Fun dance day at the Siesta Bay RV Resort in Fort Myers today! 12 of us were there and we had Southwest Floria line dance shirts in all colors all over the place!
Karen (Wednesday) was our newest dancer and spent the majority of the day in the “newbie” section - and DID GREAT!!! She learned some new steps, got to dance some dances she’s already learned, and learned a few more! I got the chance to dance with her and she was AWESOME! Ina was just astounded by the number of people at the event! She did not ever imagine that many people would be there. She did great all day! Randa stayed on the floor and learned CHILL FACTOR! And stayed on the floor to DANCE IT! Such fun! Mary Anne, Annette, and Mary were new to the event - and were on the floor like seasoned pros! Social dances, new dances taught, floor split dances - they were everywhere and having the BEST TIME! Karen, Louise, Kathy, Linda - all Scooter Lee Workshop veterans - could be found throughout the floor always helping and guiding others along. A lot of fun being able to dance some of the classic dances that we don’t get to do very often.
It was great being able to dance with Jo Thompson Szymanski, Michelle Burton, and Michael Barr. Superstars! Even Scooter was having a good time!
I’m not totally sure about all the dances that were taught, but I know these were for sure:
Empty Pockets - everyone was on the floor together to learn this one
Old School Bop - this was a favorite of the day; the floor was split with something - maybe the Cowboy Charleston?
Peppermint Twist - which I taught on Thursday; floor split with Cowboy Charleston
Cut A Rug - our group did it contra in the back of the room with several others joining us so we had a really long line!
Until The Dawn - Everyone learned together and really liked. The 2nd time it was danced, the floor was split with Rockin’ Cha.
Same Boat - another favorite of the day; newbie’s danced Just A Two Steppin’
Big Bang Boogie - Again, there was a floor split for this one but I’m not sure what it was.
Chill Factor - with Rocket To The Sun as a floor split
Take These Chains -
The music we danced to for Cut A Rug was a boogie or swing song
The waltz “Love Lifted Me” was taught toward the end of the day
We danced “Dizzy” during open dance and it’s been requested to be danced in class
We danced “Gypsy Queen” in open dance and it’s been requested to be danced in class
We danced to “Uptown Funk” - the newbies danced Swingin’ Thing; the main floor was split a couple ways. The dance everyone wants to learn is “Uptown Funky” by Jill Weiss.
Great day of dance! Smiles everywhere! And pictures galore!
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