nancy Hays 4. Nothing But Taillights 4. Magic Moon 4. Radio Junior Nothing But Taillights Trace Adkins Mr Man In The Moon Patty Loveless Radio Days Engelbert Humperdinck 5. Mix It Up! 5. Courtland Grapevine 5. Just A Memory The Jukebox Story Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers Border Town Woman Mel McDanial Memories Are Made Of This Dean Brothers 6. Coastin’ 6. First South 6. Irish Stew Lord Of The Dance Ronan Hardiman About The South Rodney Atkins Irish Stew Shamrock 7. Ribbon Of Highway 7. Pretend 7. Black Coffee You’re the One That I Want J. Travolta & O. Newton John Pretend Sharon B Black Coffee Lacy J Dalton 8. English Waltz 8. Cowboy Charleston 8. Smokey Place What If I Say Goodbye Vince Gill Mills & Boon Dave Sheriff Run Around Sue Dean Brothers 9. Step Back 9. Heart Of An Angel 9. Waltz Across Texas We Work It Out Joni Harms Heart Of An Angel Modern Talking Waltz Across Texas Ernest Tubb 10. Old Soldiers 10. Leaving Of Liverpool 10. Candi Cha Old Soldiers Paul Bailey Leaving of Liverpool Shamrock Young Hearts Run Free Candi Staton TheINTERNATIONALTopTEN Irene Groundwater Salt Lake Stompers Swiss CWDA Vancouver, Canada Torrevieja , Spain Switzerland [email protected] 0034 637 12 12 94 www.scwda.ch 1. Bicycle Waltz 1. Grace Kelly 1. Bosa Nova Les Bicyclettes De Belsize Engelbert Humperdinck Grace Kelly Mika Blame It On The Bossa Nova Jane McDonald 2. Bosa Nova 2. Sky High 2. Rockin’ Blame It On The Bossa Nova Jane McDonald Fly Away Lutricia McNeal Some Beach Blake Shelton 3. Come Dance With Me 3. A Knockdown 3. Walking Backwards Come Dance With Me Nancy Hays Knockdown Alesha Dixon Walking Backwards Brandon Sandefur 4. Dancin’ Close To Me 4. Solo Humano 4. Sugar & Pai Music Music Music Teresa Brewer El Rey Del Dancing David Civera Sugar And Pai The Boots Band 5. Enchantment 5. Head Over Heels 5. Suds In The Bucket Land of Enchantment Michael Martin Murphy Head Over Heels ABBA Suds In The Bucket Sara Evans 6. Hit the road Jack 6. Sail Away Cha 6. Rio Hit The Road Jack Ray Charles The Mating Game Bitter Sweet Patricia Mestizzo 7. Mack the knife 7. Holding Back The Ocean 7. Leaving Of Liverpool Mack The Knife Brian Setzer Holding Back The Ocean Rockie Lynn The Leaving Of Liverpool Shamrock 8. Memory 8. Say Hey 8. Celtic Kittens Memory Ross Mitchell Hit Me Up Gia Farrell Celtic kittens Celtic Tiger 9. Roman Holiday 9. Strike 1 9. All Shook Up On An Evening In Roma Patrizio Buanne Swing Trace Adkins All Shook Up Billy Joel 10. The beat goes on 10. Part-Time Lover 10. Wishful Thinking The Beat Goes On Barry Amato Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder Lovin’ All Night Rodney Crowell 23 thecharts

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Dance The Line Boots ‘N’ Scooters Dancers Den Northampton Huddersﬁ eld Leigh, Lancashire 07811 361731 01484 306775 01942 701950 1. Boogie 2 Nite 1. Crystal Clear 1. A Gigolo Boogie 2 Nite Booty Luv Everything Michael Buble Gigolo Helena Paparazou 2. Show Me Wot U Got 2. Eternal Waltz 2. Better Place Cowboy Up Jill Johnson I Can’t Stop Loving You Keith Urban If Only I Could Sidney Youngblood 3. Holding Back The Ocean 3. Here & Now 3. A Cowboy And A Dancer Holding Back The Ocean Rockie Lynne Living In The Here And Now Darryl Worley A Cowboy And A Dancer Tracy Byrd 4. Feel The Magic 4. A Gigolo 4. Not Like That Hungry Eyes Gary Lafferty Gigolo Helena Paparizou Not Like That Ashley Tisdale 5. Show Me Yours 5. Nimby 5. Everybody’s Someone Show Me Yours Rick Guard Your Backyard Burton Cummings Everybody’s Someone LeAnn Rimes & Brian McFadden 6. Is It So? 6. Show Me Yours 6. Head Over Heels Say It Isn’t So Gareth Gates Show Me Yours Rick Guard Head Over Heels ABBA 7. Head Over Heels 7. Bridge Over Troubled Water 7. Ride The River Head Over Heels ABBA Bridge Over Troubled Water Hannah Jones Ride The River JJ Cale & Eric Clapton 8. Lover’s Hideaway 8. Sky High 8. Knockdown The River Keith Urban Fly Away Lutricia McNeal A Knockdown Alesha Dixon 9. Solo Humano 9. Head Over Heels 9. Grace Kelly El Rey Del dancing David Civera Head Over Heels ABBA Grace Kelly Mika 10. And They Danced 10. A Cowboy And A Dancer 10. Shine They Danced Barry Manilow A Cowboy And A Dancer Tracy Byrd Shine Take That

Texas Dancing Rose Dixie Six Pauline’s Line Dancing Leeds, Yorkshire Weymouth, Dorset Retford, Notts 0113 268 3583 07855 840642 07855272358 1. Watching You 1. A Gigolo 1. Bridge Over Troubled Water Watching You Rodney Atkins Gigolo Helena Paparazou Bridge Over Troubled Water Hannah Jones 2. Come Anytime 2. Sky High 2. Come Anytime Come Rain, Come Shine Jenn Cuneta Fly Away Lutricia McNeal Some Rain Come Shine Jen Cuneta 3. D.H.S.S 3. Rock This Party 3. Part-Time Lover Coffee Supersister Rock This Party Bob Sinclar Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder 4. Kisses On The Bottom 4. C.T. Girl 4. Don’t Feel Like Dancing Write Myself A Letter The Deans Cheap Trick Kinda Girl Infernal I Don’t Feel Like Dancing Scissor Sisters 5. East To West 5. Head Over Heels 5. Head Over Heels Coast To Coast Modern Talking Head Over Heels ABBA Head Over Heels Abba 6. Lollipop 6. Bridge Over Troubled Water 6. A Gigolo Lollipop Mika Bridge Over Troubled Water Hannah Jones Gigolo Helena Paparazou 7. Walking Backwards 7. Dark Secrets 7. Grace Kelly Walking Backwards Brandon Sandefur Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey Gary Allan Grace Kelly Mika 8. Bobby’s Girl 8. Self Control 8. Lollipop Bobby’s Girl Susan Maughan Self Control Infernal Lollipop Mika 9. It’s Up To You 9. Part-Time Lover 9. Show Me Yours It’s Up To You Barbra Streisand Part-Time Lover Stevie Wonder Show Me Yours Rick Guard 10. Don’t Feel Like Dancing 10. Ashes Of Love 10. East To West I Don’t Feel Like Dancing Scissor Sisters Ashes Of Love Kentucky Headhunters Coast To Coast Modern Talking 24 TheDANCERS’TopTEN

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Carol Craven’s Newsletter is quite simply a worldwide phenomenon. For those of you who have never Of Letters read it, Carol’s newsletter is a daily e mail and a compilation of So who is Carol Craven? And why did I remember the days when we didn’t have world wide line dance information. she start what must be a huge time them and I KNOW they all make a difference It can be a new dance from a consuming task? in how much fun people can have dancing choreographer in South Africa, a now no matter where they travel.” She was born and raised in Pensacola, report from a major dance event in Florida and met her husband Bucky in 1966. Then last year, Carol’s life was changed the USA, what some teachers are After a whirlwind romance of just a couple forever. On June 16th, 2006, Bucky had a of weeks, he proposed, she accepted and terrible road accident and died some weeks doing back here in the UK or where the rest as they say is history. They shared later. During that time, the newsletter was you can have the time of your life a passion for dancing from the very start still sent every day and those who read it in Europe. Reading the newsletter (almost every night) and Carol says she soon then will never forget the sense of dread and realised Bucky was the right man for her hope experienced each day receiving and each day makes you realise what “because I knew I couldn’t marry someone opening it to find out what had happened a strong community line dance who didn’t like to dance”. They raised a son in the last few hours. As time went on and has and how close its people are named Justin who is now 35. it became more obvious how desperate the situation was becoming, Carol’s messages despite the miles separating them. In 2000, the newsletter was born. Originally got more difficult to read and I am sure designed for a handful of friends it is today more difficult to write. And yet, line dance sent out to over 4000 people on a daily facts kept coming, the dancers votes always basis throughout the world making it one up to date, the letter still sent each day of of the biggest line dance information pools the week. available worldwide. Carol says “I could not imagine getting In 2001, Carol decided to add to it a weekly through last year without all the people who survey (or questionnaire) about top dances supported me and Justin. I get notes weekly inviting readers to vote for their favourites. from people checking up on how we’re doing This would mean that everyone who read the and I would like to say everything is back to letter would be aware of those favourites and normal but that will never happen.” learn them all over the world. Carol is a lady who does not mince her words. Carol says “It gives me such a thrill to go to She is totally honest, and will tell it “like it a seminar or event or club and see so many is”, a rare quality and one I am convinced Carol & Stacy Garcia people doing dances that we all know. I that has made the letter gain its popularity. sometimes hear complaints about having too You know when you read the newsletter many vote surveys available but I just smile. that its purpose is not about self publicity

29 A Lady Of Letters or marketing but rather a compendium of may not as yet have a name, but the reason points and facts that are relevant to line why “names” tend to get noticed faster dancers wherever and whoever they may be. is because they have been able to write successful dances again and again. To me, As a letter can contain ten or more messages that is what sets choreographers apart. A that have all to be vetted, approved and one-shot wonder is a nice thing but to be sometimes corrected, this can take some able to repeat success is a sign of someone’s time. Carol used to own a court reporting true talent.” fi rm. This means she can work extremely fast and more effi ciently than anyone could. The Carol Craven Newsletter is But even that good, she still needed someone open to anyone, whether just to to help. read it or share some information with like minded readers. She found that someone in Stacy Garcia. Though Carol feels a sense of Stacy has now become Carol’s right responsibility as a “positive voice hand woman, the person Carol credits for linedancing” and has got for most of the success of her website herself to be known far from the www.worldlinedancenewsletter.com boundaries of her own community, where you can find the newsletter and many she keeps very modest about the more goodies besides. letter and site achievements.

“Stacy works extremely hard on the website “The dancers ARE the newsletter” and has always tried to keep it simple. After she says, “I am just the devising simple methods for people to send messenger. It always amazes me Carol & Bucky their information, she is able to maintain it that people are so diligent about sending in quickly, I think it is a work of art. I couldn’t reports from events, what they are teaching have done it without her.” Again, Stacy’s and how their classes are responding to the dedication to the site and letter meant that dances, discussions about all kinds of things, during her darkest hour last year, Carol knew questions, and just interesting points they that no matter what, the newsletter would want to share. I get the nicest notes from be available each day to her subscribers. folks all day every day thanking me for doing it but I really need to thank them for reading I ask her how she gets people to vote on and contributing to it. It truly is a joint effort a weekly basis and how she controls it. by thousands of dancers all over the world.” “Voting is always something I have to monitor. I would say only about 10 percent And as for her new life without Bucky, Carol of my readers vote and it’s kind of a shame tells me “I just know that if it weren’t for my that so few people speak for so many. I dancing friends and friends from other parts would love to have one week when 50 of my life, it would be much harder than it percent of the readers would vote just to see is even today. Going to the Marathon this what would happen.” year was hard for me because it was the last line dance event we attended before his Carol is wise though and adds “After doing accident. I will never be able to thank all the survey for so long, I really can tell when the people who have been there since day people are trying to pad the vote and that one and continue to be there for me. Since REALLY upsets me. I know you can never my tragedy, so many people have written control anything 100 percent but my readers me in their time of despair because I think are pretty smart and they ask questions when they knew I would truly understand their a dance suddenly appears out of nowhere feelings. I think so many times about how and gets a lot of votes. I also understand people cope when they do not have the great the temptation of new choreographers support system I have. I don’t know how I to try to get some attention for their would have made it through and continue on dances. Sometimes I hear complaints about this journey without all of you and I thank not being recognised because someone you from the bottom of my heart.” Music Matters

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Lonestar, Charlie Daniels, 1978, and LeAnn Rimes reached No. 3 with Craig Morgan and several other country her rendition of the song in 1997. “Unchained music acts performed in July at Nashville’s Greer Melody” has been recorded more than Stadium. The gig was to beneﬁt Sgt. Kevin 300 times. Downs (22) who was severely wounded two years ago during combat in Iraq and sustained Kelly Clarkson has signed a management burns to more than 60 percent of his outer body contract with Nashville-based Starstruck and burned internally in his lungs and throat. He Entertainment. They also manage Reba also lost both legs in the attack that claimed the McEntire and Blake Shelton amongst others. lives of three fellow soldiers from the National Starstruck CEO Narvel Blackstock, who is Guard’s 278th Regimental Combat Team Reba’s husband, will serve as Clarkson’s personal manager. Kelly Clarkson released a new album, Willie Nelson will be honored as a BMI My December, on June 26. Icon at the performing rights organization’s invitation-only country awards gala in Nashville Carrie Underwood and Kevin on Nov. 6. The prestigious award is only ever Eubanks have been named the “world’s given to BMI songwriters and artists who have sexiest vegetarians” in an online contest had a unique inﬂuence on generations of music sponsored by People for the Ethical Treatment makers. Past honorees include Merle Haggard, of Animals (PETA). Carrie also won the honour Dolly Parton, Bill Anderson, Charlie Daniels and in 2005. Eubanks, leader of The Tonight Loretta Lynn. Show band, earned numerous votes after Jay Leno endorsed him on the show. More than Carrie Underwood and Martina 110,000 votes were cast on PETA’s Web site. McBride are among the artists who will Previous winners include Shania Twain, Natalie perform at the fourth annual Fashion Rocks Portman, Andre 3000, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, concert in New York City on Sept. 6. Held as Tobey Maguire, Lauren Bush, Josh Hartnett and part of Fashion Week, the concert will air as a Alicia Silverstone two-hour special the following night on CBS. Other artists on the bill include Aerosmith, Fall Toby Keith will not attend the CMA Awards Out Boy, Fergie, Jennifer Hudson, Alecia Keys, in the future because they haven’t given him Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Lopez, Ludacris and enough awards during his career, according to an Santana. Actor Jeremy Piven will host. interview in The Tennessean, Nashville’s major daily newspaper. “I’m done with it, but I tried to Trace Adkins will serve as this year’s keep that quiet,” he said. “I don’t want this to be honorary chairman of Walk for Food Allergy: sour grapes. ... It never worked for me. I gave it a Moving Toward a Cure. The walk will be held full shot.” Despite 27 nominations, Toby has only in 20 cities with an additional online version. won two CMA awards to date-- male vocalist Adkins’ daughter, Brianna, now 6, was diagnosed (2001) and video of the year (2005). with a peanut allergy when she was 18 months old following a severe reaction to peanut butter. Shout! Factory, a California company, has She is also allergic to eggs and milk reached an agreement with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to create DVD Hy Zaret, who wrote the words to the collections compiled from multiple broadcast and classic song “Unchained Melody,” died on July cable television shows archived in the museum. 2 . He was 99. The Righteous Brothers recorded In addition to individual DVDs representing the best-known version of the song, released in some of country’s top artists, other products 1965 and again in 1990 after being featured will include broadcast specials. A company in the movie Ghost. In addition, Elvis Presley representative said a release schedule and early reached the country Top 10 with the song in release titles will likely come in November.

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have to see a life in slow-motion suicide.” I would buy this album for this song alone. It Ain’t Easy Being Me (76bpm) we could all echo that sentiment. This is a hard driving song with an easy come, easy go beat. You could definitely dance to this. What I Wouldn’t Give (150bpm) Blake likes to deliver some songs with a softer opening and build them into powerful numbers and this is the case with this fast paced waltz. I Have Been Lonely (125bpm) is a good strong cha cha, and one of three tracks that Blake wrote. There are some beautiful harmonies on this fine dance prospect and I will be disappointed if a dance is not written to this soon. She Can’t Get That (87bpm) a tongue in cheek song which is very clever lyrically with a nice beat. Final cut The Last Country Song (144bpm) is the last of Blake’s compositions outstanding. As this style of dance is ever and it is a brilliant east coast swing. The end Blake Shelton popular this will delight many. of this album gives its best dance track. The More I Drink (112bpm) is a cool Once again we are shown that there is PURE BS country cha that will delight true country fans some great new country music coming out WARNER BROS RECORDS and deserves a good dance written to it. of Nashville with some great Line dancing I Don’t Care (69bpm) is also a nightclub music. If you like to dance to country then There is no doubting that Blake’s first three two step, slightly slower than the last but look no further than this wonderful new albums were all excellent so let’s see what equally as good. album from Blake Shelton, I am sure, like me this latest has to offer. She Don’t Love Me (72bpm) has a you will love it. First track This Can’t Be Good (85bpm) good staccato beat in the intro and then is a barn storming country rocker. A great crescendoes into a powerful track. opener which sets the tone for the rest of Back There Again (60bpm) is a fantastic the album. powerful song “When you can’t save yourself, Listen Don’t Make Me (72bpm) is a gorgeous you save somebody else, maybe that’s how Dance nightclub two step and Blake’s voice is you survive, I’m runnin’ away so she don’t

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SWEET DANGER HEARTACHES BY LOST THE NUMBER HIGHWAY Suzy Bogguss David Ball Bon Jovi LOYAL DUTCHESS RECORDS SHANACHIE RECORDS ISLAND 80008902-02

Suzy has delivered some outstanding albums over the David Ball has released a few albums over the years and It seems that some greats from the world of rock want years and now finds herself on a new label. This is her here is his latest offering. with new label Shanachie. to get involved with Nashville lately. Bon Jovi had a first studio album for a few years which explores her We begin with Pick Me Up On Your Way Down taster last year and his hit duet Who Says You Can’t Go “Jazzy side”. (139bpm) which has a strong country sound and will Home with Jennifer Nettles. He now releases an album Opening song The Bus Ride (78bpm) has a smooth make for a good dance track. recorded in Nashville. feel with some excellent acoustic guitar and percussion Stop The World And Let Me Off (86/172bpm) is We kick off with Lost Highway (120bpm) which is a work. This could certainly appeal to choreographers. a good paced two step that should delight both line great cha cha and will surely tempt choreographers. Everything (87bpm) was written by Suzy and and couples dancers. David shows that you can mix a Summertime (96bpm) opens like a rock anthem with husband Doug Crider. It has a Latin jazz sound that is traditional sound into new country. a powerful driving drum beat and may entice someone sure to delight dancers. Heartaches By The Number (125bpm) was originally to write a good dance to it. No Good Way To Go (123bpm) This is something a hit for Guy Clark way back in 1959. As I listen to this Make A Memory (76bpm) is the album’s first single completely different from anything I have heard Suzy I just get the feeling that you should be doing a partner and whilst I am a long time fan of Bon Jovi, this for me is deliver before and this could be a surprise dance hit. dance to it, but I can’t recall which one. not its strongest track. If You Leave Me Now (90bpm) is Suzy’s rendition of Sweet Dreams (100bpm) David pays homage to the Whole Lot Of Leaving (106bpm) is a country rocker the classic Chicago song which is stripped right back . Patsy Cline on this classic song. and this is a much better prospect for the dance floor. Suzy delivers it as a beautiful cha cha that could have a Please Feed The Jukebox (94/188bpm) is another We Got It Going On (106bpm) features Big & Rich dance written to it soon. two stepper and this sounds more like the David Ball who also co-wrote it and is more of a head banger than In Heaven (77bpm) was written by hubby Doug and that I know. Probably the best dance track on the album a dance track. is stunning. As it is a nightclub two step in style, it just and should have choreographers battling it out.. Any Other Day (126bpm) Jon’s vocals are superb has to have a dance choreographed to it real soon. There Stands The Glass (108bpm) Another on a prospective cool dance track with a strong beat. Baby July (85bpm) is one of the most contemporary possibility for a delightful dance track. I love it. country sounding songs on the album and once again Faded Love (117bpm) sounds like it is off an old film Seat Next To You (69bpm) is a super nightclub two Suzy’s smooth voice is a delight. sound track from the fifties and I am sure you like me, step which features co-writer Hilary Lindsey on vocals. Even If That Were True (116bpm) is another will find this way too traditional. Everybody’s Broken (84bpm) has a steady cha beat, wonderful song and a beautiful acoustic track. Whats Going On In Your World (67bpm) this is a similar comment that applies to the more powerful Chain Lover (88bpm) A true bluesy meets jazz feel to a very laid back track, brushes on the snare, tinkling The Last Night (96bpm) which is another strong this song that could be right at home in a smoky depth piano, you get the picture. May be too slow to linedance contender for the dance floor. south dance hall. Simply superb! to but would make a good buckle polisher. Till We Ain’t Strangers Anymore (70bpm) is Title track Sweet Danger (88bpm) “If there was Half As Much (136bpm) is a lively number, an east another nightclub two step, a duet with Leann Rimes ever a reason for getting in over my head, here’s my coast swing, and David makes a great job of it. I am sure and a superb guitar solo from Richie Sambora. This for disclaimer, I’m throwing caution to the wind, yeah I’m you will enjoy dancing to this one. me is the best song on the album and I really hope that following sweet danger”. Brilliant! Please Help Me I’m Falling (98bpm) was a hit someone choreographs a good dance to it soon. Right Back Into The Feeling (102bpm) is a sassy for Hank Locklin in 1960 and it is obvious that David One Step Closer (100bpm) shows a more gentle side number that was penned by Beth Nielsen Chapman Ball loves making these old standards his own with his to the band and again Jon’s vocals are superb. & Annie Roboff. It has a cool vibe that should tempt unique vocal style. I Love This Town (142bpm) is a superb east coast choreographers. We finish with I’m Walking The Dog (76bpm) which swing track and it is without doubt the best dance It’s Not Gonna Happen Today (75bpm) this is another song that has the potential to make it as a track on the album. It is a great sing-along song. If we melancholy song nightclub is two step in style and dance track. don’t have a good dance written to this then I’ll eat my Suzy’s voice is so smooth on this enchanting track. There are some good tracks to dance on this and I Stetson. Closing song One Clear Moment (72bpm) is a fine know that many of you do like to dance and listen to the There are some excellent dance prospects on Lost closer to a fine album. more traditional sounding tracks so this album will be Highway whilst it is a knock out album to listen to One word can be used to sum up Suzy Bogguss’ Sweet just right for you. especially on a long drive. The message that Bon Jovi Danger, superb. This is a very classy album and I highly sends out with their fantastic album is that country recommend you add this to your collection now. music is cool.

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Dance Issue Published Cowboys & Angels, Caroliners Line Got You Too August 2002 Randers, Dancing, Redhill, A Perfect View January 2007 Denmark Surrey Part-Time Lover May 2007 Watch Me Shine May 2007 A Perfect View Show Me Wot U Got Jive Aces July 2007 Roy Verdonk & Wil Bos Neville Fitzgerald and Julie Harris Not Like That August 2007 In Another’s Eyes - Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks Cowboy Up - Jill Johnson Show Me Wot U Got August 2007 There are many nightclub dances out there Really nice to see a dance that manages Time 2 Fly August 2007 at the moment, but this one stands out. The to cross the divide and offer a chance for dance has a really nice flow to one of my all types of dancers to enjoy a fun country all time favourite country songs. There are track with good choreography giving the cool •All the other dance scripts reviewed or several new combinations of steps, especially factor that younger dancers and Newline fans mentioned by our reviewers are available the last eight counts and everything just fits need - well done - we need more of these. at www.linedancermagazine.com together perfectly. Roy and Wil are just brilliant choreographers. I highly recommend Nacho Daddy this dance to all intermediate level dancers. Scott Blevins Step Daddy - Hitman Sammy Sam Watch And Learn Pump It This has Scott’s usual flair but is a fairly Easy Fun Raymond Sarlemijn tricky teach because of the style and Gonna Get You Pump Up The Jam - Technotronic directional changes. It may take a while Jive Aces This is a fun and easy dance from this to master - but is worth the effort. As the Not Like That multiple World Champion choreographer. track will not appeal to everyone it might Part-Time Lover The steps are easy, and the arm styling fits take some getting used to. Younger dancers Show Me Wot U Got very well. What a pleasure it is to once again should enjoy it. Could floor split for ‘Have Stupidville listen and dance to this track. Beginners Fun Go Mad .’ The Lemon Tree will find this dance challenging, and more Time 2 Fly experienced dancers can add a lot of funky Time 2 Fly Watch Me Shine moves to make it even more fun. Kate Sala You’re The Inspiration The Same Side - Lucie Silvas This is a great waltz with lovely flowing steps Video clips of the above dances and many more Got You Too and some interesting combinations making available at www.linedancermagazine.com Kelli Haugen it very enjoyable to dance for all dancers. Rick Tippe - Captured (By Love’s Melody) A nice modern jazz waltz tempo gives it This beautiful waltz remains a firm favourite swing and a syncopated feel. The class are of mine. This is the very first waltz I teach loving it. to new students. With just 24 counts, it introduces several basic waltz steps, is both U Don’t Know Me easy to learn and teach and fits to several Paul MacAdam different songs. It is also easy to use as U Don’t Know Me - Basement Jaxx a floor split alternative to new and more A funky dance that is not as hard as it may difficult waltzes. In my view, this dance is first appear but the speed of the music one of the classics of the new millennium. combined with the combination of fast steps make it a challenge initially. A very easy fun tag does add to the dance. The stronger dancers in the class learnt it fairly quickly and enjoyed it. Try it as a floor split for ‘Walk The Line”

34 These pages will give you an insight to what is proving popular and will help you to make informed decisions on what to teach.

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Stupidville Cool Thing Easy Fun Audrey Watson Noel Brady & Michael Vera Lobos Maria Grafford Stupidville - Cash On Delivery Cool Thing - Rascal Flatts Country Down To My Soul - Lee Roy Parnell A nice easy beginner dance to a relaxed This could be considered a dancers dance, as A beginner dance which does exactly what country track. Not too fast, easy teach, and there are some lovely creative step patterns it says on the tin.Really good practice for a very good dance by Audrey to introduce which fit well to the music. It has been Monterey turns. Lots of toe struts and it absolute new beginners to Line dance. very well received with my Intermediate/ really works. Advanced class, refreshingly different and Not Like That the music by Rascal Flatts is just superb. Jive Aces Robbie McGowan Hickie Alan Haywood Not Like That - Ashley Tisdale You’re The Inspiration Jive Jive Jive Aces - Jive Aces Once again, another hit from Robbie. 32 Niels B. Poulsen Easy intermediate to a great swing track. count intermediate dance, with a 3/4 sailor You’re The Inspiration - Chicago Three restarts but they all come during the turn in the first 8 counts but not that hard, An absolute must for nightclub Two Step chorus so easy to do. Music sounds fast but once you dance it a couple of times. Like the lovers! Although there are three restarts, there are a lot of holds so in fact there is no Arabian feel of the music. Could definitely don’t be put off as they are easy to identify. problem. This dance is worth learning as it be a Number One. This dance has been very well received will fit to many fast tracks and a good one to locally. The music does indeed inspire you know if dancing to live bands. I Want Candy to dance. Maggie Gallagher I Want Candy - Melanie C Watch Me Shine The Lemon Tree Great dance which is a teeny bit fast so Lizzie Clarke Kim Ray can be tricky at first but stick with it - it’s Father And Daughter - Paul Simon Lemon Tree - Fool’s Garden worth it. Has a great summery, cuban/rock This dance was brought to my attention by This is an easy little dance with a difference. feel about it. Just one very easy tag on 2nd my girlfriend Debbie, and I’m very glad she It is so well choreographed to the music that wall. did as it was an instant hit with our class. any level of dancer will enjoy it. Stand back There are some creative step combinations and watch to see how good it looks (as you Part -Time Lover which test the little grey cells but it is point cross, point cross, out in out hold). We Dee Musk a gorgeous dance by Lizzie that flows have just discovered this dance and if it has Part-Time Lover - Stevie Wonder beautifully and I highly recommend it. bypassed you then you must try it. This has been around a while, but we dance it all the time. The “in-betweenies” Gonna Get You Magic Moon absolutely love it. No tags or re-starts - a Pat and Lizzie Stott Robbie McGowan Hickie winner from Dee. Love Is Gonna Get You - Macy Gray Mr Man in the Moon - Patty Loveless The dance is 48 counts, four wall, Improver Charming. That’s the best word to describe level which has been well received at class. this dance and dreamy music. Easy dance Some nice step patterns and nothing too that any level will again enjoy. A weave with challenging. Could this be another winner a sweep makes it interesting and it flows for the Stotts? I hope so. beautifully with the music. Can see this being around a while. Always requested.

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The controversial new smoking ban policy in UK’s public places is actually proving to be a good thing for Line dancers. A brand new dance penned by Joy Ashton from the Southern Stomp Line Dance Club on an original (and very catchy) song by Johnny Wakelin and country rock band “the Diablos” was recently the subject of a pop video shoot. So with clapperboards at the ready, musicians and dancers alike shared a great fun day. As you can see in these photos they really enjoyed the once in a lifetime experience.

The dance published in this edition of Linedancer Magazine is a 32 count improver and ﬁ ts the 140BPM track superbly. The song is now available as a single Dancers and Johnny Wakelin download from iTunes.

So quit smokin’ and get dancin’ is our advice!

Lining up in front of the band

Group and clapperboard The video shoot 77 John Fogerty

On a rainy night in June, Linda Willis went to see a legend and in the process went down the Memory Lane of her

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – the work of John Fogerty, especially during his l968 – 1972 Creedance Clearwater Revival days was part of the thunderous musical soundtrack of my youth, and one of the reasons why I fell in love with rock ‘n roll bluesy country without consciously realising it. I was always more of a Rolling Stones kind of girl than a Beatles babe, and just like the Stones, John Fogerty’s music has always been a little risqué, a little on the wild side, with a hint of Swamp Thing fever. Fogerty’s tunes are alive, real and deceptively uncomplicated, built like the ﬂag-ship Proud Mary upon a simple rhythm guitar hook and sing-along chorus. So you can understand why I hopped, skipped and jumped off to Wembley Arena on a wet and windy June evening where he was appearing live in concert with his four piece group.

Outside may have been cold and miserable – but inside the boy and his band worked us into a hot fever, singing and playing hit after glorious hit. John Fogerty does not just pen pop songs. Indeed his work has been recorded by everyone from Tina Turner to Status Quo, and has even provided a plot line for movies such as The Great Lebowski. Such great talent could be forgiven for being, well, just a little big-headed, maybe? Well, he didn’t show any signs of that when he strolled on stage right on time at 8.00 in faded blue jeans and over-sized baggy blue and cream checked over-shirt. He looked, honestly, like a polite, good looking American older brother. Till, he started to play that is. I tell you if you had a brother like this, you’d never be bored, or lonely again!

“Hello London!” he drawled deeply into the mic. “It’s great to be back here again. My ﬁrst hit record was a song called Suzie Q, and I’m gonna sing that now.”

He did. “I’d like to talk some more – but hey – let’s do what we’re here for – not to listen to me talk but to play – some rock ‘n roll!” And then he played Travellin’ Man. We felt it vibrating round the Arena instantly grabbing our attention and enticing us to get up and dance.

The golden haired statesman of rock set our hearts racing. The adrenaline was pumping – John Foggerty walks right in and wakes you up, let me tell you! He takes us on a fantastic journey back home to our musical roots. He’s the original non-conformist, radical, almost zealous advocate of intense guitar-laced twanging

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brilliance, and it has to be acknowledged that however dazzling Urban, Clapton, Paisley and Heatherly and all the rest are, you have to remember where they got a lot of their inspiration from too. That night, John Foggerty proved over and over again that he is no has- been, once-was.

And the man has style! He changes guitars from acoustic to electric and back again to red, gold and blue, more or less each time he starts a new song. The hits come one after the other in rapid succession : Rambunctious Boy, Looking Out my Back Door, Up Around the Bend – a fantastic virtual wall of sound just the way we remembered it. I’ve got the music in me – and so has he. Almost Saturday Night blasts out and we’re all singing along with him – loudly. Jumping up and down in our seats, jiving, dancing in the aisles, it’s like a fabulous party hosted by a long-lost but oh so familiar friend.

And it’s not just his own songs he treats us to as we wallow in nostalgia. The distinctive edgy opening chords of Marvin Gaye’s Heard It Through the Grapevine set our pulses racing as we remember where we were and when. Good Golly Miss Mollie is Jerry Lee’s classic at its rock and roll best. But although I’ve been jigging up and down in my seat all night long, it’s the fantastic Rocking All Over the World that gets me up and away and rocking along with him. And just for the record – and for my mate Jim and anyone else who insists Status Quo wrote it – actually they didn’t – John Fogerty did.

Guitar duels with “The Man In Black” whose name I don’t know but who plays bass guitar like a dream demon are absolutely amazing. Hands up – I confess – it’s my era, and I loved it. So did everyone else evidently as the crowd, and recognisable members of other bands raised their arms and worshipped by jiving and jumping up and down in their seats.

And you know, I am not sure who started the craze Keith Urban or John Fogerty, but Fogerty leaps across the stage, admittedly not as fast as Urban runs across it, but then he does have a few years on the youngster. He goes to the right raising his hand to his ear and stretching out his arm – “Can you hear me?!” “Yeah!” “Do you like it?” “Yeah!!”. He trots off to the left hand side of the stage, repeating the motion. The audience goes wild again. If it’s pastiche it’s brilliantly done, if it isn’t – well it’s still great. But not as great as the piece de resistance when the band members line up like Sharpe’s battalion swaying and playing their guitars holding them on their hips like rifles as they move closer and closer to the edge of the stage. Like Urban, only in slow-motion. And it makes us all grin just a little bit more again. 39 Fogerty doesn’t take himself too seriously these days and has mellowed a little. Age sometimes does that . His music is as up-lifting as it gets. Yet there are still painful reminders throughout the evening of torments he has faced throughout his life, when Creedance Clearwater Revival were breaking up for instance. Original band members older brother Tom, bassist Stu Cook and drummer Doug Clifford challenged his authority once too often eventually leading him to bow to unremitting pressure and give in. The band broke up. In 1975 his self-titled album yielded outstanding songs like Almost Saturday Night and Rocking All john fogerty over the World. Yet it was followed by a self-imposed wall of silence for nine years. “This next song used to be a real sad song for me to sing,” he tells us. An extended period of music business hell came swiftly in the wake of “I was going through a lot of stuff at the time, but now all that’s behind the break of Creedance Clearwater Revival, during which he fought red me and it’s a song I sing which has become a happy song instead. It’s tape, and protracted legal battles culminating in Fogerty actually being a song about rainbows.” Very appropriate given the conditions outside sued by his former record company for ‘plagiarising’ his own CCR hit during the wettest June on record. “Now I sing it for my little daughter. Run Through the Jungle when he wrote The Old Man Down The Road. She’s five years old. She’s the light of my life, like all my children. She In losing the publishing rights to his own songs he completely lost faith, loves vanilla ice cream, and I don’t know if you have these things over refusing to perform them, and in so doing disappointing the loyal fans here – we call them rainbow sprinkles and you put them all over the who came to his concerts to hear those very songs. In essence, he top of the ice cream cone. And if I could, I’d give her ice cream and relinquished his claim to his own work – his own legacy. It took years, rainbows, every single day!” Have You Ever Seen the Rain? He sings but eventually on a tour of the Mississippi Delta, the birthplace of the and these days his eyes don’t even get moist when he sings it – well only Blues, he stopped at the grave of Robert Johnson and accepted at last with happy tears anyway! that he was the spiritual owner of his songs. He has sung the CCR hits ever since, giving his grateful audiences the chance to relive the best Almost Saturday Night pours out from the stage. “I’ve got the best rock of the past. and roll drummer in the entire world!” he cries. And quite frankly it’s hard to argue with him. As he flings his drumsticks skywards we all cheer merrily. The only notes that are serious come when his other band members leave him alone for a reflective five minutes or so. Centre stage holding tight to his pine coloured acoustic guitar the message is very simple. A plea for peace in our time. The heroic anti-war song, Déjà vu (All over Again) condemning as it does US action in Iraq and echoing sentiments he passionately expressed during the Vietnam years. A man looking for redemption usually finds it eventually, and Fogerty it seems has conquered any demons he met along the way yet he’s still not going to just put up and shut up.

That said, he meanders into Keep On Chooglin’ taking us a million miles from politics, and being serious. Fogerty gets his teeth, not to mention ﬁngers into the groove of some gritty, grizzling nifty melting electric guitar riffs. Hey Tonight is fabulous, stomping back beat, sizzling guitar. Paul McCartney says of his instrument of choice, “The guitar is such a beautiful and satisfying instrument to play. It’s even shaped like a woman.” Well, Fogerty treats his guitar like a woman alright. With care and deftness.

Bootleg, with thumping drums and pounding guitar sets with his fellow guitarists and fuels the very best in the virtuosity department. What you see is what you get at a John Fogerty concert – no tricks or ﬁreworks – nothing confusing or discordant – just honest and good entertainment from the original swamp-rock pioneer.

Hot Rod Heart is racey, pacey and exciting. As he leaves the stage we can’t quite believe he’s been singing and playing to us for as long as he has, and it’s almost time for him to leave us. We yell and scream for him to come back clapping our hands and calling his name. When he does the stage is draped with a back-lit picture of a moonlit blue bayou. We’re poised and ready for the ﬁnale – and what a way to go. Proud Mary belts out like the anthem it always has been. Covered by Tina Turner in wilder ways, but Fogerty’s version although not as feisty, is every bit as passionate, honest and real. It’s a classic work of heart. Just like the man who wrote it.

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The Do Si Do dancers are a great club from the Netherlands led by Connie and Jan Van Den Bos. They went back to this wondrous event for a second time and talk to us about a fun weekend. Street party

44 Thedos Connie and Jan Van Den Bos are well was not particularily good (no surprise there), known on the Line dance circuit. They only a few from the Do Si Do dancers went travel extensively and you can meet them at shopping and sightseeing while the rest many events at home and abroad. They told opted to go to sessions with Lizzie Clark and Linedancer Magazine that they so loved last of course the indomitable Rob Fowler who year’s Back To The Future that they simply taught his fantastic Totally Nightclub. And had to go back. The only difference is that that was just Saturday! they actually brought with them an even bigger group. On Sunday, stars Charlotte Macari and Paul McAdam thrilled dancers with revisiting The weekend started early on Friday morning some golden oldies as well as showing brand when they left their home at 8 am. It was a new dances too. Another treat was that Rob’s matter of cars, trains and automobile travel Dad (Rob Sr) was actually invited on stage by before they got to Blackpool early afternoon. his loving son on the Sunday for an impromptu Connie says “We were thrilled that all our Hokey Cokey as it was Father’s Day. rooms were together , so, without delay, we unpacked and got ready for the weekend ahead.” And they both say what a superb weekend it turned out to be. “Meeting old and new friends, dancing our Dancing was obviously one of the most important components and Friday and socks off in a fantastic atmosphere, what else Saturday night, Gary Lafferty (who did a top class job as he always does) kept everyone do you want?” dancing till 2:30.

With fl oors full all the time, Gary decided to have fl oor splits for almost everything. Jan Connie and Jan did manage to have a bit of has to admit “With 3 different dance fl oors it unusual fun in the sun though. They explain: worked really well. We all danced till our feet “Late Sunday afternoon suddenly the weather would not move any more.” brightened up and our whole group gathered outside to chat and have a drink. Some Saturday evening, Rob and his team did a wanted to go over a dance that was played fantastic dance show based on Time Travel the previous night and of course everybody complete with Father Time. For what seemed was helping. to last a few seconds (but was quite long), the audience was taken through time and dances The funny thing was, that Gary Lafferty who like Swing, Street dancing and too many to was one of our neighbours, watched us trying mention were brilliantly performed. to dance and came out with his laptop and played the music for us. This was received with thunderous applause. Connie and Jan both enthuse: “We were well When we had trouble hearing the music, and truly wowed! Another great evening.” because it was not loud enough, he suddenly disappeared, came back by car and a big During the same weekend, some superb speaker was set up. Now we could practise workshops were available. As the weather properly !” Paul Rob & friends 45 Artist Review

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Of course, as we all know loud music tends to They both agree: “Meeting old and new bring dancers out and it was not long before friends, dancing our socks off in a fantastic an impromptu Street party started with the atmosphere, what else do you want? Well, we likes of Rob, Paul and many others coming out want more, so we will be back next year, for of their rooms and joining in. Back To The Future 3.”

Connie still cannot get over it and says: “It You may be interested to know that the was fantastic to see how soon the street weekend was so successful, Rob is actually was fi lled with dancers. A lot of them in using the same winning formula for all his shorts and fl ip fl ops, all dancing, having events. fun in the sunshine. I think it was one of the highlights of the weekend, because it started So if you liked the sound of it you know what so spontaneously.” to do. As for Connie, Jan and their dancers we know it won’t be too long before we see Dinner was served rather hurriedly that night them strutting their stuff on a dance fl oor (who needs to eat when you can dance in An appreciative audience the streets of Blackpool) and another great surprise was awaiting the dancers with a live performance from top performer Rick Guard, Rick with fans singing a couple of songs, including the big hits Stop It, I Like It and Show Me Yours.

Dancing stopped at a rather conservative 1.30 am (conservative for this group anyway!) Connie says: “The group had a lot more luggage, because we bought so many shoes from Steve, but we also had lots of less weighty (but equally as important) happy memories and pictures to take with us, looking back on a wonderful weekend.”

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Along the lines of would need to Be Strong if I was left and my family and friends were gathering stranded on a desert island, the dance wood for a bonfire, just in case there was a the famous Radio 4 that won me the 2005 beginner dance, passing ship. the highlight of my line dancing career programme, Desert Iand one that I am very proud of. I will always Next one to come remember the lovely surprise some of my on would be Cosi Island Discs, we are dancers managed to pull off without my Celeste a dance knowing about it. I have to say this doesn’t choreographed by asking Line dancers happen very often as I usually find out what Pete Harkness and they are up to. one I never get which dances tired of dancing, I was not going to attend the Crystal Boot a beautiful track. they would take Awards that year even though Be Strong Alan Jackson’s was nominated. I honestly didn’t think It Remember When on a desert stood a chance of winning. But after some would be next persuasion I was talked into going at a very and I would island. Instructor late stage. This meant however that some of just have to my group would not be able to come with me dance Where Audrey Watson from and I was disappointed. One evening before We’ve Been, a dance that I get lost in and the Awards, my husband and I were invited I remember all the special memories I have Scotland sent in out by one of my dancers and her family for about the most important people in my life, a meal. We had a great time and were just my husband Neil, my children Tracey and Ian her choices. finishing our coffee when this man appeared and the apple of my eye my grandson Neil. from nowhere and asked for me by name. Well I thought “Oh my God! They haven’t I would certainly have to dance On The got a stripper for me!” I was ready to be Water and see if I could catch that passing mortified and flatly refused to go with him. ship Whenever it makes an appearance, but But he persisted and insisted and got us to as I had nothing to start the bonfire with, I come outside as he had something to show would be Amazed if I should see one! us (again some worries there)….Well I was gobsmacked! A white stretched Limo was in But thank Goodness I have finally woken front of me and all the girls dancing Be Strong! up after sleeping All Day Long realising it I was in tears. This was the loveliest gesture was just a dream and I have left this Isle Of and all because they couldn’t come with me Paradise, one of my latest dances, and made to the Awards. We had a brilliant night, it’s a it back into The Real World. memory that I will always treasure and will never forget. Audrey Watson

Anyway, back to my island choices. I don’t like to be on my own and I am at my happiest when I have my family around me. I don’t like too much sun, so Maybe I could have a wee bit of Chill Factor ﬁrst for protection, a dance that is still very popular with me and my dancers. Next up would have to be Gaye Teather’s Kill The Spiders to make sure all those creepy creatures were well and truly ﬂattened. I would then be able to relax and Pretend that I wasn’t on my own We look forward to hearing what your choices would be … and why. 48 BLASTFROM

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Section 1 Side, Together, Chasse Right, Cross Rock, Chasse Left 1/4 Turn Left

1 - 2 Step right to right side. Step left beside right. Side Together Right

3 & 4 Step right to right side. Close left beside right. Step right to right side. Side Close Side

5 - 6 Cross rock left over right. Recover back onto right. Cross Rock On the spot

7 & 8 Step left to left side. Close right beside left. Step left 1/4 turn left. Side Close Turn Turning left

Section 2 Full Turn Left, Forward Shuffle, Forward Rock, Coaster Step

1 On ball of left make 1/2 turn left stepping right back. Turn Turning left

2 On ball of right make 1/2 turn left stepping left forward. Turn

3 & 4 Step right forward. Close left beside right. Step right forward. Right Shuffle Forward

5 - 6 Rock forward on left. Recover back onto right. Forward Rock On the spot

7 & 8 Step left back. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Coaster Step

Section 3 Forward Rock, Triple 1/2 Turn, Forward Rock, Coaster Step

1 - 2 Rock forward on right. Recover back onto left. Forward Rock On the spot

3 & 4 Triple step 1/2 turn right, stepping - right, left, right. Triple Half Turn Turning right

5 - 6 Rock forward on left. Recover back onto right. Forward Rock On the spot

7 & 8 Step left back. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Coaster Step

Section 4 Heel Ball Cross, Side Rock, Syncopated Grapevine Left, Touch, Cross

1 & 2 Touch right heel forward. Step right back. Cross step left over right. Heel Ball Cross Right

3 - 4 Rock right to right side. Recover onto left. Side Rock

5 & 6 Cross step right behind left. Step left to left side. Cross right over left. Behind Side Cross Left

7 - 8 Touch left to left side. Cross step left over right. Touch Cross Right

Choreographed by:- Ed Lawton (UK) June 1999

Choreographed to: ‘Pretend’ by Sharon B (120 bpm) from Line Dance Fever 9.

Music Suggestion: ‘Man! I Feel Like A Woman’ by Shania Twain (127 bpm) from Come On Over CD.

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CALLING STEPS ACTUAL FOOTWORK DIRECTION SUGGESTION

Section 1 Side, Close, Side, Touch, Side, Close, Side, Touch

1 - 2 Step right to right side. Close left beside right. Side Together Right

3 - 4 Step right to right side. Touch left toe beside right. Side Touch

5 - 6 Step left to left side. Close right beside left. Side Together Left

7 - 8 Step left to left side. Touch right toe beside left. Side Touch

Section 2 Walk Forward x 2, Touch, Close, Walk Back x 2, Touch, Close

1 - 2 Step right forward. Step left forward. Right Left Forward

3 - 4 Touch right toe out to right side. Close right beside left. Touch Together On the spot

5 - 6 Step left back. Step right back. Left Right Back

7 - 8 Touch left toe out to left side. Close left beside right. Touch Together On the spot

Section 3 Rocking Chair, Step, Pivot 1/4 Left, Stomp x 2

1 - 2 Rock forward on right. Recover back onto left. Forward Rock On the spot

3 - 4 Rock back on right. Recover forward onto left. Back Rock

5 - 6 Step right forward. Pivot 1/4 turn left. Step Pivot Turning left

7 - 8 On the spot stomp right. Stomp left. Stomp Stomp On the spot

Section 4 Rocking Chair, Walk Forward x 2, Touch With Hip Bumps

1 - 2 Rock forward on right. Recover back onto left. Forward Rock On the spot

3 - 4 Rock back on right. Recover forward onto left. Back Rock

5 - 6 Step right forward. Step left forward. Right Left Forward

7 - 8 Touch right toe to right side bumping hips right. Bump hips left. Touch Bump On the spot

A video clip of this dance is Choreographed by: Stephen Rutter (UK) July 2007 available to members at Choreographed to: ‘Lookin’ At You’ by Jason Michael Carroll (112 bpm) www.linedancermagazine.com from CD Waitin’ In The Country (32 count intro)

Music Suggestion: ‘Better Than This’ by Brad Paisley (135 bpm) from CD 5th Gear (16 count intro)

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CALLING STEPS ACTUAL FOOTWORK DIRECTION SUGGESTION

Section 1 Right Rocking Chair, Forward Lock Step, Hold

1 - 2 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Forward Rock On the spot

3 - 4 Rock back on right. Recover onto left. Back Rock

5 - 7 Step right forward. Lock left behind right. Step right forward. Right Lock Right Forward

8 Hold. Hold On the spot

Section 2 Left Rocking Chair, Forward Lock Step, Hold

1 - 2 Rock forward on left. Recover onto right. Forward Rock On the spot

3 - 4 Rock back on left. Recover onto right. Back Rock

5 - 7 Step left forward. Lock right behind left. Step left forward. Left Lock Left Forward

8 Hold. Hold On the spot

Section 3 Scissor Step, Hold (x 2)

1 - 3 Step right to right side. Step left beside right. Cross right over left. Side Together Cross Left

4 Hold. Hold On the spot

5 - 7 Step left to left side. Step right beside left. Cross left over right. Side Together Cross Right

7 - 8 Hold. Hold On the spot

Section 4 Grapevine Right, Grapevine Left 1/4, Brush

1 - 3 Step right to right side. Cross left behind right. Step right to right side. Side Behind Side Right

4 Touch left beside right. Touch. On the spot

5 - 6 Step left to left side. Cross right behind left. Side Behind Left

7 - 8 Make 1/4 turn left stepping left forward. Brush right forward. Turn Brush Turning left

Choreographed by: Alan Spence (Wales) May 2007

Choreographed to: ‘One Of Those Things’ by Hal Ketchum (152 bpm) from CD One More Midnight; also available as download from iTunes (16 count intro)

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CALLING STEPS ACTUAL FOOTWORK DIRECTION SUGGESTION

Section 1 Chasse Right, Back Rock, Chasse Left, Back Rock

1 & 2 Step right to right side. Close left beside right. Step right to right side. Side Close Side Right

3 - 4 Rock back on left. Rock forward on right. Back Rock On the spot

5 & 6 Step left to left side. Close right beside left. Step left to left side. Side Close Side Left

7 - 8 Rock back on right. Rock forward on left. Back Rock On the spot

Section 2 Step, Touch, Kick Ball Change, Step, Touch, Kick Ball Change

1 Step right forward to right diagonal. (Can be larger step for emphasis). Step Forward

2 Touch ball of left beside right, keeping weight on right. Touch On the spot

3 & 4 Kick left forward. Step left beside right. Step onto right in place. Kick Ball Change

5 Step left forward to left diagonal. (Can be larger step for emphasis). Step Forward

6 Touch ball of right beside left, keeping weight on left. Touch On the spot

7 & 8 Kick right forward. Step right beside left. Step onto left in place. Kick Ball Change

Note Counts 1 - 8: keep body facing forward.

Section 3 Rocking Chair, Step 1/4 Turn Left x 2

1 - 2 Rock forward on right. Rock back on left. Forward Rock On the spot

3 - 4 Rock back on right. Rock forward on left. Back Rock

5 - 6 Step right forward. Turn 1/4 left shifting weight onto left. Step Turn Turning left

7 - 8 Step right forward. Turn 1/4 left shifting weight onto left. Step Turn

Section 4 Walk Forward x 3, Kick With Clap, Back x 2, Coaster Cross

1 - 2 - 3 Walk forward - right, left, right. Right Left Right Forward

4 Kick left forward and clap hands (and say whooo!) Kick On the spot

5 - 6 Step left back. Step right back. Left Right Back

7 & 8 Step left back. Step right beside left. Cross left over right. Coaster Cross On the spot

Choreographed by: Jo Thompson Szymanski (USA) March 2007

Choreographed to: ‘Swing Low Sweet Chariot’ by Scooter Lee (120 bpm) from CD Go To The Rock (slow vocal intro, then 8 heavy beats, start on word ‘swing’)

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CALLING STEPS ACTUAL FOOTWORK DIRECTION SUGGESTION

Section 1 Step, Touch, Back, Touch, Grapevine 1/4 Right, Scuff

1 - 2 Step right forward. Touch left beside right heel. Step Touch Forward

3 - 4 Step left back. Touch right beside left. Back Touch Back

5 - 6 Step right to side. Cross left behind right. Side Behind Right

7 - 8 Make 1/4 turn right stepping right forward. Scuff left through. Turn Scuff Turning right

Section 2 Step, Touch, Back, Sweep, 1/4 Turn Left x 3, Step

1 - 2 Step left forward. Touch right beside left heel. Step Touch Forward

3 - 4 Step right back. Sweep left round to side. Back Sweep Back

5 - 6 Make 1/4 turn left stepping onto left. Make 1/4 turn left stepping right to side. Turn Turn Turning left

7 - 8 Make 1/4 turn left stepping left forward. Step right beside left. Turn Together

Note Counts 5 - 7 are like a 3/4 sailor with an extended step forward.

Section 3 Forward Mambo, Hold, Side Rock & Cross, Hold

1 - 4 Rock left forward. Recover onto right. Step left beside right. Hold. Mambo Step Hold On the spot

5 - 8 Rock right to right side. Recover onto left. Cross right over left. Hold. Rock & Cross Hold Left

Section 4 1/4 Turn Right, 1/2 Turn Right, Step, Together, Twist, Back, Together

1 - 2 Make 1/4 turn right stepping left back. Make 1/2 turn right stepping right forward. Turn Turn Turning right

3 - 4 Step left forward. Step right beside left. Step Together Forward

5 - 6 Lifting up onto toes, twist both heels to right. Recover to centre. Twist Recover On the spot

7 - 8 Step right back. Step left beside right. Back Together Back

Ending You will be facing the back wall: Dance first 5 counts of dance, then

Cross left over right. Unwind over 2 counts to face front wall.

A video clip of this dance is Choreographed by: Kath Dickens (UK) July 2007 available to members at Choreographed to: ‘Pure Love’ by Ronnie Milsap (150 bpm) from various CDs eg Ultimate; Essential; www.linedancermagazine.com Greatest Hits; or as single download from iTunes (16 count intro - start on vocals)

Music Suggestion: ‘Dream Lover’ by Bobby Darin (128 bpm) from CDs Very Best Of; Mack The Knife; or others

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CALLING STEPS ACTUAL FOOTWORK DIRECTION SUGGESTION

Section 1 Cross Rock, Right Chasse, Weave Right

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. Side Close Side Right

5 - 6 Cross step left over right. Step right to right side. Cross Side

7 - 8 Cross step left behind right. Step right to right side. Behind Side

Section 2 Cross Rock, Left Chasse, Weave Left With 1/4 Turn Left

1 - 2 Cross rock left over right. Recover onto right. Cross Rock On the spot

3 & 4 Step left to left side. Close right beside left. Step left to left side. Side Close Side Left

5 - 6 Cross step right over left. Step left to left side. Cross Side

7 - 8 Cross step right behind left. Make 1/4 turn left stepping left forward. Behind Turn Turning left

Section 3 Forward Rock, Triple 3/4 Turn Right, Forward Rock, Left Coaster Step

1 - 2 Rock right forward. Recover onto left. Forward Rock On the spot

3 & 4 Triple step 3/4 turn right, stepping - right, left, right. Triple 3/4 Turning right

5 - 6 Rock left forward. Recover onto right. Forward Rock On the spot

7 & 8 Step left back. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Coaster Step

Section 4 Side Rock, Cross Shuffle, Grapevine Left With 1/4 Turn Left, Touch

1 - 2 Rock right to right side. Recover onto left. Side Rock On the spot

3 & 4 Cross step right over left. Step left to left side. Cross step right over left. Cross Shuffle Left

5 - 6 Step left to left side. Cross step right behind left. Side Behind

7 - 8 Make 1/4 turn left stepping left forward. Touch right toe beside left and clap. Turn Touch Turning left

Choreographed by: Joy Ashton (UK) June 2007

Choreographed to: ‘No Smoking’ by Johnny Wakelin & the Diablos (140 bpm) single download available from iTunes (16 count intro)

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Section 1 Touch, Back, Back Lock Step, Coaster Step, Forward Lock Step 1 - 2 Touch right toe forward. Step right back. Touch Back Back 3 & 4 Step left back. Lock right across left. Step left back. Back Lock Back 5 & 6 Step right back. Step left beside right. Step right forward. Coaster Step On the spot 7 & 8 Step left forward. Lock right behind left. Step left forward. Left Lock Left Forward

Section 2 Step, Pivot 1/2, Step, Pivot 1/2, Side Switches, Heel Hook, Heel Flick 1 - 2 Step right forward. Pivot 1/2 turn left. Step Pivot Turning left 3 - 4 Step right forward. Pivot 1/2 turn left. Step Pivot 5 & 6 Touch right toe to right side. Step right in place. Touch left toe to left side. Touch & Touch On the spot & 7 & Step left in place. Touch right heel forward. Hook left across right shin. & Heel Hook 8 & Touch right heel forward. Flick right heel back to right diagonal. Heel Flick Note On the last ‘&’ count, heel flick while turning to left diagonal.

Section 3 Cross, Back, Chasse Right, Cross, Back, Chasse 1/4 Turn Left 1 - 2 Cross right over left. Step left back. Cross Back Back 3 & 4 Step right to right side. Close left beside right. Step right to right side. Side Close Side Right 5 - 6 Cross left over right. Step right back. Cross Back Back 7 & 8 Step left to side. Close right beside left. Turn 1/4 left stepping left forward. Side Close Turn Turning left

Section 4 Step, Pivot 1/2, Triple Full Turn, Forward Rock, Back, Cross, Coaster Step 1 - 2 Step right forward. Pivot 1/2 turn left. Step Pivot Turning left 3 & 4 Triple step full turn left, stepping - right, left, right (moving forward). Triple Full Turn 5 & 6 Rock forward on left. Recover onto right. Step left back. Forward Rock Back Back & Cross step right over left. Cross Left 7 & 8 Step left back. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Coaster Step On the spot

Ending (At end of Section 3, Chasse 1/4 Turn Left): Change the 1/4 turn to right flick behind left, arms to sides.

Choreographed by: Kim Ray (UK) May 2007 A video clip of this dance is available to members at Choreographed to: ‘Love Bug’ by Rick Guard (106 bpm) from CD Hands Of A Giant; www.linedancermagazine.com also available as download from iTunes (start on vocals)

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Section 1 Mambo Forward, Mambo Back, Syncopated Side Mambos 1 & 2 Rock forward on right. Rock back on left. Step right in place. Forward Mambo On the spot 3 & 4 Rock back on left. Rock forward on right. Step left in place. Back Mambo 5 & 6 Rock right to right side. Rock onto left. Step right beside left. Right Mambo & 7 & 8 Rock left to left side. Rock onto right. Step left beside right. Step right forward. Left Mambo Step

Section 2 Point x 2, Behind Side Cross, Unwind 1/2, Step, Ball Step, Step 1 - 2 Point left forward. Point left to left side. Point Point On the spot 3 & 4 Step left behind right. Step right to right side. Cross step left across right. Behind Side Cross Right 5 - 6 Unwind 1/2 turn right (weight on left). Step right back. (6:00) Unwind Back Turning right & 7 - 8 Step ball of left back. Step right forward. Step left forward. Ball Step Step Forward

Section 3 Step, Hold, Ball Step x 2, Hitch Ball Point & Point, 1/4 Turn Left 1 - 2 Step right forward. Hold. Step Hold Forward & 3 Step ball of left beside right. Step right forward. Ball Step & 4 Step ball of left beside right. Step right forward. Ball Step 5 & 6 Hitch left knee. Step ball of left in place. Point right to right side. Hitch Ball Point On the spot & 7 - 8 Step right in place. Point left to left side. Pivot 1/4 turn left on balls of feet. & Point Turn Turning left Note Count 8 ends: weight on right, left pointing forward, facing 3:00

Section 4 Ball Walk, Walk, Step, 1/2 Left, Step, 1/4 Right, Behind & Cross, 1/4 Left & 1 - 2 Step left in place. Walk forward right. Walk forward left. & Walk Walk Forward 3 & 4 Step right forward. Pivot 1/2 turn left. Step right forward. (9:00) Step Turn Step Turning left 5 - 6 Making 1/4 turn right, step left to left side. Step right behind left. (12:00) Turn Behind Turning right & 7 Step left beside right. Cross step right across left. & Cross On the spot 8 Making 1/4 turn left, step left forward. (9:00) Turn Turning left

Tag Danced twice at the end of Wall 4 (facing 12:00), ie 16 counts, then restart dance Mambo Forward, Mambo Back, Step, Pivot 1/2, Step, Rock & Cross 1 & 2 Rock forward on right. Rock back on left. Step right in place. Forward Mambo On the spot 3 & 4 Rock back on left. Rock forward on right. Step left in place. Back Mambo 5 & 6 Step right forward. Pivot 1/2 turn left. Step right forward. Step Turn Step Turning left 7 & 8 Rock left to left side. Recover onto right. Cross step left across right. Side Rock Cross Repeat counts 1 - 8 of tag then restart dance from the beginning

Choreographed by: ‘Diddy’ Dave Morgan (UK) May 2007

Choreographed to: ‘Do You Know’ (The Ping Pong Song) by Enrique Iglesias (117 bpm) from CD Insomniac; also available as download from iTunes (28 count intro - start on main vocals)

Tag: There is a 16-count tag danced at the end of Wall 4

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Section 1 Behind Side Cross, Side Rock Cross, Side, Behind, Side, Cross, Side Rock Cross

1 & 2 Cross right behind left. Step left to side. Cross right over left. Behind Side Cross Left

3 & 4 Rock left to left side. Recover onto right. Cross left over right. Side Rock Cross

5 & Step right to right side. Cross left behind right. Side Behind Right

6 & Step right to right side. Cross left over right. Side Cross

7 & 8 Rock right to right side. Recover onto left. Cross right over left. Side Rock Cross

Section 2 Side, Hip Bumps, 1/4 Right, Hip Bumps, Rolling Turn Left With Shuffle

1 & 2 Step left to side and bump hips left. Bumps hips - right, left (weight on left). Side Hip Bumps Left

& Make 1/4 turn right hitching right knee slightly. Turn Turning right

3 & 4 Step right to side and bump hips right. Bump hips - left, right. Side Hip Bumps Right

5 - 6 Make 1/4 turn left and step left forward. Make 1/2 turn left and step right back. Quarter Half Turning left

7 & 8 Make 1/4 turn left and step left to side. Step right beside left. Step left to side. Quarter Shuffle

Section 3 Cross Rock, Side, Cross Rock, 1/4 Turn, Hitch 1/4 x 2, Syncopated Jazz Box 1/4

1 & 2 Rock right across left. Recover onto left. Step right to side. Cross Rock Side On the spot

3 & 4 Rock left across right. Recover onto right. Make 1/4 turn left and step left forward. Cross Rock Turn Turning left

& 5 Hitch right knee and make 1/4 turn left. Touch right to side. Turn Touch

& 6 Hitch right knee and make 1/4 turn left. Touch right to side. Turn Touch

7 & 8 Cross right over left. Step left back. Make 1/4 turn right and step right forward. Jazz Box Turn Turning right

Section 4 Mambo Forward, Mambo Back, Switch & Hitch, Switch & Heel & Touch

1 & 2 Rock left forward. Rock back onto right. Step left beside right. Forward Mambo On the spot

3 & 4 Rock right back. Rock forward onto left. Step right beside left. Back Mambo

5 & Touch left to left side. Step left beside right. Touch Together

6 & Hitch right knee. Step right beside left. Hitch &

7 & 8 Touch left heel forward. Step left beside right. Touch right to right side. Heel & Touch

Choreographed by: Gary and Marie Lafferty (UK) June 2007

Choreographed to: ‘What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted’ (Radio Edit) by Blue Lagoon (100 bpm) from CD Sentimental Fools, or available as download from iTunes (64 count intro - start on main vocals)

Choreographers’ note: Alternative floor splits - Have Fun Go Mad, or Lamtarra Rhumba

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Section 1 Walk x 2, Step, 1/2 Turn, Step, Step, 1/4 Turn, Cross, 1/4 Turn, Back, Touch 1 - 2 Walk forward left. Walk forward right. Left Right Forward 3 & 4 Step left forward. Make 1/2 turn right and step right forward. Step left forward. Step Turn Step Turning right 5 & 6 Step right forward. Make 1/4 turn left and step left to side. Cross right over left. Step Turn Cross Turning left 7 & Make 1/4 turn right and step left back. Step right back. Turn Turning right 8 Touch left forward (bend knees). (6:00) Touch

Section 2 Forward Shuffle, Forward Rock, 1/2 Turn Shuffle, Forward Rock 1 & 2 Step left forward. Close right beside left. Step left forward. Left Shuffle Forward 3 - 4 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Forward Rock On the spot 5 & 6 Shuffle turn 1/2 turn right, stepping - right, left, right. (12:00) Shuffle Half Turning right 7 - 8 Rock forward on left. Recover onto right. Forward Rock On the spot

Section 3 Back Lock Step, 1/4 Cross, 1/4 Touch Hold, 1/4 Touch Hold 1 & 2 Step left back. Lock right across left. Step left back. Back Lock Back Back 3 - 4 Make 1/4 turn right and step right to side. Cross left over right. (3:00) Turn Cross Turning right & 5 - 6 Make 1/4 turn left and step right back. Touch left beside right. Hold. (12:00) Turn Touch Hold Turning left & 7 - 8 Make 1/4 turn left and step left forward. Touch right beside left. Hold. (9:00) Turn Touch Hold Styling Pump arms on counts 7 - 8.

Section 4 & Touch 1/2 Turn (Monterey Variation), Shuffle, Touch, Cross, Touch, Behind & 1 - 2 Step right beside left. Touch left to side. Turn 1/2 left stepping left beside right. & Touch Turn Turning left 3 & 4 Step right forward. Close left beside right. Step right forward. Right Shuffle Forward 5 - 6 Touch left to side. Cross left over right. Touch Cross Right 7 - 8 Touch right to side. Cross right behind left. Touch Behind Left Styling Pump arms on counts 7 - 8. Restart Wall 4: At this point step left forward with 1/4 turn left then restart dance.

Section 5 1/2 Turn Left, Shuffle, Forward Rock, Step, Back Rock, Step 1 Step left forward/side (beginning 1/2 turn left). Turn Turning left 2 Complete 1/2 turn left stepping right forward. (9:00) Step Forward Styling Pump arms on counts 1 - 2. 3 & 4 Step left forward. Close right beside left. Step left forward. Left Shuffle Forward 5 & 6 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Step right back. Rock & Back Back 7 & 8 Rock back on left. Recover onto right. Step left forward. Back Rock Step Forward Styling Pump arms on counts 7 & 8.

Section 6 Step, 1/4 Left, Cross Shuffle, Side Rock Cross x 2 1 - 2 Step right forward. Make 1/4 turn left and step left to side. (6:00) Step Turn Turning left Styling Pump arms on counts 1 - 2. 3 & 4 Cross right across left. Step left to side. Cross right over left. Cross Shuffle Left 5 & 6 Rock left to left side. Recover onto right. Cross left over right. Side Rock Cross Right 7 & 8 Rock right to right side. Recover onto left. Cross right over left. Side Rock Cross Left

Arm Pumps Bend then straighten elbow, alternating right to left hand, on each pump Secs 3 & 4 Pump arms on counts 7 - 8 Sec 5 Pump arms on counts 1 - 2 and 7 & 8 Sec 6 Pump arms on counts 1 - 2

Ending (facing 6:00) Make 1/2 turn left, step forward and strike a pose!

Choreographed by: Michele Perron (Can) April 2007 Choreographed to: ‘I Don’t Want Nobody’ by Ike Turner (114 bpm) from CD Risin’ With The Blues; also available as single download from iTunes (48 count intro) Restart: There is one restart, during Wall 4 Choreographer’s notes: Arm action accompanies the dance - see end note. Also during 48-count intro, on lyrics ‘I don’t’, pump flexed hand twice, palm down, below waist.

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Section 1 Twinkle Step, Cross, Side, Behind 1 - 2 - 3 Cross right over left. Step left to left side. Step right beside left. Cross Side Side Left 4 - 5 - 6 Cross left over right. Step right to right side. Step left behind right. Cross Side Behind Right

Section 2 1/4 Right, Step, Pivot 1/2 Right, Step 1 - 2 - 3 Step right 1/4 turn right. Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right. Turn Step Turn Turning right 4 - 5 - 6 Step left forward. Make full turn left stepping right back, left forward. Step Full Turn Turning left

Section 3 Press, Back, Twinkle Step 1 - 2 - 3 Press forward on right. Recover onto left. Step right back. Right Press Back Back 4 - 5 - 6 Cross left over right. Step right to right side. Step left to left side. Cross Side Side Right

Section 4 Cross, Side, Behind, Side, Slide 1 - 2 - 3 Cross right over left. Step left to left side. Step right behind left. Cross Side Behind Left 4 - 5 - 6 Step left to left side. Slide right in to touch beside left (over 2 counts). Side Slide

Section 5 1/4 Right, Full Turn Right, Step, Pivot 1/2 Right, Step 1 - 2 - 3 Step right 1/4 turn right. Make full turn right stepping left back, right forward. Quarter Full Turn Turning right 4 - 5 - 6 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right. Step right forward. Step Pivot Step

Section 6 Press, Back, Side Rock, Cross 1 - 2 - 3 Press forward on left. Recover onto right. Step left back. Left Press Back Back 4 - 5 - 6 Rock right to right side. Recover onto left. Cross right over left. Side Rock Cross Left Restart (Roxette track only, Wall 6) Count 6: touch right beside left, then restart dance.

Section 7 Side Rock, Cross, Side, Behind, 1/4 Right 1 - 2 - 3 Rock left to left side. Recover onto right. Cross left over right. Side Rock Cross Right 4 - 5 - 6 Step right to right side. Step left behind right. Step right 1/4 turn right. Side Behind Turn Turning right

Section 8 Step, Pivot 1/2 Right, Step, 1/2 Left, 1/4 Left 1 - 2 - 3 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right (over 2 counts), (weight on right). Step Pivot Turning right 4 - 5 Step left forward. Make 1/2 turn left stepping right back. Step Turn Turning left 6 Make 1/4 turn left stepping left to left side. Turn

Choreographed by: Crazy Chris (UK) June 2007 Choreographed to: ‘Live Life Get By’ by Monrose (117 bpm) from CD Temptation; also available as single download from iTunes (start on vocals) Music Suggestion: ‘Wish I Could Fly’ by Roxette (160 bpm) from CD Roxette Hits; also available as single download from iTunes (64 count intro) Restart: There is one restart (Wall 6) Roxette track only

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Section 1 Cross, Side, Behind & Heel, & Cross, Side, 1/2 Turn Left Chasse 1 - 2 Cross right over left. Step left to left side. Cross Side Left 3 & Step right behind left. Step left to left side. Behind & 4 & Touch right heel diagonally forward right. Step right beside left. Heel & 5 - 6 Cross left over right. Step right to right side. Cross Side Right 7 Make 1/2 turn left stepping left to left side. (6:00) Turn Turning left & 8 Close right beside left. Step left to left side. & Side Left

Section 2 Cross, Side, Behind & Heel, & Cross, 1/4 Turn Left, Left Coaster 1 - 2 Cross right over left. Step left to left side. Cross Side Left 3 & Step right behind left. Step left to left side. Behind & 4 & Touch right heel diagonally forward right. Step right beside left. Heel & 5 - 6 Cross left over right. Make 1/4 turn left stepping right back. (3:00) Cross Turn Turning left 7 & 8 Step left back. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Coaster Step On the spot

Section 3 Mambo Forward, Mambo Back, Step, Pivot 1/2, Shuffle Turn 1/2 1 & 2 Rock forward on right. Rock back onto left. Step right beside left. Mambo Forward On the spot 3 & 4 Rock back on left. Rock forward onto right. Step left beside right. Mambo Back 5 - 6 Step right forward. Pivot 1/2 turn left (weight onto left). (9:00) Step Pivot Turning left 7 & 8 Shuffle turn 1/2 turn left, stepping - right, left, right. (3:00) Shuffle Turn

Section 4 Left Coaster, Forward Rock, 1.1/4 Turn Right, Cross, Side 1 & 2 Step left back. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Coaster Step On the spot 3 - 4 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. Forward Rock 5 - 6 Make full turn right stepping right forward, left back. Full Turn Turning right & Make 1/4 turn right stepping right to right side. (6:00) Quarter 7 - 8 Cross left over right. Step right to right side. Cross Side Right

Section 5 Left Sailor, Kick Ball Change, Modified Jazz Box With Touch 1 & 2 Cross left behind right. Step right beside left. Step left to left side. Sailor Step On the spot 3 & 4 Kick right foot across left. Step right beside left. Step left beside right. Kick Ball Change 5 - 6 Cross right over left. Step left back. Cross Back Back & 7 - 8 Step right to right side. Cross left over right. Touch right to right side. & Cross Touch Right

Section 6 Monterey 3/4, Cross & Heel, & Cross, Full Unwind, Left Chasse 1 - 2 Make 3/4 turn right stepping right beside left. Touch left to left side. (3:00) Monterey Touch Turning right 3 & 4 Cross left over right. Step right to side. Touch left heel diagonally forward left. Cross & Heel Right & 5 Step left beside right. Cross right over left. & Cross Left 6 Unwind full turn left (keeping weight on right). (3:00) Unwind Turning left 7 & 8 Step left to left side. Close right beside left. Step left to left side. Left Chasse Left

Choreographed by: Rob Fowler (UK) June 2007

Choreographed to: ‘Fantasy’ by Chelo from CD 360°, or as download from HMV Digital (64 count intro, just before vocals)

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Section 1 Touch Ball Cross, & Heel & Cross, 1/4 Turn Right, Side, Cross Shuffle 1 & 2 Touch right toe beside left. Step ball of right to side. Cross step left over right. Touch Ball Cross On the spot & 3 Raise both heels off floor. Replace both heels to floor (weight on right). & Heel & 4 Step left to side. Cross step right over left (weight on right). & Cross 5 - 6 Make 1/4 turn right stepping left back. Step right to side. Turn Step Turning right 7 & 8 Cross step left over right. Step right to side. Cross step left over right. (3:00) Cross Shuffle Right

Section 2 1/4 Turn Right, 1/2 Turn Right, Forward Shuffle, Lunge, Sweep, Sailor Step 1 Make 1/4 turn right stepping right forward. Turn Turning right 2 Make sharp 1/2 turn right stepping left beside right. Turn 3 & 4 Right shuffle forward, stepping - right, left, right. Right Shuffle Forward 5 Lunge forward on left. Lunge 6 Rock back on right, sweeping left out and around from front to back. Back Back 7 & 8 Cross left behind right. Step right to side. Step left to left side. (12:00) Sailor Step On the spot

Section 3 Back Rock, Right Chasse, Cross Rock, Side Rock, Cross, Kick Out 1 - 2 Rock right back behind left. Rock forward on left. Back Rock On the spot 3 & 4 Step right to side. Close left beside right. Step right to side. (Use Cuban Hips) Right Chasse Right 5 & Cross rock left over right. Rock back on right. Cross Rock On the spot 6 & Rock left out to left side. Recover onto right. Side Rock 7 - 8 Cross step left over right. Kick right out to right side. Cross Kick Right

Section 4 Cross, Unwind 1/2, Coaster Step, Kick Out Out, Touch, Side, Slide 1 - 2 Cross right over left. Unwind 1/2 turn left (weight on right). Cross Unwind Turning left 3 & 4 Step left back. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Coaster Step On the spot 5 & 6 Kick right forward. Jump right out to right side. Jump left out to left side (weight on left). Kick Out Out & 7 Touch right toe beside left, popping right knee in across left. Long step right to side. Touch Side Right 8 Drag/slide left beside right (keeping weight on right). (6:00) Slide

Section 5 Forward Rock, Shuffle 1/2 Left, Forward Rock, 1/4 Right Shuffle Forward 1 - 2 Rock forward on left. Rock back on right. Forward Rock On the spot 3 & 4 Shuffle turn 1/2 turn left, stepping - left, right, left. (12:00) Shuffle Turn Turning left 5 - 6 Rock forward on right. Rock back on left. Forward Rock On the spot 7 & 8 Turn 1/4 right and shuffle forward, stepping - right, left, right. (3:00) Turn Shuffle Turning right

Section 6 Step, Pivot 1/2 Right, Triple Full Turn, Mambo Forward, Coaster Cross 1 - 2 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right. (9:00) Step Pivot Turning right 3 & 4 (Travelling forward) Triple step full turn right, stepping - left, right, left. Triple Full Turn Turning right Option Replace full turn with left shuffle forward. 5 & 6 Rock forward on right. Rock back on left. Step right back. Right Mambo On the spot 7 & 8 Step left back. Step right beside left. Cross step left over right. (9:00) Coaster Cross

Ending (Wall 6, facing 6:00) Dance to end of dance and add Monterey 1/2 Turn Right: 1 - 2 Point right toe out to right side. Make 1/2 turn right stepping right beside left. (12:00) Monterey Turning right

Choreographed by: Kate Sala and Robbie McGowan Hickie (UK) June 2007

Choreographed to: ‘Heroes’ by Helena Paparizou (112 bpm) from CD The Game Of Love (start on main vocals - approx 18 secs)

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Section 1 Cross, Back Rock, Forward Shuffle, Brush, Cross, Back, Back, Cross 1 Cross left over right. Cross Right 2 - 3 Rock back on right. Recover onto left. Back Rock On the spot 4 & 5 Step right forward. Close left beside right. Step right forward. Right Shuffle Forward 6 - 7 Brush left beside right. Cross left over right. Brush Cross Right 8 & 1 Step right back. Step left back. Cross right over left. Back Back Cross Back

Section 2 Rocking Chair, Shuffle 1/2 Turn Right, Kick Ball Step 2 - 3 Rock forward on left. Recover onto right. Forward Rock On the spot 4 - 5 Rock back on left. Recover forward onto right. Back Rock 6 & 7 Shuffle turn 1/2 turn right, stepping - left, right, left. (6:00) Shuffle Turn Turning right 8 & 1 Kick right forward. Step right beside left. Step left forward. Kick Ball Step Forward

Section 3 Side Rock Behind x 2, Touch, 1/4 Turn Right, Touch, Flick, Cross 2 & 3 Rock right to right side. Recover onto left. Cross right behind left. Side Rock Behind Left 4 & 5 Rock left to left side. Recover onto right. Cross left behind right. Side Rock Behind Right Note Steps 2 - 5 are danced travelling backwards. 6 - 7 Touch right behind left. Pivot 1/4 turn right (weight ends on right). (9:00) Touch Turn Turning right 8 & 1 Touch left forward. Flick left out to side. Cross left over right. Touch Flick Cross Right

Section 4 Step, Lock, Step Lock Step, Cross Rock, Coaster 1/2 Turn Left 2 - 3 Step right diagonally forward right. Lock left behind right. Right Lock Forward 4 & 5 Step right diagonally forward right. Lock left behind right. Step right forward. Right Lock Right 6 - 7 Cross rock left over right. Recover onto right. Cross Rock On the spot 8 & 1 Step left back. Step right beside left. Make 1/2 turn left stepping left forward. Coaster Turn Turning left

Section 5 Rocking Chair, Shuffle 1/2 Turn Left, Kick Ball Step 2 - 3 Rock forward on right. Recover onto left. (3:00) Forward Rock On the spot 4 - 5 Rock back on right. Recover forward onto left. Back Rock 6 & 7 Shuffle turn 1/2 turn left, stepping - right, left, right. (9:00) Shuffle Turn Turning left 8 & 1 Kick left forward. Step left beside right. Step right forward. Kick Ball Step Forward

Section 6 Diagonal Hip Bumps, Kick Ball Cross, Kick, 1/2 Turn Left, Step 2 & 3 Step left forward bumping hips diagonally forward - left, right, left. Hip Bumps Forward 4 & 5 Step right forward bumping hips diagonally forward - right, left, right. Hip Bumps 6 & 7 Kick left forward. Step left beside right. Cross right over left. Kick Ball Cross Left 8 & 1 Kick left forward. Make 1/4 turn left stepping left forward. Step right forward. Kick Turn Step Turning left

Section 7 Forward Mambo, Back Mambo, Pivot 1/2, Forward Mambo 2 & 3 Rock forward on left. Rock back on right. Step left back. (6:00) Forward Mambo On the spot 4 & 5 Rock back on right. Rock forward on left. Step forward on right. Back Mambo 6 - 7 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right (weight ends on right). (12:00) Step Pivot Turning right 8 & 1 Rock forward on left. Rock back on right. Step left back. Forward Mambo On the spot

Section 8 Walk Back x 2, Back Mambo, Step, Pivot 1/2 Right, Touch, Flick 2 - 3 Walk back right. Walk back left. Right Left Back 4 & 5 Rock back on right. Rock forward on left. Step right forward. Back Mambo On the spot 6 - 7 Step left forward. Pivot 1/2 turn right (transfer weight to right). (6:00) Step Pivot Turning right 8 & Touch left forward. Flick left to left side. Touch Flick On the spot

Ending English Version only. Section 5, replace steps 8 & 1 (facing 9:00) with: 8 & 1 Kick left forward. Turn 1/4 right stepping left back. Step right back. Kick Turn Step Styling On the turn, throw arms in the air!

Choreographed by: Sadiah Heggernes (Norway) April 2007 A video clip of Music Suggestion: ‘A Far L’Amore Comincia Tu’ (Italian Version) by Raffaella Carra from compilation this dance is CD Bella Italia; also available as single download from Napster or iTunes (24 count intro) Choreographed to: ‘Do It Do It Again’ (English Version) by Raffaella Carra (124 bpm) from available to CD Romantic Disco Collection (32 count intro, quite faint at beginning but gets louder) members at Choreographer’s Notes: The English Version is no longer available but the Italian Version, as listed above, is. www.linedancermagazine.com Italian Version - omit the ending.

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Sunday Morning Girl is the very latest from Andrew, Simon, & Sheila and is to Erasure’s “Sunday Girl”. This dance is for intermediates and is 64 counts, and 2 walls. Check it out now! Country Better Off Alone is a lovely new waltz from Dee Musk. Roads Dee’s dance is to American Idol runner up Katherine McPhee’s song of the same name and is 54 counts, 4 There has been much debate of late about which contain some great country music to walls, and intermediate. This lady sure can write some the differing tastes in music, this seems to dance to. good dances! rear its head on a more frequent basis these days. Many argue that there is no good country The above mentioned albums are a small Rattled from Terry Cullingham is a new dance music to choreograph to anymore. At one time proportion of the many releases from Nashville choreographed to the Travelling Willbury’s “Rattled” and there was even an argument that country and it highlights the flaw in the argument that 32 count, 2 walls, and intermediate. music didn’t phrase anymore! there is not enough good country to choreograph to. I believe a fundamental issue is that it is easier Getting Ready was choreographed by Gerri Morrison to Over the last few months I have reviewed and to hear and locate chart music than it is to hear Miranda Lambert’s super song “Getting Ready” from her purchased some fantastic country albums. and find good country music. I applaud people “Crazy Ex Girlfriend album. Gerri’s dance is 64 count 2 Martina McBride’s “Waking Up Laughing” was like Robbie McGowan Hickie who seems to walls and is intermediate and should take a good look at a good album with a few decent dance tracks find such a diverse selection of music from this one now. on it, there was a whole plethora of Dolly many genres (including country) because he Parton re-releases with some awesome dance is so passionate about what he does. It is not I Am What I Am is a neat dance that was written by tracks on them, and “Forever Country” had often that Robbie’s dances are not hits, could Chris Salter to the song by Respect featuring Hannah some brilliant updated newly remixed versions this be because he more often than not avoids Jones. Chris’ dance is improver level and is 32 counts, of many country classics that should have mainstream chart music? and 4 walls. made it to the dance floor. It is a well established fact that, with the odd Into Action is the latest dance from Larry “East to West” In the June issue of Linedancer I reviewed 4 exception, dances choreographed to country Hayden. This one is to “Into Action” by Tim Armstrong brilliant country albums; Tim McGraw’s “Let music far outlast dances to chart music, often and it is intermediate, 48 counts and 2 walls. Cool It Go”, Clay Walker’s superb “Fall”, Miranda because people don’t get bored with them. dance, cool music! Lambert’s “Crazy Ex-girlfriend”, and Gretchen Wilson’s best album to date “One Of The If you read the LD Message Board and other lists All Wrapped Up from Tracey Barrett is a nice country Boys”. Thankfully there have now been several you will see that many instructors are having great dance to George Strait’s “Wrapped” and the dance is dances written to the last three mentioned. success with country dance classes and socials and classed as improver/intermediate and it is 32 counts you will soon be reading about a movement which and 4 walls. Included in my reviews in the July issue were has been founded to try to encourage the cause of the latest from Scooter Lee “Go To The Rock” country music in linedancing. Don’t Despair was choreographed by Gary & Marie and Daniel Lee Martin’s “On My Way To You” Lafferty to Blue Lagoon’s version of “What Becomes which could have 4 or 5 dances written to I have said many times that I have a broad Of The Broken Hearted”. Gary’s brilliant dance is 32 tracks on it. Last month I went through Brad spectrum of taste in music however linedancing counts, 4 walls, and intermediate. I love this one! Paisley’s “5th Gear” and in this issue you was founded on country music and it is such can find Suzy Bogguss’ “Sweet Danger”, Bon a shame that there seem to be some who are My Boy Lollipop is another guaranteed to put a smile on Jovi’s “Lost Highway”, David Balls traditional trying to get rid of it. Linedancing without your face! This easy intermediate fun dance to Millie’s sounding “Heartaches By The Number” and country music would be like pea soup without big hit was written by Roy Verdonk & Wil Bos and it is 32 Blake Shelton’s fantastic “Pure BS” all of the peas, just awful! Trust Me! counts, and 4 walls. 63 charitylines A generous Club

Country Roots Linedance Club from Bedford, recently held a social disco with Tony Rouse as the guest artist for the evening. With a full house and choreographer Kim Ray also in the audience the dance ﬂoor was always full. Country Roots always donate proceeds from the rafﬂe to charitable organizations and this time collected £100 for a local ‘Riding for the Disabled ’. Michael King who contacted us says “We have previously managed to support The Neonatal Unit at Bedford Hospital, the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and a local Care Home for the Elderly. “

What makes a good I want to ride my bicycle Jan Hughes who is the instructor of Rockin’ Countrys has contacted us to tell us about a great social they had on 16th charity social ? June. It was a Charity Event to help raise money for British Heart Foundation.Jan, her Husband Phill and a friend Laurence, entered Well, according to Marilyn and Alwyne Clapham from Creek Alley The London to Brighton Bike Ride. She says :“Our Linedancers Western Line Dancers in West Yorkshire, it is all down to “Good once again came up trumps and supported our evening, playing country music and classic dances that make for a good evening “. Irish Bingo and joining in our very large rafﬂe where most of the A sure ﬁre recipe they have used for the last ten years with a very prizes were donated by Line dancers” successful club. Marilyn and Alwyne have raised literally hundreds Loads of sponsorship money was raised and so far £450 has been of pounds through that time and one of their latest social was at collected. the end of March this year with a special Daffodil Dance Social for Jan adds :” The day of the Bike Ride was brilliant, 30.000 the Marie Curie foundation which raised a staggering £ 355. riders started from Clapham and cycled there way through South Both Marilyn and Alwyne say “We could not have raised all this London through towns and country villages over mountains and money in the last ten years without the support of our wonderful we arrived in sunny Brighton nearly 6 hours later just thrilled to members”. And apparently the whole club loves Linedancer bits to have achieved 60mls on our bikes.” This is amazing Jan and Magazine, so that’s even better! we must congratulate all that took part. A big thanks to all and very well done! Thanks Ada

A lady called Ada recently organised her “Fight Against Cancer” evening to great success raising over £ 500 for the cause. The evening featured Paul Bailey who, as usual, filled the floor to the max. Ryan King, who contacted us, says “If you’ve never had the pleasure of meeting Ada, you really are missing out. She is one of Line dancing most genuine, caring and honest people and will always manage to have you in fits of laughter”…Ada, you sound just our kind of girl. 64 Sureline is a sure thing FORTHCOMING CHARITY EVENTS Daniel Hardy, from Sureline Dancers, tells us that they have a club which would do anything to help different charities if they need it. Danny says : “ In the last year we have helped St Johns Ambulance, 26 AUGUST 2007 The Marie Curie Appeal, Another charity we are very close to is Line Dance Charity Event Little Haven Childrens Hospice in Southend On Sea, Essex.” in aid of Breast Cancer at The club is in the process of planning another marathon line the Bandstand, Promenade, dance and they are aiming to raise at least £5000 to match the one Aberystwyth, Wales. Held they had about six years ago. between 11 am till 6 pm. Danny adds : “ We could not do anything like this if it was not With live artists Bobby D for the members that help support us each week. Bob, Sandra and Sawyer and Carl Shay and myself would love to say a very very big thanks to all of them for disco by dancerS AND making it such a fantastic little club.” Let us know the dates of RAvers. Other activities the marathon as we are sure a lot of people will want to be part of including face painting also. such a great day! Contact Heulwen on 01970 832486 for more details.

21 SEPTEMBER 2007 Charity Night at Bidds CWC, John Permenter wows Telford Dancers Sutherland Road, Longton, Stoke On Trent, Staffs with American top country artist John Dave Sheriff. Tickets £ 5 pay Permenter from Texas entertained line on the door. For more details, dancers when he visited the Feel the contact Brenda on 01782 Beat club at a live social night held in 395378 the Lilleshall Memorial Hall on Friday evening. John is well recognised for his 22 SEPTEMBER 2007 deep American style vocals and is also as Charity Line Dance Event a top rate ‘fiddle’ and ‘acoustic guitar’ at The Sunningdale player, treating the Line dancers to a Special School Springwell, night featuring many of the classic dances Sunderland with all proceeds from when line dancing first came to the to go the school. From 1.30 U.K. Dressed immaculately and looking pm till 11.00 pm (workshop like a top star, John played two one hour and social) sets, giving a brilliant performance with With Lizzie Clarke. Tickets plenty of humour and banter between from £ 5.00. For more details the stage and the dance floor, to great applause what it is like for the USA at their clubs.” John contact Margaret Adams on from the appreciative audience. Alan and Barb was very impressed with the Feel the Beat Line 0191 551 1074 Heighway from Feel The Beat say : “It is not very dancers who danced to every song that he played often that line dancers here in Telford have the and with a bonus of £100 being raised on the night 20 OCTOBER 2007 chance to see a top line dance American artist and for the new Telford Hospice. Charity Event noon until it was great to see everyone enjoying a flavour of midnight at the Airbus (formerly British Aerospace), Chester Rd, Broughton. Tickets £6 per session or £10 full day pass. For more A Stomping lot information contact Lorraine 01244 534323 Wendy Simpson from Kernewk Stompers of Withiel, Cornwall 14 SEPTEMBER 2007 contacted us to tell us about a Charity Line Dance in aid of fab medal presentation to their North West Air Ambulance successful Line dancers who 7.30 pm-11 pm gained Distinction and Honours London Road Labour in their exams. On the night Club- Preston medals and certificates were Tickets from £ 5. presented by the president of the Contact Donna Wylde Bude RNLI who they were raising on 01772 720 708 / funds for. The event brought a 07910557412 much needed £ 243.50 for the organisation with a party and a raffle. Great news indeed.

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74 75 cations. 638833 Clinic Sho offers a range of dance teacher training Sho offers a range of preparation for and development including qualifi professional dance teaching Distance learning, video assessment and 1-2-1’s and group telephone tutorials are available. in UK and worldwide. sessions can be booked Preparation Coaching is for Performance teachers. Sho has an available for dancers and background in dance, extensive professional and health education and exercise choreography, can be contacted at The Deco Partnership on 01323 email: [email protected] or www.thedecopartnership.co.uk people. What a pity that people who could t from having Line dance classes really benefi tailored to their needs are missing out. It is because of this that I have developed a Line cally aimed at dance teaching course specifi tness instructors. I and fi ed exercise qualifi am hoping that this will in some way help to provide more Line dance teachers who are able to provide classes for target groups t from having Line dancing who could benefi in their lives. teaching sessions and putting variety into teaching sessions and putting variety into their teaching. Line dancing has evolved in such a way that so many classes and events offer only one thing – more dances. But there are a whole variety of ways that Line dancing can be tailored to meet the needs c target groups. And Line dance of specifi teachers are missing out on opportunities to teach these groups because they lack the know-how and experience, necessary to work with them. This was highlighted only yesterday when I had a call from a major charity that provides classes for c target groups. The person I spoke specifi ed Line nd qualifi to had been unable to fi dance teachers with the necessary training c groups of and experience to teach specifi Dance Sho’s (CPD) increasingly becoming mandatory. t of teacher training is that Another benefi teachers learn structuring different ways of you feel about the teaching you deliver. you feel about the teaching you deliver. But quality training is more than that it also develops the learner wanting in us. Anyone to be a teacher also needs to be a learner. A favourite saying of mine is that èvery teacher also needs to be a student’. What I mean by this is that if I want to be the best teacher I can be then I also need to be open to new learning. to learn I need to continue and develop myself so that I use up to date methods, understanding and information in my teaching practice. This philosophy is supported in many professions nowadays with Continuing Professional Development dancing qualifi cation - Licentiate. cation dancing qualifi cations give teachers These training courses leading to professional teaching qualifi dence in their ability to deliver quality confi Line dance teaching. I wish I had one pound for everyone who commented on how much dent they felt when teaching more confi aafter training. The some good basic teacher sense of achievement and worth that quality training can help to develop in people is considerable. Knowing that your methods have substance and are not just guess work an enormous difference to how can make are able to take the next level of UKA the Line are able to take Training CLINIC

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Where Are The Socials?

We refer to Julie Allen’s Line dancing has also shot itself in the interested in putting on weekends letter in the July issue. She is foot by becoming too diversifi ed. Those in the South East. And with traffi c absolutely right that there is a stalwarts who do still manage to organise snarl-ups that are getting worse by the letter dearth of social line dancing in events cannot please all of the punters day, it’s quicker to drive from Surrey the South East of the UK. all of the time. If these events do exist to Weymouth than to get from Surrey Although socials do exist they in the South East, they don’t appear to to Southend. are run predominantly by clubs be advertised. In fact, it’s very diffi cult who have line dance classes. to even fi nd class listings for the area. If Caz Robertson and Jane Lake The days when everyone from you’re new to Line dancing, where do you Texan Connexion, Bromley far and wide used to go to a find out what’s happening? ST R social, whoever ran it, are long The only type of social event that Note from the editor : Don’t forget gone. People balk at having will prosper is the weekend away folks, that if you are organising an to pay anything over £5 for an evening’s where people travel to a centre and event you can advertise it FREE in our entertainment which means promoters fi nd stay overnight, with music and dancing Event Calendar on our site. Just go it hard to get people to these events to cover pre-advertised. However, promoters to www.linedancermagazine.com for overhead expenses. we have spoken to don’t appear to be more details

The girlies in Benidorm Joan’s a Winner

I read about the dance Zjossys Funk I have been really down for the last 2 Linedancer. I was in Benidorm this year in weeks, as I hurt my ribs and have not been March and went to the “Red Dog” where able to go dancing, so when I got up this I met quite a few English ladies, who I morning and got the post, with the CD must say were marvellous dancers. They package, I could not believe it. It was such made everyone welcome. When I a lovely surprise. enquired about Zjossys Funk they said I had actually forgotten all about entering they would teach it to me if I came the the competition to win Miranda Lambert`s next night. Unfortunately, I was due to cd, and I never really expected to hear come back to England the next day. I anything about it, let alone win it, as it was spoke to my dance teacher back home and the ﬁrst time I had tried to win a CD in the we were going to learn it but could only Magazine. ﬁnd it in Dutch. But we have now found So a very big ‘Thank You’ to you all for it in English on the Linedancer web site making me feel loads better! (I`ve already and are now about to embark on learning got 2 tracks logged for dances, so everyone this fantastic dance. I can still see those look out for them in the future!!) girlies in Benidorm dancing to it (and Love, all doing the actions which they clearly enjoyed) and hope that we can do justice Joan “Squizz” Curtis xxxx to this marvellous dance. Best wishes to Lauren Dusty-Boots in Benidorm as I am Note from Linedancer Magazine : Glad sure she was probably one of the ladies I we made you feel better and if like met at the Red Dog. Hi and a big ‘Thank You’ to all the team at Joan you have never won anything try Linedancer for the lovely CD I received in your hand at our competition…You Jean Malone the post this morning. never know!

78 Fab Times in Crawley WITH REGARDS

Marita from the Silver It’s with pleasure I renew my Spurs Club in Crawley membership to Linedancer sent us this picture Magazine. I have been an from a recent social. avid reader from day one They had a super time and use this and the website with singer Hayden to help me decide what and here they are on dances to teach. With the stage with him. Marita wide range of dances out says “We had a great there the recent reviews and time…We danced all the Line dance charts are a night to his music”. big help. The new Watch & Sounds great. Learn is also a help to Line dancers (Teachers and Class members). Another great thing about the magazine is I can keep the contact with the many people I have met over the years at different events as What about WCDF competitions? I often see them or read comments they have sent to Linedancer Magazine. I like your magazine very much, especially Tim’s it would be fun to read about them too! I look forward to the next Trust me... and the album reviews, but after a I like your magazine, but I would like to know if ten years. I would also like while I found a lot of the articles were about there will be reports from WCDF competitions as to send my regards to our Masters in Line.... I don't have anything against well, since I compete in that federation. many friends and class these talented dancers, and its nice to read about mates. See you on the MIL competitions sometimes, but since the Helene Callmyr dance ﬂoor. biggest part of Europe attend WCDF competitions Sweden Kalvin Finch, Stowmarket

Note from Betty Drummond :

To be honest, MIL are very good at communicating with us, they provide the information, they keep in touch, give us results etc so I suppose they make it easier for us to cover their progress. In the past we have featured WCDF and their events and I am more than happy to continue to do so. Perhaps both Linedancer and WCDF could work closer together in the future. We also welcome you Helen and other competitors to send us reports and photographs.

Agreeing with Unexpected Ace I would like to say a very big thank you for the lovely Tim surprise cd ‘Jive Aces’I received recently. When I sent in my online top ten I didn’t expect to be Our thanks to all concerned with the chosen for a cd. production of Linedancer and also for such Thank you once again. Hope you are all coping in an excellent website. The dance videos Pamelas’ absence and please send her my best wishes are extremely useful and so is the music for her recovery. link on the charts page. We must add that Pamela Stevenson, Loose Boots Line Dancing we entirely agree with Tim Ruzgar’s June New Milton, Hants. article “Why not Country?” We too accept that time change, but country will never be Note : Thanks Pam. Our very own Pam is doing ‘pushed out’ as far as we’re concerned. ﬁne and we cannot wait to see her back in the Helen & Sue Godsall, Hereford & Worcester ofﬁce soon.

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What do you do when you get really bored with the music you have to play If a few years ago we had been told that we The Web is also changing the way we would be doing “downloads” and listening to listen to music. Did you know that there our “MP3’s” on our “hard drive players”, we are hundreds of radio stations you can at home? We all would have run in the opposite direction as fast listen to all day every day? And the best as we could. And although we know a few that thing is that they are generally FREE! We know the feeling, still do, the majority of us are slowly but surely have recently looked into the huge choice getting to grips with the worldwide web and and we are proud to bring you a pick of hundreds of CD’s discovering new exciting things each day. the best Country Radios out there. Our criteria was simple. We had to be able and yet nothing For example, what would we do now without Watch to access them from the UK, like their And Learn ? Yet, we had no idea such a tool could playlists and as an added bonus, we we want to listen fundamentally change the way we learn to dance wanted as much variety of music as we just a couple of years ago. We are learning fast. could get. to…Linedancer Magazine explores a different way So here goes!

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811 A DAY IN THE LIFE KimRay

What is your system for choosing dances you want to teach? Once I have decided what dances I am going to teach in my mind that’s me sorted. So any others I learn are stored away in my line dance memory for later recall.

You seem to be very well organised and leave nothing to chance. Are you like this all the time? It does amaze me sometimes how we line dancers can Or why Kim Ray ﬁ nd remember so many 32, 48, 64 count routines yet don’t remember where we put our car keys two hours before. phones in her fridge, likes One Saturday “we” lost the hands free home phone, we looked everywhere and I mean EVERYWHERE. Anyway, clay tortoises and wants to Sunday morning we got up and searched the house again from top to bottom, behind sofa’s, under tables, etc, even turn her hubby into a Line tried to ring ourselves to no avail. It was some time later that it was found in the salad drawer in the fridge. dancer….eventually. Don’t ask.

Has Line dancing given you opportunities that you may not otherwise have been able to experience? Yes often. For instance,I answer emails which often come AsGoodas itGets from all over the world. I am always thrilled when I read one from someone who is teaching or about to one of my A typical day for me starts around 7.15am expecting their second child this December dances. I was recently contacted by Jan Wyllie in Australia with my husband Tony bringing me up a cup - they sadly lost a baby last October. My to write an autobiography of myself for their Australian line of tea in bed. After multi tasking around the children live very close and are always dance magazine, which prompted my hubby to ask house (cleaning, washing, etc), I leave home popping round so if I don’t see them for a “Does that mean you’re big down under?” for work at around 8.45am. I work part-time couple of days I get withdrawal symptoms. as a PA for a local accountant and have been We are a very close family and do lots of Do you have any pets? with him for 10 years now. As my husband things together. We don’t have any but my garden is full of garden animal owns and runs his own business I act also as ornaments. We have an owl, a mother and baby tortoise, a his secretary - I deal with all the invoicing, My line dancing life started about 10 years huge bumble bee and pigs. This all started when my grand quotes, banking, etc. So this takes up a few or so ago and I often wish I’d found it earlier. daughters were tiny and now family and friends buy them hours a week of my time too. Still I suppose the time was right then as my for me. family were grown and I had time for myself. Once home from work, around 1.15pm, I So for my evenings, I am out most weekends You seem to have a knack fi nding great music. put the kettle on, switch the pc on (set up either a Friday or/and Saturday with my line How do you do it and how easy is it to write a hit dance? next to the kitchen so I can be there just in dance friends here and there to socials near A lot of the music I use are tracks found by my good friend case anything burns), empty the dishwasher, and far. Annmarie.. She has a good ear and some of my better hang out the washing, decide what to cook known dances are to some of her suggestions like Watcha for tea (there’s that multi tasking again) do We have a good group of instructors in the Wanna Do That For, Bottom Drawer, I Could Fall and The any other household chores and then have Beds, Bucks, & Herts area and I try to attend Lemon Tree. I don’t always fi nd choreographing easy, I have a look at what dances I am going to teach as many of their socials as I can. I am in to listen to a track umpteen times over several days but later on. I really enjoy teaching and have regular contact with most of them and we generally I fi nd if the fi rst 8 counts come quickly the rest three regular classes a week. I generally chat and let each other know what dances follows naturally. Although the art of “tweaking” can take prepare for the weeks classes on a Sunday we are teaching, which ones are popular more time again. and/or Monday afternoon’s, my classes are so that we can all be together enjoying the on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Tuesday here same dances. Has anyone taken up after you in the family? in Milton Keynes and Wednesday in Luton My daughter is a Line dancer but not my husband or son, for Ollie and Joan Moran. So when the day is over, I like nothing more although when I put on a workshop event they do occasional than a nice cup of tea, feet up on the sofa come along to lend their support. I have two grown up children, my son Jamie and to catch up with the soaps - heaven ! is 30 and my daughter Vicki is 27 - and I am Do you have any ambitions? very proud of them both. They each have a The important thing for me in life is simple, I At 50, I am quite happy with my lot but I still do have hopes daughter of their own, Megan and Liberty, just want that my children and their children and dreams – I would like to stay fi t and healthy, still be both four, and are absolute joys to me and keep all happy, well and content and that dancing in 20 years time and that one day my husband will my husband. My son and his wife Donna are their struggles are few. say, “Ok, teach me a line dance!”. 82

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