Starting From Scratch

Starting From Scratch

We had three new beginners started on Monday night and it just reinforces the fact that when you start out learning how to line dance you will find it really hard people that have line dance for a long time take in for granted that the steps are the same they're just in a different order so when you get the step in the right order you have the dance beat. When you are an absolute beginner you have to learn the steps and then the dance. much much harder and we all tend to forget this when a beginner start in class.  This is why I and other members of class do our best to point the right way show them step show them not to take big steps which is and common thing when learning, but evenully they do improve and three months in they will be much better.

Beginners Class

Because we had some new beginners in class we went back to basics Cowboy Charleston  Elvira , Ribbon of highway and alike so here are just a few of the dance  Charleston The dance you see here the music may be different but the step are the same.

        

Cowboy Charleston | How Long | Waltz Mexican Wind | Cowboy Strut | Western Barn Dance | Baby Kisses | Piano Man | Ribbon Of Highway

Advances Class

We did a new dance on Monday night Rock & Roll King. Nice dance lovely rock and roll music we also had another go at Hard Work with a better result this time I think the more we did it the better it will be.

   

 Eighteen Lonely Months | Hard Work | Mile Shy Of Paradise |  Morning Sun And Memories | Rock & Roll King |









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The Clothes We Once Wore

The Clothes We Once Wore

This is an interesting subject in its own way, do you remember going to Events with all the paraphernalia, Boots, Shirt, Hat, and some people went much further than that. I can remember I was working for BT at the Easts of England Country Festival  I have a YouTube clip that can show you better that I can write and explain what I saw. Click Here I met Jed Ford he was really nice man, he give me and the other BT Engineer an access all area passes for the event. The reason I show the clip is to highlight the change in what people wear now days. The last three big events I went to the most dressing up I saw were people wearing hats, You the same people who really made an effort, a man and his partner in the full get up doing Partner Dances you might known who I mean they are always at these events. But the question is why has it changed is it the style of music, has pop music stopped the Country Western side of line dancing, and there for all the cowboy clothes seem inappropriate in the modern age. When I dress up and dance I got so hot with the hat, check shirt jeans I was melting.
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New Dance and some Recent Dance

Dance Sheet
This is a tricky dance I'm not sure if I like it the music is great so the dance will come
Some of the other dances we did last night were Amazing Faith| Calm and Collected | Sunny In Seattle | Boat To Liverpool | Eighteen lonely months | High Cotton | and many more besides.
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New Dance Old Dance

New Dance Old Dance?

I will talk about this weeks class in a minute, but first I would like to show our member tour web site. In this day and age it is important to have an online present in any club, group, or organization. We have done well in this area. I was looking for research matiral for our latest quiz and I typed in Rob Fowler, and our web site http://countryrootsrhyl.blogspot.co.uk/ came second in the page ranking see picture below. 

 

This is because we are active on the internet and this is why we have followers from all over the world and the more times we use our own web site the more we get noticed, and our twitter address  is @countryrootrhyl please if you have a Twitter account log on and follow us because the more followers we have the high we go up the rankings. I will thank you all in advance for you help in pushing your club higher into the  world of the internet.

New and Old Dances

We have done a lot of old dances lately once like Dangerous Curves    Dance Sheet  the song made by the Cherry Bombs which make a lot of comic songs.We also  did Remember When, Amazing Faith  Dance Sheet this are the older dances , We also did a new dance called Calm And  Collected    Dance Sheet  you  can looked at these dances and make your own mind up see.  YouTube videos below.                                    

   
Other Dances we did were Blueberry Chill , Came Out Like A Rose, Drunk At The Time, Dixie Road, Eighteen Lonely Months,  Mona Lisa, and many more. If you have any comments you can find us on face book Country Roots Line Dance Club. or go to countryrootslinedance@gmail.com .

So Many Dances Lost?

So Many Dances Lost?

I have been unwell for about a month or may be six weeks, I couldn't go to dance class, I thought that's OK I can catch up when I come back. Let me tell if anyone has 4 weeks off from line dancing they will struggle to catch up with the dances they have missed.

Most of all Ria Vos

Eighteen Lonely months Rep Ghazali- Meaney

Loving you in Mexico wil Bos

North of Heaven Benny Ray

Love is Alive Gaye Teather

I will have my work cut out over the next few weeks trying to learn these dances and new ones that come out each week.We have had this discussion before on this blog I know, but this highlights just how crazy the line dance seen really is, links to the dances will be lower down the page.

What is all this about are the choreographers so brain dead they can't find another title this sort of thing drives me mad what is wrong with giving it a slightly different name?

Talking of new dance's 

Margaret Gough the owner and our instructor for the club has created her own dance called         Drunk At The Time  it's a nice country western song to go with it, The Last Cowboy by Toby Keith.

now we need to promote it I want all our members to download it from Yippe. when it goes live I will tell you, and as more and more website look at this dance it could do really well. Please see first link YouTube below.

                                                             

                                                                                

Drunk At The Time

Drunk at the Time

Count: 64      Wall: 4       Level:  High Beginner

Choreographer:  Margaret Gough

Music: Last Living Cowboy by Toby Keith,   CD: Drinks After Work, (bpm: 95) (March 2014)
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Modified Rumba Box Making a Circular ¼ Turn Left  X 2
1&2        Step Left to side, Step Right beside left, Step Left diagonally forward starting to turn Left     

3&4        Right step to side completing 1/4 turn left, Step Left beside Right Step back on Right (9.00)

5&6        Step left to side, Step Right beside left, Step Left diagonally forward starting to turn Left

7&8        Right step to side completing 1/4 turn left, Step Left beside Right, Step back on Right, (6.00)

Walk back Lt, Walk back Rt, Coaster, Walk Fwd Rt Walk Fwd Lt, Step Lock Step.

1-2          Walk back on Left, Walk back on Right

3&4        Step back on Left, Step Right next to Left, Step forward on Left

5-6          Walk Forward Right, Walk Forward Left

7&8        Step Forward on Right, Lock Left behind right, Step Forward on Right (6.00)

Forward Rock, ½ Shuffle Turn, Jazz Box Cross

1-2          Rock Forward on Left, recover Onto Right

3&4        ½ Shuffle Turn Left Stepping Left, Right, Left   (12.00)

5-8          Cross Right over Left, Step Back on Left, Step Right to Right side, Cross Left over Right

Side Rock, Behind, Side Cross, Side Rock, Behind, ¼ Turn, Step Forward

1-2          Rock Right to Right side, Recover onto Left

3&4        Step Right behind Left, step Left to Left side, cross Right over Left

5-6          Rock Left to Left Side, Recover onto Right

7&8        Step Left Behind right, Step Right1/4 turn Right, Step Forward on Left   (3.00)

Touch Forward, Step Back, Coaster Step, Step Lock Step, ½ Pivot Turn, Step

1-2          Touch Right Toe Forward, step Back on Right

3&4        Step back on Left, Step Right next to Left, Step forward on Left

5&6        Step Forward on Right, Lock Left behind right, Step Forward on Right

7&8        Step Forward on Left, Pivot ½ Turn Right, Step Forward on Left  (9.00)

Touch Forward, Step Back, Coaster Step, Step Lock Step, ¼ Pivot Turn, Cross

1-2          Touch Right Toe Forward, step Back on Right

3&4        Step back on Left, Step Right next to Left, Step forward on Left

5&6        Step Forward on Right, Lock Left behind right, Step Forward on Right

7&8        Step Forward on Left, Pivot1/4 Turn Right, Cross Left over Right (12.00)

Side Strut, Cross Strut. Right Scissor Step, Side Strut, Cross Strut. Left Scissor Step

1&2&     Step Right Toe to Right Side, Lower Right Heel, Cross Left Toe over Right, Lower Left Heel

3&4        Step Right to Right side. Step Left beside Right. Cross Right over Left (12.00)

5&6&     Step Left Toe to Left Side, Lower Left Heel  Cross Right Toe over Left Lower Right Heel

7&8        Step Left to Left side. Step Right beside Left. Cross Left over Right Hold (12.00)

Rock Step, ½ Right Shuffle Turn X2, ¼ Right Sailor Turn

1-2          Rock Forward onto right Foot, Recover onto Left

2&4        Shuffle ½ Turn to Right Stepping Right, Left, Right (6.00)

5&6        Shuffle ½ Turn to Right Stepping Left, Right, Left (12.00)

7&8        Step Right Behind Left ,¼ Turn Right on Left Foot,  Step Right Foot Next to Left (3.00)

START AGAIN

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Love is Alive
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North Of Heaven
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Loving you In Mexico
Dance Sheet

Eighteen Lonely Months
Dance Sheet

Most Of All
Dance Sheet