November 2008
Tango Cha Jo Thompson Szymanski Jaci Velasquez "Time To Tango"	32 count, highly syncopated intermediate dance to a superb song. The steps are relatively easy but the timing needs a few attempts to get it spot on - it's worth taking your time with this dance. We taught the first wall and danced just that wall to music a few times before progressing to the next wall.
Amame Robbie McGowan Hickie Belle Perez "Amame"	64 count, intermediate dance to an excellent song. This has become the most popular dance in Linedancer Magazine's Top 10 and has also proved popular with the Class from the very first teach. The entire choreography reflects the mood of the song brilliantly and is undoubtedly choreography of high quality. Robbie has thoughtfully provided choreographed easy options for those dancers that aren't keen on full turns. Another talking point is the pronounciation of the name of the dance! Is it "Ah mah may" or "Ay mame" or "Ah mar mee"? We've heard them all - does anybody know for sure?????
Viva La Vida Rachael McEnaney Belle Perez "Que Viva La Vida"	48 count, intermediate dance with a 4 count tag at the end of wall 2. The steps are quite straight forward and the Class coped admirably. However the music got a very mixed reception - some liked it and some didn't. For those that didn't like the music, it just didn't get any better.
Get Trashed Robbie McGowan Hickie Toby Keith and Mica Roberts "Let's Get Trashed"	64 count, intermediate dance to a nippy (160 bpm) song from one of our favourite artists. The choreography is very good with crossing, diagonal steps backwards and Dwight swivels included but nothing that the Class couldn't manage. The song's arrangement has been coped with very simply by repeating a 4 count Jazz Box in the 6th Section from the 3rd Wall for the rest of the song.
Spotlight Dee Musk Jennifer Hudson "Spotlight"	32 count, intermediate dance in the West Coast style that this choreographer excels in. The Class liked this dance from the very first teach and it appears on the request list all the time. We taught the end of Section 2 and the beginning of Section 3 in one sequence to make it easier for the Class to appreciate the choreography properly and we spent time getting the transition from the end of the dance to the start of the dance correct. After that it was a breeze.
Super Bitch Neville Fitzgerald and Julie Harris Christina Aguilera "Keeps Getting Better"	48 count, 2 walled intermediate dance to a superb song. There are 3 1/2 turns in the first 8 count which need a little practice, after that the choreography flows quite nicely until the end of the 5th Section where some knee Splits also need a little practice to get right. This is proving to be a popular dance and is constantly on the request list.
Madiba Mambo Kate Sala Alesha Dixon "The Boy Does Nothing"	32 count, intermediate dance to a catchy song which is gaining rapidly in popularity with choreographers. Kate taught this at the Select Events weekend in November and it was hugely successful at that venue. We taught it as soon as we got the music and it has proved just as popular with the Class. The trickiest part of the dance is in the 2nd Section at counts &3&4 but once the Class had mastered that part they coped fairly easily with the rest of the dance, even the stylish 'hour glass' sequence.
It Hurts Kathy Chang and Sue Hsu Lena Philippson "It Hurts"	48 count, easy intermediate dance to a 2004 Eurovision Song. There is a restart during Wall 3 that is easy to spot. Being a Eurovision Song it only lasts for 3 minutes but the Class can't get enough of this dance. The choreography has quirky hip bumps in the 5th Section which have the potential for that all important individual styling which adds to the dance's appeal.
Sham Rock Soup Maggie Gallagher Sham Rock "Sham Rock Medley"	32 count, intermediate dance with an easy tag at the end of Wall 9. The entire dance has that Irish lilt about it that Maggie G does so well and only takes about 10 minutes to teach. The hardest part of the dance is remembering where the tag comes in. If you haven't got all the Sham Rock music used in previous linedances then you only need to get this single as it's a medley of all of them. If you're going to teach this I would recommend that you do it soon as I think that it will have a limited life span.
Baby I'm Done Dee Musk Pussycat Dolls "I'm Done"	36 count, 4 walled improver waltz to quite a nippy song from The Pussycat Dolls. The choreography is deliberately simple to appeal to dancers who have mastered basic waltz patterns but want something a little more challenging. All the Class took this dance immediately and are always putting it on the request list. This dance is in advance of a 72 count intermediate level waltz to the same music that Dee expects to issue soon - the Class are looking forward to learning that dance too.
When I Grow Up Neville Fitzgerald and Julie Harris Pussycat Dolls "When I Grow Up"	64 count, 2 walled intermediate dance with a restart half way through Wall 5. We taught this as an 'early doors' dance because it would not appeal to a significant number in the Class. Those that turned up early and persevered love the dance, a few of those that didn't are a little envious perhaps. This one is continually on the request list. The dance goes well to Modern Talking's "From Coast To Coast" (East to West), but leave out the restart.