Why Do We Go To Class Every Week?

Why Do We Go To Class Every Week?

For me the answer is when we go to class and we learn new dances, it's the same as Athletes that go to their training ground two or three times a week and every few months they go to a track and field event. And all their hard work is put into practice, And I believe that going to your line dance club each week may be twice or more is our equivalent to someone running around a track so they can compete in an athletic event. we do the same when we go each week and then go to either big events like Welshpool, or what used to be Wolvestock  Country Music Festival, unfortunately cancelled this year. or you can go to your local social night out, the result is the same, all the dances you have worked so hard to learn, you put into practice and I personally think it feels great. So the next time you feel a bit tired or can't be bothered to go to your club think of the times when you are on a night out with members and say to yourself OK I will go.

The Beginners Class

We had three new members start in the beginners class on Monday ( 22 of  September) and once again I was reminded of just how hard line dancing is. People see a club doing a dance at a Social event and think that's easy I will have ago. but in reality it is quite hard when you start, because you are having to think of the steps, the beat, and a steep learning curve. But I must say to the members that started 6 weeks ago well done they have come on really well, which goes to show the three people that started this week it won't belong before they feel as if they are learning the dances.

Beginner Dances This week

   

  

Choreographed by Alison & Peter: TheDanceFactoryUK – August 2014 Tel: 01462 735778 Email: info@thedancefactoryuk.co.uk Website: www.thedancefactoryuk.co.uk  4 wall – 32 count beginner line dance Music: Sea Cruise – Showaddywaddy – start after 48 beaty intro on vocals – 2mins 59secs – 157bpm Available on iTunes and Amazon  

                                                                   Sea Cruise

1-8 R side shuffle, L back rock/recover, L toe step, R cross toe step 1&2 Step R side, step L side, step R side 3-4 Rock L back, recover weight on R 5-6 Touch toes L side, step L heel down 7-8 Cross touch R toes over L, step R heel down 

9-16 L side shuffle, R back rock/recover, ¼ R Monterey turn 1&2 Step L side, step R together, step L side 3-4 Rock R back, recover weight on L 5-6 Point R toes side, turning ¼ right step R together (3 o’clock) 7-8 Point L toes side, step L together  

17-24 Walk fwd 3, ½ R on R with L hitch, walk back 3, R side point 1-2 Step R forward, step L forward 3-4 Step R forward, hitching L knee turn ½ right on R (9 o’clock) 5-6 Step L back, step R back 7-8 Step L back, point R side 

25-32 R cross step, L side point, L cross step, R side point, R jazz box cross 1-2 Cross step R over L, point L side 3-4 Cross step L over R, point R side 5-6 Cross step R over L, step L back 7-8 Step R side, cross step L over R

Intermediate Class

 We did two new dances this week Fading Lights, and the other was Crazy Lady, 

Fading Lights is a nice easy dance just right for an improver dance. Crazy Lady, I really like this dance it's quirky you have to really listen to the beat and restarts, and a 7 count tag. there isn't a video out yet but I think there will one soon.

    Dance Sheet Fading Lights
We also did MR.MOM by Hazel Pace the problem is there are so many versions of this dance I will only offer the dance sheet not video clips. dance sheet MR.MOM  Dance Sheet Crazy Lady
I'm sorry I can't always get the video's to match the dance sheets. On Wednesday we did an old dance call What Became Of The Brokenhearted this is the only way I can get the dance sheet online

What Becomes Of the Brokenhearted Choreographed by Peter Metelnick & Alison Biggs, Oct 2004 Tel: 01727 853 041 petermetelnick@btinternet.com or alison.biggs1@btinternet.com Website: www.linedance.biz 4 wall – 32 count line dance; Improver level Music: What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted – Jimmy Ruffin (start on vocals), available  on numerous CDs If I Ever Break Your Heart – The Notorious Cherry Bombs (16 count intro – start dance 2 counts before vocals) – from the CD The Notorious Cherry Bombs Picture Of You – Boyzone (start on vocals)
  
1-8 R step touch, L full turn into L step touch, ¾ R turn 1-2 Step R to right side, touch L together 3-4 Turning ¼ left step L forward, turning ¼ left step R to right side 5-6 Turning ½ left step L to left side, touch R together 7-8 Turning ¼ right step R forward, turning ½ right step L back 

9-16 R step back, touch L together, L forward shuffle, R forward rock & recover, R coaster step 1-2 Step R back, touch L together 3&4 Step L forward, step R together, step L forward 5-6 Rock R forward, recover weight on L 7&8 Step R back, step L together, step R forward

17-24 L & R forward point crosses, L forward rock & recover with ¼ L, syncopated L box 1-2 Point L to left side, cross step L over R 3-4 Point R to right side, cross step R over L 5-6 Rock L forward, recover weight on R 7&8 Turning ¼ L step L to left side, step R together, step L forward 

25-32 R forward rock & recover, ½ R turning shuffle, L forward, ¼ R pivot turn, L cross shuffle 1-2 Rock R forward, recover weight on L 3&4 Turning ½ R step R forward, step L together, step R forward 5-6 Step L forward, pivot ¼ right 7&8 Cross step L over R, step R to right, cross step L over R

This has been an unusal blog this week, as so many of the dances are not on YouTube so bear with me and over the weeks some of the videos might come out on YouTube.
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Welcome To Country Roots Recap

Welcome To Country Roots

Good morning members and visitors to our website.I thinks it's time we had a recap of our blog. This is where we post all the latest dances we do in our club, feel free to brows through other pages from our blogs from the past you can search via the labels at the bottom of the page just click a link.We also have a Facebook page as well, go to Country Roots Line Dance Club. and Twitter @countryrootrhyl our Email is countryrootslinedance@gmail.com if you have any question I will try and answer them.

The Beginners Learn Two New Dances

The success of the clubs new beginners class is moving on really well they learned two more dances this week the first one is a very old dance Wheels and Roses see the dance below the other new dance they were taught was Sea Cruse I love this dance it's quick ,snappy, that's what a line dances is all about. We also did some of the beginner dances they started with, such as  | Ribbon Of Highway | Cowboy Strut | 

Intermediate Class 

We have a new dance the class did on Monday night called Heartless Heart by Diana Dawson  4 walls 32 count: see dance below for the dance, is OK but I think if we could find an Elvis Presley song it might go better I'm not sure yet? and late into Monday night we did an old dance called Dublyners Hoedown | I had never seen this dance but it was easy to pick up and I like it, there isn't a video of this dance just the dance sheet click the link. We also did many other dances new and old such as High Cotton | Mile Shy of Paradise | Piano Man |. If you like this blog please go to our Facebook page  Country Roots Line Dance Club and comment if you are not a member and you are interested in Country Music or Line Dancing ask to join you will be most welcome.

Thank you and I will see you all at the next blog.

Time For A Change?

Time For A Change?

Has you can see I have changed to look of our blog! I think the design has a clean look to it, but all the content is still there. sometime change is a good thing, Line dancing has changed over the years and the way we can assess the information about line dancing has changed, we can now look at You Tube, Goggle a dance script,look on dedicated blogs like this one.

The dances themselves have change, more pop music is set to line dancing, and some of it is Ok and if line dancing is to survive we need young people to get involved, and if they like pop music they might like some of the more country tracks as well. So if you can give me so feedback on the new colours or if you have any suggestion   Please let me know either by Facebook @ Country Roots Line Dance Club or email countryrootslinedance@gmail.com.

This Weeks Beginners Dances

The Beginners class were introduce another  new dance called Simple Waltz (see links below) this as well as reviewing the other dances.Another recent dance they learned was Piano Man the other club members have being doing this dance for a two weeks now and starting to get into the dance.  The other dance was called Invitation Stroll another Waltz type dance just right for the beginner class. Other older dance standards like Cowboy Strut, Elvira and so on.
 

Piano Man Dance Sheet  Invitation Stroll Dance Sheet  Cowboy Strut Dance Sheet

New Dances For Advance Class

We are back after a weeks break (the center doesn't open on bank holidays) so it was part remembering what we did two weeks ago, and the when the brain is switched on we did a new dance called Push For The Stride I saw this dance on Copperknob a few week ago and loved the music and the dance links we be below. at the end of the evening we did a dance called Sea Cruise  Choreographed by Alison & Peter, it is a beginners dance but really nice I thing Margaret will teach this to the beginners next week.

  

Push For The Stride Dance Sheet  Sea Cruise  Dance Sheet  Waltz Till You Love Me Dance Sheet,  
The link to the Dance Factory is the best I can do for Sea Cruise the link take you to a page for dances with T's and S. the page is slow to load so do be in a hurry give the page time to loan in, for some reason the script wasn't on Copperknob. Other dance Shadowlands, Blueberry Chill, High Cotton and many more