This has just been a crazy stretch of dancing!
It all started in January with Betsy’s classics workshop which was followed by the Hillsborough County event followed by the Xperience in New Orleans followed by the Scott Blevins weekend followed by the Rachael workshop followed by our own March Madness workshop with Cody Flowers! There have been so many new dances introduced lately - it’s nearly impossible to keep track of them all!!!
We went to Orando for Rachael’s workshop the weekend of March 9. Rachael taught several new dances including Maddison’s Whiskey Bridges and her own If It Don’t Matter; her classic Don’t Miss A Thing, two dances from the Xperience - Come Alive and Watch The Tempo, her own See You Strut, and a waltz by Rachael and Brenna Stith - I Hate Love Songs. All just awesome dances!
On March 24, Valerie Reed hosted the March Madness workshop in Englewood with Cody Flowers. Cody taught his own dance, Vows, a cute new improver dance by Roy Verdonk, Jef Camps, & Pim Van Grootel - Do The Walk, and a classic Scott Blevins Drive Me Wild.
Debbie Carpenter and I team taught Neville & Julie’s Til I’m Done - a cha cha we learned at the Xperience in February.
Monday, March 26, 2018
Sunday, February 25, 2018
5th Annual Scott Blevins Workshop 2/23-24/18
Another great workshop in Deerfield Beach this weekend! Friday night social, Saturday workshop, Saturday night social! We had three carloads of people there! It was Robi’s first overnight - so fun to see the awe and amazement (just like a kid at Christmas!).
Scott taught 3 new dances and 1 classic.
Gypsy in the Night (music Roots)
I Won’t Let You down (music same name) with Deb Rushton
Lil lMama (music same name) with Jo Thompson Szymanski
Classic: Coochie Bang Bang
All 3 dances were great! All will probably be taught - WHEN is the question as this weekend came right on the heels of the Xperience which came right on the heels of Tampa (Hiillsborough Celebration) which all come right before Rachael... followed by our own workshop with Cody Flowers!!! OMG OMG OMG!!!
Scott taught 3 new dances and 1 classic.
Gypsy in the Night (music Roots)
I Won’t Let You down (music same name) with Deb Rushton
Lil lMama (music same name) with Jo Thompson Szymanski
Classic: Coochie Bang Bang
All 3 dances were great! All will probably be taught - WHEN is the question as this weekend came right on the heels of the Xperience which came right on the heels of Tampa (Hiillsborough Celebration) which all come right before Rachael... followed by our own workshop with Cody Flowers!!! OMG OMG OMG!!!
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Hillsborough County Line Dance Celebration
This year’s Celebration was held on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Northdale Rec Center in North Tampa. (And for next year, I need to remember that the drive takes just under 3 hours! For a 9:30 start, we don’t need to leave before 6:30am!
Lots of people in attendance - lots of great dancing! We had six of us (Cheri didn’t come along as she was still battling a cold) - Colette (who did all the driving!), Robi, Karen, Kathy, Terry, and I. Jutta and Marie were there as well - along with plenty of dancers that we know from all over Florida.
The classes I took were:
Sheri teaching Ria Vos’ “Tearing Us Apart” (a winnner for everyone who atttended!), Marilyn teaching Gary Lafferty’s “A Thousand Stars”, Andrew & Sheila Palmer’s “Sleepy Eyes”, and Maggie Gallagher’s “Tightrope”. A Thousand Stars and Sleepy Eyes will work well for Thursday. Tightrope is an awesome waltz! I peeked in on Lynda Licht’s teach of “Perfect” to make sure I was doing it right - only to break her concentration and had to help her out of a counting jam... and then attended Lynda’s teach on Jo Thompson Szymanski & Maddison Glover’s dance “Pull You Through” (which Deb had taught on Thursday so it wasn’t brand new...) - another good dance. Everything I took will work well in one class or another! It just may be a bit before anyone sees them.... we leave for New Orleans on the heels of this - and there will be plenty more coming out of there! Woofda!
Lots of people in attendance - lots of great dancing! We had six of us (Cheri didn’t come along as she was still battling a cold) - Colette (who did all the driving!), Robi, Karen, Kathy, Terry, and I. Jutta and Marie were there as well - along with plenty of dancers that we know from all over Florida.
The classes I took were:
Sheri teaching Ria Vos’ “Tearing Us Apart” (a winnner for everyone who atttended!), Marilyn teaching Gary Lafferty’s “A Thousand Stars”, Andrew & Sheila Palmer’s “Sleepy Eyes”, and Maggie Gallagher’s “Tightrope”. A Thousand Stars and Sleepy Eyes will work well for Thursday. Tightrope is an awesome waltz! I peeked in on Lynda Licht’s teach of “Perfect” to make sure I was doing it right - only to break her concentration and had to help her out of a counting jam... and then attended Lynda’s teach on Jo Thompson Szymanski & Maddison Glover’s dance “Pull You Through” (which Deb had taught on Thursday so it wasn’t brand new...) - another good dance. Everything I took will work well in one class or another! It just may be a bit before anyone sees them.... we leave for New Orleans on the heels of this - and there will be plenty more coming out of there! Woofda!
Saturday, February 3, 2018
Thursday Dance Class Analysis
I finally got around to analyzing our dancing for the last year (or so).
From 8/22/16-1/25/18 (16 months) we have 5 dances we danced at least 15 times or more. 158 dances were taught/reviewed/danced; 64 new dances taught (which came out to about 1 new dance/week).
Most danced - Blessed (20)
High On Loving You (19)
Why Baby Why (18)
American Kids (16)
Love Junk (15)
Friday At The Dance, Homegrown, and Lit (14)
1159 and Lonely Green Eyes (13)
Made In The Shade and Oops Baby (12)
Keep It Groovin’, Lonely Drum, Never Ever Go Away, and No Mercy (11)
Most Requested Dance For Socials -
American Kids and High On Loving You (each at 9)
Homegrown (8)
Never Ever Go Away (7)
Askin’ Questions, The Bomp, 1159, Lay Low, Night Train, Telepathy, This Is Me, Under The Sun, and Why Baby Why (5)
From 8/22/16-1/25/18 (16 months) we have 5 dances we danced at least 15 times or more. 158 dances were taught/reviewed/danced; 64 new dances taught (which came out to about 1 new dance/week).
Most danced - Blessed (20)
High On Loving You (19)
Why Baby Why (18)
American Kids (16)
Love Junk (15)
Friday At The Dance, Homegrown, and Lit (14)
1159 and Lonely Green Eyes (13)
Made In The Shade and Oops Baby (12)
Keep It Groovin’, Lonely Drum, Never Ever Go Away, and No Mercy (11)
Most Requested Dance For Socials -
American Kids and High On Loving You (each at 9)
Homegrown (8)
Never Ever Go Away (7)
Askin’ Questions, The Bomp, 1159, Lay Low, Night Train, Telepathy, This Is Me, Under The Sun, and Why Baby Why (5)
Monday, January 29, 2018
Classics Workshop
Another great day of dancing in Deerfield Beach on Saturday (1/27/18)! 4 classics were taught (Betsy taught Hands Up, Jesse James, and Smooth Criminal, Candee taught Freak A Little More). All great teaches!
Also, quick reviews of the last workshop’s teaches and open dancing included 3 of the 4 taught at the first workshop!
Looking forward to the next one!
Also, quick reviews of the last workshop’s teaches and open dancing included 3 of the 4 taught at the first workshop!
Looking forward to the next one!
Monday, December 18, 2017
Florida Line Dance Classic (Not Tampa!) 2017
This was the new Tampa event held at the airport Marriott in Orlando (home of FITS).
Friday teaches I took:
My Reason (Verdonk, Camps, Alart) taught by Marilyn McNeal**
Sentimental (McEnaney-White) taught by Rachael
I Was Wrong (Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris) taught by Sandy Albano**
Oh Mama Hey (Thompson Szymanski & Mundy) taught by Jo**
You Made Me Do (Craig, Flowers, & Livingston) taught by Will
Saturday teaches I took:
Dabbin’ Gold (Vane, Murray, Hadisubroto, Gene) taught by Joey Warren**
3 Rules (Snooke & Richard) taught bby Sandy Albano**
Sunday teaches I took:
All Katchi, All Night Long (Maus) taught by Jamie Marshall**
**These are the ones I’ll for sure be looking to teach... They all might get taught eventually. There were also quite a few beginnner dances that were demo’ed that may end up in my Thursday class as well....
Kathy and I were able to dance with Betsy during the choreography competition with her improver Christmas dance, “Come On Christmas”. That was a new experience and wa fun to do!
Friday teaches I took:
My Reason (Verdonk, Camps, Alart) taught by Marilyn McNeal**
Sentimental (McEnaney-White) taught by Rachael
I Was Wrong (Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris) taught by Sandy Albano**
Oh Mama Hey (Thompson Szymanski & Mundy) taught by Jo**
You Made Me Do (Craig, Flowers, & Livingston) taught by Will
Saturday teaches I took:
Dabbin’ Gold (Vane, Murray, Hadisubroto, Gene) taught by Joey Warren**
3 Rules (Snooke & Richard) taught bby Sandy Albano**
Sunday teaches I took:
All Katchi, All Night Long (Maus) taught by Jamie Marshall**
**These are the ones I’ll for sure be looking to teach... They all might get taught eventually. There were also quite a few beginnner dances that were demo’ed that may end up in my Thursday class as well....
Kathy and I were able to dance with Betsy during the choreography competition with her improver Christmas dance, “Come On Christmas”. That was a new experience and wa fun to do!
Rachael Workshop 12-16-17
We had a great time at Rachael’s winter workshop! Five of us went (me, Debbie, Marlene, Terry, & Vicki) and we stayed on the floor until 6pm!
Dances Rachael taught:
85 by Rachael and Kerry Maus. Phrased 80 Count dance to the music “85” by Andy Grammar. This will be the first dance I end up teaching.
Another Love Song by Karl-Harry Winson. 64 Count, 2 Wall Intermediate to the music “Another Love Song” by Ne-Yo.
I Run To You (classic) by Rachael. 64 Count, 2 Wall Intermediate to the music “I Run To You” by Lady Antebellum.
Just Drunk Enough by Rachael. 32 Count, 2 Wall Intermediate night club to the music “Tonight I Wanna Cry” by Keith Urban. This will be another that will be taught right away.
K is For Kicks by Christopher Gonzalez. 32 Count, 4 Wall Absolute Beginner. Music “Feel It Still” by Portugal. This will be a floor-split to Rebel is for Kicks that Chris has taught.
Stars Stripes and Dirt by Darren Bailey. 32 Count, Improver to the music “Heartbeat” by Drake White. This will get taught to the Thursday class.
Don’t Sweat It by Shane McKeever, Rebecca Lee, and Fred Whitehouse. Phrased A/B Advanced funky dance to the music “Sweat” by Casely featuring Lil Jon & Machel Montano. This was my favorite of the day - and will take more work!!! Fast, Funky, Fun!
Dances Rachael taught:
85 by Rachael and Kerry Maus. Phrased 80 Count dance to the music “85” by Andy Grammar. This will be the first dance I end up teaching.
Another Love Song by Karl-Harry Winson. 64 Count, 2 Wall Intermediate to the music “Another Love Song” by Ne-Yo.
I Run To You (classic) by Rachael. 64 Count, 2 Wall Intermediate to the music “I Run To You” by Lady Antebellum.
Just Drunk Enough by Rachael. 32 Count, 2 Wall Intermediate night club to the music “Tonight I Wanna Cry” by Keith Urban. This will be another that will be taught right away.
K is For Kicks by Christopher Gonzalez. 32 Count, 4 Wall Absolute Beginner. Music “Feel It Still” by Portugal. This will be a floor-split to Rebel is for Kicks that Chris has taught.
Stars Stripes and Dirt by Darren Bailey. 32 Count, Improver to the music “Heartbeat” by Drake White. This will get taught to the Thursday class.
Don’t Sweat It by Shane McKeever, Rebecca Lee, and Fred Whitehouse. Phrased A/B Advanced funky dance to the music “Sweat” by Casely featuring Lil Jon & Machel Montano. This was my favorite of the day - and will take more work!!! Fast, Funky, Fun!
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