Christmas Is Coming

Christmas Is Coming

 

Hello I haven't had much time lately to write a blog as I think in most people's lives other things get in the way of Line dancing and writing Blogs. But be for we start the club as a heart felt message of condolence.

In memory of Mary Jones who passed away on Thursday 14th November.
Mary was a much loved and respected member of Country Roots W D C and will be sadly missed

Funeral to be held on Tuesday 26th Nov, at St Mary's church Rhuddlan 11.15a.m. Later at Colwyn Bay Crematorium 12.30p.m.

Family flowers only, Donations to The cancer Unit Glan Clwyd.

Well we have had some new dances since the last Blog.

The first new dance is called  Ho Fiona Nice little dance see the links to see the dances and dance sheets

                                                                     

 Oh Fiona
Dance Sheet

I like this dance it's a good old fashion fun to do the singer has a lovely Irish tone to his voice links are below.

Nobody's Fool
Dance Sheet

If anyone has a dance or something you want to mention please let me know.





Monday Night We Worked Hard

Monday Night We Worked Hard

This is the Blog for Monday 4th Nov 2013. Well it was a cold night out there, the coldest night of the year around here this year. the turn out was good for a cold night and some members are away on holiday. We also had some new dances please see the link lower down this blog. 

I would like to talk about us humans for a bit we are still animal by nature and like to cuddle up to the fire when the weather turns cold. as I have just mentioned it we all came out on a cold night but I nearly stayed in ( I begin the website administrator) but I went and I enjoyed the night, it proved to me that we would all like to stay in doors when it's cold and hibernate, but if you push yourself you will find that you had a great time, I found the same when I did sports didn't fancy training but like it when I got there basically we are all a bit lazy on a cold night.

 Still Dreaming
Dance Sheet

Blueberry Chill
Dance Sheet

We was going to look at another dance but didn't have time to learn it, I think it worth look at it. I love the music so that helps because the dance  looks tricky but as yet I haven't dance it so Margaret will disagree I'm sure. Tell me what you think via comments on the website  or face book.

2 Good 4 Goodbye
Dance Sheet

 Other dance we did were  That's Where I'll Be,Shoebox,  Silver Lining,  Long Time Gone, and many more click labels to find links.

Revision Night Mon 28.10.20.13

Revision Night

Hello to all our members, well  last night was revision night we did some very old dances and the very latest dance as well. There was some reminiscing about some of the older dances, I suppose it's the same for any music from the past you remember where you were when you heard a certain song, so it's the same for a line dancing. You might have been away with friends to an event where you first did that dance this is what gives you great memories.

It always surprises me on review night how many dances you know even if you think you have forgotten them some of the dance comes back to you normally half way through the dance. I have listed the dances we did last night I can't promise to get links to them all but I will try.

  

|Nothing But Tail Lights |  Disappearing Tail Lights |  Inspiration | Ribbon of high way | This is me
Same Thing Happened  To Me | Cheap talk | Games People Play | Blue bayou | Silver Lining |
Shoe box | That's where I'll be | Suds in a bucket | April fool| Oklahoma wind | Sunny in Seattle California Blue | Red molly | Boys Of Summer |
 For dance sheets please see our Labels and search for the dance you are looking for. 

  Musical  Event in Rhyl

I know this isn't Country music but it's nice to advertise local events.

When Is Line Dancing Not Line Dancing?

When Is Line Dancing Not Line Dancing?

The blog head line does raise a good question? What is true Line Dancing, and does pop music really lend it's self to line Dancing. Well that will always be a matter for the individual, personally I don't think in general let's say top 40 chart music doesn't, if you listen to the music and watch the videos a lot of the dances are struggling to make the dance steps firstly fit, secondly flow, I say this because it is so important for a dance to flow through to the end of the dance. I don't have and dis-like for pop music I like all genre's and there are a few good pop songs that fit well to line dancing Olly Mur, is a good example of a pop song as opposed to a whole genre of music.

When it comes to line dancing it was made for the songs, and weather you like that individual song it would fit a dance, and flow through the whole song. This can be back up because when you go to a live band event you can dance many of the well know dances and do them to many different country songs, and in my own experience you can't easily do this with pop songs because mainly the dance is design to fit that one song, and even then they are having to put up to three or four restarts in a dance to fit that one song. We did a dance called The Boys Of Summer,(see link below) and in a way it proves my point, you are dancing the dance in the second half of the dance without any tempo to listen to, musical phrasing when away and you were left to count the eight beats sections that isn't line dancing. You can write you views in the comments or go to FaceBook country roots line dance club.

Boys of Summer

Boys Of Summer Dance Sheet

The Boys of Summer is a dance where the Phasing goes out and you find yourself having to count the beats for about a minute because you will go out in your timing.It might Grow on you as a dance only time will tell.

Sliver Lining
Silver Lining Dance  Sheet
The dance Silver Lining in a nice dance with just one tricky part which you will need to work at but will come with practice, the rest of the dance is fine and the music is nice.

Monday blog 21.10.2013

Winter Is Coming Soon

Well winter is coming the cold night will be on us soon, having said that last night in the dance hall was very hot, so by the end of the evening people were feeling quite drained. The session well well going over recent dances some of them are tricky and members still need a bit of help. We did learn one new dance called Silver Linings please see links below. these links are different to the normal links and computer problems so bear with me.

You Tube Silver Lining
Cooperknob Dance Sheet

 

Other dance we did last night were Shoebox, Driven, My first, That's Where I'll be, Same Thing Happen To Me,  and many more.

The March Of The New Dances Goes On

The March Of The New Dances Goes On

Well Monday night brought some new dances they were OK Margaret Gough was going to teach these a few weeks ago but other dances got in the way, one is a nice little dance the other is nice, love the song  the timing is a bit tricky, as a lot of new dances are.

Shoebox
Dance Sheet

Same Thing Happened To Me
Dance Sheet

The photo from all the recent events and away trips will be put up in the gallery I will try to do it after this post, also I will update the new dances page with all the recent dance we has practiced lately, which isn't as easy as it sounds because of the speed new dances are being released. we learn them and newer dances come out, and so when you run a web-blog you can get swapped.

Copy And Paste in FaceBook

I have made a short video on how to copy and paste any picture on a facebook page

Copy and Paste on FaceBook

 

Weekend Away

Weekend Away

Some members enjoying a weekend away on a Country Music Special organized by Alf And Josie Roberts, at the Royal Celtic Hotel Caernarfon. Artists included ;
Donna Wylde Texas Tornados, Black Stone River, Darren Knight, Richard Palmer and Tony Stanton’s Country Disco
It was nice to meet up with old friends.... a Great Weekend... Thanks Alf PLEASE TAG YOURSELF OR FRIENDS YOU KNOW THANK YOU.

IF ANY MEMBER SEES THEIR PHOTO AND DOES WANT IT ON FACE BOOK SEND A POST TO ME AND I CAN SORT THINGS OUT.

We Have Been Doing Some New Dances

Games People Play
Dance Sheet