New Dances

Some New Dances

I have not been to the meetings for a few weeks for one reason or another, but have come back this week and I have miss walk-throughs of a lot of new dances. And this got me thinking why do we needs so many dances? A lot of new dances either get one airing when first released but then just fade away or never see the light of day. should there be a panel that views new dances and rate them , I know that some people will be screaming at their screens about now, which is OK this blog is about putting your views across. either on the comments panel, or on  Facebook Country Roots Line Dance Club. I have found a really good example why there should be a panel to judge the dances, please click the link CLICK HERE  and judge for yourselves.

The picture you are looking at is from Yepee line dance site all the dances you see were released this month and there was 50 to 60 more on the web site.

You can not possible learn all of them, and if you have clicked the link I doubt if you would want to?

Now to the new dances we have done

Dixie Rd
Dance Sheet
Dixie Rd , nice dance it's got the old western line dance feel to it.

A Little Bit Gypsy
Dance Sheet

I love the music to this dance it's a real bouncy tune which is reflected in the dance there is one part where you do bounce, for me the dance goes a little bit astray because right at the end of the 32 count sequence you have to step lock 3 times while turning half a turn, it's look and feels like the choreographer ran out of ideas right a the end , but that's just my thoughts.

Through The Eyes Of A Child
Dance Sheet
We only touched on this dance late last night Margaret will walk this through on Wednesday I like the music which always helps, there are some dances I can't take to because I don't like the music.

Some of the other dance we did were Shoebox , Joyride, Boys of summer, No Man's Land, and many more(see Labels at the bottom of the page to find links)

Happy New Year

Happy New Year

Well Country Roots is back after the Christmas break it seems along time since we have the party and last dance session. The new year starts off  another round of new dances to learn, and old ones to remember,that's not always easy. We came back on Monday the 6 of January and as usual the music starts your mind is complete blank, but as you get into the dance so your linedance memory is switched on again.
As well as doing the old standards we have learned two new dances this week ,the first is called Joyride I love the song I could listen to stuff like this all day long. The dances does flow and when you are confident with the steps I think the dance will be really nice. ( see link below for dance)

The  other dance is called Wingman, I won't lie to you this dance is a bit quirky the tempo is strange and there are some odd steps but once have got the tempo in your head its not bad, this will be one of those dances you either love or hate I don't think there is a halfway will this dance.

Joyride
Dance Sheet

Wingman
Dance Sheet

Our Last Night Before Christmas Plus the quizz

This Was Our Last Night Before Christmas

We had our last night of dancing until after the holidays.The pictures show what a good time we had. We had a lucky dip approach to the dances where  every dance had a number and people picked a number out of a hat, and the dances ranged for new dances to 20 years ago.
These pictures include the members from Monday night, and the members from the Thursday morning class.

I was clearing out some of my old dance sheets

I recently moved so as you do you have a sort out, and I found a folder in it were dance sheets and I got to wondering how many dances  wound you remember? I looked at this and I couldn't remember quiet a few. So see how you do remember if you can't remember the dance look it up?

| A Lot Of River | Better Than Nada | Better Than This | D-D Dancin | Daybreak | Carbo San Lucas | 

| 1234 | Boobi With An I | Mexico Came Here | Jesse James | Just Dance Away | Lost In Mexico | Irish Stew | Islands In The Stream | I Do | In good Shape | I'll Have What She's Having ! | Hands Up | 

| Forgive And Forget | Feel Right | Feels Like Summer | Moonlight Kiss | Louisiana Swing | Psychabilly Boogie | Try Again | Two Dollars In The Jukebox  | Take Back | This Ain't No Cha Cha | 

| The Grass Between My Toes |  Upside Down | Why Don't We Just Dance | Whole Again | 

These links are connected to either the YouTube Dance|  Where I can't get the dance because it was very  popular dance I have a link to the YouTube music when I can't get the music I linked it to Copperknob for the dance sheet. See how many dance you can remember before you link the link     

Afternoon Out With Friends

Afternoon Out With Friends

This is the outing with the Wednesday members of Country roots Rhyl we had a meal in The Bells of St Mary's Just outside Prestatyn North Wales. The meal was really nice we had lots of laughs telling jokes not rude as they were out of crackers, I think the picture speak for themselves. 

 

The Other Thing Is The List

 

I was speaking with Margaret our instructor this week and she has asked me to put a list of some of the dances we have done over the last 12 months or so. I was looking through my YouTube folders because I have my YouTube set up into Learn Now, Like, Not Sure, folders. And there were dances I had forgotten we had done, so See the list in the next post straight after this one.If you have any of your own please put them in the comments under the post.
I will try to put links to the dances on our Blog site to the walk-through's but I can't do them all but I will make a very short walk-through video showing how to copy a dance name and paste it into YouTube search box to come up with the dance you need.

A
Amsterdam Moonshine
Another Song
All Night To Get There
B
Bread On The Table
Borderline
Back To Me and You
Blue Heartache
C
Cha Lay Low
D
Dancing With Cupid
Dreams I Dream
Don't Take It So Hard
E
Earth Bound
F
For All Time

H
His Only Need
Half Past Nothin
I
I Got My Baby Back
It Just Takes Time
1929
M
Mexi-Fest
My First Love
Maverockin'
Mirror of My Soul
Messed Up In Memphis
L
Let's Pray
Love I've found in you
Her Life's A Song
O
One For The Road
Old Sunshine
S
Shy Little Bayou Love
Shame On Me
Sunny In Seattle
T
Together we Dance
Tiny Fill In The Blanks
That Girl
This Ole Boy
This Is Me
That's Where I'll Be
The Shoebox
R
Runaway Train
Red Molly
Rockaway (RMH)
W
When I Need You
What A Thrill
Wagon Wheel Rock
Whatcha Reckon

 

   

Are the dances becoming more tricky

Are The Dances Getting Harder

 

I think the answer to that is probably not, just different, I have see older dances from ten,or twenty years ago that look quite tricky, the reason is you have always had beginners, intermediates  and advance dances, even though a dance is old if you haven't done that dance then is a new dance to you.

The new dances coming out now are different because you could take the dances and do them on stage in some musical, because the way they are writing and Choreography of the dance is made more for stage and screen rather  than the classrooms up and down the country.

 Having said all that if we want to go on line-dancing we don't have a choice, we either move with the time or stay with Tush Push. I personally think you need to be very selective in the dances we do as a club, and the are some really good Country songs with good dances out there, we just have to look for them. We have a similar discussion a while ago that stirred lots of arguments both sides of the divide. Anyway as always let me know your thoughts which ever  side your on. 

The First new dance is The Song I love the music by Gary Barlow, the dance is OK lots of turns and diffrent steps but like nearly dances we will get the steps right and then the dance will be easier to do.

 

The Song Dance Sheet
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This one this nice lovely song  again lots of turns and timing is tricky but it's worth it when we get it !

Too Good For Goodbye
Dance Sheet

We did another dance on Wednesday I personally am not sure so many turns and restarts it really make the head spin but I think it could be worth it in the end.

We're Gonner Be Alright
Dance Sheet

 

The Blog Goes On

The Blog Must Go On?

Hello all my fellow members unfortunately I was not in class last night I was unwell but I have all the inside gossip, and what the new dance is called, the one the class did last night.

It was nice to welcome Mavis back; she has not been well for some time, it was good to see her dancing again.
The class did some revision work going over some of the recent dances such as Oh Fiona, Nobody’s Fool and  Silver Lining, see Links at the bottom of this page,
I have yet see the new dance it's called "The Song" the music is by Gary Barlow. see links below.

Margaret  Gough, the instructor and owner has sent me all the information in an email this is so the blog keeps the continuity for the members who live either else where in the UK and in Europe.

 Oh Fiona   

 Dance Sheet       

No Body's Fool
Dance Sheet

Silver Lining
Dance Sheet

The Song
Please see our FaceBook page Country Roots Linedance Club for the Video due to some legal restrictions by You Tube.

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.