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Putting “Getting Fit and Healthy” into Perspective
An interesting comment at Worlds, sparks some deep thought and a very long blog post…
While I was at the World Championships of Country Western Dance, I pretty much cornered anyone who would listen to me for more than 60 seconds and regaled them with my “plans for the coming year.”
Side note: for those of you who want me to get to the point without my usual “Tony Ramblings” *ahem* Today’s topic is:
“trying to come up with an analogy that accurately encompasses the magnitude of someone’s effort to ‘get fit and healthy'”
But saying it that concisely just sounds way to scholarly for my taste. And it is Borrrring! And way *not fun* and way “too brief”, so back to the ramblings of Tony’s Brain as I set up the picture for you. 🙂
So, at Worlds, I “trapped” lots of people and forced them to watch me make like Tigger as I bounced around in excitement and effused about my plans for the coming year!
Just in case you don’t know who Tigger is watch this video:
This enforced captivity on the part of my listeners at Worlds usually started off with the innocent and alluring sounding statement
“Did you hear my good news? I won a spot on the US DanceSport Team! China here I come!“ then…
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Big D Bash and Pro-Am Line Dance
What the heck is “ProAm Line Dance?”
Hi everybody! Big D Bash is coming up fast. There are only 32 days before the event. Big D Bash is unique on the UCWDC circuit in that it is a “Line Dance only” event. No couples. No ProAm… we’ll almost no ProAm.
There is a little known category of dance competition called “ProAm Line Dance.” Here is how it works:
- You find an instructor (like me).
- You find some friends (optional, but it makes it a lot more fun)
- You and the instructor (and friends?) pick out a line dance and the instructor teaches it to you and/or coaches you. Any line dance at all! Did you catch that? You get to dance any line dance you want to dance!!!!
- You enter the contest. Here’s the “Pro/Am” part:
The instructor dances on the floor in the competition with you! You’re not out there all alone!
So if you get stuck or your mind goes blank, then you have someone to look at other than the other competitors. - You have a great time, you win cool prizes, accolades, applause, you’re invited to be on Oprah and the Tonight show! You become famous and retire and spend your weekends in the French Rivera. (that last bit is still being verified, but it’s what I heard! *wink*)
Basically it is a way for people who are “thinking” of doing line dance to get over that scary leap into the unknown: “Eeeeeeeek, you mean I won’t have a Pro to hang onto? Eeeeeeeeeek!”
We’ll you won’t actually be able to hang onto me, but I’ll be there on the floor with you so I’m your “emergency fallback plan.” *grin*
So, if you’d like to try out line dance competition in a fun, easy, inexpensive way, then give me a shout!
Everybody should line dance — Especially ProAm “Couples” Students !
Line dancing is fun! But, if you need more reasons, let me share. *grin*
Here are some reasons why you should add line dancing competition in addition to your ProAm or Couples competition. Read the rest of this entry
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After a week of drama in Nashville, “New World Champion” sounds pretty good!
Worlds was a Roller Coaster Week
For those who like it brief… First the two big bits of news:
1. My dance partner and I won the Couples Silver II division and we are brand new “World Champions”
2. I won a spot on the US Team to attend the WDSF World DanceSport Games to be held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in Sept 2013.
Those of course would be a couple of “high spots” on the proverbial roller coaster. I had fun, of course but since when has my life ever been a drama free zone? Hmmmm?
Well, friends, neighbors and all eight of you actually reading this, let me give you the play-by-play. Read the rest of this entry
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Dance Floor Etiquette
Yes Virginia, there are rules…
Since dancing is a social activity, there are rules of conduct, norms of social behavior which keep us from punching out the lights of someone who may otherwise justly deserve it. 🙂
I’ve written a new article over on Squidoo about these “Rules of Etiquette” for the Dance Floor.
The photo on the right is the famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom in Blackpool England. It is host each year to a wide array of events including weekly social ballroom dancing and annual world-class dance competitions.
See ya on the dance floor!
Related articles
- Easy Line Dances for Company Picnics, Weddings, Family Reunions, and Parties of all Kinds (txcowboydancer.com)
- The Electric Slide – The World’s Easiest Line Dance (txcowboydancer.com)
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The new Top Ten Line Dances from the World Line Dance Newsletter are posted: 6/24/2012
Top 10 Line Dances from the World Line Dance Newsletter for the Week ending 6/24/2012
The top dances for this week have been posted.
- The top 4 dances held steady
- Three NEW dances in the top ten this week
- New Dance by Rachael McEnaney and Guyton Mundy!!!
On the page you’ll find:
- The list of the top ten dances
- Links to the stepsheets for the dances
- Links to the videos for the dances
- Links to the music on Amazon and iTunes where you can
download the song for the dance. - A chance to leave comments about the dances
- Periodic Polls, or a fun “debate” module <<< There’s a fun one right now “Which is your favorite line dance music? Country vs Non-Country. Don’t miss out… the flames are going to rage high on this one! 😉
Don’t forget to comment, like, and share! Woo Hoo! YeeeeeeeeeeeHaawwwww!!!
See ya on the Dance Floor!
Related Links / Articles:..
- Getting Started With Squidoo (The official overview, FAQ and TOS) (squidoo.com)
- Start a lens of your own (squidoo.com)
- LineDancer Magazine: Top 10 Line Dances for the Week ending 6/19/2012 (txcowboydancer.com)
- Easy Line Dances for Company Picnics, Weddings, Family Reunions, and Parties of all Kinds (txcowboydancer.com)
- I Feel Special! – Someone Blogged about “Moi” (txcowboydancer.com)
5-6-7-8 Dancing My Way to a Healthy Me! 