Showing posts with label No Man's Land. Show all posts
Showing posts with label No Man's Land. Show all posts

Saturday, 28 June 2014

New Beginners Class


New Beginners Class
Margaret Gough the owner and Line Dance instructor has started a beginners class at the club on a Monday night from 6.00 PM till 7.30 PM and this week we have been busy making the basic walk-through video for the beginner dances ( see all the dances below) I believe it will really help. Last Monday I was reminded of how line dancing looks so easy to people that  haven't yet tried it. But they have a shock  when they come and try it for the first time, I can remember my learning curve, I didn't know if I was coming or going. But then you start remembering the dances, and you get through the dance without going wrong  is a good feeling.
All Line Dancing Clubs needs new people to join, without younger members in our clubs the clubs can't survive, I enjoy helping new members because as I said a few lines back I still remember what I felt like walking into Margaret's club not knowing anybody, but the members where helpful, I was put in the middle of a line so which ever way I turn I could follow somebody. To anybody that has just started Line Dancing or is thinking about starting, just stick with it you will have a steep learning curve but in a short while it gets better. As  Margaret  says “It is a little like learning to drive a car, at first it seems so difficult, but the more you practice the sooner it all comes together..and the easier it becomes” and yes we have all been there...  Now here are the beginner dances





Other Dances We Did This Week

We did a dance called Holding Back The Ocean by Peter  Metelnick and Alison Biggs  this came out 2006. This dance passed me by, and it's not an easy dance to do but I love the music and that always helps. Have a look at the dance and here is a link to get [Dance Sheet ] the dance will bellow
 


Take Me Away  I like this dance and the song  see Dance Sheet here the is still a problem with these choreographers and their lack of imagination when naming dances as the picture shows


I rest my case . On Monday night the whole class work really hard remembering old dances and learning new ones, here are some of the other dances we did This is me No Man's Land Remember When High Cotton and many more Thank you for read our Blog this week.


Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Monday Night New dances


Monday Night New dances

Hello Well Monday night brought new dances as well going over some of the more tricky dances like No Man's Land the timing on this dances is tricky, The new dance is called Games people play.See below.

Other Dances were.







We would like members to take time to-day to remember Mary Heald who sadly passed away on 27thSept. Mary was a much loved and respected member of Country Roots and will be sadly missed. God Bless You Mary R.I.P. The Funeral was on the 7th at 3.00p.m. St Ann's Church Rhyl.

Thursday, 3 October 2013

When Dances Grow On You


When Dances Grow On You

It is strange about dances some of them you like straight away, others you think I don't know. But after a while they grow on you like ivy up a wall. when you know the step and you get comfortable with the dance your view some how changes. We are doing some dances like that now, Driven by Robbie Fowler ( see link blow) I thought I personally would never do it properly but I love that dance now the more time I do it the more it grows on me.

We are also doing a dance called No Man's Land (see link below) I can do the dance in a fashion but it's hard, the timing and the turns are tricky, but when mastered will make you feel good. That's what  dancing in any format is all about making you feel happy, and if you struggle to learn a dance you fell great when you have do so.

Monday Night Lessons


Monday Night Lessons

 Welcome to Country Roots Blog, where do I start. Well some night you get an easy nights when you know most of the dances, nice no stress. And then there are the nights where there are new dances. 
And some that aren't  too bad, and some were absolutely horrible.the dances that were OK are.
Dream Lover  fairly straight forward should soon get the hang of that. and This Is Me   again no real surprises nice dance.




No Man's Land is a  lovely  dance  hard to master, the timing is tricky there are some odd turns, along with restarts and tags, having say all that when we get to grips with the dance and we will, because the class has had many tricky through the years and this is just another one.



Well I personally do no what to make of the dance Driven see links below it's quick quirky but I like it, 84 counts seems a lot  but some of the beats are doubled up so you use up a lot of the count quickly. again the bridges are odd but you will get around that I personally like Robbie's dances. 

Thursday, 26 September 2013

Wednesday Dance Session


Wednesday Dance Session

On Wednesday we tried out the new dances it when quiet well as always there are some timing issues to sort out but on the whole it was OK. As I sit here writing this blog I like Dream Lover as a dance and the music it is from my teenage years. below are links to all the new dances





We have a night out on Friday at the Constitutional Club Ferns Ave it should be a good night out .

 

Tuesday, 24 September 2013

New Dances Coming Up?

New Dances Coming Up?

Hello for the last few weeks the blog had been put on hold as we were doing revision of the recent dances we have learnt, as this wouldn't make for an interesting blog week after week I decided to wait until there was something to report. As we welcome home Margaret, we can look forward to learning some more dances, these are the two Margaret will teach in the near future.





Dream Lover...You Tube 
Dream Lover...Dance Sheet 


Last Saturday evening some members went to Alf Robert’s social night at Connha’s  Quay Civic Hall..
It was good to see Jim Ryder and his son James again ...as good as ever.. played  some nice country songs lovely to sit and listen to. Also on the bill was  a Dee D James, who comes from Margaret neck of the  woods .(The Black Country) She entertained  the dancers with popular dances  like Mexi Fest  and Wagon wheel Rock also  some old favourites such as Ribbon of
Highway and Blue Rose Is. A good night was had by all...




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