Dancin' Daze Dances Taught

2010 at Lilleshall Memorial Hall

The class comprises of dancers of mixed ages, preferences, likes and dislikes. We don't generally split the class for teaching purposes. We teach linedances at all levels and all genres, the entire class takes part in the instruction, or not, as they see fit. Our aim is to ensure that our dancers can go onto a dance floor anywhere and enjoy themselves. The class is incredibly enthusiastic, very knowledgeable and quite demanding - we wouldn't have it any other way. The comments on each dance are purely personal opinions and are not intended for any other interpretation. Recent dances taught are:-
One Day You Will Dee Musk Lady Antebellum "One Day You Will"	This is Dee Musk's dance from the 14th Crystal Boot Awards Weekend. It is a 48 count, 2 walled, advanced level dance with two restarts, the second of which comes with a one count tag. This is a smooth nightclub type dance from an amazing choreographer. I don't know how Dee does it, but her dance scripts are the best we've ever seen. For us this was the dance of the weekend and if you like this type of dance then this is as good as it gets. The interpretation from the musicality to the dance floor is amazing and throughout the dance the steps are challenging but quite manageable at the same time. Final familiarity with the song unlocks the fact that this dance is choreographed to a high standard and after teaching it the class gave it a spontaneous round of applause. We don't get that very often. The trickiest bit is the 'cross unwind' in Section 4 which spans 3 counts, it just takes a little practice to get the timing absolutely correct.
Americano Simon Ward Patrizio Buanne "Americano"	This is Simon Ward's dance from the 14th Crystal Boot Awards Weekend. Though the script extends over two pages it isn't as difficult as it first appears. We taught this in a seperate workshop as this type of phrased dance doesn't appeal to all the class and it simply takes too long to teach in a mixed class session. We taught the dance bit by bit from the first Part A to the final Part B, dancing with the music as we went along, building up into the full dance finally. It takes time but it's a method that works for this type of dance. Max Perry used it to great effect for his 'display' dances. The steps are quite easy throughout the sequences - there's just a lot of steps to remember, the timing of some of the steps requires practice and familiarity with the music to get absolutely right. The dance is worth the effort but I suspect will have a limited audience.
Wild Craig Bennett Soo-Bo featuring Tee Webb "Wild Horses (Radio Edit)"	This is Craig Bennett's dance from the 14th Crystal Boot Awards Weekend. This was the most popular dance of the Awards Weekend and just about every instructor I spoke to was going to teach it as soon as possible. We taught it in the next class session and it was an instant success. Just 2 walled, 64 count and at intermediate level the footwork is not terribly demanding and for those that aren't keen on too many turns, there a couple of full turns that can be taken out. You need the correct mix of the song for the dance, the CD version is too slow. If you're not dancing this one then you're missing out. At the time of writing this the script on the Linedancer web site has an error in the header for Section 8. The detailed steps underneath the header are, fortunately, correct.
Walking In The Rain Maggie G Alex Swings & Oscar Sings "Walking In The Rain"	This is Maggie's dance from the 14th Crystal Boot Awards Weekend. 64 count, 4 walled, improver level dance with an easy tag which is danced twice. The 'step scuffs' and the 'step holds' occur mostly on the lyric 'walking in the rain' giving an opportunity for that all important individual styling so beloved of the class. It's also a chance to use an umbrella as a prop. As expected at this level of dance, the choreography is straight forward and the dance flows well with the song.
Dream Of You Teresa & Vera Michael Buble "I Dream Of You"	This dance is just fun to do. 64 count and 2 walled at intermediate level, the dance even has an ending. The steps are fairly easy and the choreography flows with the song amazingly well. This is a firm favourite with the class.
Walk With Me Cato Larsen Michael Learns To Rock "Walk With Me"	Just 32 counts and 4 walled - but at advanced level, this is a challenge to teach and to dance. Fortunately the class is always up for a challenge. The steps are really quite basic for a nightclub 2 step, it's the turns that promote the dance to its advanced level. There are a couple of full turns that can be taken out to make things a little easier but that's about it. Generally, the major turn sequences bring the dancer back to face the wall they started on, thus if suddenly directionally challenged, the dancer has some chance of picking the dance up again. We taught the dance about 8 counts at a time and danced those counts to music as we went along, building up into the full dance gradually. It took a while to teach, but it was well worth the effort. Most of the class stuck with it and were rewarded with an amazing dance to a fantastic piece of music.
Regresa Ruben Luna Calo "Regresa"	We haven't taught anything by this choreographer before, but this 32 count, 4 walled, intermediate level dance is well constructed and flows well with the music. The turns are manageble and the 'box with lock steps' is not a combination which we've come across before. We look forward to more choreography from Ruben Luna.
B C O (Baby Come On) Rachael McEnaney Chris Anderson "Baby Come On"	If you bought the CD single for Chill Factor then you already have the music for this fun dance. The trickiest part of the dance are the vaudeville steps in the second section. These can be mastered fairly quickly by intermediate level dancers. There is one restart in the dance which is easily spotted once you've heard the music a couple of times. The class took to this dance straight away and is now a firm favourite. Our thanks go to Kath from Fidlin' Feet for teaching this dance; we believe it will be around for a good while yet.
Topsy Turvy Sandra Speck Paloma Faith "Upside Down"	Beginner level, 64 count, 4 walled dance by one of our local choreographers. As expected with the level grading, the steps are easy; the dance has just a 1/2 turn and a 1/4 turn and 'holds' to slow the pace for the beginner. This can be danced on a split floor with the intermediate level dance 'Upside Down'.