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

Download dance sheet @ Country Roots Line Dance Club on FaceBook 

Love is Alive
Dance Sheet

North Of Heaven
Dance Sheet

Loving you In Mexico
Dance Sheet

Eighteen Lonely Months
Dance Sheet

Most Of All
Dance Sheet

Margaret Gough New Dance

Margaret Gough New Dance

Margaret Gough has created her own line dance because she liked the music

Last Living Cowboy by Toby Keith,   CD: Drinks After Work   

The dance is called Drunk At The Time these are the steps

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)

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

Our Big Charity Event Of The Year

Country Roots Line Dance Club has supported a local charity called North Wales Coast Link of The Lifeline Chernobyl Children's Lifeline. This is linked to a larger organisation that spreads across the UK please see links below and link where you can donate if you wish.

The Line Dance event has been held at the Nova in Prestatyn but it closed without any warning so this year it was at Nant Hall in Prestatyn.
We had a great night and we had members from other clubs came to the event the more that came the better. The was lots of pictures take and some video clips as well so I have edited them and uploaded them to the blog.

This is the second Video clip

http://www.ccllnorthwales.org/
You can donate by clicking this link

These are some of the many dance we did.

These are some of the picture we took as you can see everyone was enjoying themselves

When Are Old Dances New Dances

 

 When Are Old Dances New Dances

The thought came to me last night when we were doing dances from 18 to 20 years old, and while the veterans of the line dancing club remembered them after a while, spare a thought for the other people that have been dancing for about 5 years. I have done some of the older dances, but the ones we did last night I have never heard of, I and other members hadn't even heard the music before so to us they were all new dances. You can a have good dance live on for years, as new people come into line dancing they start with the older beginners dances, like Ribbon of highway, Cowgirl Twist, cowboy charleston may be some newer beginner dances, but the point is we all have to learn the dances and just because the dance is 18 years old is doesn't mean there not any good, a dance I hadn't heard of until last year was T Bone Shuffle I'm not when it came out but I heard this music and people started to dance to the music, I asked someone about the dance and I told told it's be out for ages but to me I had to learn that dance on that night as something completely new and why if you go to a line dance club there is always something you can learn.

Last Nights Dances

Lover's Hideaway
Dance Sheet

End Of My  RainbowDance Sheet

Other Dance Were

Baby Kisses | Fall In Love | One Shot | Blue Blue Day | Come As You Are | Dixie Rd |                        A Little Bit Gypsy | Joyride | That's Where I'll Be | Cha Lay Low | This Is Me | Silver Lining | and we did  | Bread On The Table | for the first in a while but we got it in the end. We may have done more dances but I can't remember them?