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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Yippee More New Dances

Yippee More New Dances

Hi everyone this is a short introduction this week as they are new dances some we did last week. and some old dances I haven't heard of. So we start with the improver's doing Island in the stream. and revisit Waltz Across Texas. 

                               The Improver's Class                                                             

       

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 |

The Advance Class

We did a new dance called Tuxedo This is a nice dance proper country music and I have one video of the dance we also I will give you a link to Be  Strong because I can't embed the code it has been disabled. BeStrong The rest of the dances should be OK. Nimby this is an old dance I'm not sure of the age maybe someone could tell me. OK the rest of the dance

                

Nimby| Tuxedo | Play The Lotto| In-vinc-ible | 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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Lets Go Dancing

Lets Go Dancing

Well after all the Bank holidays Country Roots Rhyl is back, we have had so much disruption due to bank holidays because the centre doesn't open on those days, and very year we have the same problem.

But never mind were are back and we're doing some new dances and some old dances that we have forgotten about.

They is also a change in the way Country Roots Rhyl will write about the beginners because this will just about be the last time it will be used, because the people that have stay the course aren't beginners now they're Improver's, they have been dancing for 8 months, and stay at least until the half time break. 

The  Improver's Class

As well as going through the recent dances like Buffalo Tails, Places, and Vertical Expression and now Islands In The Stream the dance is listed as an Improver dance so the level is just right.

       

 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 |

The Advanced Class

The Advances class  learned a new dance which is nice I think this is one of those dances that will grow on you it's called Play The Lotto by Diana Dawson 32 count Improver dance. The  other is an old dance 2003,  IN-VINC-IBLE Peter & Alison 64. count.4 wall. I have written in capitals because that's how it is on the dances sheet. there is only the one video of the dance that I can find, so it will do.

             

Play The Lotto| In-vinc-ible | 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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Social Night At Country Roots

Social Night At Country Roots

Hello fellow members  Country Roots will hold a social night on the 27th of June. This will be held at the our community centre. This should be a really good night, the starting time is 7.00pm till 10.30pm. Due to the Bank Holidays and the centre being closed it has been a quite time. How ever that changed on Monday Night. The beginners when over Buffalo Tails with is very directional but they're get better. we also walked through some of the recent they have learnt such as Places  Vertical Expression

Since starting the beginners class they have improved really well ,soon we will have to call them Improver's not beginners The Advance class were taught two new dances the first was called Truck Stop, the second was called Love Me Hate Me and  we also walked through Girl Crush. So it was a busy night all round really.

The Beginners Class

     

| Buffalo Tales | Red Molly| Places | Vertical Expression | Memphis Love | Cheap Talk | Waltz Across Texas | Back And Forth | Sea Cruise | Piano Man | Something In The Water |

The Advance Class

The music to the two new dances are really nice, the dances will come like all new dances, it takes a while to really know the steps. Some of the other dance we did were  Skip The Line I like the beat in this dance it really strong and keeps you in time. Another were Over Getting Over but still by a long way me favourite dance a the moment is One More Day it was a bit tricky to learn, but once you know the steps it's a beautiful dance.

             

Love Me Hate Me| Truck Stop | Skip The Line | Walk With Me | Rock &Roll | 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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New Dances For All

New Dances For All

Good morning this is a relatively short blog. This is all about the new dances both Classes did last night. The Beginner's class learnt 2 new dances this is the first time they have learnt two dances and reviewed another in in one night and they coped well. The first of their new dances was  called Places which isn't hard for Intermediate or advanced dancers, but for beginners it was a good challenge, they coped well.

Next  they reviewed  Red Molly. I think these is a nice little dance. Again to the more experience dancer it's not to challenge but for a beginner not so easy. But this it is line Dancing. We all learn new dances all the time.

The third dance was the hardest  mainly because it's directional the dance is called Buffalo Tales. this did cause some problems. But the more times they do the dance the better the dance will come. See the walk-through below.

Beginners Class

     

| Buffalo Tales | Red Molly| Places | Vertical Expression | Memphis Love | Cheap Talk | Waltz Across Texas | Back And Forth | Sea Cruise | Piano Man | Something In The Water |

The Advanced Class

The beginners weren't the only class that was work really hard,the advance class also had three new dances. The first was Over Getting Over A nice dance I love the song, it's my type of music.
The second new dance was Skip The Line (we actually did this last week but no one remember it.) This week it went better.Some weeks are like that.This is one of those dances, side touch heel hook type dance. the music it nice not sure of the dance.

The last dance we did was by far the hardest dance we have done in a while. The dance is called Girl Crush. I will put the first section of the script so you can see what I mean.

[1 – 8] Fwd L-R-L with sweeps, R rock, ½ turn R, ¾ turn R with hitch R, sway R-L, R cross, ½ turn R stepping L-R
1 2 3Step forward L as you sweep R (1), step forward R as you sweep L (2), step forward L as you sweep R (3) 12.00

4 & a Rock forward R (4), recover weight L (&), make ½ turn right stepping forward R (a) 6.00
5Step forward L and begin to make a ¾ turn right on ball of L as you hitch R knee (5) 3.00
6 7Complete ¾ turn right as you step R to right side swaying upper body to right (6), transfer weight to L as you sway upper body left (7) 3.00
8 & a Cross R over L (8), make ¼ turn right stepping back L (&), make ¼ turn right stepping R to right side (a) 9.00

 All the way through the step sheet there is the “a” count. This is an extra  step because the way the music is (6/8 time) You have to get 6 counts into four beats of music. When you go to the walk-through (follow the link) you will see what I mean.

This is as really nice dance to a good lovely song and very cleverly choreographed

Dances 

            

| Skip The Line | Walk With Me | Rock &Roll | 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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Back To Work

Back To Work

Hello Country Roots are back. we have had a break over Easter but now we were back to work. I think everyone was a bit ring rusty. but by the end of the night we all have our dancing heads in gear. The beginners learnt a new dance ( well I say new) Vertical Expression but to them I was new. And doing the research for this blog there are lots of versions 

There isn't a walk through so I have slowed down version of the dance with the steps in writing above. I will embed the video to help the beginner's

The Advance Class did a new dance called  South Australia it went down like a lead balloon the song is by Nathan Carter the song gets quicker and quicker to the point you can't move your feet quickly enough. I don't know if it will catch on , time will tell. see video below.

The beginners Class

       
 After a lot of searching I have found a demo of the Butterfly Waltz it's not in English but the steps are there so it really doesn't matter.

I have put two Waltz Across Texas because the first one gives you a long walk-through and the other one in a good demo.

Vertical Expression | Memphis Love | Tush Push | Haunted Heart |  Cheap Talk | Fly Like A Dove  | Waltz Across Texas | Shadowlands |Back And Forth | Sea Cruise | Piano Man | Something In The Water | Lonesome Me | Butterfly Waltz

Advance Class 

             

South Australia |  Walk With Me | Rock &Roll | There's The Door!| 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 |Till It's Gone | Eternal Secret  | Homegrown |

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