SANTA SLIDE Line Dance NAME: Santa Slide DESCRIPTION: 4 Wall Line Dance COUNTS: 64 LEVEL: Beginner CHOREOGRAPHER: Janice Guerrero, Redondo Beach, CA MUSIC: Mrs. Santa Claus - Paulette Carlson Santa Claus Boogie - Tractors NOTE: On steps 1-8 & 17-24, you can do standard grapevines if it is more comfortable. GRAPEVINES (VARIATION): 1-2 Step right foot to right, heel first, elbows up. Step left foot across right in front. 3-4 Step right foot to right. Hitch left foot. 5-6 Step left foot to left, heel first, elbows up. Step right foot across left in front. 7-8 Step left foot to left. Hitch right foot. HITCHES: 9-10 Facing front, step forward on right. Hitch left (with left knee hitch, hop on right foot). 11-12 Step forward on left. Hitch right (with right knee high, hop on left foot). 13-14 Step forward on right. Hitch left. 15-16 Step forward on left. Hitch right. GRAPEVINES (VARIATION): 17-18 Step right foot to right, heel first, elbows up. Step left foot across right in front. 19-20 Step right foot to right. Hitch left foot. 21-22 Step left foot to left, heel first, elbows up. Step right foot across left in front. 23-24 Step left foot to left. Hitch right foot. HITCHES WITH FULL TURN 25-26 Step right in place. Hitch left, turn 1/4 turn to right. 27-28 Step left in place. Hitch right, turn 1/4 turn to right. 29-30 Step right in place. Hitch left, turn 1/4 turn to right. 31-32 Step left in place. Hitch right, turn 1/4 turn to right. SKIPS KEEP ELBOWS HIGH AND SWINGING WITH EACH SKIP: 33-34 Skip forward on right foot. Skip forward on left foot. 35-36 Skip forward on right foot. Skip forward on left foot. 37-38 Skip back on right foot. Skip back on left foot. 39-40 Skip back on right foot. Skip back on left foot. SHIMMIES SHAKE SHOULDERS AND BODY - THINK OF SANTA WORKING HIS WAY DOWN THE CHIMNEY!: 41-48 Shimmy down. Shimmy up. Shimmy down. Shimmy up. SLIDES (LIKE THE ELECTRIC SLIDE): 49-52 Slide to left. Slide to left. Slide to left. Stomp right foot. 53-56 Slide to right. Slide to right. Slide to right. Stomp left foot. MORE SHIMMIES: 57-60 Shimmy down. Shimmy up. 61-64 Shimmy down. Shimmy up, make 1/4 turn to left during last shimmy. Begin Again!
WINTER WONDERLAND Line Dance
NAME: Winter Wonderland
TYPE: 4 Wall Line
COUNTS: 48
MUSIC: Winter Wonderland - Merle Haggard
Bobby Wants A Puppy For Christmas - Merle Haggard
CHOREOGRAPHER: Knox Rhine 10/95 (206) 252-7921
1002 51st Patty Loveless SW
Everett, WA 98203-3004
DIFFICULTY: Advanced Beginner
COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS
RIGHT HEEL, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOGETHER:
1. Touch RIGHT heel forward
2. Touch RIGHT toe next to left foot
3. Touch RIGHT toe to right side
4. Place RIGHT foot next to left foot
LEFT HEEL, TOGETHER, SIDE, TOUCH:
5. Touch LEFT heel forward
6. Touch LEFT toe next to right foot
7. Touch LEFT toe to left side
8. Touch LEFT foot next to right foot
LEFT HEEL, HOOK, HEEL, TOUCH:
9. Touch LEFT heel forward
10. Hook LEFT heel across right leg
11. Touch LEFT heel forward
12. Touch LEFT toe next to right foot
LEFT SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, TOGETHER:
13. Touch LEFT toe to left side
14. Slide LEFT toe across behind right leg
15. Touch LEFT toe to left side
16. Place LEFT foot next to right foot
RIGHT HEEL, HOOK, HEEL, TOUCH:
17. Touch RIGHT heel forward
18. Hook RIGHT heel across left leg
19. Touch RIGHT heel forward
20. Touch RIGHT toe next to left foot
RIGHT SIDE, BEHIND, SIDE, TOUCH:
21. Touch RIGHT toe to right side
22. Slide RIGHT toe across behind left leg
23. Touch RIGHT toe to right side
24. Touch RIGHT toe next to left foot
STEP, SKATE, STEP, SKATE:
25. Step forward-right with RIGHT foot
26. Reverse scuff LEFT toe up-behind right foot
(skate left)
27. Step forward-left with LEFT foot
28. Reverse scuff RIGHT toe up-behind left foot
(skate right)
STEP, SKATE, STEP, SKATE:
29. Step forward-right with RIGHT foot
30. Reverse scuff LEFT toe up-behind right foot
(skate left)
31. Step forward-left with LEFT foot
32. Reverse scuff RIGHT toe up-behind left foot
(skate right)
TOUCH, PIVOT, STEP, SLIDE:
33. Step forward with RIGHT foot
34. Pivot 1/2 turn to the left
35. Step forward with RIGHT foot
36. Slide LEFT foot up behind right leg
STEP, TOUCH, PIVOT, STEP:
37. Step forward with RIGHT foot
38. Step forward with LEFT foot
39. Pivot 1/2 turn to the right
40. Step forward with LEFT foot
SLIDE, STEP, SCUFF & TURN:
41. Slide RIGHT foot up behind left leg
42. Step forward with LEFT foot
43. Scuff RIGHT toe forward
&. Step in place with RIGHT toe &
lift left foot slightly
44. Turn 1/4 turn to the left and step in place with
LEFT foot
RIGHT SIDE, TOGETHER, SWIVEL, CENTER:
45. Touch RIGHT toe to right side
46. Place RIGHT foot next to left foot,
weight on toes
47. Swivel both heel to the left
48. Swivel both heel to center, weight to left foot
REPEAT
Keep On Dancin'
CJ Shuffle..........Lighten Up, It's Christmas - Geesinslaws (Perform)
Counts: 24..........Santa Claus Is Coming - Tractors
Dance: 4 Wall Line..There Goes My Heart - Mavericks
Level: Beginner
Choreog: Jane Newhard (814) 838-9101
Featured In: CDL Issue 9 1995
Jingle Bell Rock.....Jingle Bell Rock By Chet Atkins/Various Artists
Counts: 32................Jingle Bell Rock - Mickey Gilley
Dance: 4 Wall
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Choreographer: Louise Hodson
Note: Right foot lead - 16 count intro after the vocals
Click Here For Step Sheet
Jingle Bell Rock.....Jingle Bell Rock - Lynn Anderson
Counts: 32.................Jingle Bell Rockin' - Bobby Helms
Dance: Couples/Mixer.......Rock 'n' Roll Angel - Kentucky Headhunters
Levl: Beginner.............Redneck Girl - Bellamy Brothers
BPM: 128
Choreographer: Unknown
Click Here For Step Sheet
Jingle My Bells......Jingle My Bells - The Tractors
Counts: 32
Dance: 4 Wall Line
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Choreog: Peter Fielding (1996)
Featured In: Linedancer Magazine (UK) Issue 7 12/96
A Honky Tonk Christmas.....A Honky Tonk Christmas- Mickey Gilley (1)
Counts: 244
Dance: 1 Wall Line
Level: Advanced
Choreog: Louise Hodson
Albums: (1) Christmas At Gilleys
Note: Right Foot Lead
Click Here For Step Sheet
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer......Rudolph - Gene Autry (*)
Counts: 64
Dance: 1 Wall Line
Level: Intermediate
Choreographer: Bentley Cromwell 1994
Note: (*) Gene Autry is only one of many artists who have performed
this song. Other artists include Dean Martin.
Click Here For Step Sheet
Santa Claus Boogie......Santa Claus Is Comin To Town- Tractors
Counts: 32
Steps: 32
Dance: 2 Wall Line
Level: Beginner
BPM: 159
Choreog: Kane, North Pole, AK.
Featured In: Step By Step Magazine Vol II No.9 (December 1996)
Santa Claus Boogie......Santa Claus Boogie - The Tractors
Counts: 60
Dance: 4 Wall Line
Level: Intermediate
Choreog: Bryan McWherter
Featured In: Linedancer Magazine (UK) Issue 7 12/96
Star, The......Santa Claus Boogie - The Tractors
Counts: 24
Dance: 4 Wall Line
Level: Beginner/Intermediate
BPM: 164
Choreog: JanGeelen 1995 (Holland)
Call for Info: 31 - 30 - 2898726
A Cajun Christmas - 25 Tracks By Various Artists - Tracks Include: Cajun Christmas, Christmas In Cajun Land, It's Christmas Time In Louisiana, Cette Veille De Christmas, Bonne Annee, White Christmas & Blue Christmas.
Billboard Greatest Christmas Hits 1935-1954 (Rhino) - Various Artists - Tracks Include: White Christmas (B.Crosby), Let It Snow (V. Monroe), Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (G. Autry), Christmas Song (Nat King Cole), All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth (S. Jones), I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, Christmas Island (Andrews/Lombardo), Silent Night, Here Comes Santa Claus (G. Autry), Santa Baby (E.Kitt).
Christmas Again - The Oak Ridge Boys (MCA 1986) - Tracks Include: When You Give It Away, Voices of Rejoicing, First Christmas Day, There's a New Kid in Town, First Christmas Gift, King is Born, Christmas Again, Santa Bring Your Elves, That's What I Like About Christmas & It's Christmas Time Once Again.
Giant Country Christmas Vol. 1 - Various Artists (Giant 1994) - Tracks Include: Rockin' Little Christmas (Carlene Carter), The Working Elf Blues (Daron Norwood), Santa's On Vacation (Dennis Robbins).
Goin' Home for Christmas - Merle Haggard (EPIC 1978). Tracks Include: Goin' Home For Christmas, Grandma's Homemade Christmas Card, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Santa Claus and Popcorn, Daddy Won't Be Home Again for Christmas, If We Make It Through December, Bobby Wants a Puppy for Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Blue Christmas & Lonely Night.
The Gift - Kenny Rogers - (Magnatone 1996 MGT 108-2) Tracks Include: Mary Did You Know, A Soldier's King, Pretty Little Baby Child, What A Wonderful Beginning, It's The Messiah, I Trust You, Sweet Little Jesus Boy, The Chosen One Montage & Til' The Season Comes 'Round Again. Other albums include "A Kenny Rogers Christmas", "Once Upon a Christmas" (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton) and "Christmas In America" (Kenny Rogers).
PLEASE NOTE: Nearly every major C&W Artist has released a "Christmas" album and there are simply far too many to list here. Some albums may now be unavailable indeed some albums may never have made it outside of North America. I would therefore suggest that you utilise CD Vendors with a WWW presence as they will be far better placed than I to offer advice and information in this area.
Alternatively you could purchase "The Christmas Book". The fourth volume in the Encyclopedia of Country Dance series of reference books for Country Dance Instructors and Country DJs ....
THE CHRISTMAS BOOK icludes the following information:
Price: Only $24.95 (postage paid)
E-Mail: twostep@tiac.net
Website: http://www.tiac.net/users/twostep/
Address: YHSC Dance Productions, P.O. Box 167, Sudbury MA 01776, USA.
Tel: 508/562-2286
You start off by placing one balloon under each arm (this keeps the person from "accidently" adjusting the balloon between the legs), and one balloon between the legs. Start off with a slow dance. Everybody must move to the dance at all times, and is not allowed to adjust the balloons (even during the song break!) To keep eliminating people, speed the song up, and add more balloons between the legs. (they can adjust the balloons at that point).
I have found that by the third dance and with two balloons between the legs, we have a winner. Joe Diffie's "Third Rock From The Sun" usually eliminates people FAST!!!!
Submitted By: Scott Watson
E-Mail:Scott.Watson@fms.sprint.com
Tel: (301) 596 2915
Kickin' Heels Kountry Dance Instructors, 7024 Copperwood Way,
Columbia, MD 21046.
Two circles, one in the middle facing out and the one on the outside facing in, doesn't matter which sex is where!! All up to you to create a visual effect, especially if you had different colors of shirts or costumes. Don't change anything in the way you do the tush push as far as turns go, just be careful you all don't get mixed up especially if you do this for a parade or similar event where you don't have 'walls' to square up to. I would suggest everyone spot their own temporary 'walls', that way they will know where their own new wall is. Everyone in the circle tush push needs to be doing the same version at the same time, not that you couldn't do one round of each or whatever. What a hooooot! Fun to do.
Submitted By: CATHIE
Tush Push Kaleidoscope - More Variations!
Begin with the men inside the circle facing LOD. Ladies outside the circle facing RLOD standing right hip to right hip when you bump right, bump your partner's hip
Submitted By: Don Deyne
E-Mail: drdeyne@apci.net
Website: http://www.apci.net/~drdeyne/
In Indiana it is very popular to do the Tush Push in a circle. Usually everyone starts facing into the circle, then as the dance progresses to each 1/4 turn, you will go to the side, the back and the other side. When you are going to the sides, you have to remember to keep your lines rounded to keep the circle. It is fun to do it this way and it gives an old dance a new style.
Submitted By: Pat Borowicz
Country Connection Magazine - Chicago
E-Mail: CCMChgo@aol.com
Something else we did was turn the mixer dance Pattycake Polka into a 2 wall contra line dance. We had several long line doing the dance. I thought they were going to slap each other silly!!! They did have fun. The modified step description is outlined below.
PATTYCAKES
THIS IS A LINE DANCE VARIATION ADAPTED FROM THE ORIGINAL "PATTYCAKE
POLKA" MIXER
Name: Pattycakes
Counts: 32
Dance: 2 Wall Contra
Level: Beginner
As Taught By: Robert Wanstreet (Paris, France)
Adapted by: Knox Rhine
Dance Position: Start facing partner
Suggested Music: How Do- Mary Chapin Carpenter
Amarillo- Kathy Mattea
Sunday Drive- Alabama
That's What I Like About You- Trisha Yearwood
COUNTS / STEP DESCRIPTIONS
RIGHT HEEL, TOE, HEEL, TOE
1 Touch RIGHT heel forward-right
2 Touch RIGHT toe next to left foot
3 Touch RIGHT heel forward-right
4 Touch RIGHT toe next to left foot
RIGHT SIDE-TOGETHER-SIDE-TOGETHER-
SIDE-TOGETHER-SIDE
5 Step to right side with RIGHT foot
& Slide LEFT foot next to right foot
6 Step to right side with RIGHT foot
& Slide LEFT foot next to right foot
7 Step to right side with RIGHT foot
& Slide LEFT foot next to right foot
8 Step to right side with RIGHT foot
LEFT HEEL, TOE, HEEL, TOE
9 Touch Left heel forward-left
10 Touch Left toe next to right foot
11 Touch LEFT heel forward-right
12 Touch LEFT toe next to right foot
LEFT SIDE-TOGETHER-SIDE-TOGETHER-
SIDE-TOGETHER-SIDE
13 Step to left side with LEFT foot
& Slide RIGHT foot next to left foot
14 Step to left side with LEFT foot
& Slide RIGHT foot next to left foot
15 Step to left side with LEFT foot
& Slide RIGHT foot next to left foot
16 Step to left side with LEFT foot
CLAP RIGHT-2-3, CLAP LEFT-2-3,
CLAP BOTH-2-3, CLAP TOGETHER-2-3
17 Clap partner's RIGHT hand
& Clap partner's RIGHT hand
18 Clap partner's RIGHT hand
19 Clap partner's LEFT hand
& Clap partner's LEFT hand
20 Clap partner's LEFT hand
21 Clap partner's RIGHT & LEFT hand
& Clap partner's RIGHT & LEFT hand
22 Clap partner's RIGHT & LEFT hand
23 Clap your own hands together
& Clap your own hands together
24 Clap your own hands together
LINK RIGHT ARMS AND
CIRCLE 1 (1/2) TURNS RIGHT
25-32 Link RIGHT arm with partners and starting with
RIGHT foot make A 1 (1/2) turn to the right
Note: Either do 1 or 1 1/2 circles depending on the dance ability
of the group
Dance starts over
Keep On Dancin'
Another fun thing to do is for the man and woman to dance with a balloon between their knees or between thier bellies. Last one retaining said balloons wins.
Although it is not done to dancing, we all have to take a break some time. That's when the pie auction took place. The ladies bake the pie's and the men bid on the pie's with the idea in mind that if a man is the high bidder the lady who baked the pie sits him down and serves the man and herself a piece of pie and they eat together.
Submitted By: Mike Rohrer
E-Mail: mikerohrer@fsd.com
Submitted On: 24/01/97 15:15
Windows BPM Counter: http://www.neosoft.com/~jclayton/winbpm.htm
Various BPM Counters: http://www.massive.com/in_tune/bpm_counting.html
More BPM Counters: http://www.hyperreal.com:2000/1/music/djs/software/
Victor's BPM Counter: ftp://math.ucla.edu/pub/eijkhout/dance/bpm.hqx
Apple Mac BPM Counter: ftp://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/app/mac-bpm/212.hqx
DJ Tools & BPM Counters: http://www.neosoft.com/~jclayton/dj_tools.htm
CompuServe's (CIS) MusicArts Forum also has a couple of BPM Counters.
Users wishing to find out how to manually calculate BPM speeds should consult Part II of Victor Eijkhout's R.A.D. FAQ which is posted monthly to rec.arts.dance. Go to Section 3 for further information on the RAD FAQ.
First of all, it is usually the choreographer who decides what level the dance is. We will occasionally move it up or down in the magaine depending on how difficult or easy that the dance is to teach.
A 32 to 40 count dance, that uses music that has a BPM of 150 or less, and contains fairly standard steps would be classified as "Beginner".
A 32 to 40 count dance using music with BPM of 180 or higher or a dance with a count of up to 64 but using less than 150 BPM music would be considered "Begin/Inter".
Dances using music of 180 BPM or higher or having more than 64 steps would be labeled, "Intermediate".
Dances with steps numbering more than 72 would be probably be considered "advanced" in most teaching situations.
The Difficulty Level that we use is meant to be a suggestion only. If you are an instructor who can take someone who has never had a lesson in their life and teach them the Cowboy Hip Hop in 20 minutes, then "You the Man! (I certainly don't mean to slight the ladies by that remark, but I've never heard any home boy say, "You The Woman"!)
Denny Hengen
Step By Step Magzine
It is important to understand that "2 beat" Rhythms are what we put together to make up patterns in ALL forms of dance. Understanding how the "2 beat" Rhythms work is essential for improving the quality of the dance. It is also important for improving the quality of TEACHING.
To illustrate this, let's look at an example. Someone sent me a breakdown of the first 8 beats of a routine taken from the Internet. They asked if it was written properly because they could not understand it. The choreography is really clever, but the way it was broken down made it feel disjointed and did not reflect the flow and the feeling of the dance.
Here is the original breakdown:
The following breakdown is the SAME dance, but separates each "2 beat" increment into it's own "2 beat" Rhythm:
VERBAL CALL:
1&2 Step, Scoot Step
&3&4 Scoot, Step 3 times
&5&6 Scoot Step - Scoot Step
&7&8 Scoot, Step 3 times
It took us 20 minutes to figure out what the first breakdown meant. Things are much easier to read and much easier to learn when the "2 beat" increment is understood, as in the second breakdown! When you practice any Line Dance, stopping every 2 beats, (on every Upbeat), you will discover for yourself the "2 beat" increment and experience the rhythmic FEELING of a more accomplished dancer.
Skippy Blair
Tel: 310-869-8949
As published in the March 1996 Issue of:
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Top Ten Chart
Time Marches On Counts: 328 Steps: 328 Dance: 1 Wall Line Level: Intermediate/Advanced Choreog: Jean Marcham, Chandler, AZ, USA.Click Here To Check The FAQ Master List Entry For Further Information & Step Sheet Availability
A Little Less Talk (and a lot more action) Counts: 321 Dance: Line Level: Advanced Choreog: Little Joe
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Yo-Yo Counts: 319 (Exhibition Version) Dance: 4 Wall Line Level: Advanced Choreog: John & Patty Elliott, March-April 1994 Ordinary Version: 64 Count, 4 Wall, Intermediate.
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Slappin' Country Counts: 272 Steps: 280 Dance: 4 Wall Line Level: Advanced Choreog: George & Estella Haines
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A Honky Tonk Christmas Counts: 244 Dance: 1 Wall Line Dance Level: Advanced Choreographer: Louise Hodson
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Street Walk Counts: 240 Dance: 1 Wall Line Level: Advanced Choreog: Debora Crew
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All Shook Up Counts: 224 Dance: 1 Wall Line Level: Advanced Choreog: Naomi Fleetwood
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Cowboy Carousel Counts: 178 Dance: Couples (Triple Two Step) Level: Intermediate Position: Skater's Choreog: Connie Halfenberg
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Main Event Counts: 172 Dance: 4 Wall Level: Advanced Choreog: Robert Cordoba & Doug Endo
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Whiskey Ain't Workin' Counts: 164 Dance: Line Level: Advanced Bianca van Strien
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Close Contenders
Nighttime Twist 160 Count, 1 Wall, Advanced Beginner By Knox Rhine.
Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox 138 Cnt, 4 Wall, Advanced By Jo Ann Hilbish.
Bear Walk 128 Cnt, 1 Wall, Intermediate/Advanced By Lydia Stevenson.
Chaos 128 Cnt, 4 Wall, Advanced By Knox Rhine.
M.J.D.A.C.S. 128 Cnt, 4 Wall, Advanced By R. Tymko & O. Carlson.
Ponerosa Strut 128 Cnt, 1 Wall, Advanced By Donna Smith.
Hillbilly Rock II 124 Cnt, 4 Wall, Advanced By Unknown Choreographer.
The FAQ Dance Master List Section tries to include a number of tracks for each dance. However there will no doubt be times when you either don't like the suggestions or are unable to locate the album on which the track appears. There are a number of ways in which you can select different music to accompany a dance:
Two Step 180-212
Waltz 90-112
Polka 116-136
Cha Cha 92-116
West Coast Swing 108-136
East Coast Swing 140-164
Shuffle 124-148
Southwest Shuffle 100-128
Triple Two Step 108-132
Schottische 120-144
Southern Style Sschottische 140-164
Rhythm Two Step 140-168
Pony Swing 208-236
The FAQ tries to include BPM information where available but you
may sometimes need to calculate the track BPM's yourself. Please
refer to the BPM section (12.3) above for further information.
Please remember that BPM speed can vary from album to album especially if the track is remixed or recut. FAQ BPM speeds should therefore only be viewed as guidelines.
Once you install it, you should be able to double-click on any PDF file on your system, and Acrobat Reader will display it, and you're able to print it out. Adobe sells other tools for creating and manipulating PDF files.
You may have to instruct your Web browser to launch Acrobat Reader when you download a PDF file. In Netscape, this is under Options- General Preferences-Helpers. In Internet Explorer, this is under View-Options-Programs, and click on File Types.
Gary Maxwell
South Bay Country Dancers, San Jose, California, USA.
Just Wanna Have Fun Dance Club, Anywhere, USA
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Southbury Manufacturing Corp., PO Box 8, South Britain, CT 06487, USA.
Tel: (203) 264-6588
Canada
Largest Scottish Country Dance - 512-some reel by the Toronto Branch
of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (Toronto, Canada 1991).
New Zealand
Geraldine, New Zealand (January 97): Longest line dance length for
this country was set at 910 people.
Australia
Tamworth, Queensland, Australia, January 25, 1997. Grand total of 5502
line dancers.
USA
A total of 2,578 people danced to the "Boot Scootin' Boogie" in Lebanon,
TN, USA on 30 Jul 1994. A line dance in Fairfield CA, USA had 5,000
people and a line dance in Laugin NV, USA had 8,000+ people.
An estimated 30,000 people took part in a Madison/Electric Slide line dance held during the 1991 Comin' Home African American Holiday Celebration in Columbus, OH, USA on 12 Jul 1991.
United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Saturday 7th December 1996 - National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, UK.
1,630 people danced continuously for 5 minutes to the Line Dance
"The Freeze".
12th April 1997 - RAF Burtonwood, Warrington, UK. 4,500 people danced continuously for 5 minutes to the Line Dance "The Freeze". This record was monitored by, and submitted to, the Guiness organisation. The record will be confirmed in a broadcast of BBC "Record Breakers" scheduled for transmission in September. If successful this will be the "FIRST OFFICIAL" UK and World record to be accepted by the Guiness organisation.
Line Dances began sometime around BC. As far as I have been able to determine from research, line dancing in one form or another has been around since recorded time. What we do today evolved from the old "Contra" dances that were very popular in the New Englnad States from the early 1800's. Contra style dances are still popular but in a slightly different form. In the 1800's two lines would form, men on one side, women on the other. The partners would join between the two lines and generally do their own routine down the middle. When they reached the end of the lines, they parted and moved back into their respective lines and the next couple would begin. The "Stroll" from back in the 1940's is a good example of this style of dance. If you saw the movie "Grease", you saw the "Stroll" being done by John Travolta. In the 1970's, the form of Line Dance we do today was born. I have no data on specific dates but, when I first got into "Country Western" style dance, there weren't that many line dances being done. I was told that "Four Corners" was the second oldest line dance of this sytle but, no one could ever tell me what was the oldest. That is hearsay because I've never been able to find anything in writing to back it up. I have books written by a man who was born in the early 1800's and who gave what I consider to be fairly accurate information on the concept of line dancing. That's where I got most of my information. The "JR Hustle" dating back to 1980 & "The Traveling Four Corners" were choreographed by a gal from Texas by the name of Jimmie Ruth White. The Traveling Four Corners is (in it's original form), a quad dance (square) but choreographed in the general concept of the Line Dance. I've seen some very old film dating back to the beginning of moving pictures and some even older photos of African tribes in line dance formation doing step combinations not that far removed from what we do today. There were similar dances done by the American Indian. I realize that most people, when they think of Indian dances, visualize circles around a fire but, many dances were done in lines, moving left & right in a step, close, step, close series of moves. Until recently, the most common move in line dances was the basic Schottische; step, cross, step, lift (or scoot). This, followed by the Polka and the Cha Cha, both of which play a very large part in the composition of the Line Dance. More recently, still, syncopations of the style normally found in WCS have made a large imprint on the Line Dance choreography. Looking back at some of the earlier line dances, having the correct number of steps, utilizing the correct number of musical beats, didn't seem all that important. The JR Hustle mentioned earlier, was the only dance for a very long time that actually followed the concept of phrasing to the musical major (32 beats). Chorus lines, which have been around for a very long time, are not that different in concept when compared with line dances we do today. So, as I said, Line Dancing, in one form or another, has been around for a very long time. A long time friend of mine, the first I know of to teach CW dance in the public school system, gave me step-descriptions from the 1970's. Back in the 70's & early 80's, teachers from all over the country would get together in what they called "Dance Caravans" similar to the "Dance Camps" that you see today except it was for teachers only.They exchanged dances, ideas and general information on how to improve on what they were doing. Most of these people were professionals who owned their own studios and generally taught in seveal areas of dance, not just CW. Specifics on Line Dancing history is rare and trying to nail down exact dates is impossible.This article was written by and is © Copyright:
Article Submitted To: CW Dance List on Tue, 18 Jul 1995 10:26:58 PDT
Article Submitted By: Charlotte Skeeters skeeters@scs.philips.com
Further Information pertaining to the history of Country Dance & Music can be found here:
An excellent article on the History of Country Dance in America by the noted choreographer Fred Rapoport can be found here: http://www.tiac.net/users/twostep/history.htm
An article entitled "Line Dancing - A step in the right direction?" by Duncan Warwick can be found at: http://www.netcomuk.co.uk/~duncan/step.html This article includes some interesting insights and perspectives on the history and future of C&W line dancing.
Follow The History of Country Music from the 1920's through to the current day with Roughstock's guide to the History of Country Music: http://www.roughstock.com/history/
Alternatively you could try these books:
Dance Across Texas - Betty Casey (University of Texas Press, 1985)
Kicker Dancin' Texas Style - Shirley Rushing & Patrick McMillan (Hunter
Textbooks, 1988)