Category Archives: Line Dancing

Thoughts, tutorials, videos, comments and other random things related to line dancing itself.

Dizzy by Jo Thompson (to Dizzy by Scooter Lee)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Amanda| Leave a comment

Hi guys!

I’m spending my night quite literally getting dizzy learning one of the versions of “Dizzy” done at Saddle Ridge. Thanks to our friend, Jenn, I finally got a step sheet so I could hunt down the right videos for it. I know a few folks I’ve talked to have wanted to learn this dance… so why re-invent the wheel when there is a good video out there already!

This version of Dizzy is choreographed by Jo Thompson. It is a 32-count, 4 wall, intermediate dance. If you would like to follow along with a step sheet, click here to get the search on Kick It.

It moves quickly so I recommend going through the instruction part of the video a few times first. Who knows… maybe we’ll teach this in the Tuesday Night “Line Dance Challenge” class…

(I’ve learned a few dances from the woman in this video so I think you’ll find it easy to follow.)

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Tuesday Night Lessons @ DanceExplosion Arts Center

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Amanda| Leave a comment

Kalli & I will be teaching a Tuesday night class at DanceExplosion Arts Center in the North Hills area of Pittsburgh. The class will start on 9/13/11 and run through 11/1/11. From 7:30-8:30 PM the class will be a beginner class. Then from 8:30 – 9:00PM anybody who wants a challenge can join us for a Line Dancing Challenge class where we will see who can stand up to an intermediate line dance. We think it’s going to be an interesting and fun approach to line dance!

You can learn more about the dance studio here:
www.DancExplosionArts.com

You can download a PDF copy of the studio’s full schedule here: www.moonshineandwhiskey.com/schedule/DEAC_2011_2012.pdf

You can download a PDF copy of the country line dancing registration flier here:
www.moonshineandwhiskey.com/schedule/DEAC_Country_Line_Dance.pdf

Sessions are $65 for beginner, $75 for beginner + challenge class.
10% discount given to military, senior citizens, and DEAC families.

To register, you want to contact the dance studio to sign up. We won’t be able to register anybody ourselves. (Information is on the PDF above)

We’re super excited about this opportunity so I hope you join us!!

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“Mean” Line Dance to Taylor Swift’s Song

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Amanda| 1 Comment

I still dislike this song… and I still sing it at the top of my lungs. But I like the dance so the video tutorial was recorded this evening for you to learn.

This dance can be used for numerous songs aside from “Mean.” We have used it to “Chicken Fried” and “What Was I Thinking?” to name a few. It is 48 count, 4 walls. I translated the step sheet (with Google Translator) and have posted it online here. We submitted it to Kick It to see if they’ll put it online since it wasn’t on their site yet… so we’ll see.

Here is our YouTube video. I apologize in advance for my inability to keep my balance (happens when I slow down the song) and inability to speak… It’s 90+ degrees today so I’m all melty in the brain. The dance is pretty easy once you get it down. I was able to learn it in one night. Just remember that it begins 4 counts after the initial lines that end with “picking on a weaker man.”

I’ve left the prior version of this post up in case you want to view it.

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Mean (Line Dance to “Mean” by Taylor Swift)

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Amanda| Leave a comment

We filmed our version of this tutorial on a newer post. Click here to navigate to it.

Admit it. You know you want to dislike this song. I know I do. But you’re probably like us and you can’t stop singing it. You know all the words. You sing it at the top of your lungs when the song comes on. And so… we had to look and see if there was a line dance written for it yet. And, of course, there is.

The videos we’ve found for this dance are all in German (or is that Dutch?). This video shows you the dance first and then there is a teaching lesson after it. The dance is 48-count/4-wall, beginner dance. It is choreographed by Zlatimir Geleta. The dance is pretty easy once you get it down. I was able to learn it in one night. Just remember that it begins 4 counts after the initial lines that end with “picking on a weaker man.” The only step sheet we can find right now is in Dutch. I was able to translate it with Google. I think if you click on this link you may need to run this page through Google Translator. I will get the English version up as soon as I can.

 

Get addicted and enjoy!

Update:  You can also use this dance to numerous songs.  We have used it to “Chicken Fried” by Zac Brown Band and “What Was I Thinking?” by Dierks Bentley.

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Askin’ Questions Line Dance

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Amanda| Leave a comment

“Askin’ Questions” is one of our favorite dances lately so we added that to our list of tutorials to film. (For anybody who is a Saddle Ridge regular, they taught this dance this past Saturday.) The dance is 32 count, 4 walls and choreographed by Larry Bass. You can find the step sheet here.

If your dancing establishment doesn’t play “Askin’ Questions” by Brady Seals, you can also use this dance to “Wildflower” by the Jane Dear Girls.

If you want to view our older post on “Askin’ Questions”, click here. This has the original video we learned from and other commentary about learning from YouTube videos.

Enjoy!

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