More Back To The Future

More Back To The Future

Hello once again in this week’s blog we are looking back at some of the older dances. Dances like Two Bottle Of Beer, it was released 2005, there isn't a video to this dance so I have made a link to the dance sheet. In terms of line dances, ten years is a long time ago. If you look at the amounts of new dances, that are released every week. The last time I checked about 40 new dances are put out every week, not all of them see the light of day, and some don't last very long even if they are spotted. But you do get some dances that stay the distances, and become classics such as Cowboy Charleston, Cowgirl Twist, Islands in the Streams, Vertical Expressions, and so on. The older dances were helped to become established because there weren't as many dances being released in a week as there are now. Which in one way was good, because you got to know the dances really well? Now with so many dances flooding the Internet every week, dances come and go before you really have time to learn them properly. I'm not staying new dances can't stand the test of time and still be remembered in ten years from now. I am staying I think it will be much harder for any dance to become a classic in the new age of line dancing.  

           The Improver's Class 

The class had a revision night going over the recent dances they have learned

         

Cowboy Charleston | Little Bluff |Waltz Across Texas | Islands In The Stream  | Buffalo Tales | Red Molly| Places | Vertical Expression | Memphis Love | Cheap Talk | Waltz Across Texas | Back And Forth | | Something In The Water |Butterfly Waltz 

The Advanced Class

The class leaned a new dance last night as well as Two Bottles Of Beer ( see link above) which most of the members either hadn't done or couldn't remember, the new dance was Win, Lose or Draw.          Choreographer: Karl-Harry Winson (UK) April 2015, Is a nice dance it flows really well when we know it well enough it has a nice ending to the dance. 

   

                  

Win, Lose or Draw |In-Vince_ible | Open Arms |Nimby| New Dreams |Tuxedo | Play The Lotto|  Truck Stop | Skip The Line | | Heavenly Cha | Hard Work | Mile Shy Of Paradise |  Morning Sun And Memories | Rock & Roll King | Slat & Lime | New Shade Of Blue | Modern Romance | One More Day | Homegrown |

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I Have A Question?

I Have A Question?

The question is how many dances can you do without having a walk-through it's more than you think it is. I found this out the last time Country Roots Rhyl had a social night. We did dances for 2 year maybe longer and if at the time you like the dance it does stay in the memory banks. Even if it takes 2 walls to sort your feet out. I returned to Line Dancing 6 years ago and I couldn't tell you how many I could do be until I heard the music and then work out the step. of our social night I only sit out a few time so that was pretty good, But Dance Instructors they have a skill to remember dances from 10, or 20 years ago, which is really amazing.

The Beginners Class

The Beginners Class is the same as last week to make sure they understands the new dances they are doing. 

        

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

Advance Class

The Advance Class have also been doing the same dances as last week mainly because we have had a lot of new dances and we just need some more practice We have got one new dance called New Shade Of Blue By Yvonne Anderson nice dance it flows really nicely.

 

  
 

 Eighteen Lonely Months | Hard Work | Mile Shy Of Paradise |  Morning Sun And Memories | Rock & Roll King | Slat & Lime | New Shade Of Blue |

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Quite Time Of Year

Quite Time  Of Year

This is  a quite time of year for us we done do any new dance  just learn the dances we have done.

There is end of year Social Night where we just done all the dances old and new. 

to help the Beginners we will do the basic dances along with the latest advance dances and everything in between. 

The Beginners Class

We will show the dances the beginners have been doing this week.

   

     
| Black Coffee | Cowgirl Twist | Cowboy Charleston | Invitation Stroll |

 
Lamtarra Rumba | Piano Man | Ribbon Of Highway | Stroll Along Cha Cha |

The Advances Class

Here are the dances they did this week. As again this is just going over the latest dances we have been doing over the last few week.

    
| Come As You Are| High Cotton | Joyride | Mile Shy of Paradise |

  
| Place I've Been | That's Just Me | They Call Me The Breeze |


| Morning Sun And Memories | Champagne |

Beginners Review Night

This is a really sad occasion 

Vera Williams a long time member of Country Roots has pass away and it is a real shame ,she was a lovely lady always had a smile even when she wasn't well.

 Beginners Review Night

Weather you are an old hand at Line-dancing or a beginner you need nights where you just over the dances you have done. And this is what we did in the beginners class. we  have had  4 new people started in the last two weeks. so a walk-though will help them get started because to start line-dancing without any prior knowledge is hard.  Hear are some of the dances they did.

   

The Advance Class

The class did two new dances last night  along with a lot of our recent dances, the new dances were That's just me, nice dance when you know the steps it will work well (see Bellow) the other dance is called champagne, I think it's fair to say most people struggled with this last night but it is like any dance that is a bit tricky the more time we do the dance the better it will be, again  see below for a video walk-through. Other recent dances are They Call Me The Breeze  Places I've Been they ist'n a demo of this dance. Salt & Lime

    

   

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Welcome to another Country Roots Blog

Welcome to another Country Roots Blog

Hello and welcome to another post on our Line Dance Blog, we have a lot to get through. First I would like you all to meet the Beginners Class and they are learning  really well. so please see the picture below this picture was taken a few weeks ago we have 5 more beginners now than when the photo was taken.

I was having a discussion a little while ago and it was about the future of line dancing the other person thought it was dead and there wasn't anyone intrested in line dancing, but if we look at the success of Margaret's class this show that is not true. people live to dance some are better than others but dancing is apart of all of us, it's one way  we express  ourselves. In our beginners class we have all ages from teenagers to senior citizen. which is great, as I have said before any club no matter what they do inside the club, Blows, to Basket work needs new blood or at sometime the club will go under, which after years and year of building the club up would be a great same.

This Week In Our Club

This week we learned two new dances and had a revival night just to  going over some of the dances we have done recently such as Salt & Lime | Blue Berry Chill | that one we haven't done for some time and you do have to sort your feet out. Another recent dance is No Honk Tonk, is quick but I like it now, along with, Mile Shy of Paradise, and Together Forever,  The Boat To Liverpool plus many many more I will put Links to all these dance.

New Dances

 

                            

 
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Welcome Back With New dance And Some Old Ones Too.

Welcome Back With New dance
And Some Old Ones Too.

Welcome back to Country Roots Line Dance Club, I have returned to the club after 3 weeks off, and have missed a few dances which is a problem when ever you have time off from your dance club. New dance are being taught all the time. so when we go back we have a steep learning curve. but what can we do we need holidays or if you are ill we do the best we can.

The First dance is an old one called A DIFFERENT KIND OF MAN a video doesn't exist and I can only find this one link to the dance steps. ( Dance Sheet ) if you look for yourself be careful there is another dance same name but different choreograph. I like the music the dance is a bit trick but most dance are until you know the steps.

The other dance is called Mile Shy Of Paradise nice dance nice music  not much more to say about it really we will see if it catches on in the live events and social evenings  Dance Sheet  

The other new dance was NO HONKY TONK the dance looks quicker than it is, and not much to the dance we have done the dance a few times now and I like it a lot. Dance Sheet




On Wednesday we have a mini review afternoon which is always useful, Margaret went over Salt & Lime, and many more here a just a few of them | A Boat to Liverpool | Come As You Are | Games People Play

The Beginners Class

The Beginner's class has gone from strength to strength more and more member are joining every week, I have started go to beginners class because it help to have people in the class that know the dances. and it helps you to go back to basics. I have raised this subject before even if a dance is 20 years old, if a member hasn't seen the dance before it is a new dance and has to be learned and we all will carry on learning for as long as we are dancing. 

 

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New Dances For Country Roots

New Dances For Country Roots

I have had a few weeks away from the club so when I when on Wednesday afternoon Margaret did two new dances the first is called Salt and lime I love the music and the dance when I have got the steps it will be great. Dance Sheet

                                                                               The other dance is called Together Forever again a nice little dance the is only this short video of this dance. Dance Sheet

This is a very short blog this week we will be back to normal next week.