MONDAY NIGHT Beginners




EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, April 1, 2024

5:30 EARLY BIRDS:
Swingin’ Thing
Little Sharks
Stand By Me
Rocket To The Sun

6:00 CLASS:
Mamma Maria
K Is For Kicks
I Was On A Boat
Never Drinking Again (big review)
I Still Fall For Your (review)
That Honky Tonk Highway
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, March 25, 2024

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Country As Can Be
Two Step
Ah Si! (Fireball)

6:00 CLASS
(New) Never Drinking Again by Lee Hamilton. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “I’m Never Drinking Again” by Josh Kiser.
Stand By Me


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, March 11, 2024

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Ah Si! (Music - Fireball)
That Honky Tonk Highway

6:00 CLASS
St. Patrick’s Day Dances - 
K Is For Kicks
Rocket To The Sun
Mamma Maria
I Still Fall For You
Stand By Me

Earl & Carol’s Last Class Requests:
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
I Was On A Boat



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, March 4, 2024

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Rockin’ Cha

6:00 CLASS
NEW - Hello Texas! 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Hello Texas” by Brooke Graham. This is a challenging dance that will be a lot of fun when we get more comfortable with it! 

I Was On A Boat


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, February 26, 2024

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing (2 different songs - Uptown Funk & Last Night)
Ah Si! (Music - Fireball)
Stand By Me

6:00 CLASS
NEW - We Never Knew Love by Lee Hamilton, Gary O’Reilly, & Maggie Gallagher. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Never Knew Love Like This Before” by Quinze & Bob Sinclair. Restart on Wall 5 after 16 counts.
That Honky Tonk Highway
K Is For Kicks
Swingin’ Thing (again)


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, February 5 2024

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Ah Si! (Music: Fireball)
Stand By Me
Rockin’ Cha

6:00 CLASS
I Still Fall For You
NEW - Another Breath
Mamma Maria (Music: Poker Face)
That Honky Tonk Highway
Ah Si (Fireball) - again


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, January 29, 2024

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Stand By Me
Rockin’ Cha
Rocket to The Sun

6:00 CLASS
NEW: I Still Fall For You
Shivers Ed - AB
That Honky Tonk Highway



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, January 22, 2024

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Stand By Me (NEW) by Raymond Sarlemijn and Roy Verdonk. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Stand By Me” by 45 Stars & Ivan Jack (the Ivan Jack Remix).
Rockin’ Cha

6:00 CLASS
Sexy Mona Lisa (NEW) by Niels Poulsen. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Acapulco” by Jason Derulo.
That Honky Tonk Highway
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, January 8, 2024

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Rockin’ Cha (NEW) by Jo Thompson. 32 Count, 1 Walll, Beginner Cha Cha. I used the music “Ice Mach Meine Augen Zu” by Chris Norman & Nino de Angelo.

6:00 CLASS

NEW TEACH:
That Honky Tonk Highway by Maggie Shipley. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Honky Tonk Highway” by Luke Combs.

DANCES/REQUESTS:
Country As Can Be
Swingin’ Thing (again)
Rockin’ Cha (again)
That Honky Tonk Highway (again)
I Was On A Boat


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER HOLIDAY PARTY
Monday, December 11, 2023

DANCES TO HOLIDAY MUSIC:
K Is for Kicks (Come On Christmas)
Ah Si! (Feliz Navidad)
I Was On A Boat (Frosty The Snowman)
Mamma Maria (It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas)
Cut A Rug (Jingle Bells)
Rocket To The Sun (Last Christmas)
Cowboy Charleston (Mele Kalikimmaka)
Country As Can Be (Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree)
Ugly Christmas Sweater (Ugly Christmas Sweater)
Swingin’ Thing (White Christmas)





EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, December 4, 2023

5:30 Early Birds
Swingin’ Thing
Country As Can Be
K Is For Kicks
Cut A Rug
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Pants On Fire

6:00 Class
Ugly Christmas Sweater (both regular and with partners)
Lonely Drum EZ
I Feel Like Dancing



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, November 27, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Mamma Maria
Rocket To The Sun
Lil Bit EZ

6:00 CLASS
Ugly Christmas Sweater
AB Dancin’ In The Country
Glass Of Wine
I Was On A Boat


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, November 20, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
K Is For Kicks
Two Step

6:00 CLASS
NEW TEACH:
Ugly Christmas Sweater by Rhoda Lai. 32 Count, 2 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Ugly Christmas Sweater” by WENGIE. There is one “shoup-de-doop” tag.



REVIEWS/DANCES:
AB Dancin’ In The Country
Pants On Fire
Swingin’ Thing (again)


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, November 13, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Rocket To The Sun
Little Sharks
I Was On A Boat

6:00 CLASS
Teaches/Re-Teaches of 3 dances in preparation for Saturday night:
Old Records
Cowboy Charleston
Bad Habits EZ



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, November 6, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Mamma Maria
Country As Can Be
I Was On A Boat

6:00 CLASS
AB Dancin’ In The Country
Lonely Drum
Pants On Fire
Copperhead Stomp
Little Sharks


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, October 30, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Rocket To The Sun (“V” step)
K Is For Kicks (“K” step)

6:00 CLASS
REVIEWS:
AB Dancin’ In The Country
I Feel Like Dancing

HALLOWEEN:
Mamma Maria (Monster Mash)
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel (Skeleton Sam)
K Is For Kicks (Ghostbusters)
Swingin’ Thing (Addam’s Family)


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, October 23, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Country As Can Be
Mamma Maria

6:00 CLASS

NEW TEACH:
AB Dancin’ In The Country. 24 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Dancin’ In The Country” by Tyler Hubbard. No tags/no restarts.


REVIEWS:
Glass Of Wine (right left right left right left)
Flip It
Lucky Lips

DANCE:
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Swingin’ Thing (again)





EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, October 9, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing

Mamma Maria

Rocket To The Sun



6:00 CLASS
Pants On Fire (twice)

Copperhead Stomp (twice)
Unfortunately, this link is just the steps. I have not been able to find an actual video to this dance anywhere. If you happen to find one, let me know!

Swingin’ Thing (again)






EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, September 25, 2023
5:30 - 7:00PM

DANCE PARTY!!!

Requests:
Swingin’ Thing
Glass Of Wine
Little Sharks
Back On Texas Time
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
I Was On A Boat
Mamma Maria
Lonely Drum EZ
Cut A Rug
Two Step



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, September 18, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Cupid Shuffle
Outta My Mind

6:00 CLASS

NEW TEACH: Outta My Mind by Rob Fowler, Kate Sala, Guillaume Richard, and Darren Bailey. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Gettin’ Outta My Mind” by Channing Wilson. 1 4-count tag (stomp stomp clap clap) done the first 2 times you face the back wall.




REVIEWS & REQUESTS:
Mamma Maria
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Little Sharks
Lil Bit
Outta My Mind (again)
Lonely Drum EZ


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, August 28, 2023


5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Just A Two Steppin’
Two Step
I Feel Like Dancing


6:00 CLASS
I Feel Like Dancing
Just A Two Steppin’
Little Sharks
Lil Bit Ez (twice!)
Glass Of Wine



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, August 7, 2023

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Cowboy Boogie
Lucky Lips

REVIEWS:
Glass Of Wine
Lonely Drum EZ

DANCE:
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, July 31, 2023

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Shivers AB

NEW TEACH:
I Feel Like Dancing by Michelle Wright. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “I Feel Like Dancing” by Jason Mraz.



REVIEW:
Lonely Drum EZ


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, July 17, 2023

WARM-UP:
K Is For Kicks
Country As Can Be
It Don’t Get Better Than This

REVIEWS/DANCES:
Glass of Wine
Little Sharks
Lonely Drum EZ
Flip It
Back On Texas Time



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, July 10, 2023

WARM-UP:
AB Wild Hearts
Swingin’ Thing
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
I Was On a Boat

REVIEWS:
Glass of Wine
Little Sharks
Lonely Drum EZ

DANCES:
Mamma Maria
Rocket To The Sun



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, July 3, 2023

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Two Step
Lil Bit EZ

REVIEW:
Glass Of Wine
Cheeseburger



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER GROUP
Monday, June 26, 2023

WARM-UP:
Rocket To The Sun
K Is For Kicks

NEW TEACH:
Glass Of Wine by Malene Jakobsen. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Cry to Me” by Kilotile (Remix). No Tags, No Restarts.



REVIEW:
Little Sharks

DANCE:
Country As Can Be


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, June 12, 2023

WARM-UP:
Mamma Maria
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Lucky Lips

NEW TEACH:
Little Sharks by Lindy Bower. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Sharks” by Imagine Dragons. 1 restart.



REVIEWS/DANCES:
Lonely Drum EZ
Flip It
Sharks (again)



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, June 5, 2023

WARM-UP:
It Don’t Get Better Than This

NEW TEACHES:

Cheeseburger by Sheila Bernstein. 32 Count, 0 Wall, Beginner/Improver Partner Dance to the music “Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex.



Lonely Drum EZ by Lindy Bowers. 32 Count, 4 Wall, EZ Beginner dance to the music “Lonely Drum” by Aaron Goodvin.



DANCES/REVIEWS:
I Was On A Boat
Back On Texas Time




EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, May 22, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing (walks/touches)
K Is For Kicks (K Step)
Rocket To The Sun (V Step)
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel (Toe Strut Jazz Box)

6:00 CLASS
Lucky Lips
Back On Texas Time
Sexy Eyes



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, May 15, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing (walks/touches)
K Is For Kicks (K step)
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel (toe struts, jazz box)


6:00 CLASS

NEW TEACH:
Lucky Lips by Gary Lafferty. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Lucky Lips” by The Conquerors.



DANCES/REVIEWS:
It’s Been Fun
Mamma Maria
Back On Texas Time


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, May 8, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing (Walks & Touches)
Mamma Maria (Charleston)
Country As Can Be (Rocking Chair)

6:00 CLASS

WARM-UP:
Flip It

NEW TEACH:
Back On Texas Time by Gail Dawson. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Improver dance to the music “Texas Time” by Keith Urban.



DANCED:
Rocket To The Sun



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, May 1, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Rocket to The Sun
I Was On A Boat

6:00 CLASS
Sexy Eyes
It Don’t Get Better Than This
K is For Kicks
Country As Can Be
I Was On A Boat (again)
Two Step
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, April 3, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing (walks, touches, kicks, shimmies, claps)
Country As Can Be (rocking chair)
Rocket To The Sun (“V” step)

6:00 CLASS
Cut A Rug (partner dance)
I Was On A Boat (special “K”)
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel (toe strut jazz box)


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, March 20, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing (warm-up)
Rocket To The Sun (“V” Step)
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel (toe strut jazz box)

6:00 CLASS
WARM-UP:
Lil Bit EZ (K Step)
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel (again)

NEW TEACH:
Sexy Eyes by Gary O’Reilly. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Sexy Eyes” by Whigfield.



DANCED:
Rocket To The Sun



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, March 6, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Steps v. Touches
Body position
Balance

Dances/Steps:
Swingin’ Thing
Mamma Maria (Charleston Step)
Country As Can Be (Rocking Chair)



6:00 CLASS
WARM-UP:
I Was On A Boat
Country As Can Be

REVIEW:
It Don’t Get Better Than This
Country As Can Be

REQUESTS/DANCES:
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Swingin’ Thing


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, February 27, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS

REVIEWED:
- Charleston Step
- K Step
- Toe Struts
- V Step

DANCES:
Swingin’ Thing
Mamma Maria
AB Wild Hearts
Rocket To The Sun


6:00 CLASS

WARM-UP:
K Is For Kicks
Mamma Maria

REVIEW:
It Don’t Get Better Than This

NEW TEACH:
Drinkaby by Rob Fowler. 32 Count, 2 Wall, Improver dance to the music “Drinkaby” by Cole Swindell.



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, February 13, 2023

5:30 EARLY-BIRDS

Reviewed body mechanics - stand tall, weight forward more on the balls of your feet rather than back on your heels, knees soft arms comfortable at your waist. Eyes straight ahead - will help with balance.

Reviewed the Charleston Step
Learned the Toe Strut and K-Step

Reviewed/Danced:
Swingin’ Thing
Mamma Maria

Learned:
AB Wild Hearts



6:00 CLASS
WARM-UP:
Flip It
AB Wild Hearts
Shivers AB - Ed

DANCED:
Rocket To The Sun



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, February 6, 2023

5:30 EARLY-BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Mamma Maria (learned the Charleston Step)
Rocket To The Sun (reviewed the “V” Step)

6:00 CLASS

WARM-UP:
Shivers Ed- AB
Mamma Maria


NEW TEACH:
It Don’t Get Better Than This by Larry Bass. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “It Don’t Get Better Than This” by Rodney Crowell.



REVIEWS:
Cowboy Boogie
It Don’t Get Better Than This (again)
AA



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, January 30, 2023

5:30 EARLY-BIRDS:
Balance
Eyes Forward
HAVE FUN!!!

Swingin’ Thing
Rocket To The Sun (“V” step)
Two Step (triple steps)

6:00 CLASS
WARM-UP:
Rockin’ the Wagon Wheel
Two Step
Lil Bit EZ
AA
Rocket To The Sun



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, January 23, 2023

5:30 EARLY-BIRDS:
*Balance
*Have Fun!
“V” Step

Dances -
Swingin’ Thing

Rocket To The Sun


6:00 CLASS:

WARM-UP:
Country As Can Be
Rocket To The Sun

NEW TEACHES:
Cowboy Boogie by Kelly Burkhardt. 24 Count, 4 Wall, Ultra Beginner dance. I used the music “Reggae Cowboy” by the Bellamy Brothers.

AA by Karen Tripp. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “AA” by Walker Hayes.




EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, January 9, 2023

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
K Is for Kicks

6:00 CLASS
Mamma Maria
Swingin’ Thing
K Is for Kicks

NEW TEACH:
Just A Friend by Debbie Rushton. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Just A Friend” by AJ Moreno & Rak-Su. 



REQUEST:
I Was On A Boat



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, December 12, 2022

5:30 EARLY BIRDS:
AB Wild Hearts
Flip It
I Was On A Boat
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel

6:00 HOLIDAY PARTY!!!
K Is For Kicks
Just A Two Steppin’
AB Wild Hearts
Mamma Maria
Two Step
Country As Can Be
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Swingin’ Thing

And a teach of “Ah Si!” - we made a conga line around the room!




EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, December 5, 2022

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Mamma Maria (Charleston Step)
K Is For Kicks (K-Step)
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel (Rocking Chairs, Toe Strut Jazz Box, Side Mambos)

6:00 CLASS
WARM-UP:
Mamma Maria
K Is For Kicks
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel

REVIEWS/REQUESTS:
AB Wild Hearts
Flip It
I Was On A Boat
Rocket To The Sun



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, November 28, 2022

5:30 EARLY BIRDS:
Rocket To The Sun (V-Step)
I Was On A Boat (K-Step, Rocking Chair)
Shivers AB (Toe Struts)

6:00 CLASS:
WARM-UP:
Rocket To The Sun
I Was On A Boat
Shivers AB

REVIEWS:
It’s Been Fun (both Kane Brown & Owl City)
That’s When I Remember (both full speed & slowed down)


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, November 21, 2022

5:30 EARLY BIRDS:
Just A Two Steppin’ (Charleston, Jazz Box)
Country As Can Be (Rocking Chair, Vines Right & Left)
Lil Bit EZ

6:00 CLASS

WARM-UP:
Just A Two Steppin’
Country As Can Be
Lil Bit EZ

REVIEWS:
Flip It
AB Wild Hearts
That’s When I Remember


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, November 14, 2022

5:30 EARLYBIRDS:
Cut A Rug
Undivided

6:00 WARM-UP:
Cut A Rug
Two Step
Undivided

REVIEWS:
That’s When I Remember
It’s Been Fun (Kane Brown & Owl City)


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, November 7, 2022

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Flip It
Shivers AB
I Was On A Boat
Rocket To The Sun

REVIEW:
That’s When I Remember




EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, October 31, 2022

HALLOWEEN PARTY!!!

Swingin’ Thing (Addams Family)
Mamma Maria (Monster Mash)
K Is For Kicks (Ghostbusters)
Cowboy Charleston (The Wolf)
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel (Skeleton Sam)

REVIEW:
That’s When I Remember


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, October 24, 2022

WARM-UP:
Lil Bit EZ
Country As Can Be

REVIEW:
That’s When I Remember

DANCE:
AB Wild Hearts


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, October 17, 2022

WARM-UP:
Rocket To The Sun
Mamma Maria

NEW TEACH:
That’s When I Remember by Darren Bailey. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Remember” by Becky Hill & David Guetta.

DANCED:
Two Step


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, September 19, 2022

REVIEWS/DANCES:
Just A 2-Steppin’
Swingin’ Thing
I Was On A Boat
K Is for Kicks
Shivers AB
Undivided
Cupid Shuffle
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, August 29, 2022

WARM-UP:
Country As Can Be
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Undivided

REVIEWS/DANCES:
It’s Been Fun
AB Wild Hearts
Cut A Rug


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, August 22, 2022

WARM-UP:
Two Step (Royston)
Rocket To The Sun (Glover)
Mamma Maria (Trace)

NEW TEACH:
It’s Been Fun by Michelle Wright. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “When Can I See You Again?” by Owl City. I also used the music “Like I Love Country Music” by Kane Brown (the music the class liked the most). The original music requires 1 restart; the Kane Brown music does not.


REVIEWS:
AB Wild Hearts (Cavanaugh)
Lil Biti EZ (Christian)


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, August 15, 2022

WARM-UP:
K Is For Kicks (Gonzalez)
Shivers AB (Sleeth)
Swingin’ Thing (Thompson)

NEW TEACH:
AB Wild Hearts by Steve Cavanaugh. 32 Count, 2 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Wild Hearts” by Keith Urban. 

REVIEW:
Flip It (Biggs & Metelnick)

REQUEST:
I Was On A Boat (Thornton)




EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, July 11, 2022


WARM-UP:
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
I Was On A Boat
Just A Two Steppin’

REVIEWS:
Flip It
Bad Habits EZ

DANCED:
Country As Can Be


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, June 27, 2022

WARM-UP:
Old Records
Lil Bit EZ
Cut A Rug

REVIEWS:
Flip It
Undivided


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, June 20, 2022

WARM-UP:
Mamma Maria
Rocket To The Sun
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel

NEW TEACH:
Flip It by Alison Biggs & Peter Metelnick. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell. 



REVIEW:
Undivided


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, June 13, 2022

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Rocket To The Sun
K Is for Kicks

REVIEW:
Undivided

DANCE:
Cupid Shuffle
Two Step


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, June 6, 2022

WARM-UP:
Mamma Maria
Country As Can Be
Shivers AB

NEW TEACH:
Undivided by Jeanne Chamas. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Undivided” by Tim McGraw & Tyler Hubbard. One restart on wall 4.




EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, May 23, 2022

5:30 EARLY-BIRDS
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Just A Two Steppin’

6:00 CLASS

Warm-Up:
Lil Bit EZ
Cut A Rug
Just A Two Steppin’
I Was On A Boat

Review:
Bad Habits EZ

Dance:
Swingin’ Thing


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, May 9, 2022

5:30
Rocket To The Sun
K Is For Kicks
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel

6:00
WARM-UP
Rocket To The Sun
K Is For Kicks
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel

REVIEW
Bad Habits EZ


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, May 2, 2022

EARLY-BIRDS:
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Swingin’ Thing

WARM-UP:
Country As Can Be
Old Records
Mamma Maria

TEACH:
Bad Habits EZ by Alison Johnston. 32 Count, 2 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Bad Habits” by Ed Sheeran.


We went over this dance at the beginning of April - and I haven’t been able to get back to it since. So we started over with it again tonight. And we’ll work on it again next week. It is not one of those dances that is easily learned in just one session. But it will make sense over time and is a fun dance when it does! We’re just going to keep practicing!

DANCES:
Two Step



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, April 18, 2022

5:30 EARLY BIRDS
Swingin’ Thing
Shivers Ed - AB
Rocket To The Sun

6:00 CLASS

WARM-UP:
Cut A Rug
Rocket To The Sun
Shivers Ed - AB
Swingin’ Thing

REVIEWS/DANCES:
The Bulls Eye
Lil Bit EZ
I Was On A Boat
Just A Two Steppin’


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, April 11, 2022

5:30 EARLY CLASS:
K Is For Kicks
Rocket To The Sun
Swingin’ Thing
Country As Can Be

6:00 CLASS:
K Is for Kicks
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel
Two Step
Lil Bit EZ
Mamma Maria
Shivers AB
Cupid Shuffle


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, April 4, 2022

5:30 CLASS:

REVIEWS:
Swingin’ Thing
Rocket To The Sun

NEW STEP:
Rocking Chair

NEW DANCE:
Country As Can Be by Suzanne Wilson. 32 Count, 4 Wall, beginner dance to the music “Country As A Boy Can Be” by Brady Seals.



6:00 CLASS:

WARM-UP:
Country As Can Be
Old Records
Swingin’ Thing

NEW TEACH:
Bad Habits EZ by Alison Johnstone. 32 Count, 2 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Bad Habits” by Ed Sheeran. 





EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, March 21, 2022

EARLY-BIRDS:
Wagon Wheel 
Old Records

WARM-UP:
Wagon Wheel
Just A Two Steppin’
I Was On A Boat

NEW TEACH:
Lil Bit EZ by Amy Christian. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Lil Bit” by Nelly & Florida Georgia Line. Everyone did a great job with this one!!!



REVIEW:
Two Step

DANCES:
Swingin’ Thing
K Is For Kicks


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, March 14, 2022

EARLY-BIRDS:
Reviewed basic steps (vines, K-step, jazz box)
Reviewed the dances: Two Step and Cut A Rug
Learned the new dance for the night “The Galway Gathering"

WARM-UP:
Country As Can Be
Shivers AB
Old Records
Swingin’ Thing

NEW TEACH:
The Galway Gathering by Maggie Gallagher & Gary O’Reilly. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner Dance. I used the music “Irish Stew” by Shamrock for this dance tonight - as our St. Patrick’s Day celebration!



REVIEWS:
Two Step
Cut A Rug (first time all facing the same way; second time facing your partner)

EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, February 28, 2022

5:30 EARLY BIRDS:
Review of basic steps
Learned the new dance “Two Step”
Reviewed “Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel”

6:00 CLASS
WARM-UP:
Rocket To The Sun
Mamma Maria
K Is For Kicks

NEW TEACHES:
Two Step by Robert Royston. 16 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Two Step” by Laura Bell Bundy featuring Colt Ford. This dance starts to introduce syncopated steps: cha cha and kick ball change.



Cut A Rug by Jo & Rita Thompson. 32 Count, 2 Wall, Ultra Beginner dance to the music “Roll Back The Rug” by Scooter Lee. We had a lot of fun with this one - facing each other, we danced this dance twice “contra” style! So much fun!



EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2022

5:30 EARLY BIRDS

The group wanted to work on the dance “I Was On A Boat”.

6:00 CLASS

WARM-UP:
Shivers (I Love A Rainy Night)
Country As Can Be (Love You Now)
Old Records (Old Time Rock & Roll)

REVIEWS:
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel (Wagon Wheel) x 2
I Was On A Boat (I Was On A Boat That Day) x 2
Just A Two Steppin’ (Secret Love)

DANCED:
Swingin’ Thing (Uptown Funk)


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, February 7, 2022

5:30 EARLY-BIRDS:
Learned Mamma Maria

Reviewed last week’s dance steps
Learned more steps:
Charleston
K-Step
V-Step
Toe Struts
Toe Strut Jazz Box
Right & Left side mambo steps

6:00 WARM-UP:
Rocket to The Sun
Mamma Maria
K Is For Kicks

NEW STEPS:
Toe Strut Jazz Box
Right and Left Side Mambos

NEW TEACH:
Rockin’ The Wagon Wheel by Jamie Marshall. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Wagon Wheel” by Darius Rucker. We spent time learning this and it looked like everyone had a really nice handle on it by the end! Well done!


REVIEW:
Just A Two Steppin’ (tonight’s music - “Do You Love Me” by the Contours).

DANCED:
Wagon Wheel (one more time)


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, January 31, 2022

5:30 EARLY BIRDS:

STEPS:
Vines (right and left)
Walking forward & back
Rocking Chair
Jazz Box/Right Turn Jazz Box

DANCE:
Swingin’ Thing by Jo & Rita Thompson. 32 Count, 1 Wall, Ultra Beginner dance. We danced it to Uptown Funk.



6:00 WARM-UP:
Country As Can Be
Swingin’ Thing
Old Records

NEW TEACH:
Just A Two Steppin’ by Norman Gifford & Jo Thompson Szymanski. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance. We danced it to three different songs!


REVIEW:
I Was On A Boat


EAST NAPLES BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, January 24, 2022

WARM-UP:
Rocket To The Sun
Mamma Maria
K Is For Kicks

NEW TEACH:
I Was On A Boat by Trevor Thornton. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “I Was On A Boat That Day” by Old Dominion.


NEW STEPS:
We learned a jazz box and cross points tonight - but we’ll do them again when we learn a dance that uses them! 

DANCED:
Shivers Ed - AB


EAST NAPLES “LEARN TO LINE DANCE” CLASS
Monday, December 20, 2021

HOLIDAY PARTY!!!

K Is For Kicks (Rockin’ Little Christmas)
Old Records (White Christmas)
Shivers (regular music)
Shivers (Come On Christmas)
Mamma Maria (regular music)
Mamma Maria (Takin’ Care of Christmas)
Rocket To The Sun (Santa On The Rooftop)
Country As Can Be (Run Rudolph Run)
Country As Can Be (Christmas, Baby Please Come Home)
Swingin’ Thing (Honky Tonk Christmas)
Cupid Shuffle (Little Saint Nick)



EAST NAPLES “LEARN TO LINE DANCE” CLASS
Monday, December 13, 2021


WARM-UP:
K Is For Kicks
Old Records
Shivers Ed - AB

NEW STEP:
Charleston

NEW DANCE:
Mamma Maria by Frank Trace. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Ultra Beginner dance to the music “Mamma Maria” by Ricchi E Poveri.


REVIEWS:
Rocket To The Sun
Toe To Toe
Mamma Maria (again)


EAST NAPLES “LEARN TO LINE DANCE” CLASS
Monday, December 6, 2021

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
K Is For Kicks
Old Records
Shivers Ed - AB

NEW STEP:
“V” Step

NEW PROCEDURE:
Restart (when the music essentially demands that you start the dance over from the beginning)

NEW DANCE:
Rocket To The Sun by Maddison Glover. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “What You’ve Done To Me” by Samantha Jade.


REVIEW:
Country As Can Be
Rocket To The Sun (again)


EAST NAPLES “LEARN TO LINE DANCE” CLASS
Monday, November 29, 2021

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
K Is For Kicks
Cupid Shuffle
Old Records

NEW STEP:
Pivot Turn

NEW DANCE:
Toe To Toe by Tina Argyle. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Day Of The Dead” by Wade Brown. 


Peppy but fun dance - everyone did really well!!! 

REVIEW/DANCED:
Shivers Ed - AB




EAST NAPLES “LEARN TO LINE DANCE” CLASS
Monday, November 22, 2021

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Cupid Shuffle
Old Records

NEW STEP:
Rocking Chair

NEW TEACH:
Country As Can Be by Suzanne Wilson. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Country As A Boy Can Be” by Brady Seals. Fun dance that we danced slower the first couple times and then at the real speed the third time. And step Clap! And step Clap!


REVIEWED:
K Is For Kicks
Shivers Ed - AB


EAST NAPLES “LEARN TO LINE DANCE” CLASS
Monday, November 15, 2021

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Cupid Shuffle
Old Records

NEW STEP/NEW TEACH:
K- Step/Turning K-Step

K Is For Kicks by Christopher Gonzalez. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Feel It Still” by Portugal. A peppy, fun dance that everyone did great with!!!



REVIEW:
Shivers Ed - AB



EAST NAPLES “LEARN TO LINE DANCE” CLASS
Monday, November 8, 2021

WARM-UP:
Cupid Shuffle
Swingin’ Thing

REVIEW:
Old Records

NEW TEACH:
Shivers Ed - AB by Annemaree Sleeth. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Shivers” by Ed Sheeran. We got to learn toe struts tonight!



EAST NAPLES “LEARN TO LINE DANCE” BEGINNERS
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2021

WARM-UP:
Cupid Shuffle
Swingin’ Thing

NEW TEACH:
Old Records by Elaine Cook, Rob Fowler, & I.C.E. 32 Count, 4 Wall Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Old Time Rock & Roll” by Bob Segar.


WORKED ON:
Out On The Dance Floor

ENDED WITH:
Cupid Shuffle



EAST NAPLES LEARN TO LINE DANCE CLASS
Monday, October 18, 2021

Introductory Comments
Learning to move to the right and left; forward and back 

DANCES:
Cupid Shuffle

Swingin’ Thing

Out On The Dance Floor



EAST NAPLES ULTRA BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, March 29, 2021

Cowboy Boogie
Good Morning
Gloria
Eye Candy (twice)
Touchy
Pant On Fire
Rocket To The Sun



EAST NAPLES ULTRA BEGINNERS
Monday, March 22, 2021

With just one more week to go, we didn’t learn anything new - we just practiced and danced what we’ve already learned!

Swingin’ Thing
Good Morning
Touchy
Cupid Shuffle
Rocket To The Sun
K Is For Kicks
Eye Candy
Ah Si!

EAST NAPLES ULTRA BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, March 15, 2021

WARM-UP/REVIEWS:
Cowboy Boogie
Gloria
Ah Si! (twice)
Pants On Fire (twice)

NEW TEACH:
Rocket To The Sun by Maddison Glover. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “What You’ve Done To Me” by Samantha Jade. This dance has a restart - which we learned about tonight.




EAST NAPLES ULTRA-BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, March 8, 2021

WARM-UP
Cupid Shuffle
K Is For Kicks
Touchy

REVIEW
Pants On Fire

NEW TEACH
Eye Candy by Gerard Murphy. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Candy Man” by Sammy Davis Jr. Fun dance that continues to work on toe struts. 

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/eye-candy-ID55349.aspx

DANCED
Swingin’ Thing
Good Morning
Pants On Fire (again)
Eye Candy (again)

EAST NAPLES ULTRA BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, March 1, 2021

WARM—UP/REVIEWS/DANCES:
Touchy
K Is For Kicks
Gloria
Swingin’ Thing
Good Morning
Ah Si! (twice)
Cowboy Boogie
Cupid Shuffle


EAST NAPLES ULTRA BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, February 22, 2021

WARM-UP:
Cupid Shuffle
Swingin’ Thing
Good Morning

NEW STEPS:
Toe Struts
Rocking Chair

NEW TEACH:
Pants On Fire by Lisa Johns-Grose. 32 Count, 4Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Lips Are Movin’” by Meghan Trainor.


DANCED:
Cowboy Boogie
K Is For Kicks
Pants On Fire (again)



EAST NAPLES ULTRA BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, February 8, 2021

WARM-UP/REVIEWS:
Swingin’ Thing
Good Morning
Ah Si!
Gloria
Touchy
Cupid Shuffle

NEW TEACH:
K is for Kicks by Christopher Gonzalez. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Feel It Still” by Portugal.




EAST NAPLES MONDAY NIGHT ULTRA BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, February 1, 2021

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Good Morning
Ah Si!

REVIEWS:
Touchy
Cowboy Boogie

NEW STEP:
K-Stepp

NEW TEACH:
Gloria by Rosie Multari. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Ultra Beginner dance to the music “Gloria” by the Glee Cast. We started with the music speed slowed down and as we continued around the room, I kept increasing the speed until we hit normal speed. Great job!!! 



East Naples Ultra Beginner Class
Monday, January 25, 2021

WARM-UP:
Cupid Shuffle
Swingin’ Thing

REVIEW:
Ah Si!

NEW TEACHES:
Touchy by Larry Bass. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” by the Temptations.


Cowboy Boogie by Kelly Burkhardt. 24 Counts, 4 Wall, Ultra Beginner dance to the music “Ain’t Too Cool” by LunchMoney Lewis.



EAST NAPLES ULTRA BEGINNERS CLASS
Monday, January 11, 2021
Class #1 

We learned the difference between a step and a touch;
We learned the basics of moving forward and back, to the right and the left;
We learned to count;
We learned the walls.

I taught 3 dances:

Swingin’ Thing by Jo & Rita Thompson. 32 Count, 1 Wall, Ultra Beginner dance. I used the music “Last Night” by Chris Anderson & DJ Robbie and “Gucci” by After Dark.

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/swingin-thing-ID41776.aspx

Good Morning by Jo Thompson Szymanski & Machelle Cook Holloway. 48 Count, 4 Wall, Ultra Beginner dance. I used the music “Senorita” by Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello and “Love Drunk” by LoCash Cowboys.

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/good-morning-ID91093.aspx

Ah Si! By Rita Masur. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Ultra Beginner dance to the music “Levantando Las Manos” by El Simbolo and “Good Vibes” by DJ Antoine.

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/ah-si-ID65862.aspx

And we danced the Cupid Shuffle by Bernard Bryson. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Ultra Beginner dance to the music “Cupid Shuffle” by Cupid.

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/cupid-shuffle-ID58339.aspx


EAST NAPLES ABSOLUTE BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, December 7, 2020
WEEK #9

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing (Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree)
Good Morning (Frosty The Snowman)
Texas Barefootin’ (Honky Tonk Christmas)

NEW STEP: The weave

NEW DANCE: Fun In The Sun by Frank Trace. 32 Count, 4 Wall Beginner dance to the music “Sea Cruise” by Jimmy Buffet. (We also danced it to the song “Christmas”.)


REVIEW:
Just A 2-Steppin’ (Little Saint Nick)
Mamma Maria (Jingle Bell Rock)



EAST NAPLES ABSOLUTE BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, November 30, 2020
Week #8

WARM-UP (all to Christmas music):
Swingin’ Thing
Good Morning
Texas Barefootin’

NEW:
We worked on jazz boxes tonight. Straight jazz box, right-turning jazz box. We also reviewed the 2 different styles of charleston step.

EZ Bomp by John Robinson. 32 Count, 4 Wall, beginner dance to the music “Who Put The Bomp?” by the Overtones. This dance has steps in it which are the beginning steps of a jazz box.
http://www.mrshowcase.net/EZBomp.pdf (step sheet)
https://youtu.be/4tbAUywljFc (YouTube video demonstration)

Just A Two Stepping by Norman Gifford & Jo Thompson Szymanski 32 Count, 4 Wall beginner dance. I used the music “Adalaida” for this dance. This dance has a charleston step as well as a right-turning jazz box.
https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/just-a-two-steppin-ID119245.aspx

REVIEW:
Mamma Maria

DANCED:
Cupid Shuffle (to Christmas music)



EAST NAPLES ABSOLUTE BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, November 23, 2020
Week #7

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Cupid Shuffle
Good Morning
Texas Barefootin’

NEW STEP:
Charleston Step

NEW DANCES:
Mamma Maria (reviewed)

Midnight Walk by Frank Trace. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Easy Beginner Dance to the music “Walkin’ After Midnight” by Cyndi Lauper.

REVIEW:
Rocket To The Sun


EAST NAPLES ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS
Monday, November 16, 2020
Week #6

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Cupid Shuffle
Good Morning
Texas Barefootin’

NEW TEACH:
Rocket To The Sun by Maddison Glover. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Look What You’ve Done To Me” by Samantha Jade. This dance went very well tonight! Good job, ladies!

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/rocket-to-the-sun-ID92079.aspx

REVIEW:
Little Cupid


EAST NAPLES ABSOLUTE BEGINNER CLASS
Monday, November 9, 2020
Week #5

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Cupid Shuffle
Good Morning

NEW TEACH:
Little Cupid by Frank Trace. 32 Count, 2 Wall, Absolute Beginnner dance to the music “Cupid” by Johnny Rivers. Everyone did really well for just learning this dance!


EAST NAPLES ABSOLUTE BEGINNER CLASS
Week #4:  Monday, November 2, 2020

We welcomed Amy and Donna to class tonight - they did GREAT!!!

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Mamma Maria
Rocket To The Sun

NEW TEACH:
Moves Like Jagger by Yeo Yu Puay. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera. Everyone did a great job with this dance!

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/moves-like-jagger-ID84500.aspx

REVIEWED/DANCED:
Good Morning
K Is For Kicks

EAST NAPLES MONDAY NIGHT BEGINNERS
Week #3: Monday, October 26, 2020

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Cupid Shuffle

NEW TEACH:
K-Step Boogie by Michele Burton & Jo Thompson Szymanski. 32 Count, 2 Wall, Ultra Beginner Line/Contra Dance. I used two different songs - “Tik Tok Love” by Jason Derulo and “Never Comin’ Down” by Keith Urban.


REVIEW:
Cowboy Boogie

DANCED:
Mamma Maria


EAST NAPLES MONDAY NIGHT BEGINNERS
Week #2: Monday, October 19, 2020

WARM-UP:
Swingin’ Thing
Rocket To The Sun (Keep It Simple)
Mamma Maria (A Kind Of Hush)

NEW TEACH:
Cowboy Boogie by Kelly Burkhardt. 24 Count, 4 Wall ultra beginner dance. I used the music “Ain’t Too Cool” by LunchMoney Lewis.

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/cowboy-boogie-ID59479.aspx

REVIEWS:
Cut A Rug (Life Could Be A Dream - Sh-Boom)
Good Morning (Senorita) - this was new last week
Gloria

EAST NAPLES ABSOLUTE BEGINNER CLASS
Week #1: Monday, October 12, 2020

Cupid Shuffle
Swingin’ Thing
Rocket To The Sun
Mamma Maria

NEW TEACH:
Good Morning by Jo Thompson Szymanski & Machelle Cook Holloway. 48 Count, 4 Wall, Ultra-Beginner dance. I used the music “Senorita” by Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello for this dance.


We danced this at the end of the class as well.


Week #6
Monday, March 16

Warm-Up:
Cupid Shuffle
K Is For Kicks
Swingin’ Thing
Touchy

Review:
River Road Dream (well done!!! This dance is coming along very nicely!)

Danced:
Cut A Rug (contra style!)

Week #5
Monday, March 2

Warm-Up:
Cupid Shuffle
Swingin’ Thing
Touchy
Cut A Rug (Who’s Up All Night)

Reviews:
K Is For Kicks
River Road Dream

Week #4
Monday, February 24 6:00 PM

Warm-Up:
Swingin’ Thing
Cupid Shuffle

Review:
K Is For Kicks

New Steps:
Grapevines (Vines) to the right and left
Toe Fans

New Features:
Restart (when the dance starts over from the beginning)
Tag (additional steps added to the dance in particular places - not a part of the regular dance)

New Dance:
River Road Dream by Kerry Maus. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance o the music “River Road Dream” by Curtis Grimes. This dance has a “restart” on the 6th wall after 16 counts (no vine!) with the left and right toe fans as the tag; and the left and right toe fans as the tag are added again at the end of the 11th wall.

This was a pretty complicated dance with a lot of information and you all did a great job with it!!!

Week #3
Monday, February 10, 2020

Warm-Up:
Swingin’ Thing
Cupid Shuffle

Reviews:
Touchy
Cut A Rug (both straight forward and contra!)

New Step:
Turning K Step

New Dance:
K Is For Kicks by Christopher Gonzalez. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Feel It Still” by Portugal. We learned this dance right at the end of class, and even though it was a fast teach - you all did a great job!!!



Week #2
Monday, February 3

Warm-Up:
Swingin’ Thing
Cupid Shuffle

New Step:
K-Step

New Dance:
Cut A Rug  by Jo Thompson Szymanski and Rita Thompson. 32 Count, 2 Wall, Ultra Beginner dance to the music “Roll Back The Rug” by Scooter Lee.


Week #1
Monday, January 27

Tonight’s class included an introduction to the class, an outline of what we hope to accomplish by the end, a discussion about what to wear (clothes & footwear), and basic body mechanics.

Tonight we learned 3 dances:

Cupid Shuffle by Bernard Bryson. 32 Count 4 Wall, Ultra Beginner Dance to the music “Cupid Shuffle” by Cupid.

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/cupid-shuffle-ID58339.aspx

Swingin’ Thing by Jo Thompson Szymanski & Rita Thompson. 32 Count, 1 Wall, Beginner dance. I used the music “Last Night” by Chris Anderson & DJ Robbie.

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/swingin-thing-ID41776.aspx

Touchy by Larry Bass. 32 Count 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” by the Temptations.

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/touchy-ID136607.aspx


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Week 13
Monday, January 13, 2020

Warm-Up:
Pants On Fire
Mamma Maria
K Is For Kicks
Touchy

Review:
Whiskey Bridges
Little Cupid

This was the last class of this session. New 12-week session starts on Monday, January 27!

Week 12
Monday, January 6, 2020

Warm-Up:
Be Bop EZ
Rocket To The Sun

Review:
Cut A Rug

New Steps:
Brush/Hook
Weave

New Dance:
Whiskey Bridges by Maddison Glover. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Whiskey Under The Bridge” by Brooks & Dunn. Tough dance to learn and master - but everyone did really well for the first time around! We’ll work on it more next week!

 Week 11
Monday, December 30, 2019

 Warm-Up:
Cupid Shuffle
Touchy
K Is For Kicks
Gloria

New Dance:
Country As Can Be by Suzanne Wilson. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Beginner dance to the music “Country As A Boy Can Be” by Brady Seals.


Reviews:
Little Cupid
Cut A Rug (both straight and contra!)


Week 10
Monday, December 23, 2019
Warm-Up:
Mamma Maria
Pants On Fire

Reviews:
Rocket To The Sun
Be Bop EZ

New Teaches:

Little Cupid by Frank Trace. 32 Count, 2 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Cupid” by Johnny Rivers. Everyone did a good job with this one.

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/little-cupid-ID137636.aspx

Cut A Rug by Jo & Rita Thompson. 32 Count, 2 Wall, Ultra Beginner dance to the music “Roll Back The Rug” by Scooter Lee. Again, great job by everyone - and they we did it facing each other!  Fun!!!

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/cut-a-rug-ID58361.aspx

 Week 9
Monday, December 16, 2019

Warm-Up:
Cupid Shuffle

Reviews:
Touchy
K Is For Kicks
Gloria (Gloria, God Given, Double Down)
Pants On Fire

Mamma Maria

 Week 8
Monday, December 9 6:00PM

Warm-Up:
Cupid Shuffle (music: Shortenin’ Bread)
Touchy
K Is For Kicks (music: If Jesus Loved Me)

New Steps:
Cross-Points
Jazz Box/Turning Jazz Box

New Dance:
Be Bop EZ by Larry Bass. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Be Bop A Lula” by Scooter Lee.

Review:

Rocket to the Sun

 Week 7
Monday, December 2, 2019

 Tonight was review night!

We reviewed why we’re here (to have FUN!), where to keep our head/eyes (UP! Helps keep your balance), and to keep our steps SMALL.

Since the class started, we’ve learned how to move to the right & left (the grapevine or vine); heel touches; marching; toe touches & toe struts; rocking chairs; pivot turns; K-Steps & V-Steps; and the Charleston.

The dances we’ve learned so far:
Cupid Shuffle, Touchy, Mamma Maria, K Is For Kicks, Rocket To The Sun, Pants On Fire, and Gloria.

Tonight, we took those dances and applied them to different music.

Cupid Shuffle - Made You Miss by Maddie Poppe

Touchy - God Given by the Zac Brown Band & Senorita by Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello

K Is For Kicks - Sucker by the Jonas Brothers & Come Alive from the Greatest Showman Soundtrack

Pants On Fire - Knockin’ Boots by Luke Bryan & Soul Shake by Tommy Castro

Gloria - Dance Monkey by Tones & I and Double Down Two Step by Donny Lee

Mamma Maria - We did to the original music (Mamma Maria) as well as Day Of The Dead by Wade Bowen.

Great job everyone!!!

 Week 6
Monday, November 25

Warm-Up:
Touchy

Review:
Pants On Fire

New Steps:
Charleston (step - kick - step - touch)
“V” Step (out - out - in - in)

New Feature:
Restart (when the music changes and the choreographer opts to start the dance over at a point in the dance before the whole rotation is finished)

New Dances:
Mamma Maria by Frank Trace. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Ultra-beginner dance to the music “Mamma Maria” by Ricchi E. Poveri. (This dance has the Charleston Step in it)

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/mamma-maria-ID77629.aspx

Rocket To The Sun by Maddison Glover, 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “What You’ve Done To Me” by Samantha Jade. (This dance has the “V” Step and the Restart)

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/rocket-to-the-sun-ID92079.aspx

Danced:
K Is For Kicks

Cupid Shuffle



Week 5
Monday, November 18, 2019 6:00PM

Warm-Up:
Cupid Shuffle
Touchy
K Is For Kicks

Review:
Gloria

New Steps:
Toe Struts, Rocking Chair, “right turn” K-Step

New Dance:
Pants on Fire by Lisa Johns-Grose. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Lips Are Movin’” by Meghan Trainor.  Super job tonight!!! Well done!



 Monday, November 4, 2019

Warm-Up:
Cupid Shuffle

Reviews:
Basics (weight forward, head up, small steps - HAVE FUN!)
Touchy
K Is For Kicks

New Step:
Grapevine (Right, Left, with a turn)

New Dance:
Gloria by Rosie Multari. 32 Count, 4 Wall Ultra-Beginner Dance to the music “Gloria” by the Glee Cast.

https://www.copperknob.co.uk/stepsheets/gloria-ID106406.aspx

Final Dance:
Cupid Shuffle (to the music “Gloria”)

Well Done!!!

Monday, October 28, 2019
Wow!!! Great night of dance tonight! You all were SUPER!!!

This was the 3rd class of our 12-week program. We went over the basics (where’s your weight, how to maintain your balance; we reviewed the difference between a “step” and a “touch”), we reviewed the dances we’ve learned the first two weeks (the Cupid Shuffle and Touchy), and we learned a new “step” - the K-Step and a new dance - K Is for Kicks.


K is for Kicks by Christopher Gonzalez. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute beginner dance to the music “Feel It Still” by Portugal.


Monday 10/21/19

Day 2 of our 12 week Absolute Beginner class! We doubled our numbers!!!

Reviews:
Body mechanics
Balance
Counting vs. patterns
Walls

Danced:
Cupid Shuffle

New Teach:
Touchy by Larry Bass. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” by the Temptations.

This dance practiced Step-Together-Step-Touches going side to side as well as forward and back; also walking with a kick and learning to make turns. Everyone did a great job tonight!!!


Monday, October 14 6-7PM

Cupid Shuffle by Bernard Bryson
1-2-3 EZ For Me by Val Saari


Thursday, April 4


**If you are the owner of a white shirt and pretty sweater - I have them and will bring to class next week! **

Warm-Up:
1-2-3 EZ For Me
Cupid Shuffle
Mamma Maria

New Teach:
Gloria by Rosie Multari. 32 Count, 4-Wall, Ultra-beginner dance to “Gloria” by the Glee Cast.

Reviews:
Be Bop EZ
The Fighter EZ

Danced:
K Is For Kicks
Rocket To The Sun

This was the last class as “Absolute Beginners”! The class has now graduated to a Beginner Line Dance Class! Woohoo!!! Everyone did great!
Thursday, March 28, 2019 11:30-12:30 Class
New faces in the 11:30 class - so great to see such enthusiasm!

Warm-Up:
Rocket To The Sun
Cupid Shuffle

Review:
Be Bop EZ

Danced:
Mamma Maria
Pants On Fire
1-2-3 EZ For Me

New Teach:
The Fighter EZ by Amy Christian. 32 Count, 2 Wall Absolute Beginner Dance to the music “The Fighter” by Keith Urban & Carrie Underwood. Another dance with a “restart” - the class handled it very well!!!
Thursday, March 21, 2019

11:30-12:30 Class:
Warm-Up:
Cupid Shuffle

New Steps Learned:
Step-Points
Jazz Box/ Turning Jazz Box (Square!)

New Dance:
Be Bop EZ by Larry Bass. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Be Bop A Lula” by Scooter Lee. This dance is just as cute as can be! The class LOVED it!

Reviews/Dances:
Rocket To The Sun
Mamma Maria
Whiskey Bridges

1-2-3 EZ For Me (to the music “Devil In Disguise” - our visitor Renee’s favorite song!)

 Thursday, March 14, 2019

11:30-12:30 Class:
Warm-Up: Mamma Maria
Review: Whiskey Bridges
Reviews/Dances:
Rocket To The Sun
1-2-3 EZ For Me
Cupid Shuffle
K Is For Kicks
Thursday, March 7, 2019
11:30AM-12:30PM Absolute Beginners
We had a lot of fun learning a new step and a new dance today! We warmed up with the Cupid Shuffle and then launched right in to the new teach. 

New Step: The Weave
New Dance: Whiskey Bridges by Maddison Glover. 32 Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Whiskey Under The Bridge” by Brooks & Dunn.

After working our way through this dance and dancing it a couple of times, we moved on to Mamma Maria and finished with Rocket To The Sun. 

Everyone did such a great job today!!!

 Thursday, February 28, 2019

11:30-12:30 Absolute Beginner Class:
ALL REVIEW DAY!!!

We reviewed:
Cupid Shuffle (warm-up)
Rocket To The Sun
Mamma Maria 
Pants On Fire
1-2-3 EZ For Me
K Is For Kicks
Cupid Shuffle (again - to different music)
Rocket To The Sun (again)

 Thursday, February 21, 2019
11:30 - 12:30 Class:

New Step: “V” Step
New  Concept: Restarts
New Dance: Rocket To The Sun by Maddison Glover. 32. Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner Dance to the music “What You’ve Done To Me” by Samantha Jade.


We also reviewed Mamma Maria and 1-2-3 EZ For Me and warmed up with the Cupid Shuffle.

 Thursday, February 14, 2019

Absolute Beginner Class 11:30-12:30:
WOW!!! Even MORE new faces!!! So fun to see everyone on the floor!

We warmed up to the Cupid Shuffle and then reviewed last week’s dance, Mamma Maria.

We learned a new step - the “sugar foot”.  This is a toe-heel-stomp. And we danced, “What Makes You Country” by Rob Holley. This is a 32-Count, 4 Wall, Beginner level dance to the music “What Makes You Country” by Luke Bryan. We danced this slowed down as far as I could slow the music, then at 1/2 speed, then I started speeding it up and we danced it at full speed! Great job!!!

We finished the day with the Cupid Shuffle again, to the music “Come Alive”.

Everyone did really well and it sure sounded like a good time was had by all! Happy Valentine’s Day, have a great week, and I’ll see you again next Thursday!

 Thursday, February 7, 2019
Warm-Up:
Cupid Shuffle

New Step:
Charleston

New Dance:
Mamma Maria by Frank Trace. 32 Count, 4 Wall Absolute Beginner Dance to the music “Mamma Maria” by Ricchi E. Poveri.

Reviews:
Pants On Fire
1-2-3 EZ
Mamma Maria (again)

Final Dance:
Cupid Shuffle

Thursday, January 31st
11:30-12:30 Absolute Beginner Class
Welcome to our newest dancers! We had Kathleen, Judy, Monica, Lisa, and Tom join us today!!! 

We took our first look at Rumba Boxes today. And learned “Little Darling!” by Rosie Multari. This is a 32-Count, 4 Wall, Absolute Beginner dance to the music “Little Darling” by The Diamonds.

We also reviewed K-Steps, Grapevines, and Rocking Chairs. We danced The Cupid Shuffle, 1-2-3 EZ For Me, and Pants On Fire.

We may not have totally learned the Rumba Box but we sure a had a good time trying!



Thursday, January 24, 2017
11:30-12:30 Beginner Class:

MORE new faces!!! Such fun!

We went over the Cupid Shuffle that we learned last week and then worked on new steps: K-Step, V-Step, and Shimmies!

The dances taught were:

K Is For Kicks by Christopher Gonzalez. This is a 32-count, 4 wall dance to the music “Feel It Still” by Portugal.

Pants On Fire by Lisa Johns-Grose. 32-count, 4 wall dance to the music “Lips Are Movin’” by Meghan Trainor.

Remember, if you friend me on Facebook, I’ll be able to invite you to our Facebook Page - Cross-Eyed Sailor Line Dance!
Thursday, January 17, 2019
We had an awesome first class of the beginners! Seven dancers came and started the fun and exciting process of learning to line dance! We learned the basic steps of moving to the right and left; heel taps; marching; toe points and touches; pivot turns; mambo steps; and rocking chairs. 

And learned the Cupid Shuffle and 1-2-3 EZ! 

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